Learn How to Write a Novel, Join Tom Bromley for a writing master class.
Learn How to Write a Novel
Finish your draft in our 3-month master class. Enroll now for daily lessons, weekly critique, and live events. Your first lesson is free!
This course equips writers with practical tools and knowledge for submitting work to contests, journals, and small presses. It covers the entire publishing process, including journal selection, cover letter writing, and manuscript formatting, emphasizing the importance of handling rejections.
Website: https://www.writingsalons.com/event/submit-repeat-publish...
Categories: Publishing
Start date:
June, 2025
Price:
$105.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
1 class, 3 hours
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
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 and Short Story
Start date:
June, 2025
Price:
$66.00
Online course
Level: Intermediate
Length:
4 weeks, 4 stories
Class size: 8
Script Analysis for Theatre Writers
Play Penn
This course focuses on understanding scripts, character development, and thematic exploration. Encourages critical analysis and peer feedback.
Website: https://www.playpenn.org/class-registration/?eid=11987
Categories: Fiction and Playwriting
Start date:
March, 2025
Price:
$200.00
Online course
Level: Intermediate
Length:
4 sessions, each lasting 2 hours.
Class size: 10 participants maximum.
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
6-Week: Idea to Screenplay
The Loft Literary Center
Develop a screenplay from idea to pages over six sessions focusing on brainstorming, logline writing, outlining, drafting, and revising. Classes include instruction, discussion, and peer feedback, with exploration of narrative structures and examples from contemporary screenwriters.
Website: https://loft.org/classes/6-week-idea-screenplay
Categories: Nonfiction
Start date:
April, 2025
Price:
$222.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
6 weeks, 6 sessions
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
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
Picture Book Biographies II: Creating a Standout with Rob Sanders
The Writing Barn
This online course focuses on components of successful picture book biographies. Students will learn to write with accuracy, identify core themes, and enhance their manuscripts through peer reviews and mini-craft lessons.
Website: https://thewritingbarn.com/class/picture-book-biographies...
Categories: Nonfiction
Start date:
June, 2025
Price:
$412.00
Online course
Level: Intermediate
Length:
6 sessions over 6 weeks, every Monday from June 9 to July 14, 2025.
Class size: Limited
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: Publishing and 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: Nonfiction, Free, Adult, and 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 and Poetry
Start date:
April, 2025
Price:
Free
Based in Kansas City
Level: Any
Length:
1 session (2 hours)
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Copywriting | Writing Pad
Writing Pad
This 7-week online course focuses on turning creative writing into a freelance career. It covers email marketing, SEO, web copy, social media writing, and more. Led by Dan Hofstadter, it includes lectures and writing exercises to create a diverse portfolio.
Website: https://writingpad.com/classes/online-copywriting-class-d...
Categories: Copywriting and Freelance
Start date:
September, 2025
Price:
$475.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
7 weeks, with a 2 hour session each week
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
The Things Themselves: Poetry
Literary Arts
This workshop focuses on sensory engagement and writing from sensory experiences to enhance poetry and deepen connections with the world. Participants will explore various poems and engage collaboratively in discussions and writing exercises.
Website: https://literary-arts.org/event/the-things-themselves-poe...
Categories: Kids and Poetry
Start date:
April, 2025
Price:
$215.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
2 sessions, 4 hours each
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
