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Most Classes Begin Sep 25
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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.

Visit "The Writer's Spotlight" page to learn more about the Online Writing program.

Code Course Title Qtr Days Status Online

Online Creative Writing
CNF 08 W Travel Writing: Getting Paid to See the World FA ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
CNF 23 W Mastering the Personal Essay with the Masters FA ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
CNF 46 W Memoir: Turning Your Life into Literature FA ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
CNF 61 W Getting Started in Creative Nonfiction FA ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
EGL 12 W The Art of Character: Creating a Compelling Cast of Characters FA ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
EGL 19 WA The Creative Habit: Cultivating a Daily Writing Practice FA OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
EGL 19 WB The Creative Habit: Cultivating a Daily Writing Practice FA OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
EGL 65 W Scene by Scene: The Building Blocks of Story FA ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
EGL 65 WB Scene by Scene: The Building Blocks of Story FA ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
EGL 82 W Writing the Wild: Nature and Outdoor Writing FA ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
FICT 128 W Short Story Writing: Discovering the Material to Write Compelling Stories FA ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
FICT 200 W Short Story Intensive: Taking Our Stories to the Next Level FA Special Notice OnlineClass
FICT 40 W The Art of Revision: Losing Yourself, Finding Your Voice FA ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
NVL 01 W Planning Your Novel: Starting from Scratch FA OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
NVL 02 W Write a Novel in a Month: No Critics, No Fear FA OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
NVL 18 W Discovering Your Novel's Secret Center FA ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
POET 19 W Writing Poetry: Shaping Language and Sound FA ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass

Online Certificate Program in Novel Writing
OWC 101 A The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel FA Closed OnlineClass
OWC 101 B The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel FA Closed OnlineClass
OWC 101 C The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel FA Closed OnlineClass
OWC 305 A Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language FA Closed OnlineClass
OWC 305 B Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language FA Closed OnlineClass
OWC 305 C Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language FA OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
OWC 310 One-on-one Tutorial: Novel FA Closed OnlineClass

Off-Campus Creative Writing Retreat
WSP 77 A Poetry Workshop with Edward Hirsch at Tor House FA Th-S ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass

On-Campus Creative Writing
CNF 49 To Tell the Truth: An Introduction to Creative Nonfiction FA Th ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
CNF 55 Fast-Draft Your Way to a Complete Memoir FA W ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
FICT 65 Fiction Writing: Discovering and Working with Your Best Material FA M OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
NVL 134 Novel Writing FA T ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
NVL 21 Becoming a High-Velocity Writer: National Novel Writing Month FA W ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
WSP 244 Creating Memorable, Misbehaving, and Quirky Characters in Stories for Children and Young Adults FA S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 272 A Writer's Life: Process, Craft, and Publication FA S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 321 TV Writer for a Day: Crafting a Television Series Pilot FA S ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
WSP 322 Larger Than Life: Creating Characters That Fly Off the Page FA S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 49 Poem-a-Day: Poetry and Creativity as a Daily Practice FA S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 69 A Doorway into a Dream: Beginnings in Fiction FA S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass