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Best Creative Writing Classes in Chicago

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This is a basic introductory course. 1 day or 8 hrs of high quality training from certified instructors. Course completion certificate will be provided. Hands-on coaching to write winning business cases

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Chicago

Categories: Business

Level: Beginner

Course length: 1 session (8 hours)

Class size: Unlimited

Price: $899.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-case-writing-classr...


We all have stories, but how do we tell them? This class will focus on learning to identify and understand the craft elements that comprise the building blocks of compelling, engaging narratives. We’ll learn how to identify and articulate the things we love in our favorite stories and apply them to our own writing.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Chicago

Categories: Book, Fiction, Short Story

Level: Beginner

Course length: 8 sessions (2.5 hours)

Class size: Limited

Price: $550.00

Start date: September, 2023

Website: https://www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/classes/creati...

Business Writing Training

Academy for Professionals


The Business Writing workshop will give your participants a refresher on basic writing concepts (such as spelling, grammar, and punctuation), and an overview of the most common business documents. These basic skills will provide your participants with that extra benefit in the business world that a lot of people are losing.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Chicago

Categories: Business

Level: Beginner

Course length: 1 session (8 hours)

Class size: Unlimited

Price: $545.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-writing-1-day-train...

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Two days, twenty-plus presenters, workshops, sessions, panels...and more. Your registration fee includes breakfast both days, one lunch, and banquet dinner on Saturday night at the hotel.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Chicago

Categories: Book, Fiction, Essay, Poetry, Nonfiction, Short Story, Book

Level: Any

Course length: 2 days (Full day)

Class size: Unlimited

Price: $385.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://cwa12.wildapricot.org/event-4867573


This 1-day course teaches business writing with positive impact. In this hands-on workshop, students will work with professional instructors to learn how to write informative, persuasive, and effective communications. By the end of the workshop, students will know how to create letters, proposals, and reports that are written clearly and targeted for the correct audience.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Chicago

Categories: Business

Level: Beginner

Course length: 1 day (Full day)

Class size: Unlimited

Price: $350.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://www.nobledesktop.com/classes-near-me/schools/trai...

How to Get Published

Chicago Writing Workshop


This is a special one-day “How to Get Published” writing workshop on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at the Congress Plaza Hotel. In other words, it’s one day full of classes and advice designed to give you the best instruction concerning how to get your writing & books published.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Chicago

Categories: Publishing

Level: Any

Course length: 1 day (Full day)

Class size: 200

Price: $199.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://chicagowritingworkshop.com/


You’ve been working on a novel, spending time every day at your desk. But something doesn’t feel right. Your story doesn’t quite hang together, doesn’t ring true in some way. There’s a flaw somewhere that you can’t quite identify. In this class, we will talk about your story’s organizing principle: the core element around which the entire narrative revolves.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Chicago

Categories: Book, Fiction

Level: Beginner

Course length: 1 session (2 hours)

Class size: Limited

Price: $70.00

Start date: February, 2023

Website: https://www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/classes/blurri...


In this single-session craft-focused class, we’ll take a crack at practical approaches to creating interconnected, layered, and weighty works of fiction. Through a sequence of interactive exercises, you’ll explore several helpful concepts, all of which you’ll have the chance to apply to your current projects and drafts.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Chicago

Categories: Book

Level: Beginner

Course length: 1 session (2 hours)

Class size: Limited

Price: $65.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/classes/how-to...

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