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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.

THE WRITER'S SPOTLIGHT
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Spring registration opens February 26. Most classes start the week of April 1.
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Technical Requirements and FAQs for Online Courses
Code Course Title Qtr Days Format Status

Creative Nonfiction & Memoir

CNF 103 W Memoir Workshop: Writing about Small Things in Big Ways SU Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
CNF 23 W Personal Essay Workshop: Taking Inspiration from the Masters SU Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
CNF 63 W Getting Started in Creative Nonfiction: A Ticket to the Truth SU Flex Online OpenAdd to cart
CW 76 W Mastering Subplot in Novels and Memoirs SU Flex Online ClosedNotify Me

Genre

CW 08 W The Art and Craft of Literary Journalism SU Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
FICT 38 W Historical Fiction Workshop: The Past Is Never Past SU Flex Online ClosedNotify Me

Narrative Craft

CW 08 W The Art and Craft of Literary Journalism SU Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
CW 120 W Sentence by Sentence: Create Your Style SU Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
CW 76 W Mastering Subplot in Novels and Memoirs SU Flex Online ClosedNotify Me

Novel

CW 76 W Mastering Subplot in Novels and Memoirs SU Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
FICT 38 W Historical Fiction Workshop: The Past Is Never Past SU Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
NVL 06 W Novel Writing for Absolute Beginners SU Flex Online ClosedNotify Me

Poetry

POET 40 W Poetry Workshop: Finding Inspiration in Life’s Contradictions SU Flex Online ClosedNotify Me

Prompt-Driven Writing

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

Short Story

FICT 64 W Short Story Workshop: Crafting Unforgettable Short Fiction SU Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
FICT 84 W Short Story Workshop: The Beginning, the End, and Everything in Between SU Flex Online ClosedNotify Me
FICT 99 W Flash Fiction Workshop: Five Stories in Five Weeks SU Flex Online ClosedNotify Me

Online Certificate Program in Novel Writing

OWC 310 A One-on-One Tutorial: Novel SU Flex Online Cancelled