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Best Freelance Creative Writing Classes in 2023

Showing 27 writing courses curated by Reedsy.

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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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SEO Copywriting Certification

SEO Content Institute

The SEO Copywriting Certification training teaches you the specialized knowledge you need, in a fun, supportive environment. The result? You’ll be able to review your clients' content, know how to make it better and confidently suggest ongoing content marketing strategies. You can go from “just a blogger” to an SEO content expert.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Online

Categories: Freelance

Level: Beginner

Course length: Est. 3 months (Self-paced)

Class size: Unlimited

Price: $995.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://seocontentinstitute.com/seo-copywriting-training-...

Freelancing the Feature

University of Toronto

This course is designed to help you create high-quality, long-form journalism for newspapers and magazines, both traditional and digital. You'll acquire the tools to craft compelling feature-length articles and learn how to pitch your best ideas.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Toronto

Categories: Freelance

Level: Beginner

Course length: 8 sessions (2.5 hours)

Class size: Limited

Price: $649.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://learn.utoronto.ca/programs-courses/courses/1722-f...

Freelance Science, Medicine & Public Health Writing

University of Toronto

If you work in the scientific community or in health care and you want to write more effectively about your field, this course is for you. Whether you want to write for the mass media, specialist publications, or for your colleagues, this course will focus your thinking, sharpen your wits and ignite your writing. Come immerse yourself in the dynamic currents energizing science, medicine and public health communications with award-winning journalist Paul Webster.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Toronto

Categories: Freelance

Level: Beginner

Course length: 8 sessions (2.5 hours)

Class size: Limited

Price: $649.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://learn.utoronto.ca/programs-courses/courses/2950-f...

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Freelance University

Discover a simple way to learn skills, gain confidence and get clients. Access 80 in-demand courses designed to boost your income so you can take control of your financial future. Gain instant access to 80+ powerful certifications and workshops for a single monthly or annual tuition plan. That’s all it takes to set yourself free.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Online

Categories: Freelance

Level: Beginner

Course length: 80 modules (Self-paced)

Class size: Unlimited

Price: $597.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://www.freelanceu.com/university/

How to Become a Freelance Health Writer

Health Writer Hub

Time for a career change? Learn how to market your skills, find clients and get paid to write. After you complete our How to Become a Freelance Health Writer course, you’ll be ready to launch your freelance writing business.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Online

Categories: Freelance

Level: Intermediate

Course length: 24 modules (Self-paced)

Class size: Unlimited

Price: $550.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://www.healthwriterhub.com/health-writing-courses/fr...

Freelance to 5K

Inspire Your Success

If you're serious about taking your passion for writing into a real and scalable business, just know you can do it. Freelance content writing is your ticket getting paid as a writer so you can have more freedom. To help you speed up your success and get results fast, I've created the step-by-step solution... Freelance to $5K.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Online

Categories: Freelance

Level: Any

Course length: 7 modules (Self-paced)

Class size: Unlimited

Price: $497.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://inspire-your-success1.teachable.com/p/freelance-t...

Freelance Writing

Writer's Digest University

No other market is as open to the freelance writer as the magazine market. In this course, you will work with a published article writer to develop, research and write two articles suitable for publication in magazines you've identified as appropriate markets.

Prerequisites: The Fundamentals of Nonfiction Writing course is recommended as a prerequisite.

Location: Online

Categories: Freelance

Level: Intermediate

Course length: Est. 4 months (Self-paced with asynchronous teaching)

Class size: Unlimited

Price: $479.00

Start date: February, 2023

Website: https://www.writersonlineworkshops.com/courses/freelance-...

Freelance and Travel Writing

The London School of Journalism

The course is flexible and allows you to concentrate on the areas of writing that interest you most. It concentrates on setting the fundamental writing skills required of any freelance writer, and once that is done, provides specialist tuition for those wishing to write travel pieces, drawing on the experience and knowledge of successful travel writers.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: London

Categories: Freelance

Level: Any

Course length: Est. 12 months (Self-paced)

Class size: Unlimited

Price: £425.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://www.lsj.org/courses/distance-learning/freelance-a...

Freelance and Sports Writing

The London School of Journalism

The course is flexible and allows you to concentrate on the areas of writing that interest you most. It concentrates on setting the fundamental writing skills required of any freelance writer, and once that is done, provides specialist tuition for those wishing to write sport pieces, drawing on the experience and knowledge of successful sports writers.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: London

Categories: Freelance

Level: Any

Course length: Est. 12 months (Self-paced)

Class size: Unlimited

Price: £425.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://www.lsj.org/courses/distance-learning/freelance-a...

Enchanting Copywriting

This is no ordinary copywriting course. This course is based on my personal experience coaching both non-writers and writers to write their own copy from scratch. You’ll learn the practical skills to become a confident copywriter—even if you think you’re no good with words:

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Online

Categories: Freelance

Level: Beginner

Course length: 32 modules (Self-paced)

Class size: Unlimited

Price: $397.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://www.enchantingmarketing.com/copywriting-course/

Freelance and Feature Writing

London School of Journalism

The great advantage of freelance writing is that it can be done either in conjunction with another career, or as a career in itself. It can also be a very well paid profession, whether part-time or full-time. This course is an ideal starting point and covers the whole field of modern freelance writing. Flexible in its approach, it is geared to the specific needs of each individual writer.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Online

Categories: Freelance

Level: Advanced

Course length: Est. 9 months (Self-paced)

Class size: Unlimited

Price: £365.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://www.lsj.org/courses/distance-learning/freelance-a...

Professional Copywriting

Transmedia

The words you use to promote your business, product or service can have a real impact on prospective customers. This one-day course teaches the techniques used by professional writers in the marketing and advertising fields to persuade and convince their audience, on the web or in traditional media.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: London

Categories: Freelance

Level: Beginner

Course length: 1 session (7 hours)

Class size: Unlimited

Price: £345.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://www.transmedia.co.uk/course-details.php?CourseID=...

How to choose a freelance writing class

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

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

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

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