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 the Online Writing program.
All Continuing Studies courses will be held online for Fall Quarter.
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Online Certificate Program in Novel Writing |
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| OWC 101 A | The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel | FA | Flex Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OWC 101 B | The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel | FA | Flex Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OWC 101 C | The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel | FA | Flex Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OWC 101 D | The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel | FA | Flex Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OWC 305 A | Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language | FA | Flex Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OWC 305 B | Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language | FA | Flex Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OWC 305 C | Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language | FA | Flex Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OWC 305 D | Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language | FA | Flex Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OWC 310 | One-on-One Tutorial: Novel | FA | Flex Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creative Writing |
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| CNF 09 | Writing the Memoir: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants | FA | M | Live Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CNF 74 | Hot from the First Sentence: The Short Online Essay | SU | SSu | Live Online | OpenAdd to cart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CNF 77 | Beyond the Me-Moi: The Short Personal Essay in the Era of Social Media | SU | SSu | Live Online | OpenAdd to cart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CNF 78 W | Telling True Stories: Writing the Nonfiction Book | FA | Flex Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CNF 80 | The Foundations of Creative Nonfiction | FA | W | Live Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CNF 88 | From Catharsis to Craft: A Memoir Workshop | FA | T | Live Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CW 01 B | Writing in Community: Awakening the Creative Spirit | SU | T | Live Online | OpenAdd to cart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CW 06 | Finding Your Writer's Voice | FA | SSu | Live Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CW 08 W | The Art and Craft of Literary Journalism | FA | Flex Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CW 10 | Jumpstart Your Children's Book | FA | S | Live Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EGL 107 W | Writing Through Struggle | SU | Flex Online | OpenAdd to cart | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EGL 165 | Speakeasy: The Pleasures of Writing Good Dialogue | FA | T | Live Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EGL 46 | Writing the Globe: Travel Writing in the 21st Century | FA | W | Live Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EGL 56 W | Creating Dynamic Stories Using the Enneagram-Story Connection | FA | Flex Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FICT 137 W | Reality Bites: Writing Sci-Fi and Fantasy | FA | Flex Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FICT 68 W | Write a Riveting, Stylish, Singular Short Story | FA | Flex Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FICT 69 W | Fiction Workshop: Elements of the Short Story | FA | Flex Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FICT 75 W | All Writing Is Rewriting: A Fiction Writing and Revising Workshop | FA | Flex Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FICT 77 | Electric Story and Novel Openings: Captivating Your Readers from the Start | FA | W | Live Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NVL 134 | Novel Writing | FA | W | Live Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NVL 26 W | How Characters Create Plot: A Novel-Writing Workshop | FA | Flex Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NVL 33 | How to Sell Your Novel: Writing Query Letters, Synopses, and Elevator Pitches | FA | Th | Live Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NVL 36 W | Building a Young Adult Novel: Plot and Structure as the Blueprint of Your Story | FA | Flex Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NVL 37 | No Critics, No Fear: Write a Novel in Thirty Days | FA | TTh | Live Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POET 11 W | Tuning Our Ears: A Poetry Workshop | FA | Flex Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POET 30 W | The Poet’s Way | FA | Flex Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WELL 04 | Mindfulness and Creative Writing | FA | T | Live Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WSP 191 | Creativity and Writing Workshop: Taking Risks, Bending Rules | FA | SSu | Live Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WSP 321 | TV Writer for a Day: Crafting a Series Pilot | FA | SSu | Live Online | Registration opens Aug 16 8:30 am (PT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||