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Summer Registration Now Open
Most Classes Begin Jun 26
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Online Courses

ONLINE COURSES: CREATIVE WRITING

The Online Creative Writing Program makes 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.

THE WRITER'S SPOTLIGHT
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Summer registration opens May 22. Most classes start June 26.
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Technical Requirements and FAQs for Online Courses
Code Course Title Qtr Days Format Status

Online Certificate Program in Novel Writing

OWC 310 One-on-One Tutorial: Novel SU Flex Online Closed

Creative Nonfiction and Memoir

CNF 122 W Creative Nonfiction: Finding the Universal in the Particular SU Flex Online ClosedJoin Wait List
CNF 63 W A Ticket to the Truth: Getting Started in Creative Nonfiction SU Flex Online OpenAdd to cart

Genre

FICT 38 W The Past Is Never Past: Writing History-Based Fiction SU Flex Online OpenAdd to cart
NVL 49 W Write Your Groundbreaking Young Adult Novel SU Flex Online OpenAdd to cart

Narrative Craft

CW 120 W Sentence by Sentence: Creating Your Style SU Flex Online OpenAdd to cart
CW 50 W From Synopsis to Success: Foolproof Story Development SU Flex Online OpenAdd to cart
CW 89 W Story Time: The Key to Creative Writing SU Flex Online OpenAdd to cart

Novel

FICT 38 W The Past Is Never Past: Writing History-Based Fiction SU Flex Online OpenAdd to cart
NVL 42 W Novel Writing for Absolute Beginners SU Flex Online ClosedJoin Wait List
NVL 49 W Write Your Groundbreaking Young Adult Novel SU Flex Online OpenAdd to cart

Poetry

POET 24 W The Apprenticeship: Transform Your Poetry by Learning from the Masters SU Flex Online OpenAdd to cart
POET 40 W Lyric Life: Write Poems That Challenge the Everyday SU Flex Online OpenAdd to cart

Prompt-Driven Writing

CNF 63 W A Ticket to the Truth: Getting Started in Creative Nonfiction SU Flex Online OpenAdd to cart
CW 17 WA Establishing a Creative Writing Practice SU Flex Online OpenAdd to cart
CW 17 WB Establishing a Creative Writing Practice SU Flex Online OpenAdd to cart

Short Story

FICT 69 W Fiction Workshop: Elements of the Short Story SU Flex Online OpenAdd to cart
FICT 71 W Writing Short Fiction: The Devil's in the Details SU Flex Online ClosedJoin Wait List