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Best Fantasy Creative Writing Classes in 2023

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This directory of creative writing courses will help you find the right class for you. Simply filter by genre, price, and location to find the writing class that best fits your needs.

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Reedsy Learning

Reedsy

Learn something new every week! Taught by experienced authors and publishing professionals, Reedsy Learning's free online writing courses and publishing classes have been prepared with your busy life in mind. Over a few minutes each day, you will join thousands of authors in learning how to write better, publish smarter, and sell more books.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Online

Categories: Fantasy

Level: Beginner

Class size: Unlimited

Price: Free

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://blog.reedsy.com/learning/

Clarion West Six-Week Summer Workshop

Clarion West

The six-week speculative fiction workshop can give you time away from everyday distractions and encourage you to experiment and take artistic risks. The critique sessions are the heart of the workshop: you learn not only by receiving critiques, but by reading others’ work and constructing your own critiques. Instructors, who are among the best writers and editors of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, work directly with students to present group critiques of newly written stories. Next open for applications in December 2023.

Prerequisites: A sample of your work is required.

Location: Online

Categories: Fantasy

Level: Intermediate

Class size: 15

Price: $3,200.00

Start date: June, 2023

Website: https://www.clarionwest.org/programs/summerworkshop/

Milford SF Writers' Conference

Milford SF Writers

Milford is a gathering of authors who write speculative fiction (in its widest sense). It is not a school for beginners; there are no "teachers" or "students". It is not an elitist in-group. Invitations are extended to any SF author - from relative newcomers to those may only dimly recall what rejection slips look like. Please note this residential event takes place in Milford, North Wales.

Prerequisites: You must have made 1 fiction sale to a professional or semiprofessional market.

Location: London

Categories: Fantasy

Level: Intermediate

Course length: 7 (Full day)

Class size: 15

Price: £899.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: http://www.milfordsf.co.uk/about.htm

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Six-Week Online Fantasy Writer’s Course

Oxford Centre for Fantasy

The course is meeting together once a week for a two-and-a-half-hour seminar session delivered by experienced fantasy writers, as well as to get to know each other, work in groups and discuss in plenary with fellow fantasy enthusiasts. We will also have a selection of very special guests, experts on the Inklings, Lewis and Tolkien, editing and fairy and folk tales.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Online

Categories: Fantasy

Level: Beginner

Class size: Limited

Price: $530.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://oxfordcentreforfantasy.org/online-fantasy-writing...

The Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop

Clarion

Clarion is an intensive six-week summer program focused on fundamentals particular to the writing of science fiction and fantasy short stories. It is considered a premier proving and training ground for aspiring writers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Instructors are among the most respected writers and editors working in the field today.

Prerequisites: Application fee, application, and two short stories.

Location: San Diego

Categories: Fantasy

Level: Intermediate

Class size: 18

Price: $5,150.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: http://clarion.ucsd.edu/

Taos Toolbox Workshop

Taos Toolbox

Taos Toolbox is a workshop designed to bring your science fiction and fantasy writing to the next level. If you’ve sold a few stories and then stalled out, or if you’ve been to Clarion or Odyssey and want to re-connect with the workshop community, this is the workshop for you!

Prerequisites: Please include a copy of the application form and a sample of writing.

Location: Online

Categories: Fantasy

Level: Advanced

Class size: Limited

Price: $3,900.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: http://www.taostoolbox.com/

Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop

Odyssey Writing Workshops

Have you ever wished that you could attend your own private writing workshop that would teach you exactly what you need to know, at the right pace for you, and respond to your questions, problems, and needs in extensive one-on-one sessions? That's what Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop is. It's an online, one-on-one intensive workshop experience.

Prerequisites: A writing sample no more than 4,000 words long.

Location: Online

Categories: Fantasy

Level: Any

Class size: Private

Price: $2,600.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://www.odysseyworkshop.org/about-the-workshop/

Shared Worlds

Shared Worlds is an annual summer program designed for teen writers interested in speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, steampunk, etc.). The students work in groups with an experienced “world-building coordinator” to design and build a world.

Prerequisites: Rising 8th through rising 12th grade students are invited to apply.

Location: Online

Categories: Fantasy

Level: Beginner

Class size: 60

Price: $2,500.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://www.sharedworldscamp.com/

Viable Paradise

Viable Paradise is a unique one-week residential workshop in writing and selling commercial science fiction and fantasy. The workshop is intimate, intense, and features extensive time spent with best-selling and award-winning authors and professional editors currently working in the field.

Prerequisites: Application with cover letter and 8,000 word manuscript.

Location: Boston

Categories: Fantasy

Level: Advanced

Class size: 24

Price: $2,450.00

Start date: August, 2023

Website: https://viableparadise.com/

Writers’ 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). Our next workshop will be our “long manuscript” workshop, where students will work with four amazing faculty and workshop the first 3,000 words of their manuscript.

Prerequisites: You may submit any original written work for your application.

Location: Online

Categories: Fantasy

Level: Any

Course length: 5 days (Full day)

Class size: Limited

Price: $540.00

Start date: August, 2023

Website: https://futurescapes.ink/

Writing Magical Realism 6-Week Online Fiction Workshop with Jenny Bhatt

Writing Workshops

In this six-week workshop, we’ll discuss the history and practice of writing magical realism, key identifying elements that set it apart from other narrative modes, and some of the major writers of this literary movement.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Online

Categories: Fantasy

Level: Beginner

Course length: Est. 6 weeks (Self-paced with asynchronous teaching)

Class size: 10

Price: $449.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://writingworkshops.com/products/writing-magical-rea...

Science Fiction & Fantasy Writing I

Gotham Writers

To write great science fiction or fantasy, you must splice together the skills of a fiction writer with the ability to make the imaginary seem true. Here you will learn the special requirements of these genres, as well as fiction craft and how to market your work.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: New York

Categories: Fantasy

Level: Beginner

Course length: 10 sessions (3 hours)

Class size: 16

Price: $419.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://wp.writingclasses.com/courses/science-fiction-fan...

How to choose a fantasy creative writing class

Looking to build your writing skillset, learn more about your genre, or finally finish that fantasy book you’ve been working on? You’re in the right place. That’s why we built this directory of the best creative writing courses.

However, creative writing classes aren’t one size fit all. If you’re planning to join a fantasy creative writing class in particular, you’ll want to make sure that it matches what you’re seeking to learn about the fantasy genre.

So make sure to consider the following questions when you’re researching fantasy writing courses:

Who is the instructor? How many years of experience do they have in writing fantasy?
Is there something in particular you’d like to learn about writing fantasy? Does this course include it?
How long is the course, and where is it taught?
How much does the fantasy writing course cost? Does it fit into your budget?