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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.

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 108 B Memoir Workshop: Braiding the Strands of Your Story WI W Online ClosedJoin Wait List
CNF 108 Memoir Workshop: Braiding the Strands of Your Story WI Th Online ClosedJoin Wait List
CNF 122 W Creative Nonfiction Workshop: Finding the Universal in the Particular WI T Online ClosedJoin Wait List
CNF 209 Memoir Workshop: For Manuscripts in Progress WI T Online ClosedJoin Wait List
CNF 88 Memoir Workshop: From Catharsis to Craft WI W Online OpenAdd to cart
CW 107 W Writing through Struggle WI T Online OpenAdd to cart
CW 71 W Ignite Your Creative Writing: Capture the “Aha” Moments on the Page WI W Online OpenAdd to cart
CW 76 W Mastering Subplot in Novels and Memoirs WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me

Genre
CW 73 W Romance Novel Workshop: Getting to the Heart of the Story WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
CW 87 W Speculative Fiction Workshop: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror WI T Online ClosedJoin Wait List

Memoir Writing Certificate
OWC 203 A Memoir I: Themes and Scenes WI W Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 203 B Memoir I: Themes and Scenes WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me

Narrative Craft
CW 25 The Art and Craft of the Sentence: The Bleeding, Pounding Heart of Prose WI M Online ClosedJoin Wait List
CW 65 W Scene by Scene: The Building Blocks of Narrative WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
CW 65 WB Scene by Scene: The Building Blocks of Narrative WI W Online ClosedJoin Wait List
CW 76 W Mastering Subplot in Novels and Memoirs WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me

Novel
CW 65 W Scene by Scene: The Building Blocks of Narrative WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
CW 65 WB Scene by Scene: The Building Blocks of Narrative WI W Online ClosedJoin Wait List
CW 73 W Romance Novel Workshop: Getting to the Heart of the Story WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
CW 76 W Mastering Subplot in Novels and Memoirs WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
CW 87 W Speculative Fiction Workshop: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror WI T Online ClosedJoin Wait List
NVL 06 Novel Writing for Absolute Beginners WI W On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List
NVL 151 W Novel Workshop for Manuscripts in Progress: Invention and Revision WI T Online ClosedNotify Me
NVL 45 W Novel Workshop for Manuscripts in Progress: Going the Distance WI W Online ClosedNotify Me
NVL 48 Novel Workshop: Breaking Ground WI Th Online OpenAdd to cart

Novel Writing Certificate
OWC 303 A Novel I: The Powerful Beginning WI T Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 303 B Novel I: The Powerful Beginning WI WTh Online OpenAdd to cart
OWC 303 C Novel I: The Powerful Beginning WI T Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 303 D Novel I: The Powerful Beginning WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 303 E Novel I: The Powerful Beginning WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 306 A Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 306 B Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness WI T Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 306 C Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 306 D Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness WI W Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 306 E Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness WI T Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 310 B One-on-One Tutorial: Novel WI Online ClosedNotify Me

Poetry
POET 36 Poetry Workshop: Write Evocative Poetry by Listening to Your Instincts WI Th Online OpenAdd to cart
POET 44 Poetry Workshop: Talking in Things WI M On-campus OpenAdd to cart
POET 45 W Poetry Workshop: The Rhythm Has Meaning WI W Online ClosedJoin Wait List

Prompt-Driven Writing
CW 107 W Writing through Struggle WI T Online OpenAdd to cart
CW 71 W Ignite Your Creative Writing: Capture the “Aha” Moments on the Page WI W Online OpenAdd to cart
CW 83 Unlock Your Creativity: Idea Generator and Block-Breakers for Writers WI M Online ClosedJoin Wait List

Publishing
CNF 99 Idea to Book Deal: Develop the Nonfiction Book That Only You Can Write WI SSu On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List
CW 82 Query Letter Workshop: Crafting a Successful Submission Package WI M Online ClosedJoin Wait List
CW 90 The Business of Books: Publishing Options for the Aspiring Author WI T Online OpenAdd to cart

Reading Like a Writer
CW 86 Reading Like a Writer and Writing Like a Reader WI M Online ClosedJoin Wait List

Short Story
CW 65 W Scene by Scene: The Building Blocks of Narrative WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
CW 65 WB Scene by Scene: The Building Blocks of Narrative WI W Online ClosedJoin Wait List
FICT 54 W Short Fiction Workshop: Build a Story from the Ground Up WI W Online ClosedNotify Me
FICT 78 The Short Story for Absolute Beginners WI T Online ClosedJoin Wait List
FICT 84 W Short Story Workshop: The Beginning, the End, and Everything in Between WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me