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How to Write with Humor
GrubStreet
The course explores the elements of humor in writing, including incongruity, hyperbole, and dialogue. Participants will learn to use these techniques in fiction and essays to create engaging and entertaining narratives.
Website: https://grubstreet.org/
Categories: Fiction, Short Story, Essay, and Memoir
Start date:
November, 2025
Price:
$85.00
Online course
Level: Intermediate
Length:
3 hours
Class size: 50 Seats Max
Prerequisites: Students must have taken previous fiction workshops at GrubStreet or elsewhere.
Create: Free Draft Generator
GrubStreet
A one-hour session designed for both new and experienced writers to generate ideas for writing projects through engaging prompts and community interaction.
Website: https://grubstreet.org/find-a-class
Categories: Essay, Fiction, Kids, Memoir, Nonfiction, and Poetry
Start date:
November, 2025
Price:
Free
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
1 hour
Class size: 100 seats maximum
Queer Creatives Fest: Border Crossing—Queer Fiction in Translation
Lighthouse Writers Workshop
This seminar utilizes close reading, discussions, and writing exercises to examine how translated queer fiction influences LGBTQIA+ storytelling. It aims to provide new insights and inspire new writing projects.
Website: https://lighthousewriters.org/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
October, 2025
Price:
$75.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
2 hours
Class size: 10
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Queer Creatives Fest: Queer Magic—Spell and Ceremony Writing for Personal Liberation
Lighthouse Writers Workshop
The workshop explores prose and poetry as spells, focusing on personal transformation through writing, informed by West African spiritual concepts and queer poetry.
Website: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
October, 2025
Price:
$75.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
2 hours
Class size: 2 available spots
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Poetry Basics: Writing Sestinas
The Loft Literary Center
This course teaches the sestina poetic form, focusing on repetition, diction, and description. Participants will brainstorm ideas, learn the 'rules,' and analyze successful sestinas, with guidance for starting their own.
Website: https://loft.org/classes/poetry-basics-writing-sestinas
Categories: Poetry
Start date:
August, 2025
Price:
$56.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
1 session
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Developing Video Game Narratives
UCLA Extension
The course teaches plotting and executing branching narratives for video games, writing in different interactive genres, and building a portfolio. It focuses on understanding non-linear storytelling and developing a vocabulary for interactive fiction.
Website: https://www.uclaextension.edu/
Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, and Science Fiction
Start date:
June, 2025
Price:
$720.00
Online course
Level: Intermediate
Length:
10 weeks
Class size: 15
Book Publishing Accelerators Program
Lucinda Literary Academy
This program includes 8 weekly classes with guided lessons, interactive coaching, exclusive assignments, case studies, and video interviews with publishing insiders. Participants will also gain access to a community channel and options for private coaching sessions.
Website: https://lucindaliterary.com/
Categories: Fiction and Nonfiction
Start date:
September, 2025
Price:
$1,582.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
8 weeks, with 8 classes of 75 minutes each.
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: None
Finding Your Voice
Writing Workshops
This course is designed to help writers discover and refine their unique voice through various writing exercises and feedback. It focuses on facilitating personal expression and developing a distinctive style.
Website: https://writingworkshops.com/
Categories: Fiction
Start date:
June, 2025
Price:
$299.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
6 weeks
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Intro to Flash Nonfiction Workshop
Attic Institute
This workshop focuses on flash nonfiction, a compressed form of true-to-life writing. Participants read exemplary works, develop new pieces, and workshop their writing with peers, aiming to submit for publication.
Website: https://atticinstitute.com/
Categories: Fiction and Nonfiction
Start date:
May, 2025
Price:
$275.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
5 weeks
Class size: 16
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Simply Writing Online
Amsterdam Writing Workshops
The course focuses on making writing a more natural process, providing guidelines for beginners and productivity tips for those already writing. Participants will create a personal writing plan, learn techniques for drafting, and receive a curated book list and professional writing techniques.
Website: https://www.amsterdamwriting.com/workshops
Categories: Book, Fiction, and Nonfiction
Start date:
July, 2025
Price:
€150.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
2 days (4 hours per day)
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Writing Memoir
Writing NSW
This course includes weekly discussions, writing exercises, peer feedback, and limited tutor feedback. Key topics cover memoir introduction, writing techniques, ethical issues, and editing. Price in AUD.
Website: https://writingnsw.org.au/whats-on/courses/online-writing...
Categories: Memoir and Nonfiction
Start date:
August, 2025
Price:
$690.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
6 weeks
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
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
