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Creative Writing Workshop for Kids
OutSchool
This workshop focuses on the major elements of fiction and narrator point of view, allowing kids to create their own themed fictional short stories.
Website: https://outschool.com/classes/
Categories: Short Story
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$80.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
4 weeks (1 session per week)
Class size: 6 students max
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Intro to Fiction
GrubStreet
This online course focuses on the essentials of fiction, helping students generate their short stories through weekly writing prompts and exercises, while also providing feedback on a full short story.
Website: https://grubstreet.org/find-a-class
Categories: Short Story
Start date:
July, 2024
Price:
$375.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
6 weeks (1 session per week)
Class size: 12 seats max
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Backstory and Flashback
GrubStreet
This seminar explores how backstory and flashback can enhance narratives by providing context and character motivation. Participants analyze passages from noted authors and engage in writing exercises to apply techniques learned.
Website: https://grubstreet.org
Categories: Short Story
Start date:
September, 2024
Price:
$85.00
Based in Boston
Level: Intermediate
Length:
1 session (3 hours)
Class size: 12 seats max
Prerequisites: Come prepared to write, and bring a brief one to two paragraph description of your project.
Crafting Your Life into Story
The Writer's Center
The course teaches participants to identify pivotal life events and structure them into fictional or non-fictional narratives. It includes two sessions: an initial structure lesson followed by a draft workshop.
Website: https://writer.org/
Categories: Short Story
Start date:
September, 2024
Price:
$115.00
Based in Washington
Level: Beginner
Length:
2 weeks (1 session per week)
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Conquer Writer's Block
Become a Writer Today
This is a step-by-step course aimed at building a writing habit, overcoming writer's block, and developing a personal writing system. Includes downloadable resources like videos, PDFs, and checklists across over a dozen modules.
Website: https://courses.becomeawritertoday.com/
Categories: Short Story
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$197.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Self-paced over 12 modules
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Writing the Short Story
Brave Writer
This course allows students to conceive and draft a short story up to 1,200 words, focusing on building narrative structure and engaging with feedback in a writer's workshop environment. It includes exercises that draw on myths and fairy tales, and emphasizes character development and narrative tension.
Website: https://bravewriter.com/online-classes/
Categories: Short Story
Start date:
September, 2024
Price:
$279.00
Online course
Level: Intermediate
Length:
5 weeks
Class size: 20 students
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Crafting Short Stories
Writing NSW
This course, led by Dr. Gretchen Shirm, focuses on the intricacies of short story writing, discussing narrative structures and techniques from renowned authors. Participants will engage in workshops, learning to refine their voice and understand effective story endings.
Website: https://writingnsw.org.au/whats-on/courses/
Categories: Short Story
Start date:
November, 2024
Price:
$210.00
Based in Sydney
Level: Beginner
Length:
1 day (6 hours)
Class size: 20 seats max
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
The Rules of Writing Romance
Writing NSW
In this writing workshop, participants will learn romance subgenres, market trends, and how to structure and break traditional romance rules to create inclusive stories. The course includes discussions and planning for participants' romance novels.
Website: https://writingnsw.org.au/
Categories: Short Story
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$210.00
Based in Sydney
Level: Beginner
Length:
1 day, 6 hours (10am - 4pm)
Class size: 20
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
This course focuses on creating engaging beginnings for stories, emphasizing the importance of the opening sentence, paragraphs, and chapters. It includes critical reading of various genres and writing exercises.
Website: https://writingnsw.org.au/whats-on/courses/
Categories: Short Story
Start date:
November, 2024
Price:
$210.00
Based in Sydney
Level: Beginner
Length:
1 day (6 hours)
Class size: 17
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Writing Short Stories
Curtis Brown Creative
This course focuses on crafting compelling short stories, with expert guidance and feedback from industry professionals.
Website: https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/
Categories: Short Story
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
£220.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
6 weeks
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Creative Writing Workshop
The Women's Institute of Houston
This course covers all genres, focusing on topics like image-making, voice, dialogue, and revision. Each class includes writing prompts and workshopping of participants' writing.
Website: https://www.wih.org/
Categories: Short Story
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$360.00
Based in Houston
Level: Any
Length:
8 weeks, with classes held weekly on Thursdays from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
Class size: 6 spots available
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
This virtual seminar focuses on crafting stories set in a single location. It discusses the implications for gender, characterization, plot, and time, featuring works by notable authors.
Website: https://www.bluestoop.org/
Categories: Short Story
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$50.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
2 hours
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
