111 Short courses in Creative Writing in Europe

Creative Writing
Oxford Summer Courses – Creative Writing develops students’ ability to write compelling fiction, prose, and poetry. Explore character, plot, voice, and dialogue through tutorial-style teaching in small groups while studying Creative Writing in Oxford.

Scientific Writing in Context
The Scientific Writing in Context course from UCL Summer School aims to guide you through writing a scientific research paper, as applied to the physical sciences, for an audience of peers.

Creative Writing
The Creative Writing course from UCL Summer School invites you to explore and experiment with your creative writing strengths and preferences. This course is offered in two sessions: Session One: Monday 29 June – Friday 17 July 2026. Session Two: Monday 20 July – Friday 7 August 2026

A Beginners' Guide to Writing in English for University Study
Within this A Beginners' Guide to Writing in English for University Study Certificate from the University of Reading you'll learn how to use English for study at university or college and develop your writing skills, vocabulary and grammar.

Fairy Tales and their Retellings
The Fairy Tales and their Retellings course from UCL Summer School will introduce different forms of storytelling, exploring the origins and evolution of fairy tales with a focus on contemporary retellings.

Writing the Essay Beyond Borders
The Easter School invites students and writers to engage with the essay as a dynamic form of inquiry, reflection, and intervention in a planetary context. As we confront interconnected crises—ecological collapse, digital acceleration, post-truth discourse, and the evolving role of AI—the essay may be considered as a crucial tool for thinking, imagining, and engaging with the world.

Hues of Writing (HoW). Theatre writing
The 2026 edition of the Summer School will focus on playwriting and the rewriting and adaptation of literary texts for theater and stage performance.
Modernism
The Modernism module from Scottish Universities' International Summer School is designed for students at all levels who wish to engage deeply with Modernist aesthetics and gain a richer understanding of this pivotal historical and cultural period.
Playwriting for Performers - The Solo Show (online)
Working with an established playwright with experience in performing solo shows this course will give you the tools to create your own monologue play. The Playwriting for Performers - The Solo Show (online) programme is offered by The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Creative Writing I
Malmö University offers the Creative Writing I programme.
Playwriting - Intermediate
In this Playwriting - Intermediate short course offered at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama students will be meeting once a week for eight intensive lessons.
Writers' Gym
Has the fun gone out of your writing? Do you feel stuck, finding it hard to make a routine? Are you looking for new ways into storytelling? The London Film School's Writers' Gym can help you with this.
Fact-based Storytelling
The Fact-based Storytelling course offered by City St George's, University of London will help you understand how to structure, plan your progress, build dramatic tension, how to create character and instill a sense of place and time.
Writing with AI for Business
The Writing with AI for Business course offered by City St George's, University of London enables business professionals to enhance their corporate document writing skills across a range of business functions.
Playwriting - An Introduction
Meeting once a week for eight intensive lessons this Playwriting - An Introduction course at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama is an exciting opportunity to work with an established playwright to explore the fundamentals of writing a play.
Introduction to Screenwriting - writing the short film
The Introduction to Screenwriting - writing the short film course offered by University of Cambridge aim is to give participants an introduction to, and overview of the screenwriting process
Novel Writing and Longer Works
The Novel Writing and Longer Works course offered by City St George's, University of London focuses on the skills required to sustain a work of longer fiction.
Developing Further Assignment Writing Skills
The Developing Further Assignment Writing Skills course offered by University of Oxford is a workshop for experienced essay and report writers who would like to improve the effectiveness, style and structure of their writing and to develop the technique of persuasive argument.
Creative Writing - An Introduction (Stage 1)
On this Creative Writing - An Introduction (Stage 1) course at the Arts University Bournemouth, you’ll be taught the essential skills of creative writing – perfect if you’re an aspiring writer or if you’re prepping for a bigger writing project. You'll develop your skills across a range of forms, including flash fiction, short stories, novels, and poetry.
Editing Part 1
Very few people can immediately write a lucid and well-expressed piece of work. In most cases, the final draft is smoothed and polished so that others can readily understand the writer’s message. To learn more about being an editor, join the Editing Part 1 course from Warnborough College.