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Radical Revision: A Poetry Workshop
GrubStreet
This workshop focuses on the revision process in poetry, emphasizing strategies to enhance drafts. Participants will examine strategies for revision and discuss various drafts by poets to inform their writing choices.
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 long
Class size: 12 seats maximum
This generative class encourages writers to repurpose old drafts into new pieces. It includes exercises to inspire recycling and reinventing former works rather than merely revising them.
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
Length:
One session, 3 hours long
Class size: 12 seats maximum
Using the Literature of Time Travel to Play with Time in Your Writing
Writing Workshops
This seminar focuses on time manipulation in storytelling, providing techniques to craft engaging narratives. Participants will engage in exercises to generate their own time-bending stories and leave with two pieces of writing. The course explores the history of time travel stories and offers insights into enhancing narrative structure.
Website: https://writingworkshops.com/
Categories: Book, Fiction, Science Fiction, and Short Story
Start date:
September, 2024
Price:
$75.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
3 hours
Class size: Limited
A Poet's Toolbox
Loft
Why do some poems make your heart skip while others leave you cold? In this class, we’ll explore some of the key building blocks of good poetry, including voice, metaphor, imagery, and the line.
Website: https://loft.org/classes/
Categories: Nonfiction and Poetry
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$74.00
Based in Minneapolis
Level: Any
Length:
1 session (4 hours)
Class size: Limited
Mastering the art of writing an excellent scientific essay has its unique set of challenges, but it is still an extremely worthwhile investment of your time, especially if you are an aspiring scientist hoping to thrive in the world of research/academia. This class is designed to guide beginner writers on how to write a high-quality literature review and research article for STEM subjects.
Website: https://www.skillshare.com/browse
Categories: Essay, Nonfiction, and Scientific
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$32.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Self-paced over 23 lessons
Class size: Unlimited
Scientists and scientific entrepreneurs need to inform the public about their work. They are also now aware of the need to do so in the online content world. This course focuses specifically on blog writing for such professionals.
Website: https://www.skillshare.com/en/browse
Categories: Blog, Essay, Nonfiction, and Scientific
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$32.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Self-paced over 12 lessons
Class size: Unlimited
Poetry Explorations: Scientific Topics
Skillshare
In this class, you will discover ways to explore the physical and natural world by means of poetry. You will use observation, creative play, and iterative building, along with the constraints of forms, and the flexibility of free verse to represent scientific knowledge as poetic works of art.
Website: https://www.skillshare.com/en/browse
Categories: Nonfiction, Poetry, and Scientific
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$32.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Self-paced over 12 lessons
Class size: Unlimited
An Introduction to Screenwriting
University of East Anglia
Screenplays form the starting point for most dramatic films, the essential work from which all other filmmaking flows. All the tender romance, terrifying action and memorable lines begin at the screenwriter’s desk. This online course will introduce you to the basic elements and key concepts behind a professional screenplay.
Website: https://www.futurelearn.com
Categories: Screenplay
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
£250.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
2 weeks (3 hours per week)
Class size: Unlimited
Write Your Book: Start Strong and Get It Done
Class Central
If you aspire to write a book but struggle to begin or reach the finish line, you are in good company. Many budding authors face challenges in starting or developing their stories. In this course, Jennie Nash, an experienced author, teacher, and book coach, will guide you through understanding your characters, the structure of your story, and the narrative arc, helping you overcome these common hurdles.
Website: https://www.classcentral.com/course/
Categories: Book and Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$99.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
Self-paced, est. 5 hours
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Discovering Science: Science Writing
Future Learn
Without science writing, science could not really exist. By recording experiments and publishing the results of studies and discoveries, scientists can share their important work, and find an engaged audience. Science writing takes many forms: from press releases to video scripts. You’ll learn about different types of science writing, and look at the factors which you need to consider to write a story.
Website: https://www.futurelearn.com/
Categories: Scientific
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$350.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
Self-paced over 2 weeks
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
In this lively and fun course, author and mentor Steve Alcorn and screenwriter Dani Alcorn, show you how to achieve success. During the past decades they've helped more than 30,000 aspiring writers structure their stories, and many are now in print. You can be next!
Website: https://www.udemy.com/
Categories: Science Fiction and Fantasy
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$70.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
Self-paced, est. 7.5 hours
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Essay Writing
Udemy
Improve your essay writing skills with this course that covers everything from initial strategies to proofreading. Learn to craft solid theses, supportive sentences, and compelling conclusions for effective essays.
Website: https://www.udemy.com/
Categories: Essay
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$60.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
Self-paced, est. 4 hours
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
