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College Admissions Essay
Brave Writer
This asynchronous 4-week course focuses on crafting unique college admissions essays. Students learn to select prompts, express personal experiences, and enhance their essays through writing techniques.
Website: https://bravewriter.com/online-classes/
Categories: Essay
Start date:
July, 2024
Price:
$239.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
4 weeks
Class size: 25
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Personal Essay Writing
Gotham Writers
This intensive course focuses on writing personal essays; includes lectures and exercises. Suitable for any level with techniques on crafting personal essays and marketing them.
Website: https://wp.writingclasses.com/courses/
Categories: Essay
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$165.00
Based in New York
Level: Beginner
Length:
1 day in NYC or 2 days on Zoom
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Crafting Your Life into Story
The Writer's Center
The course teaches participants to identify pivotal life events and structure them into fictional or non-fictional narratives. It includes two sessions: an initial structure lesson followed by a draft workshop.
Website: https://writer.org/
Categories: Essay
Start date:
September, 2024
Price:
$115.00
Based in Washington
Level: Beginner
Length:
2 weeks (1 session per week)
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Conquer Writer's Block
Become a Writer Today
This is a step-by-step course aimed at building a writing habit, overcoming writer's block, and developing a personal writing system. Includes downloadable resources like videos, PDFs, and checklists across over a dozen modules.
Website: https://courses.becomeawritertoday.com/
Categories: Essay
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$197.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Self-paced over 12 modules
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Creative Writing Course: Memoir & Life Writing
Sydney Community College
This interactive course focuses on memoir writing through in-class exercises, reading exemplary texts, and sharing work in a supportive environment. Emphasizes personal narrative, voice development, and publication avenues in Australia.
Website: https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/
Categories: Essay
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$249.00
Based in Sydney
Level: Any
Length:
Varies; typically short courses with flexible scheduling. Exact duration and number of lessons not specified.
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Pitching Your Personal Essay Zoom Seminar
Writing Workshops
One-day workshop focusing on crafting compelling pitches for personal essays. Participants will learn to identify suitable magazines, approach editors, and manage rejection. Includes discussions on pitch examples, drafting pitches, and receiving feedback.
Website: https://writingworkshops.com/
Categories: Essay
Start date:
October, 2024
Price:
$75.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
3 hours
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Crafting the Essay: Individually-Paced Format
John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
This course helps students bring their experiences to life through personal essays. It includes 10 assignments focusing on different essay formats, encouraging vivid descriptions and various perspectives. Feedback from instructors is integral to the writing process, which includes drafting and revising.
Website: https://cty.jhu.edu/programs/online/courses/
Categories: Essay
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$1,499.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
Self-paced, est. 6 months
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
The Ink Academy Creative Writing Course
Ink Academy
The course offers 9 one-to-one sessions tailored to individual writing needs, focusing on detailed editing of up to 43,000 words, personalized advice, and customized exercises over a flexible 6-month period.
Website: https://www.inkacademy.co.uk/
Categories: Essay
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
£2,300.00
Based in London
Level: Any
Length:
9 sessions over 6 months
Class size: Private
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Creative Writing Academy
Georgetown University
This program features dynamic lectures, workshops with graduate instructors, peer feedback, and excursions in Washington, D.C. Focuses on poetry, fiction, and personal prose, along with publishing and professionalization aspects.
Website: https://summer.georgetown.edu/
Categories: Essay
Start date:
June, 2025
Price:
$3,389.00
Based in Washington
Level: Any
Length:
1 week
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Creative Writing Summer School
Manchester Writing School
The Manchester Writing School offers a chance to study creative writing techniques and styles in a supportive environment. The course includes practical workshops and opportunities to collaborate with other creative disciplines.
Website: https://www.mmu.ac.uk/english/courses/short/creative/
Categories: Essay
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
£250.00
Based in Manchester
Level: Beginner
Length:
2 full days
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Generative Essay Lab
Lilly Dancyger
A self-paced course focusing on various essay forms, including flash essays and investigative essays, with example essays, craft lessons, and detailed prompts to help generate five new essay drafts.
Website: https://www.lillydancyger.com/
Categories: Essay
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$99.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Self-paced
Class size: Unlimited
Teen Summer: August Week of Creative Writing
GrubStreet
The course is tuition-free, offering a balanced mix of craft sessions and optional activities. It includes readings, writing exercises, and a focus on various genres such as short fiction, poetry, scriptwriting, and essays.
Website: https://grubstreet.org/find-a-class
Categories: Essay
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
Free
Based in Boston
Level: Any
Length:
1 week (Aug 19 – Aug 23, 2024)
Class size: 12 seats max
