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Making Meaningful Monsters
Clarion West
In this class, I'll explore some iconic monsters of the page and the screen, discuss what real-world fears they connect with, and share tips and tricks for bringing your own gnarly creatures to vivid life for readers, leaving ample time for Q&A and discussion of the scary citizens of your own stories.
Website: https://clarion-west-online.teachable.com
Categories: Fantasy and Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$35.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Self-paced, est. 50 minutes
Class size: Unlimited
The Rule of Three
Clarion West
Trilogies seem to dominate sci-fi and fantasy series, both on the screen and on the page. However, writing a trilogy isn’t quite as simple as extending the principle of the three act structure. Fonda Lee presents an in-depth examination of how to plan and write trilogies.
Website: https://clarion-west-online.teachable.com
Categories: Book, Fantasy, and Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$75.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Self-paced, est. 80 minutes
Class size: Unlimited
Rabbit Holes and Labyrinths: Research for Writers
Clarion West
In this course, a professional librarian will teach you basic and advanced techniques to carry out research online, with a focus on free tools and resources.
Website: https://clarion-west-online.teachable.com/
Categories: Book and Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$35.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Self-paced, est. 60 minutes
The First Draft
Primary Stages
An 8-week class for playwrights of all levels to develop their first draft. Instructors provide exercises, feedback, and a supportive environment to encourage creativity. Classes involve workshopping pages and engaging discussions.
Website: https://primarystages.org/
Categories: Playwriting
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$520.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
8 weeks, 8 sessions
This course explores interdisciplinary playwriting through creative exercises in various mediums such as sculpture, digital media, and scientific research. Participants will create short plays and receive mini-lectures related to their explorations.
Website: https://www.playpenn.org/
Categories: Fiction and Playwriting
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$160.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
4 sessions, each lasting 2 hours
Class size: Unlimited
Radical Revision: A Poetry Workshop
GrubStreet
For this course, you’re encouraged to bring drafts that have stymied your best efforts. Together, we’ll examine strategies for revision and discuss first and final drafts by a range of poets. You’ll learn valuable approaches to revision that will inform your writing choices beyond the classroom.
Website: https://grubstreet.org/
Categories: Nonfiction and Poetry
Start date:
September, 2024
Price:
$85.00
Based in Boston
Level: Any
Length:
1 session, 3 hours
Class size: 12 seats maximum
Do you have a pile of abandoned story drafts or poems? One quarter of a memoir or novel manuscript that you're still not sure what to do with? In this generative class, we'll act as gardeners, using those old drafts as compost to create fertile ground for new pieces.
Website: https://grubstreet.org/
Categories: Book, Essay, Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Short Story
Start date:
September, 2024
Price:
$85.00
Based in Boston
Level: Any
Class size: 12 seats maximum
Core Concepts in Worldbuilding
Clarion West
The focus of this class on worldbuilding is on core techniques of the milieu that help ground a vibrant setting that feels alive and established, that the characters in the story interact and engage with. The power is in the details, in the fundamentals that help frame and situate the narrative, creating a persuasive secondary reality.
Website: https://clarion-west-online.teachable.com/
Categories: Fantasy and Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$55.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Est. 75 minutes for 1 session
Class size: Unlimited
Intro to Book Publishing/Book Publishing Overview
Austin Writing Workshops
In this 2-hour session, gain valuable insights into the entire journey a manuscript takes from the author's desk to the reader's hands. Guided by an experienced industry professional, explore the key stages of the publishing process, starting with manuscript submission and the critical role of editing in refining your work.
Website: https://writingworkshops.com/collections/the-best-online-...
Categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, and Publishing
Start date:
November, 2024
Price:
$75.00
Based in Austin
Level: Any
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Join literary agent and author Eric Smith for this 3-hour workshop on writing query letters, the first step toward getting your manuscript published. Whether you’re writing fiction or non-fiction, this three-hour workshop will cover all the basics and dig into complex questions.
Website: https://www.bluestoop.org/summer-school/p/8-14-summer-school
Categories: Book, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Publishing
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$75.00
Based in Philadelphia
Level: Any
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
In this talk, we’ll explore the craft of writing fiction that doesn’t move—fiction contained in a single, discreet space as large as a house, and as small as a bed—and the implication it has for our understanding of gender, characterization, plot, and time.
Website: https://www.bluestoop.org/summer-school/p/8-22-summer-school
Categories: Fiction, Book, and Short Story
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$50.00
Based in Philadelphia
Level: Any
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
A 2-hour session dedicated to processing and reckoning with the notion of "giving up" on a story, on a project, on a dream. What does "giving up" really look like in practice—what does it mean? And when might it actually be the right thing for us to do?
Website: https://www.bluestoop.org/summer-school/p/8-4-summer-school
Categories: Fiction, Book, and Nonfiction
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$50.00
Based in Philadelphia
Level: Any
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
