Online Writing Courses and Workshops
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Writing Courses and Workshops for Writers.
Ringer's Secret School Of Writing
Unique and fun way to learn a serious business. Enroll for practice and instruction -
Learn to write by doing. Online writing courses are structured in 8 lessons per semester,
and you have 6 months to complete all 8 lessons.
Children's Book Writing I - The Basics
In an easy-to-understand, accessible manner, this course presents the fundamentals of plot,
structure, voice, description, characterization, and dialogue appropriate to all forms of fiction
and nonfiction for pre-schoolers through young adults. This 10-week course is for anyone who wants
to enter the world of children's books.
Writers.com
Offers a large and varied selection of writing courses via eMail. Classes run from 8 to 10 weeks
and tutors are available for one-on-one instruction.
University Online@LTU
Everest College, CPE writing courses offer a broad spectrum of information with the opportunity
to practice your writing skills and benefit from critiques by professional writers.
Television Writing I
This writing course will get you started on a spec script for a sitcom (e.g. Friends, Will and Grace),
one-hour drama (e.g. Law and Order, Six Feet Under), or a new hybrid show that draws elements from
both (e.g. Sex and the City, Ally McBeal). You will learn how to structure and format to industry
standards, stay true to a show’s characters and spirit, and develop a dramatist’s sense of dialogue,
scene, and setting. You will also learn how and where to market your work. 10-week course.
WritersCollege.com
More than 60 writing courses taught by writers for writers.
Most courses are basic and are for 4, 6 or 8 weeks.
Absolute Write University
An educational resource for writers that provides online courses and are taught one-on-one with
the instructor. There are no registration deadlines and no waiting for other student to
complete assignments.
Coursebridge
Coursebridge offers a variety of quality, educational writing courses for personal and
professional enhancement. Courses are developed by the qualified, experienced instructors
who teach them.
Poetry Writing I
The course presents the fundamentals of poetry writing-voice, sound and rhythm, structure and syntax,
imagery, and figurative language. Emphasis is placed on the presentation and revision of poems.
Exercises and outside reading assignments encourage continued experimentation. The goal is to complete
a portfolio of five to ten poems together with several unfinished works that will serve as direction
markers for continued writing. 10-week course.
Education To Go
Education To Go provides 20 online writing courses. The courses run for six weeks and come
complete with an online classroom. Students are given 10 days from release to complete
each lesson (two per week).
Mystery Writing I
To write riveting mysteries, you must merge the skills of a fiction writer with the clever tricks
of the mystery trade. In these writing courses, you will learn about the various types of mysteries and their
special requirements, as well as fundamentals of fiction craft elements. 10-week course.
HTML Writers Guild Online Courses
Online courses for writing on the Internet. Learn HTML, XML, XHTML and content writing for
for the web. This site also offers courses in web design, Java and other programming.
Scribe & Quill Online Courses
Scribe & Quill professional writing courses are facilitated by professional authors.
Courses are open enrollment and take approximately four to six weeks to complete.
Humor Writing
This course covers the spectrum of prose humor writing, exploring fiction and such nonfiction forms
as memoir, essay, opinion pieces, and parody. You will learn basic principles of humor, how to view
the world with a humorist’s eye, and how to maximize the comedic potential in such craft elements as
character, structure, dialogue, and voice. You will also learn how and where to market your work.
Writers Village University
A Writers educational community with over 200 writing courses.
Business Writing Center
Business writing courses and workshops.
Fiction I - The Basics
Presented by NYC's leading creative writing school in an easy-to-understand, accessible manner,
the course presents the fundamentals of plot, structure, voice, description, character development,
point of view, and dialogue. Lectures, writing exercises, and analyses are used to illustrate these
concepts. The goal is to write two short stories or to begin a novel. 10 week course.
Universal Class.com
Classes on Creative Writing and Writing Strategies
FictionWriters.com
Fiction Writers offers fiction writing courses by interactive email geared to both fiction and
nonfiction writers. Courses are offered on an ongoing basis and include online resource materials.
Writing Classes.com
The Gotham Writers' Workshop is the leading creative writing school in New York City and
the United States. They offer comprehensive writing classes in more than a dozen forms of
writing at levels from beginning to advanced. All are taught by professional writers.
Workshops are presented in Manhattan, NY and online.
Writers Online Workshops
Whether you need to brush up on the basics, want to start writing poetry or have a particular
problem with your novel, you'll find just the class you need at Writers Online Workshops.
All the workshops are developed by professional, published writers who are experts in their fields.
Online Writing Workshop
Open to all writers of SF, fantasy, and horror. Writers improve through the reviews and ratings
given their works by other writers, and through reviewing the work of others.
Continuing Studies At The University of Wisconsin-Madison
Online writing workshop where you can enroll any time, start any time, and
there are no deadlines. 12 workshops are offered and Continuing Education
Credits are earned upon completion.
Coffee House For Writers
Coffeehouse for Writers offers a wide range of online writing workshops. Lessons are delivered
weekly by email and you'll be able to read your lessons, homework and feedback from your
instructor as well as from other workshop participants.
Freelance Workshop
The Online Magazine Article Writing Workshop at FreelanceWorkshop.com is an interactive creative
writing seminar designed to help participants generate article ideas, put them into a marketable
format and submit their final piece for publication consideration.
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Online Degrees In Writing |
University of Denver
The University of Denver, US, offers an online Certificate of Advanced Study in Creative Writing.
It includes the advanced certificate in writing, which offers a full range of courses on content
and writing processes for fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or other writing objectives.
Goddard College
Offers a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing through distance education.
Students may choose to work in the areas of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir,
playwriting, screen writing, or cross genre. Short residencies are required. Accredited by
the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
Washington State University
Offers a Professional Writing Certificate through distance education.
The program allows students to develop a base of skills and knowledge of effective communication
(including editorial and electronic skills and the broader skills of analysis and synthesis)
useful to the professional worlds they want to enter or have already entered. Accredited by the
Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges.
ChathamOnline (Chatham College)
The online division of Chatham College, provides convenient, flexible quality
online master’s degree programs for working professionals.. With accelerated 7-week courses
and no residency requirement, ChathamOnline’s degree programs are designed for students to study
anytime, day or night, anywhere an internet connection is available.
Regent University
College of Communication and the Arts offers a Master of Arts in Journalism
through distance education. Regent University is accredited by the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools.
Warnborough University, UK
The program is aimed at the serious writer. It is flexible, yet comprehensive in its scope -
allowing writers of different genres to tailor the program to suit individual needs.
Warnborough University offers the following writing degree programs though distance learning:
Master of Arts in Creative Writing - Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing -
Doctor of Philosophy in Creative Writing
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