Text and Live Video

In these courses, you will join both live video meetings (usually weekly Zoom calls), as well as text-based course software for course content, writing assignments, and feedback.

Upcoming Courses




October Courses

Look Again: Revision for Novel Writers

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October 4 | 6 Weeks | $295 | NEW!

Most novels become great through the power of revision. Learn how to turn a rough draft into a swoon-worthy manuscript that readers and publishers will love.

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Write Your Novel in 12 Weeks!

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October 4 | 12 Weeks | $695

In this generative novel writing course, we'll go from writing a strong beginning to writing "The End" on your novel's first draft.

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A Crazy Little Thing Called Love: Writing Original Love Poems

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October 11 | 6 Weeks | $395 | NEW!

How do poets write about love in fresh, surprising, original ways? Tackle the art of love poetry and write about all kinds of love in this generative workshop.

Deep Waters: The Prose Poem Advanced Workshop

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October 11 | 6 Weeks | $395 | NEW!

Take the plunge in this advanced prose poetry course, where you'll write and revise short, powerful works of prose that hit like poetry.

The Lyric Essay: Invitation to Play

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October 11 | 10 Weeks | $595 | NEW!

Create dynamic, genre-bending works of musical prose in this playful and exploratory lyric essay workshop. 

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Finding Inspiration in Dreams

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October 18 | 6 Weeks | $395

Our dreams are fertile fields of inspiration, meaning, and creativity. Learn how to use your dreams as doorways to future writing.

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Story Lab: The Story-Subplot Connection

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October 18 | 6 Weeks | $395

Subplots are key to maintaining narrative pace and tension in a story. Drive your story forward with this deep dive into the elements of good storytelling.

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The Heart Remembers: Writing About Loss

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October 18 | 6 Weeks | $395 | NEW!

How can we organize grief and loss into language? Honor your feelings and write moving essays in this heart-centered creative nonfiction class. 

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Write Your Novel Draft!

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October 18 | 8 Weeks | $495 | NEW!

Move far ahead in your novel draft, while learning the craft of novel writing and developing a stronger writing practice.

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Writing Circle Workshop: A Focus on Six Contemporary Poets –Mon./Fri.

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October 18 | 6 Weeks | $395 | NEW!

Course full. Contact us to join waitlist.

By studying the poems of Maya Stein, Marie Howe, Alberto Rios, and more, write stunning poetry in this generative writing circle workshop.

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Writing Circle Workshop: A Focus on Six Contemporary Poets –Tues./Sat.

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October 18 | 6 Weeks | $395 | NEW!

Only 3 seats left!

By studying the poems of Maya Stein, Marie Howe, Alberto Rios, and more, write stunning poetry in this generative writing circle workshop.

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Opening the Door to Poetry

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October 25 | 8 Weeks | $495

How do we use poetry to express life's marvelous complexity? Learn how to control language beyond the "ordinary" and discover the many possibilities of poetry.

The Magic of Flash Nonfiction

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October 25 | 4 Weeks | $295 | NEW!

Course full. Contact us to join waitlist.

Tell your stories quickly and stylishly in this short form creative nonfiction workshop, where you'll come away honing the magic of flash nonfiction.

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Writing Mindfulness: Sensual World/Poetry Mind

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October 25 | 4 Weeks | $295

A four-week class, melding the language mind with the sensual: How to turn detailed observation into a poem. With Marc Olmsted.

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November Courses

Stringing the Beads: Craft Your Personal Essay

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November 1 | 4 Weeks | $295 | NEW!

Harness the freedom of the personal essay in this 4 week course, where we'll shape our ideas, thoughts, and obsessions into compelling nonfiction pieces. 

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Write Your World: Express Your Creativity through Article Writing, Blogging, and Essays

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November 1 | 6 Weeks | $395

Want to write your world, your way? Join us for this six-week program on article writing, blogging, and essays.

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Anatomy of a Premise Line: How to Use Story and Premise Development for Writing Success

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November 8 | 5 Weeks | $345

The premise line is the only reliable tool that can tell you, BEFORE you start writing, whether or not your story will “work.” In this class participants will learn how to master the process of premise line development—the essential first step in any book or screenplay’s development process.

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The Joy of Poetry: A Beginner-Friendly Workshop

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November 8 | 6 Weeks | $395

Have you wanted to get into poetry, but don't know where to start? Learn the craft from the Joy of poetry herself in this welcoming workshop.

Where the Diary Ends and the Essay Begins

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November 15 | 6 Weeks | $395 | NEW!

Start a diary practice and turn it into a mode of writing personal essays in this generative journaling workshop. 

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December Courses

Call of the Weird: Poetry and Nature

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December 6 | 6 Weeks | $395 | NEW!

Turn your poetic lens towards the outdoors in this six week workshop, where we'll put to verse everything strange and wonderful about the natural world. 

Simple Winter Sanity-Saving Writing Circles

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December 6 | 4 Weeks | $295

Write your way to the finish line of 2023: let go of and say goodbye to a momentous year, honor the changes in yourself and the world, and set your intentions for a new chapter.

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January Courses

A Writerly Life: Develop a Writing Routine that Works for You

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January 3 | 5 Weeks | $345

What does a writer's life look like? Build a productive writing habit in this course for writers of all backgrounds.

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Mastering the Manuscript: Completing a Full-Length Poetry Manuscript (from Start to Finish)

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January 3 | 12 Weeks | $695 | NEW!

In this generative course, you'll write the bulk of the poems you'll use in your full-length manuscript, and learn how to structure them into a collection.

Plot Your Novel with the Three-Act Structure

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January 17 | 6 Weeks | $395 | NEW!

The 3 act structure gives us the scaffolding we can hang our stories off of. Come away from this class with a fully plotted novel and a plan to write it.

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Tiny and True: Creating Flash Essays with Mindfulness

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January 31 | 6 Weeks | $395

How do you tell the full truth in under 1,000 words? Learn the art of flash essays and write nuggets of wisdom in this tiny essay class.

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Unscheduled Courses

These online writing classes don’t currently have a next session on our calendar, but will soon. If you see a course you’re interested in, use the “I’m Interested” button to let us know, and we’ll follow up with you when the course is on our calendar next.

Want to reach us or our instructors with questions about our online writing courses? Contact us at writers@writers.com, or visit the contact form.

*Private Class | Finding Confidence in the Braided Essay: A Craft and Empowerment Workshop for Literary Nonfiction

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January 1 | 6 to 10 weeks | $665

Weaving your story with facts and research can help you craft a stronger essay. Tell your story with confidence in this empowering essay writing course.

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*Private Class | From Pitch to Publication: Writing Narrative Journalism

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January 1 | 8 to 12 Weeks | $595

Explore literary journalism as a powerful means to share fascinating characters, stories, and perspectives. Learn all you need to start pitching, landing, and writing reported essays and features.

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*Private Class | Telling the Stories Your Body Holds: Writing and Shaping Strong Personal Essays

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January 1 | 8 to 12 weeks | $595

Where do essays come from? In this course, they come from the body. Learn how to start—and finish—powerful essays that begin inside the self.

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*Private Class | Using Bullet Journaling to Achieve Writing Goals

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January 1 | 3 to 7 weeks | $295

Looking to keep your writing goals organized? Make it happen in our bullet journaling course. Learn the art of the BuJo with Rudri Patel!

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*Private Class | Write Your World: Express Your Creativity through Article Writing, Blogging, and Essays

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January 1 | 6 to 10 Weeks | $495

Want to write your world, your way? Join us for this six-week program on article writing, blogging, and essays.

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*Private Class | Writing Our Grief: How to Channel Loss into Creative Expression

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January 1 | 8 to 12 Weeks | $595

Writing about grief is a powerful healing tool. Turn pain into power in this personal essay course, with instructor Rudri Patel.

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A Poet’s Calling Card: Writing and Composing a Chapbook

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8 Weeks | $495 | NEW!

The poetry chapbook gives poets the chance to make a small, artful collection around a poetic obsession. Learn how to craft yours in this 8 week chapbook intensive.

Both Fish and Fowl: The Prose Poem

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10 Weeks | $595 | NEW!

A successful prose poem reads like a magic trick. Learn how to wield the powers of poetry in the context of prose in this comprehensive prose poetry course.

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Crafting the Romance Novel

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4 Weeks | $295

More than happily ever after. Writing a romance novel is about more than just telling the story of how two characters meet, fall in love, and ride off into the sunset of happily ever after. A romance novel follows the same structure as powerful novels in other genres and employs the building blocks of great…

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Creating Narrative in Comics

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8 Weeks | $495 | NEW!

Art and storytelling have a rich relationship to one another. Explore that relationship in this class on writing narrative comics. Open to all artistic skill levels!

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De Novo: How to Build Your Own Fantasy or Sci-Fi World

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6 Weeks | $395

Create captivating worlds in this comprehensive worldbuilding course. You'll come away with fantastic settings that make your stories mesmerizing, believable, and real.

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First Pages That Will Pull Agents In!

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6 Weeks | $395 | NEW!

Polish your opening pages in this novel intensive, where you'll make your first pages so perfect, your readers will need to know what comes next.

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From Pitch to Publication: Writing Narrative Journalism

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8 Weeks | $495

Explore literary journalism as a powerful means to share fascinating characters, stories, and perspectives. Learn all you need to start pitching, landing, and writing reported essays and features.

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From Writing Circle to Finished Poem: Turn Raw Writing into Poetry

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6 Weeks | $395

Course full. Contact us to join waitlist.

Gather together in a virtual writing circle, hit the mute button on your internal editor, and uncover inspiration to shape into poetry.

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From Writing Circles to Poems of Gratitude and Hope

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4 Weeks | $295

Poetry is a powerful method for healing and happiness. Write poems about gratitude and hope in our intimate, live-video writing circles, with instructor Susan Vespoli.

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How to Craft a Poem

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6 Weeks | $395

A poem can tell a story, communicate our innermost thoughts, and reveal what moves us most deeply. Craft poems that do all of this and more in this guided poetry workshop.  

How to Write Character-Driven Stories

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6 Weeks | $395

Characters don't just drive the story, they are the story. Learn how to craft character-centered fiction and give life to the people on your page.

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Intro to Fiction Writing

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8 Weeks | $495

What makes a good fiction story? Learn how to write compelling stories in this eight-week intro to fiction course, with Donna Levin.

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Kickstart Your Novel

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6 Weeks | $395

Writing a novel requires planning, strategy, and an understanding of the fundamentals of fiction. Get the guidance you need to start your novel the right way.

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Simple Summer Writing Circles and Poems

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6 Weeks | $395 | NEW!

Course full. Contact us to join waitlist.

Sail through the summer and survive the heat with these chill writing circles, where you'll laugh, vent, and honor the season in poetry.

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Story Lab: Story Structure 101

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5 Weeks | $345 | NEW!

Structure is essential to great storytelling. Learn how to roadmap any story in this comprehensive story structure class.

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The Healing Power of Poetry

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4 Weeks | $295

Poetry heals. Journey alongside several poets whose works resonate with a variety of healing themes, and learn how to use craft elements as healing tools.

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The Spirituality of Poetry

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6 Weeks | $395

Let the spirit of language move through you. In this 6 week course, we will study, write, and share poetry about the sacredness of human experience.

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Untie the Tropes: Write In-Depth YA Protagonists

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5 Weeks | $345

Do you want to write YA, but you're terrified of teenagers? Learn how to write authentic teen characters without tropes in this generative YA course.

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What to Do When Your Characters Fall in Love: Writing Romance in Any Genre

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5 Weeks | $345

Relationships are an important feature of fiction—and not just romances! If your non-romance work has love involved, learn the ropes in this 5 week course, open to writers of all genres.

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Write Your Memoir in 12 Weeks

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12 Weeks | $995

Course full. Contact us to join waitlist.

Writing can be a solitary experience, but writing a full memoir takes energy, momentum, and moral support. Find all three in this memoir writing intensive.

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Write Your Novel: The Art of the Outline

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8 Weeks | $495 | NEW!

Structure and start your novel in this comprehensive class. You'll come away with a skeleton for your story and at least 20 pages written.

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Writing About Family

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8 Weeks | $495 | NEW!

Family is complicated, and so is writing about it. Navigate the complexities of writing about real relationships in this generative essay class.

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Writing Chronic Illness

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6 Weeks | $395 | NEW!

Creative nonfiction offers a container for the sharing and exploration of illness. Tell the story of your body in this healing-oriented workshop.

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Writing Circle Workshop: Writing for Happiness, Healing, and Health (Monday/Friday)

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6 Weeks | $395

Course full. Contact us to join waitlist.

Expressive writing can be a powerful elixir for what ails you. Learn and practice tools for writing expressively, including two virtual writing circles each week, turn raw writing into poetry or prose, and come away with a better understanding of how writing can lead toward wellness.

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Writing Circle Workshop: Writing for Happiness, Healing, and Health (Tuesday/Saturday)

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6 Weeks | $395

Course full. Contact us to join waitlist.

Expressive writing can be a powerful elixir for what ails you. Learn and practice tools for writing expressively, including two virtual writing circles each week, turn raw writing into poetry or prose, and come away with a better understanding of how writing can lead toward wellness.

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Writing Place in Creative Nonfiction

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5 Weeks | $345

In Creative Nonfiction, place is a character in itself. Deeply explore a narrative and a place of your choosing, and make weekly progress on your essay or memoir.

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Writing Short Stories with the Empathic Approach

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8 weeks | $495

Great fiction brings deeper understanding. Foster a greater sense of connection and supercharge your stories in this empathy-driven fiction class.

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