4 Best Writing Classes in Las Vegas

Free 90-minute midday freewriting class at the Blue Diamond Library, facilitated by author Marijke McCandless. It is generative rather than critique-based - you write to prompts in the room instead of bringing finished pages, and grammar, punctuation and polish are deliberately set aside so drafts come out fast. Open to absolute beginners and working writers in the same room; no booking and no fee.

Free 90-minute evening workshop in the Paul C. Blau Theatre at Clark County Library, led by novelist and artist Brian Gardner as part of the library district's Writers Workshop series. Gardner works through character backstory, building an alien world that holds up, and designing an antagonist who is genuinely hard to beat, using his own SF novel The Banished as the worked example throughout. First come, first served - no booking is taken and seating may be limited.

Free two-hour in-person workshop at the Centennial Hills Library, taught by award-winning science fiction and fantasy novelist Maxwell Alexander Drake. It runs as an ongoing series on the craft of writing a novel readers finish, and Drake teaches the same session twice each month - Sunday afternoon and Monday evening - so you can take whichever slot fits. There is no registration and no waiting list: seating is limited and first come, first served, so arrive early.

Scheduled for April 2026, this conference is a comprehensive event for writers of all genres. It includes workshops, Q&A panels, pitch sessions with agents and editors, and inspiring keynote speeches. Attendees can choose the full conference or single-day attendance.