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Advanced Weekend Fiction Intensive: Make It Work with Alexandra Kleeman
Lighthouse Writers Workshop
Every writer has a piece or two lingering in their drawer that they've set aside because it "doesn't work.” In this workshop, we'll center difficult elements from our own pieces and ask what would happen if we were to revise in support of these features rather than against them.
Website: https://lighthousewriters.org/workshop/advanced-weekend-f...
Categories: Book and Fiction
Start date:
June, 2024
Price:
$810.00
Based in Denver
Level: Any
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Complicating the Characters
Lighthouse Writers Workshop
In her seminal piece, “Complicating the Narrative,” the journalist Amanda Ripley urges storytellers to find and include details that don’t fit the narrative—on purpose. In this three-hour workshop, we’ll apply this principle to our own writing.
Website: https://lighthousewriters.org/workshop/complicating-chara...
Categories: Fiction, Book, Memoir, Nonfiction, and Short Story
Start date:
May, 2024
Price:
$75.00
Based in Denver
Level: Any
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
In this fast and fun, 90 minute event we will cover every facet of the creation process from research and ideas to creating and selling your book. Above all, you will discover how to take known facts and transform them into a true story that is uniquely yours.
Website: https://thewritingbarn.com/class/everything-you-need-to-k...
Categories: Book and Nonfiction
Start date:
March, 2024
Price:
$35.00
Based in Austin
Level: Any
Length: 6 (1.5 hours)
Class size: 100
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
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Alberto Giacometti famously said, “only beauty in imperfection.” How then do we approach revision, in such a way to emphasize not a perceived lack of flaws, but a celebration of imperfection? This workshop will explore that question but focusing on strategies for revising flash fiction and nonfiction.
Website: https://www.writespacehouston.org/creative-writing.html
Categories: Fiction, Book, Nonfiction, and Publishing
Start date:
March, 2024
Price:
$85.00
Based in Houston
Level: Any
Length: 1 (3 hours)
Class size: 15
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
In this class, we will examine prose conversations and explore dialogue as a tool for getting to know our characters. We will observe the many ways humans communicate and translate gestures and facial expressions into engaging written descriptions.
Website: https://www.porchtn.org/class/the-said-and-the-unsaid-wri...
Categories: Fiction, Book, and Short Story
Start date:
May, 2024
Price:
$51.00
Online course
Elementary Writing: Animal Stories
Brave Writer
In this five-week course, each student will conceive and draft a short story of up to 1,200 words. We will begin with a triggering image and build from there, reading examples, working with myths and fairy tales, drafting and revising, and exploring how to begin and how to end.
Website: https://bravewriter.com/online-classes/writing-the-short-...
Categories: Kids, Fiction, and Short Story
Start date:
April, 2024
Price:
$279.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Class size: 25
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Using Time as a Narrative Tool
Theatre503
Writing for the theatre is a time-based art form. In this session we’ll explore various ways of observing how time operates dramatically, approaches for making deliberate choices about time, and how those narrative choices effect the audience’s experience of story. Come ready to write and play.
Website: https://theatre503.com/whats-on/twp-spring-24-using-time/
Categories: Fiction and Playwriting
Start date:
March, 2024
Price:
£36.00
Online course
8-week Personal Essay & Memoir II/III (intermediate & advanced)
Sackett Street Writers
Through group discussion of student work, plus that of published authors, writers in this workshop will examine the art and craft of creative nonfiction. The focus will be on learning to understand and use a full range of literary techniques in order to tell a truly compelling nonfiction story.
Website: https://sackettworkshop.com/writing/2023/12/30/8-week-per...
Categories: Essay, Nonfiction, and Memoir
Start date:
March, 2024
Price:
$800.00
Online course
Level: Any
Class size: 10
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Storyweaving: Adding Subplots to Your Novel
Rosemont Writers' Studio
Take your story to the next level by learning how to enhance theme, increase characterization, and flesh out the journey with subplots. We will look at general plotting and subplotting techniques, analyze structure of popular subplots, and weave these subplots into your hero's journey.
Website: https://www.rosemont.edu/academics/graduate/creative-writ...
Categories: Fiction and Book
Start date:
April, 2024
Price:
$450.00
Based in Philadelphia
Level: Beginner
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Self-Publishing 101
Rosemont Writers' Studio
This course will guide you in a step-by-step fashion how to take a manuscript and turn it into a book. We will cover all the bases from editing to formatting to self-marketing.
Website: https://www.rosemont.edu/academics/graduate/creative-writ...
Categories: Fiction, Publishing, Book, and Nonfiction
Start date:
April, 2024
Price:
$450.00
Based in Philadelphia
Level: Intermediate
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Formatting Your Script Like a Pro
UCLA Extension
In this course, you learn not only how to properly format scene headings, action lines, characters, dialogue, parentheticals and transitions, but why these are industry standards. Even with screenwriting software, writers still struggle with the intricacies of formatting as it relates to clarity, succinctness and the reader’s emotional experience.
Website: https://www.uclaextension.edu/writing-journalism/screenwr...
Categories: Fiction and Screenplay
Start date:
May, 2024
Price:
$325.00
Online course
Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tale Writing With Anca Szilágyi
Atlas Obscura
In this four-part seminar, delve into the genre of fairy tales—reading and dissecting modern retellings before sharing and workshopping a draft of your own.
Website: https://www.atlasobscura.com/experiences/fairy-tales-onli...
Categories: Book, Fantasy, and Fiction
Start date:
April, 2024
Price:
$225.00
Online course
Level: Any
Class size: 30
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
What are the 5 best creative writing classes?
Congratulations! Deciding to learn how to creative write is often the hardest step of all. Now it's time for a choice that's almost just as difficult: picking which creative writing class you want to take in a market that's getting more crowded by the day.
That’s why we built this directory of the best creative writing courses — so that you can more easily filter through all of the selections out there. But in case you don't have time to dive into them all, here are five of the best creative writing classes for you to take a look at.
1. Reedsy Learning
💲 Cost: Free
👨🏫 Type: Email lessons
If you’re struggling to find time for creative writing classes, Reedsy Learning is for you. These bite-sized lessons are emailed to you once a day for ten days and can be read in five minutes or less. But don’t let their compact size fool you — each lesson is packed with practical tips, links to additional resources, and enough exercises to keep your skills sharp. There are also courses on editing, marketing, and publishing for when you’re ready to take your creative writing to the next level.
2. Gotham Writers’ Workshop
💲 Cost: $165 - $409 (plus registration fees)
👨🏫 Type: Video lectures, live Zoom classes, assignments, critique
The largest adult-education writing school in the US, Gotham Writers has been helping budding authors hone their skills since the 1990s. Based in New York City, they offer in-person classes as well as a variety of online options for students all over the globe. With self-paced courses, live Zoom lectures, write-ins, and several free events per term, Gotham Writers emulates the university feel wherever possible.
3. Udemy
💲 Cost: $0 - $109
👨🏫 Type: Lectures (videos, slides, and text)
Founded in 2010, Udemy is a massive online open course (MOOC) platform, created to provide an alternative to in-person, university learning. Their primary audience is made up of professionals and students — some of their courses even offer credit toward technical certifications. Their creative writing courses are broad and geared mainly toward beginners, through there are some intermediate courses that get into specific niches.
4. edX
💲 Cost: $0 - $998
👨🏫 Type: Video lectures, online assignments
Another MOOC, edX was started as a collaboration between Harvard and MIT, but these days boasts classes from a wide variety of respected universities. Like Udemy, some of their courses also offer college credits. edX’s courses are weekly, consisting of short videos, interactive learning exercises, and online discussion groups. Their writing courses cover everything from novels to stand-up comedy to digital content. There are also related courses in journalism, composition, and grammar, among other specializations.
5. Coursera
💲 Cost: Free (Creative Writing Specialization)
👨🏫 Type: Video lectures, online assignments
One last MOOC for our list, this time founded by several Computer Science professors from Stanford University. But don’t let its history fool you — Coursera offers humanities classes as much as science and technology. In addition to general courses, Coursera also offers specializations, a series of courses that work together much like what you’d find in a university.
I have a long list of creative writing courses. Now what?
If you've narrowed down a list of writing classes in English you like, then it's time to commit to one of them. But how do you know which is the right fit for your needs and lifestyle?
Before committing to one of them, we recommend considering some of these questions.
- What skill levels does the writing course cover?
- What’s the price of the writing course? Does it match your budget?
- How long does the writing course run for?
- Who is the instructor of the course? Can you verify their credentials?
- Is the writing course remote or in-person?
More creative writing resources
Whether you’re a new or established author, there are always evergreen resources out there to how to get a headstart on creative writing!
Free online materials
- Creative Writing Prompts (resource)
- Book Title Generator (resource)
- Character Name Generator (resource)
- Plot Generator (resource)
- How to Write a Novel (blog post)
- How to Write a Book Proposal (blog post)
- How to Edit a Book (blog post)
Recommended books
- For writers in the UK:Writers' & Artists' Yearbook
- For writers in the US:Writer’s Market 2020
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