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Memoir: Turning Yourself into a Character
Quebec Writers' Federation
This hybrid workshop is designed to explore memoir writing, focusing on transforming personal experiences into compelling narratives. Participants will read and discuss each other's work, while also examining excerpts from notable memoirs. The workshop aims to help writers navigate the complexities of memoir writing, including the balance between fact and fiction.
Website: https://qwf.org/
Categories: Book
Start date:
October, 2024
Price:
$180.00
Based in Montreal
Level: Any
Length:
8 weeks (1 session per week)
Class size: 12 seats max
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Starting to Write Your Novel
Curtis Brown Creative
This course helps develop your novel from the ground up, including idea generation, plotting, and crafting a confident opening. It features six modules with videos and notes by Anna Davis, covering topics like inspiration, character development, and writing a first chapter. The course offers weekly writing tasks, additional resources, and professional feedback, designed for flexible learning with a recommended four hours per week. Anna Davis, the course instructor, is an experienced novelist and the founder of Curtis Brown Creative.
Website: https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/
Categories: Book
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
£220.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
6 weeks
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
This course focuses on developing character and dialogue skills, guiding participants to create realistic characters and engaging dialogues that drive narratives. It emphasizes understanding the relationship between character and dialogue, and the influence of setting on character motivation.
Website: https://writingnsw.org.au/
Categories: Book
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$210.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Approximately 6 hours of self-paced work, with no live meetings.
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Online Memoir Workshop
The Writers Studio
This six-week course includes close readings of varied memoirs, application of narrative techniques from fiction and poetry, weekly writing exercises, Google Meet discussions, and critiques from both peers and the instructor.
Website: https://courses.writerstudio.com/
Categories: Book
Start date:
October, 2024
Price:
$385.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
6 weeks (1 lesson per week)
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
The 100-Day Book Program
The Write Practice
This transformative online program guides aspiring authors to complete a book in 100 days. It provides daily writing inspiration, weekly lessons, and regular check-ins with a book coach. Participants are motivated by a $100 incentive for meeting deadlines and finishing their book.
Website: https://thewritepractice.com/writeabook
Categories: Book
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$490.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
Self-paced over 100 days
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Mastering the Submissions Process to Get a Literary Agent
Austin Writing Workshops
Many new writers hoping to become published authors often ask themselves, I’ve written a book…now what? Chances are, the first thing they need is a literary agent. This class focuses on the correct methods of obtaining a literary agent and helps simplify the process.
Website: https://writingworkshops.com/
Categories: Book
Start date:
October, 2024
Price:
$75.00
Based in Austin
Level: Any
Length:
2 sessions (110 minutes in total)
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Start to Write
Faber Academy
Guided by Ben Hobson, this course spans over three weekly evening sessions. Priced at $200 (or $175 for alumni), it's designed for aspiring fiction writers, covering the basics of fiction writing, overcoming common challenges, and fostering ideas and writing techniques in a supportive online environment.
Website: https://faberacademy.com/
Categories: Book
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
£100.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
1 day
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
To be invested in horror, the reader must first consent to being horrified—which means that, on some level, horror should be seductive. Over six weeks, we’ll look at a sensual subgenre of horror—the Gothic—and mine it for tips on getting readers in the mood to be scared.
Website: https://writers.com/course/
Categories: Book
Start date:
September, 2024
Price:
$445.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
6 weeks
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
The 90-day Novel Writing Workshop
L.A Writers' Lab
This engaging 90-day live Zoom workshop, led by Alan Watt, guides you from the initial idea to the first draft of your novel. Meeting weekly for 14 weeks, it combines craft lessons with writing exercises. Daily letters provide further guidance, and recorded sessions are available for three weeks.
Website: https://lawriterslab.com/online-writing-classes/
Categories: Book
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$1,500.00
Based in Los Angeles
Level: Beginner
Length:
14 weeks (one 1.5 hour session each week)
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Narrative
Manchester Writing
Dive into the world of storytelling, mastering both fiction and nonfiction. This course focuses on plot construction, captivating openings, character creation, voice modulation, descriptive richness, sentence diversity, and potent verb usage, all aimed at nurturing skilled storytellers and discerning readers.
Website: https://www.manchesterwriting.com/
Categories: Book
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$550.00
Based in Manchester
Level: Beginner
Length:
12 lessons (1 hour each)
Class size: 14 seats max
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Fall Virtual Workshop
Futurescapes
Futurescapes is an intensive, exclusive workshop, offering writers an unparalleled chance to work with top authors and agents in speculative fiction (science fiction, horror, fantasy, paranormal).
Website: https://futurescapes.ink/
Categories: Book
Start date:
October, 2024
Price:
$398.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
4 full days (October 10-13, 2024)
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: You may submit any original written work for your application.
Writing the Novel: Introduction
University of Toronto
A beginner's course in novel writing, emphasizing literary techniques, style development, and understanding prose fiction. It involves analyzing established writers' styles and includes practical writing and editing of a novel's opening.
Website: https://learn.utoronto.ca/programs-courses/
Categories: Book
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$649.00
Based in Toronto
Level: Beginner
Length:
6 weeks with 2 hours of instruction per week
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
