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Memoir Writing I
Gotham Writers
A 10-week workshop involving lectures, exercises, and peer critiques aimed at teaching memoir writing. It covers various aspects of writing a memoir, including finding compelling stories and crafting them with fiction-like finesse.
Website: https://wp.writingclasses.com/courses/
Categories: Nonfiction
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 Course
The University of Sydney
The course focuses on practical skills for creative writing including voice, characterisation, structure, and editing. It includes exercises in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to help participants find their unique voice as a writer.
Website: https://cce.sydney.edu.au/
Categories: Nonfiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$430.00
Based in Sydney
Level: Any
Length:
4 sessions (12 hours total)
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Writing the Real Course
The University of Sydney
This course immerses writers in creative nonfiction, offering practical guidance in composition and style while encouraging imaginative and disciplined writing. Participants explore the differences between fiction and nonfiction and learn to treat nonfiction with the same literary care as fiction.
Website: https://cce.sydney.edu.au/course/WRRE
Categories: Nonfiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$450.00
Based in Sydney
Level: Any
Length:
4 sessions (12 hours total)
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Weekly Wordshop
Greater Philadelphia Wordshop Studio
Wordshops focus on creative exploration and experimentation in writing, using the AWA method. Participants work on various forms of writing and can receive feedback on their work. Each session includes prompts and exercises to stimulate creativity.
Website: https://www.philawordshop.com/wordshop.html
Categories: Nonfiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$440.00
Based in Philadelphia
Level: Any
Length:
Weekly sessions (approx. 3 hours each)
Class size: 12 participants max
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
The Art of Writing Memoir
Writing NSW
This course focuses on writing compelling memoirs by drawing from personal experiences. It includes discussions on various non-fiction forms, literary devices, and techniques to develop a unique voice. Participants engage in writing exercises, peer workshops, and explore ethical dilemmas in memoir writing.
Website: https://writingnsw.org.au/whats-on/courses/
Categories: Nonfiction
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$210.00
Based in Sydney
Level: Any
Length:
1 session (6 hours)
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Healing a Heart: Writing Your Way to Hope
Rockvale Writer's Colony
A healing retreat focusing on writing personal stories through workshops. Participants will share, read essays, develop their own writing, and workshop each other's pieces, culminating in a reading session.
Website: https://rockvalewriterscolony.org/workshops/
Categories: Nonfiction
Start date:
November, 2024
Price:
$425.00
Based in Nashville
Level: Beginner
Length:
4 workshops
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
8-week Writing Sprints: A Generative Class
Sackett Street Writers
This course is exercise-intensive, designed to help writers start or continue projects, with a focus on writing exercises for both fiction and nonfiction. Students produce substantial new work and receive feedback from the instructor and peers.
Website: https://sackettworkshop.com/writing/
Categories: Nonfiction
Start date:
September, 2024
Price:
$700.00
Online course
Level: Intermediate
Length:
8 weeks (weekly 2-hour sessions)
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: A writing sample is recommended for this class.
How to Write A Grant Proposal
The Writer's Center
The course teaches proposal writing for non-profits, focusing on prospect research, proposal elements, and budgeting. Participants will draft a proposal by the end of the class.
Website: https://writer.org/
Categories: Nonfiction
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$215.00
Based in Washington
Level: Intermediate
Length:
2 weeks
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Writing the Risky Personal Essay
GrubStreet
This course focuses on writing personal essays that tackle dark and emotional subjects like trauma, loss, and relationships. Students will analyze exemplary works and engage in writing exercises to develop their essay-writing skills.
Website: https://grubstreet.org/find-a-class/
Categories: Nonfiction
Start date:
October, 2024
Price:
$540.00
Based in Boston
Level: Any
Length:
8 weeks (1 session per week)
Class size: 12 seats max
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Finding Your Memoir
GrubStreet
This hands-on course helps writers in the early stages of memoir writing. It covers the structure of memoirs, themes, voice, and story arc, with in-class writing exercises and discussions on published memoirs.
Website: https://grubstreet.org/find-a-class/
Categories: Nonfiction
Start date:
September, 2024
Price:
$375.00
Based in Boston
Level: Any
Length:
6 weeks (1 session per week)
Class size: 12 seats max
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: Nonfiction
Start date:
March, 2024
Price:
$385.00
Based in Chicago
Level: Any
Length:
3 full days
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: Nonfiction
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
