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53 Best Essay Creative Writing Classes in 2024

Showing 53 courses that match your search.

Writing Workshop

Salt Tooth Writers

In this course, participants will engage in generative weekly workshops that feature prompts and positive feedback, allowing them to write in various genres and share their work in a supportive environment if they choose.

Website: https://www.salttoothwriters.com/wwkc

Categories: Essay

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$15.00

Based in Kansas City

Level: Any

Length: Weekly session (2 hours each)

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

This online workshop encourages writers of all genres and skill levels to generate new writings from prompts, improve scenes, and gain positive reinforcement without critiques. It emphasizes creativity and community, focusing on generative writing exercises.

Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/

Categories: Essay

Start date:

August, 2024

Price:

$39.00

Based in Los Angeles

Level: Beginner

Length: 1 session (2.5 hours)

Class size: 8 seats max

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

A Grammar Refresher

Grammar Lion

The course covers essential grammar topics such as homophones, contractions, verb forms, sentence structures, and punctuation. It includes 100+ lessons, 23 quizzes, skill-building assignments, one-to-one instructor support, and ongoing access to resources.

Website: https://www.grammar-lion.com/courses/

Categories: Essay

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$99.00

Online course

Level: Any

Length: 12 weeks (24/7 access to 12 chapters)

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

This workshop connects food memories and personal experiences, guiding participants to craft personal essays based on relationships with food. It includes various techniques for writing essays that evoke sensory memories.

Website: https://www.writespacehouston.org/creative-writing.html

Categories: Essay

Start date:

August, 2024

Price:

$60.00

Based in Houston

Level: Any

Length: 1 session (3 hours)

Class size: 15 seats max

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Weekly Wordshop

Greater Philadelphia Wordshop Studio

Wordshops focus on creative exploration and experimentation in writing, using the AWA method. Participants work on various forms of writing and can receive feedback on their work. Each session includes prompts and exercises to stimulate creativity.

Website: https://www.philawordshop.com/wordshop.html

Categories: Essay

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$440.00

Based in Philadelphia

Level: Any

Length: Weekly sessions (approx. 3 hours each)

Class size: 12 participants max

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

A healing retreat focusing on writing personal stories through workshops. Participants will share, read essays, develop their own writing, and workshop each other's pieces, culminating in a reading session.

Website: https://rockvalewriterscolony.org/workshops/

Categories: Essay

Start date:

November, 2024

Price:

$425.00

Based in Nashville

Level: Beginner

Length: 4 workshops

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

This course focuses on writing personal essays that tackle dark and emotional subjects like trauma, loss, and relationships. Students will analyze exemplary works and engage in writing exercises to develop their essay-writing skills.

Website: https://grubstreet.org/find-a-class/

Categories: Essay

Start date:

October, 2024

Price:

$540.00

Based in Boston

Level: Any

Length: 8 weeks (1 session per week)

Class size: 12 seats max

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

The conference features keynote speakers, master classes, workshops, pitch sessions with agents and publishers, and networking opportunities. Registration includes a welcome reception, breakfast, lunch, and a banquet dinner.

Website: https://cwa12.wildapricot.org/event-5383207

Categories: Essay

Start date:

March, 2024

Price:

$385.00

Based in Chicago

Level: Any

Length: 3 full days

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Creative Writing

City Academy

This course explores various writing techniques to develop individual voice, focusing on both fiction and non-fiction. It includes practical exercises, writing prompts, group work, and feedback sessions.

Website: https://www.city-academy.com/

Categories: Essay

Start date:

August, 2024

Price:

£350.00

Based in London

Level: Beginner

Length: 6 weekly classes lasting 2.5 hours each.

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: Fluency in English is essential for this course.

This course focuses on character development using food to inspire writing. It includes craft lessons and writing prompts to help students explore their character and story ideas, suitable for various genres.

Website: https://grubstreet.org/

Categories: Essay

Start date:

August, 2024

Price:

$475.00

Online course

Level: Beginner

Length: 1 week

Class size: 12

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

This course teaches the essentials of personal essay writing through weekly discussions on craft elements and published examples. Students will write and workshop at least two essays during the course.

Website: https://grubstreet.org/find-a-class/

Categories: Essay

Start date:

September, 2024

Price:

$375.00

Based in Boston

Level: Beginner

Length: 6 weeks (1 session per week)

Class size: 12 seats max

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: Essay

Start date:

February, 2024

Price:

$125.00

Based in Cincinnati

Level: Any

Length: 5 weeks (5 sessions)

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

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