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Summer Registration Opens May 20
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Courses

CREATIVE WRITING

What’s your story? Whether you’re just beginning to write or putting the finishing touches on your first novel, our on-campus and online writing courses offer expert instruction, individual attention, and supportive feedback at all levels, in all genres of creative writing.

Please visit The Writer's Spotlight page to learn more about our online Writing Certificates.

Code Course Title Qtr Days Format Status

Creative Nonfiction & Memoir
CNF 102 Memoir Workshop: Owning Your Truth SU Th On-campus Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
CNF 103 W Memoir Workshop: Writing about Small Things in Big Ways SU Flex Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
CNF 104 Memoir and Creative Nonfiction Workshop: Storytelling and Imagery SU M Live Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
CNF 199 Memoir Workshop: Take the Next Steps SU T Live Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
CNF 23 W Personal Essay Workshop: Taking Inspiration from the Masters SU Flex Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
CNF 63 W Getting Started in Creative Nonfiction: A Ticket to the Truth SU Flex Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
CW 76 W Mastering Subplot in Novels and Memoirs SU Flex Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)

Genre
CW 08 W The Art and Craft of Literary Journalism SU Flex Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
CW 10 Jumpstart Your Children's Book SP W Live Online ClosedJoin Wait List
FICT 38 W Historical Fiction Workshop: The Past Is Never Past SU Flex Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
NVL 77 Young Adult Novel Workshop: Capturing the YA Voice SU W Live Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)

Narrative Craft
CW 08 W The Art and Craft of Literary Journalism SU Flex Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
CW 120 W Sentence by Sentence: Create Your Style SU Flex Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
CW 170 Reading as a Writer: A One-Week Intensive SU M-F On-campus Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
CW 76 W Mastering Subplot in Novels and Memoirs SU Flex Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
FICT 138 Voice in Fiction: Style, Dialogue, and Point of View SU T Live Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)

Novel
CW 76 W Mastering Subplot in Novels and Memoirs SU Flex Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
FICT 38 W Historical Fiction Workshop: The Past Is Never Past SU Flex Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
NVL 06 W Novel Writing for Absolute Beginners SU Flex Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
NVL 199 Novel Workshop for Manuscripts in Progress: Plot and Structure SU T Live Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
NVL 77 Young Adult Novel Workshop: Capturing the YA Voice SU W Live Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)

Poetry
POET 30 W The Poet's Way: A Generative Workshop SP Flex Online OpenAdd to cart
POET 40 W Poetry Workshop: Finding Inspiration in Life’s Contradictions SU Flex Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
POET 42 Poetry Workshop: Poetry as Play SU M On-campus Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)

Prompt-Driven Writing
CNF 63 W Getting Started in Creative Nonfiction: A Ticket to the Truth SU Flex Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
CW 17 WA Establishing a Creative Writing Practice SU Flex Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
CW 17 WB Establishing a Creative Writing Practice SU Flex Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
CW 191 Creativity and Writing Workshop: Taking Risks, Bending Rules SU S On-campus Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
CW 75 Lift Off! Draft a Short Story or Essay in Just Four Weeks SP T Live Online ClosedJoin Wait List
POET 30 W The Poet's Way: A Generative Workshop SP Flex Online OpenAdd to cart

Publishing
CW 28 From Writer to Author: Navigating the Twisty Path to Publication SP Th Live Online OpenAdd to cart
CW 78 From Idea to Publication: Pitch Your Essays and Articles SU Th Live Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)

Short Story
FICT 64 W Short Story Workshop: Crafting Unforgettable Short Fiction SU Flex Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
FICT 84 W Short Story Workshop: The Beginning, the End, and Everything in Between SU Flex Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)
FICT 99 W Flash Fiction Workshop: Five Stories in Five Weeks SU Flex Online Registration opens May 20 8:30 am (PT)

Online Certificate Program in Novel Writing
MWCA 001 Application to the Memoir Writing Certificate Program SP Flex Online OpenAdd to cart
NWCA 001 Application to the Novel Writing Certificate Program SP Flex Online OpenAdd to cart