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Learn How to Write a Novel
Finish your draft in our 3-month master class. Enroll now for daily lessons, weekly critique, and live events. Your first lesson is free!
Writing for Children
City Academy
This course explores successful children's books and includes writing exercises for character development and plot creation. Students will analyze popular narratives and learn to blend words and pictures effectively.
Website: https://www.city-academy.com/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
September, 2024
Price:
£350.00
Based in London
Level: Any
Length:
6 weeks
Class size: Limited
Three-Day Critique Workshop
Cascade Writers
This workshop includes critique groups led by professionals, opportunities to submit writing for review, workshops on writing craft, agent pitching sessions, and networking events with authors and editors.
Website: https://cascadewriters.com/2024-three-day-critique-workshop/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
July, 2024
Price:
$150.00
Based in Washington
Level: Intermediate
Length:
3 days
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Up to 4000 words of your novel, short story, or whatever project you are working on.
Exercises to Improve Your Writing
The Writer's Center
Participants will engage in various writing exercises and prompts, focusing on story structure, plot, and mechanics. The course emphasizes expert feedback and practical exercises for ongoing use.
Website: https://writer.org/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$250.00
Based in Washington
Level: Any
Length:
6 weeks, 5 sessions
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
The Ink Academy Creative Writing Course
Ink Academy
The course offers 9 one-to-one sessions tailored to individual writing needs, focusing on detailed editing of up to 43,000 words, personalized advice, and customized exercises over a flexible 6-month period.
Website: https://www.inkacademy.co.uk/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
£2,300.00
Based in London
Level: Any
Length:
9 sessions over 6 months
Class size: Private
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Creative Writing Program
UC San Diego
The program offers courses in fiction, creative non-fiction, children's writing, poetry, and the business of writing. It emphasizes writing techniques, peer critiques, and developing a personal writing style.
Website: https://extendedstudies.ucsd.edu/courses-and-programs/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$3,510.00
Based in San Diego
Level: Any
Length:
15-30 months
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: You must take several courses within program to qualify for certificate.
Who Are You As A Writer?
Clarion West
The course helps writers identify their core strengths, themes, and narrative building blocks through various exercises. It focuses on understanding what makes each writer unique, promoting idea generation that leverages individual strengths.
Website: https://clarion-west-online.teachable.com
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$35.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Self-paced, est. 30 minutes
Class size: Unlimited
The Rule of Three
Clarion West
This course is an in-depth examination of writing trilogies, covering structure, planning, and common pitfalls. The course includes video lectures and an individual exercise.
Website: https://clarion-west-online.teachable.com
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$75.00
Online course
Level: Intermediate
Length:
Self-paced, est. 80 minutes
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: Intermediate to advanced writing level; suitable for writers considering or working on a trilogy
Speculative Fiction
Loft
As our reality becomes more of a dystopia, you may wonder what counts as fantasy anymore. Collapse, resurrection, and everything in between are entirely possible. The absurd has become a part of the everyday, be it a head popping out of a toilet or slugs that change their sex. This class will explore the fantastical, uncanny, scientific/technological, and fiction that otherwise tests the bounds of human reality.
Website: https://loft.org/classes/current-class-list
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$148.00
Based in Minneapolis
Level: Any
Length:
4 sessions
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Welcome to the brand new second edition of Secret Sauce Of Great Writing, a program that will show you how it's possible to upgrade your business writing, blog writing and copywriting skills to that level extremely fast. In this course, Shani will introduce you to the fundamental four ingredients of exceptional writing. In as little as an hour, you'll know exactly how to apply this "secret sauce" to your own writing—putting you way ahead of other writers in your profession or industry.
Website: https://www.udemy.com/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
Self-paced, est. 45 minutes
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Some of the best works of fiction and nonfiction were crafted in a writer's workshop. This online course will help you write your own creative piece. Like a true writing workshop, you will learn literary techniques, peer review a classmate's work, and receive constructive criticism on your work.
Website: https://www.ed2go.com/courses/writing/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$170.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
Self-paced over 6 weeks
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Getting Started in Writing
Writer's Digest University
Have you always wanted to be a writer? Don't let doubt or fear get the best of you—take a chance and learn how to start writing a book, novel, short story, memoir, or essay. When you take this online writing course, you'll discover your voice, learn the basics of grammar and examine the different types of writing.
Website: https://www.writersonlineworkshops.com/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$379.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
3 months
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: Keys to Great Writing by Stephen Wilbers is a required book.
Edit and Submit Your Novel
Faber Academy
A first draft is a rough block of marble: there's a work of art in there, but to find it you're going to need some specialist tools. Over twelve weeks with an experienced editor and leading literary agent, learn the skills to turn your rough draft into an accomplished novel that captures the reader's attention from the start and satisfies it at the end.
Website: https://faberacademy.com/product-category/courses/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
September, 2024
Price:
£595.00
Based in London
Level: Beginner
Length:
12 weeks
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
