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Best Publishing Creative Writing Classes in 2023

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This directory of creative writing courses will help you find the right class for you. Simply filter by genre, price, and location to find the writing class that best fits your needs.

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Learn something new every week! Taught by experienced authors and publishing professionals, Reedsy Learning's free online writing courses and publishing classes have been prepared with your busy life in mind. Over a few minutes each day, you will join thousands of authors in learning how to write better, publish smarter, and sell more books.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Online

Categories: Publishing

Level: Beginner

Class size: Unlimited

Price: Free

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://blog.reedsy.com/learning/


Over the course of the next year, we’ll write seriously, we’ll read like scholars, we’ll meet best selling authors, luminaries in publishing, and distinguished booksellers and local literary agents. But most importantly, we’ll develop the resources and relationships to move ahead with a writing life once the course is finished.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Minneapolis

Categories: Publishing

Level: Any

Class size: Limited

Price: $7,500.00

Start date: February, 2023

Website: https://loft.org/novel-writing-project-specifics

Mark Dawson's Advertising for Authors

Self-Publishing Formula


If you want a successful, lucrative career as an indie author, you must create marketing systems that reach new audiences, sell for you, and leave you time to write and create. The Self Publishing Formula's Ads for Authors course is a full marketing system for authors that can be set up quickly and with a minimal budget.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Online

Categories: Publishing

Level: Beginner

Course length: Est. 6 months (Self-paced)

Class size: Unlimited

Price: $849.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://learn.selfpublishingformula.com/p/adsforauthors

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The Las Vegas Writers Conference

Henderson Writers Group


This year – and every year – the Las Vegas Writers Conference is dedicated to helping writers of all genres improve their craft, sharpen their business skills, and network with publishing professionals. Held each spring, this year’s conference will draw attendees from around the world.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Las Vegas

Categories: Publishing

Level: Any

Course length: 3 days (Full day)

Class size: Unlimited

Price: $699.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://lasvegaswritersconference.com/

Atlanta Writers Conference

The Atlanta Writers Club


Do you want the chance to earn a contract directly with a literary agent who will represent you to publishers? Do you want editors and agents to tell you what you’re doing wrong and doing right? If you answer, “Yes,” to any or all of these questions, then the Atlanta Writers Club (AWC) has designed a conference for you.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Atlanta

Categories: Publishing

Level: Any

Course length: 2 days (Full day)

Class size: Limited

Price: $670.00

Start date: May, 2023

Website: https://atlantawritersconference.com/about/


If all we had to do for success was simply write our books, then it would be much easier. But figuring out the whole process is not easy... Who has that kind of time to waste? That’s why we created a one-stop resource to help writers streamline the whole self-publishing process.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Online

Categories: Publishing

Level: Any

Course length: 6 modules (Self-paced)

Class size: Unlimited

Price: $597.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://authority.pub/sp-22/

Self-Publishing 101

Rosemont Writers' Studio


Self-publishing has become more prevalent than traditional publishing. This course will guide you in a step-by-step fashion how to take a manuscript and turn it into a book. We will cover all the bases from editing to formatting to self-marketing. Open to Beginner and Intermediate Levels

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Philadelphia

Categories: Publishing

Level: Beginner

Course length: 6 sessions (2 hours)

Class size: Limited

Price: $450.00

Start date: June, 2023

Website: https://www.rosemont.edu/academics/graduate/creative-writ...

A Not-So-Modest Book Proposal

Pandemic University


Award-winning author Michael Hingston has written many of these proposals over the years. In this course, he’ll teach you all of the pieces that make up this elusive document—from the overview to market research to the table of contents—and then help you write your own proposal that will make your idea shine.

Prerequisites: Students should arrive to the first class with an idea for a non-fiction book in mind.

Location: Online

Categories: Publishing

Level: Advanced

Course length: 6 sessions (2 hours)

Class size: 16

Price: $350.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://pandemicuniversity.com/not-so-modest-book-proposal/

Writers Retreat

Georgia Writers Museum


We are excited to bring together budding and experienced authors for a weekend of workshops, networking, and an overall fun and informative experience. Working with advice and assistance from the Atlanta Writers Club, we are honored to welcome notable writers from across the state.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Atlanta

Categories: Publishing

Level: Any

Course length: 2 days (Full day)

Class size: Limited

Price: $270.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://www.georgiawritersmuseum.org/2023-writers-retreat...


The publishing process can often feel like a mystery. But there is a list of steps writers can take to draft, polish, submit, and get their manuscript published. This course will outline these steps, while also talking about what happens after the book is published.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Philadelphia

Categories: Publishing

Level: Any

Course length: 4 sessions (2 hours)

Class size: Unlimited

Price: $200.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://anovelideaphilly.com/classes/

How to Get Published

Seattle Writing Workshop


This is a special one-day “How to Get Published” writing workshop on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the Seattle Convention Center. In other words, it’s one day full of classes and advice designed to give you the best instruction concerning how to get your writing & books published.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Seattle

Categories: Publishing

Level: Any

Course length: 1 day (Full day)

Class size: 200

Price: $199.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://theseattlewritingworkshop.com/#:~:text=EVENT%20LO...

How to Get Published

Chicago Writing Workshop


This is a special one-day “How to Get Published” writing workshop on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at the Congress Plaza Hotel. In other words, it’s one day full of classes and advice designed to give you the best instruction concerning how to get your writing & books published.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Chicago

Categories: Publishing

Level: Any

Course length: 1 day (Full day)

Class size: 200

Price: $199.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://chicagowritingworkshop.com/

How to choose a publishing writing class

Looking to build your writing skillset, learn more about your genre, or finally finish that book you’ve been working on? You’re in the right place. That’s why we built this directory of the best creative writing courses.

However, creative writing classes aren’t one size fit all. If you’re planning to join a publishing writing class in particular, you’ll want to make sure that it matches what you’re seeking to learn about publishing.

So make sure to consider the following questions when you’re researching publishing writing courses:

  • Who is the instructor? How many years of experience do they have in publishing?
  • Is there something in particular you’d like to learn about publishing? Does this course include it?
  • How long is the course, and where is it taught?
  • How much does the publishing writing course cost? Does it fit into your budget?

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