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The course teaches effective blog writing for scientists, emphasizing public relations and SEO techniques. It includes lessons on topic selection, writing for different audiences, and utilizing graphics and social media for promotion.
Website: https://www.skillshare.com/
Categories: Blog, Essay, and Scientific
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Online course
Level: Intermediate
Length:
Self-paced over 12 lessons
Class size: Unlimited
Poetry Explorations: Scientific Topics
Skillshare
In this class, you will discover ways to explore the physical and natural world by means of poetry. You will use observation, creative play, and iterative building, along with the constraints of forms, and the flexibility of free verse to represent scientific knowledge as poetic works of art.
Website: https://www.skillshare.com/en/browse
Categories: Poetry and Scientific
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Self-paced over 12 lessons
Class size: Unlimited
Developing Video Game Narratives
UCLA Extension
The course teaches plotting and executing branching narratives for video games, writing in different interactive genres, and building a portfolio. It focuses on understanding non-linear storytelling and developing a vocabulary for interactive fiction.
Website: https://www.uclaextension.edu/
Categories: Fantasy, Adult, and Screenplay
Start date:
January, 2026
Price:
$720.00
Online course
Level: Intermediate
Length:
10 weeks
Class size: 15
Prompt Your Passion
San Diego Writers
Mindfulness-based writing workshop using creative prompts to inspire intuitive expression and enhance self-awareness.
Website: https://writeyourstorynow.org/
Categories: Book, Fiction, and Nonfiction
Start date:
January, 2026
Price:
$34.00
Based in San Diego
Level: Any
Length:
1 session (2 hours)
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Memoir VI: Pitching, Editing, Queries, and Hooks
Write Your Story Now
The course focuses on editing memoirs, peer editing, and provides an overview of publishing options with guest professionals.
Website: https://writeyourstorynow.org/
Categories: Book, Memoir, Nonfiction, and Publishing
Start date:
October, 2026
Price:
$252.00
Online course
Level: Intermediate
Length:
6 sessions
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Creating & Writing Your First TV Pilot
Write Your Story Now
The course covers the entire process of TV screenwriting, aiming to create a complete pilot episode. Key aspects include story structure, writing loglines, premises, outlines, and scripts, with peer and instructor feedback.
Website: https://writeyourstorynow.org/
Categories: Fiction and Screenplay
Start date:
March, 2026
Price:
$336.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
8 sessions
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
This course focuses on developing picture book characters, understanding picture books' unique qualities, and creating original manuscripts. It includes reading examples, writing prompts, and peer feedback.
Website: https://www.porchtn.org/
Categories: Book and Kids
Start date:
March, 2026
Price:
$242.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
4 weeks
Class size: Unlimited
Goal, Motivation, Conflict, and Stakes for Fiction Writers
The Loft Literary Center
This course helps writers sharpen their stories using the GMC&S framework—goal, motivation, conflict, and stakes—through a blend of lectures and writing exercises.
Website: https://loft.org/classes
Categories: Book and Fiction
Start date:
March, 2026
Price:
$148.00
Based in Minneapolis
Level: Any
Length:
4 weeks, 4 sessions
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
This in-person seminar focuses on amplifying tension in nonfiction writing, using selected readings to explore strategies that engage readers. Participants will leave with tools to intensify their drafts.
Website: https://www.bluestoop.org/
Categories: Book and Nonfiction
Start date:
March, 2026
Price:
Free
Based in Philadelphia
Level: Intermediate
Length:
3 hours
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
The Creative Writing Project
Contemporary Arts Center
A series of workshops for adult writers of all levels, focusing on creative writing methods including poetry, nonfiction, and prose. Each series includes 5 sessions, an embossed notebook, and the opportunity to submit work to a literary magazine.
Website: https://www.contemporaryartscenter.org
Categories: Fiction, Essay, Poetry, Nonfiction, Adult, and Book
Start date:
April, 2026
Price:
$100.00
Based in Cincinnati
Level: Any
Length:
4 sessions
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Travel Writing
ed2go
In this course you will learn how to develop the skills of a travel writer. You will learn how to translate what is seen, heard, tasted, touched, smelled and felt (intuitively and physically) into publishable articles and books. You will understand the writing styles and methods needed to sell material in today's competitive market. You will learn about popular styles and types of travel writing that are the friendliest to new writers.
Website: https://www.ed2go.com/courses/writing/
Categories: Travel
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$168.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
Self-paced over 6 weeks
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Write for the increasingly popular genre of fantasy fiction and lay the groundwork for your very own fantasy novel. This course teaches you how to develop characters, build a compelling world, outline a narrative, apply a consistent theme, commit to the writing process, and publish your book.
Website: https://www.ed2go.com/courses/writing/
Categories: Fantasy
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$185.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
Self-paced over 6 weeks
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
