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ONLINE COURSES: CREATIVE WRITING

Stanford Continuing Studies' online creative writing courses make it easy to take courses taught by instructors from Stanford’s writing community. Thanks to the flexibility of the online format, these courses can be taken anywhere, anytime—a plus for students who lead busy lives or for whom regular travel to the Stanford campus is not possible. These courses are open to all adults, and we encourage all levels of writers to enroll.

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Technical Requirements and FAQs for Online Courses
Code Course Title Qtr Days Format Status

Creative Nonfiction & Memoir

CNF 11 W Creative Nonfiction Workshop: Crafting a Narrative Voice FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
CW 79 W Manuscript Makeover: Copyediting Essentials for Authors and Editors FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
CW 85 W Personal Essay Workshop: How to Land in The New York Times Modern Love Column FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me

Memoir Writing Certificate

OWC 201 A Finding Your Narrative: The Fundamentals of Memoir FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 201 B Finding Your Narrative: The Fundamentals of Memoir FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me

Narrative Craft

CW 79 W Manuscript Makeover: Copyediting Essentials for Authors and Editors FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
FICT 104 W Fiction Workshop: Elevate Your Craft FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me

Novel

CW 79 W Manuscript Makeover: Copyediting Essentials for Authors and Editors FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
FICT 104 W Fiction Workshop: Elevate Your Craft FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
NVL 42 W Novel Workshop for Absolute Beginners FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
NVL 45 W Novel Workshop for Manuscripts in Progress: Going the Distance FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me

Novel Writing Certificate

OWC 101 A The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 101 B The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 101 C The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 101 D The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 101 E The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 305 A Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 305 B Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 305 C Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 305 D Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 305 E Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 310 A One-on-One Tutorial: Novel FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me

Poetry

POET 43 W Poetry Workshop: Locating the Language of Your Life FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me

Prompt-Driven Writing

CW 19 WA The Creative Habit: Cultivate a Daily Writing Practice FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
CW 19 WB The Creative Habit: Cultivate a Daily Writing Practice FA Flex Online OpenAdd to cart

Publishing

CW 79 W Manuscript Makeover: Copyediting Essentials for Authors and Editors FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me

Short Story

FICT 104 W Fiction Workshop: Elevate Your Craft FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
FICT 54 W Short Fiction Workshop: Build a Story from the Ground Up FA Flex Online ClosedNotify Me