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Exercises to Improve Your Writing
The Writer's Center
Participants will learn various writing exercises and prompts that can be used repeatedly. The course focuses on practical applications to help improve writing skills through expert feedback.
Website: https://writer.org/workshops/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$250.00
Based in Washington
Level: Any
Length:
6 weeks (5 sessions)
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Moonlight & Magnolias
Georgia Romance Writers
The conference includes 40+ workshops across beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, guest luncheons, editor and agent appointments, a book fair, and special events like a movie night and the Maggie Awards Banquet.
Website: https://www.garomancewriters.org/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
October, 2024
Price:
$395.00
Based in Atlanta
Level: Any
Length:
2.5 days from October 3-5, 2024.
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Wild, Weird, and Supernatural: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Camp For Ages 14-18
Lighthouse Writers Workshop
The course explores speculative fiction genres like sci-fi, fantasy, supernatural, horror, dystopian fiction, and surrealism through prompts, character building, and world creation. Participants will complete a short story or multiple chapters.
Website: https://lighthousewriters.org/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
July, 2024
Price:
$270.00
Online course
Level: Any
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Let's Just Write! An Uncommon Writers Conference
Chicago Writers Association
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: Fiction
Start date:
March, 2024
Price:
$385.00
Based in Chicago
Level: Any
Length:
3 full days
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Novel Writing
The London School of Journalism
This course helps aspiring novelists develop narrative skills, character creation, and improve story structure. It includes direct mentorship from experienced novelists, allowing continuation of work after course completion with optional extensions for additional chapters.
Website: https://www.lsj.org/courses/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
£395.00
Based in London
Level: Any
Length:
Self-paced (est. 9 to 15 months)
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Character Is the Key: Unlock Your Best Stories
Writers.com
The course focuses on developing authentic characters to enhance storytelling. Includes lectures, character sketching, and analysis of published fiction.
Website: https://writers.com/course/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
October, 2024
Price:
$100.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
1 session (2 hours)
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Two-Day Intensive: Detail, Emotion, and Meaning
Lighthouse Writers Workshop
The course focuses on how landscape can embody character emotions, mood, and themes in writing. Participants will study works of writers who utilize landscape and learn techniques to enhance their writing through detailed specificity and evocation. The workshop aims to help writers create subtext through concrete details.
Website: https://lighthousewriters.org/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$270.00
Based in Denver
Level: Any
Length:
2 days (4 hours each day)
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Fiction Writing I
Gotham Writers
A 10-week workshop that includes lectures, writing exercises, and student project critiques. It covers fiction craft fundamentals, helping students write short stories or novels across various genres.
Website: https://wp.writingclasses.com/courses/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$439.00
Based in New York
Level: Beginner
Length:
10 weeks
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Creative Writing 101
Gotham Writers
The course includes lectures and writing exercises, focusing on both fiction and nonfiction without the pressure of a specific project. It's designed to help beginners explore creative writing, gain confidence, and experiment.
Website: https://wp.writingclasses.com/courses/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$339.00
Based in New York
Level: Beginner
Length:
6 weeks
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Character Alchemy: Bring Your Cast to Life
The Writing Salon
This two-week class focuses on creating vibrant characters that resonate with readers. The course involves prompt-driven writing and reading stories by acclaimed authors like Alice Munro. Participants will develop character sketches to unveil motivations, desires, and vulnerabilities.
Website: https://www.writingsalons.com/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
September, 2024
Price:
$153.00
Based in San Francisco
Level: Any
Length:
2 classes (3 hours each)
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Short Story Writing Course
Fish Publishing
An online course comprising 10 modules focusing on various aspects of short story writing, including characterization and narrative structure. Feedback from tutor Mary-Jane Holmes is provided for each assignment.
Website: https://www.fishpublishing.com/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
£335.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
5 months, 10 modules
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: Fiction
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.
