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156 Best Fiction Creative Writing Classes in 2025

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The course focuses on organic plot development driven by character decisions and their consequences, helping writers create engaging narratives.

Website: https://austinbatcave.org/

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$10.00

Based in Austin

Level: Any

Length: Self-paced (On-demand)

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Creative Writing with John Chaplick

Life Enrichment Center for the Arts

In this course, participants will focus on developing their creative voice through weekly prompts, sharing their work, and providing feedback. Topics covered include character development, setting, voice, and the publishing process, with the opportunity to publish in an annual anthology.

Website: https://lectampa.org/classes-and-events/

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$10.00

Based in Tampa

Level: Any

Length: Weekly sessions, 2 hours each

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

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: Fiction

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 self-paced online course teaches how to plot and write space opera, including its characteristics, writing a series, and practical writing exercises. The course mixes video, text, and exercises to provide comprehensive tools for writing.

Website: https://catrambo.teachable.com/

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$39.00

Online course

Level: Beginner

Length: Self-paced

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

The workshop focuses on the importance of setting in storytelling, covering both fiction and non-fiction. Participants will engage in writing prompts to build settings that convey place, mood, and themes.

Website: https://writeyourstorynow.org/classes-workshops/

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

September, 2024

Price:

$36.00

Based in San Diego

Level: Any

Length: 1 session (2 hours)

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Writing a Pilot for Television

San Diego Writers

The course covers the entire process of TV screenwriting, aiming to create a complete pilot episode. Key aspects include story structure, writing loglines, premises, outlines, and scripts, with peer and instructor feedback.

Website: https://writeyourstorynow.org/classes-workshops/

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

August, 2024

Price:

$288.00

Based in San Diego

Level: Any

Length: 8 sessions (one 2-hr session per week)

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: Fiction

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

2024 I Love to Write Camp

Kansas City Writers

In this course, students in grades 2-8 will participate in creative writing workshops that focus on various writing techniques and types, with an emphasis on free writing and enjoying the process without the pressure of grades.

Website: https://www.kansascitywriters.com/workshops-for-kids.html

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

June, 2024

Price:

$95.00

Based in Kansas City

Level: Beginner

Length: 4 days (2 hours per day)

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Crafting Your Life into Story

The Writer's Center

This workshop focuses on identifying pivotal life events and crafting them into stories, whether fiction or non-fiction. It follows a structured approach to storytelling, helping participants develop plots and beginnings of autobiographical works.

Website: https://writer.org/event/

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

September, 2024

Price:

$115.00

Based in Washington

Level: Beginner

Length: 2 sessions

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Short Story I

The Writer's Center

The workshop covers dialogue, character development, point of view, and submission to magazines. Participants will work on their stories and critique peers' work, enhancing their editing skills.

Website: https://writer.org/event/

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

August, 2024

Price:

$395.00

Based in Washington

Level: Beginner

Length: 8 weeks (1 session per week)

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

This course is a 2-hour virtual seminar discussing the concept of giving up on creative projects. Includes a live session and access to a recording afterward.

Website: https://www.bluestoop.org/

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

August, 2024

Price:

$50.00

Based in Philadelphia

Level: Any

Length: 1 session (2 hours)

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

The course explores various prose structures by using inspirations from poetic forms and genre conventions. Participants will learn six traditional and unconventional story structures, analyzing their risks and rewards.

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

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

September, 2024

Price:

$65.00

Based in Chicago

Level: Intermediate

Length: 1 session (2 hours)

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

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