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523 Best Creative Writing Classes in 2025

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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

This workshop teaches how to use library tools to find comparative titles, known as comps, essential for pitching books to agents. It includes hands-on exercises and a Q&A session.

Website: https://www.porchtn.org/class/the-librarians-guide-to-fin...

Categories: Publishing

Start date:

June, 2025

Price:

$51.00

Online course

Level: Intermediate

Length: 1 session, 2 hours

Class size: Unlimited

This class explores the prose poem, encouraging fiction writers and poets to break from traditional structures. Participants read exemplary prose poems and write their own, with options for group sharing.

Website: https://www.porchtn.org/class/the-magic-of-the-prose-poem

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

June, 2025

Price:

$51.00

Online course

Level: Intermediate

Length: 2 hours

Class size: Unlimited

This course explores the concept of monstrosity in poetry, encouraging participants to craft poems that challenge social narratives and embrace self-determination.

Website: https://www.porchtn.org/class/monster-mash-the-poetry-of-...

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

June, 2025

Price:

$60.00

Online course

Level: Any

Length: 2 hours

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: None specified, open to all writers needing a headshot.

This course focuses on teaching playwrights how to produce their own works, covering essentials like budgeting, scheduling, and marketing. It includes a mix of fundamental producing concepts and a supportive community of classmates.

Website: https://www.playpenn.org/class-registration/?eid=11986

Categories: Fiction and Playwriting

Start date:

April, 2025

Price:

$300.00

Online course

Level: Intermediate

Length: 10 sessions over 10 weeks

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: Participants should have a polished script ready for production and a desire to learn self-production techniques.

This four-week online workshop focuses on revision strategies addressing manuscript conflict and stakes. Participants share challenges and receive feedback on sample pages, refining their narrative craft.

Website: https://grubstreet.org/

Categories: Book and Memoir

Start date:

May, 2025

Price:

$370.00

Online course

Level: Advanced

Length: 4 weeks

Class size: 12

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

The course focuses on crafting compelling opening lines and paragraphs for novels, memoirs, and non-fiction. It involves analyzing acclaimed examples and provides feedback on participants' own work.

Website: https://grubstreet.org/find-a-class

Categories: Fiction, Book, Memoir, and Nonfiction

Start date:

May, 2025

Price:

$55.00

Online course

Level: Any

Length: 1 session (2 hours)

Class size: 50 seats max

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

This online seminar focuses on practical strategies to enhance writers' chances of publication by preparing them to seize opportunities when they arise. Participants will leave with a personalized action plan tailored to their strengths and goals.

Website: https://grubstreet.org/workshop/

Categories: Publishing

Start date:

October, 2024

Price:

$55.00

Based in Boston

Level: Intermediate

Length: 1 day seminar, 1.5 hours

Class size: 50 seats max

This seminar focuses on helping authors navigate the complexities of book marketing and publicity. It covers the pros and cons of various marketing methods from an author's perspective, alongside DIY strategies.

Website: https://grubstreet.org/find-a-class

Categories: Publishing

Start date:

May, 2025

Price:

$55.00

Online course

Level: Intermediate

Length: 1 session (1.5 hours)

Class size: 50 seats max

Reading Your Work Out Loud

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 and Technical

Start date:

August, 2024

Price:

$215.00

Based in Washington

Level: Intermediate

Length: 2 weeks

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

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:

April, 2025

Price:

$720.00

Online course

Level: Intermediate

Length: 10 weeks

Class size: 15

This class focuses on using spreadsheets for revising manuscripts, helping writers analyze plot, themes, and pacing efficiently.

Website: https://grubstreet.org/find-a-class

Categories: Book and Publishing

Start date:

May, 2025

Price:

$55.00

Online course

Level: Beginner

Length: 1 session (1.5 hours)

Class size: 50 seats max

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