160 Fiction Writing Classes in 2025

Writing Thrillers: How to Hook your Reader

Writing NSW

This one-day course, led by best-selling author Petronella McGovern, focuses on creating compelling characters and plots in thrillers, enhancing pacing, and building suspense. Participants will engage in exercises to develop their writing skills and understand the intricacies of storytelling.

Website: https://writingnsw.org.au/whats-on/courses/writing-thrill...

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

August, 2025

Price:

$225.00

Based in Sydney

Level: Beginner

Length: 1 day, 6 hours (10am - 4pm)

Class size: 20

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

NYC Level 1 Intro to Fiction and Poetry (Bond)

The Writers Studio

An introductory workshop introducing fiction writing and poetry, focusing on the philosophy of The Writers Studio. It utilizes persona writing to help students explore different voices and techniques, with weekly exercises based on published works.

Website: https://courses.writerstudio.com/courses/nyc-level-1-intr...

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

May, 2025

Price:

$455.00

Based in New York

Level: Beginner

Length: 8 weeks (weekly 2-hour sessions)

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Dread In Bloom: Dissecting Folk Horror Tropes in Ari Aster’s MIDSOMMAR

The Porch

In this course, participants will examine folk horror tropes in Ari Aster's MIDSOMMAR through screenplay scenes and film clips. Includes generative writing prompts for creating spring horror stories. Ideal for screenwriters, playwrights, and prose writers.

Website: https://www.porchtn.org/class/dread-in-bloom-dissecting-f...

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

June, 2025

Price:

$51.00

Online course

Level: Intermediate

Length: 1 session, 2 hours

Self-Production Boot Camp

Play Penn

This course focuses on teaching playwrights how to produce their own works, covering essentials like budgeting, scheduling, and marketing. It includes a mix of fundamental producing concepts and a supportive community of classmates.

Website: https://www.playpenn.org/class-registration/?eid=11986

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

April, 2025

Price:

$300.00

Online course

Level: Intermediate

Length: 10 sessions over 10 weeks

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: Participants should have a polished script ready for production and a desire to learn self-production techniques.

The Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop

University of California, San Diego

An intensive six-week summer workshop focused on writing fantasy and science fiction short stories, featuring critiques, lectures, and mentorship from distinguished faculty.

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

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

June, 2025

Price:

$6,000.00

Based in San Diego

Level: Intermediate

Length: 6 weeks; June 29 – August 9, 2025

Class size: 18 students max

Prerequisites: Applicants must submit two short stories with their application.

Writing the Mystery Novel

Writer's Digest University

The course allows participants to create a new mystery or refine an existing story with feedback from a published author. It includes six sessions covering various aspects of mystery writing, including genre discussion, setting, character development, plotting, clue planting, and manuscript submission.

Website: https://writersdigestuniversity.mykajabi.com/writing-the-...

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

May, 2025

Price:

$330.00

Online course

Level: Beginner

Length: 6 weeks

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: None

Clarion West Flash Fiction Group

Clarion West

The course includes writing and submitting a flash fiction story each week, learning various critique methods, and receiving guidance in a supportive environment. Participants engage in small writing groups, weekly video lectures by Brian Evenson, and have opportunities for critiques of their work.

Website: https://clarion-west-online.teachable.com/p/2025-ffg

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

June, 2025

Price:

$66.00

Online course

Level: Intermediate

Length: 4 weeks, 4 stories

Class size: 8

Writing the Thriller Novel

Writer's Digest University

A six-week course focusing on structural elements that create successful thrillers, building conflict and suspense, with in-depth lectures and personalized feedback.

Website: https://writersdigestuniversity.mykajabi.com/writing-the-...

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

March, 2025

Price:

$399.00

Online course

Level: Intermediate

Length: 6 weeks, 6 sessions

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

The First Fifty Pages: Fiction Intensive

Literary Arts

Participants develop ideas into long stories or the first 50 pages of a novel, focusing on character, plot, and narrative structure. Includes thoughtful feedback and a one-on-one meeting with the instructor.

Website: https://literary-arts.org/event/the-first-fifty-pages-fic...

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

April, 2025

Price:

$620.00

Online course

Level: Intermediate

Length: 12 weeks, 12 sessions

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Character Building: How to Breathe Life into Your Characters

Kansas City Public Library

This course focuses on bringing characters to life through dialogue, description, and action. Participants will read expert examples and write their own scenes.

Website: https://kclibrary.org/calendar/character-building-how-bre...

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

April, 2025

Price:

Free

Based in Kansas City

Level: Beginner

Length: 1 session (2 hours)

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

The Magic of Poetry

Kansas City Public Library

This course explores the intricate nature of poetry, emphasizing subconsciousness, intuition, and emotion. Participants will read works by poets such as Arthur Rimbaud and Mary Oliver.

Website: https://kclibrary.org/calendar/magic-poetry-2

Categories: Fiction

Start date:

April, 2025

Price:

Free

Based in Kansas City

Level: Any

Length: 1 session (2 hours)

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites