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Free Travel Writing Course
Women on the Road
The course includes six lessons focusing on techniques for travel writing, storytelling angles, and how to appeal to editors. It emphasizes practical skills for selling stories and includes insights from decades of experience in journalism.
Website: https://www.women-on-the-road.com
Categories: Travel and Free
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Online course
Level: Intermediate
Length:
Self-paced over 6 lessons
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Led by Mary Karr, this course focuses on writing memoirs with practical exercises, emphasizing sensory details and developing a unique voice. It includes memory-focused writing exercises and discussions on the challenges of memoir writing.
Website: https://www.skillshare.com/en/classes/
Categories: Free and Memoir
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Self-paced over 9 lessons
Class size: Unlimited
The course focuses on principles and guidelines for creating unique worlds and characters in science fiction and fantasy writing, employing classic works as examples.
Website: https://www.skillshare.com/en/classes/
Categories: Free and Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Self-paced over 12 lessons.
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: None
This course teaches how to create authentic characters through exercises, prompts, and techniques. It covers defining goals, motivations, and conflicts for characters, as well as character attributes and conducting character interviews.
Website: https://www.skillshare.com/en/classes/
Categories: Free, Book, and Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Self-paced over 8 lessons
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
This course teaches writers essential steps to establish a productive writing habit, emphasizing the importance of creating a dedicated writing space, finding the right medium, reading inspiring works, setting personal conditions for writing, maintaining a routine, and sketching for inspiration.
Website: https://www.skillshare.com/en/classes/
Categories: Free, Book, Fiction, and Nonfiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Self-paced over 9 lessons
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
This course covers the fundamentals of storytelling, focusing on the 4 C's: character, conflict, context, and craft. It includes bite-sized lessons and tools to develop your own story.
Website: https://www.skillshare.com/classes/
Categories: Free, Book, and Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
Self-paced over 9 lessons
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Jumpstart Your Memoir
GrubStreet
A multi-week workshop to get you started on your memoir. Through a series of focused writing exercises, this course explores the landscape of memoir writing—mining for material, constructing vivid settings, shaping authentic dialogue, and honing your unique voice.
Website: https://grubstreet.org/
Categories: Book, Memoir, and Nonfiction
Start date:
March, 2026
Price:
$415.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
6 weeks
Class size: 12 seats max
Prerequisites: Adult (18+)
Creative Writing Camp: Exploring Fiction Genres
Write the World
Students will cycle through the most popular literary fiction genres, learning the ins and outs to make readers laugh, cry, swoon, and shudder. Along the way, we will analyze and respond to popular works of contemporary fiction, humor, supernatural horror, and sci-fi/fantasy. This class runs July 6-10, 2026.
Website: https://workshops.writetheworld.org/product/creative-writ...
Categories: Fantasy, Fiction, Kids, and Science Fiction
Start date:
July, 2026
Price:
$349.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
5 days
Class size: Up to 30
Introduction to Screenwriting
UCLA Extension
A six-week course covering aspects of writing for various media, including film, television, and comics. It includes guest lectures, workshops, and focuses on script-based storytelling elements.
Website: https://www.uclaextension.edu
Categories: Fiction and Screenplay
Start date:
April, 2026
Price:
$585.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
6 weeks
Class size: 15
The 30-Day Outline Your Story Workshop
coursehorse
Transform story ideas into compelling narratives; focus on character, plot, and structure; guided exercises and expert insights.
Website: https://coursehorse.com/
Categories: Screenplay and Fiction
Start date:
June, 2026
Price:
$400.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
10 hours over 5 sessions
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Must be 18 years or older
An Introduction to Screenwriting
University of East Anglia
Screenplays form the starting point for most dramatic films, the essential work from which all other filmmaking flows. All the tender romance, terrifying action and memorable lines begin at the screenwriter’s desk. This online course will introduce you to the basic elements and key concepts behind a professional screenplay.
Website: https://www.futurelearn.com
Categories: Screenplay
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
£54.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
2 weeks (3 hours per week)
Class size: Unlimited
Straddling Literary and Speculative Markets
Clarion West
This course focuses on submission practices for literary and speculative markets, covering differences, expectations, and tips for submissions, along with grant applications and artist statements.
Website: https://clarion-west-online.teachable.com
Categories: Book, Fantasy, Fiction, and Publishing
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$75.00
Online course
Level: Intermediate
Length:
Self-paced, est. 100 minutes
Class size: Unlimited
