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Learn How to Write a Novel, Join Tom Bromley for a writing master class.
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!
During this one-day event, you’ll learn everything you need to know about querying as a nonfiction author, and hear directly from literary agents, editors, and authors in the industry. It includes live webinars, Q&A sessions with agents, and a book proposal template.
Website: https://reedsy.com/learning/events/agent-day-nonfiction
Categories: Memoir
Start date:
June, 2025
Price:
$99.00
Online course
Level: Intermediate
Length:
1 day
Class size: Unlimited
How to Firm Up the “Mushy Middle” of Any Story
Writers.com
This course teaches the essential narrative engines and character patterns for structuring a strong middle in storytelling. It combines text-based materials and live video sessions for interactive learning.
Website: https://writers.com/course/how-to-firm-up-the-mushy-middl...
Categories: Memoir
Start date:
April, 2025
Price:
$340.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
5 weeks
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
A Course in Editing and Proofreading
The University of Sydney
This course guides participants in writing their memoirs through selecting subjects, structuring content, and the nuances of emotional truth vs factual truth. It includes practical writing exercises and critiques to help improve storytelling.
Website: https://cce.sydney.edu.au/course/IEPR
Categories: Memoir
Start date:
November, 2024
Price:
$240.00
Based in Sydney
Level: Any
Length:
1 session, 6 hours total
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Memoir Writing Mini-Course
Red Lounge for Writers
The course consists of three video lessons covering essential elements of memoir writing, common pitfalls, and tips on structuring the beginning and end of your story. Includes downloadable worksheets for hands-on practice.
Website: https://www.redloungeforwriters.com/
Categories: Memoir
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
Self-paced over 3 lessons
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Start to Write Your Memoir
The Memoir Network
This free course includes five lessons that teach memoir writing techniques, focusing on memory enhancement, pre-writing tasks, utilizing personal materials, productivity options, and overcoming writer's block.
Website: https://thememoirnetwork.com/free-memoir-writing-course/
Categories: Memoir
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
Self-paced over 5 lessons
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Creative Writing Specialization
Wesleyan College
This specialization includes five courses focusing on short story writing, character development, setting and description, style, and culminates with a capstone project. It's designed to help aspiring writers craft original stories.
Website: https://www.coursera.org/
Categories: Memoir
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
Est. 1 month (10 hours per week)
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Memoir and Personal Essay: Write About Yourself Specialization
Wesleyan University
This specialization includes four courses designed to help learners write personal narratives effectively. It offers tools, tips, and exercises from published memoirists and essayists.
Website: https://www.coursera.org/
Categories: Memoir
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
Est. 1 month (10 hours a week)
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Memoir VI: Editing, Publishing & Queries
San Diego Writers
The course includes six sessions focused on editing memoirs, peer editing, and an overview of publishing options with guest professionals. The environment is supportive, fostering creativity.
Website: https://writeyourstorynow.org/certificates-wrkshps
Categories: Memoir
Start date:
October, 2024
Price:
$216.00
Based in San Diego
Level: Intermediate
Length:
6 sessions (2 hours and 15 minutes each)
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Crafting Your Life into Story
The Writer's Center
This workshop focuses on identifying pivotal life events and crafting them into stories, whether fiction or non-fiction. It follows a structured approach to storytelling, helping participants develop plots and beginnings of autobiographical works.
Website: https://writer.org/event/
Categories: Memoir
Start date:
September, 2024
Price:
$115.00
Based in Washington
Level: Beginner
Length:
2 sessions
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Form & Content: Experimenting with Prose Structures with Ploi Pirapokin
Story Studio Chicago
The course explores various prose structures by using inspirations from poetic forms and genre conventions. Participants will learn six traditional and unconventional story structures, analyzing their risks and rewards.
Website: https://www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/
Categories: Memoir
Start date:
September, 2024
Price:
$65.00
Based in Chicago
Level: Intermediate
Length:
1 session (2 hours)
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Memoir Writing I
Gotham Writers
A 10-week workshop involving lectures, exercises, and peer critiques aimed at teaching memoir writing. It covers various aspects of writing a memoir, including finding compelling stories and crafting them with fiction-like finesse.
Website: https://wp.writingclasses.com/courses/
Categories: Memoir
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$439.00
Based in New York
Level: Beginner
Length:
10 weeks
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Writing the Real Course
The University of Sydney
This course immerses writers in creative nonfiction, offering practical guidance in composition and style while encouraging imaginative and disciplined writing. Participants explore the differences between fiction and nonfiction and learn to treat nonfiction with the same literary care as fiction.
Website: https://cce.sydney.edu.au/course/WRRE
Categories: Memoir
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$450.00
Based in Sydney
Level: Any
Length:
4 sessions (12 hours total)
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
