174 Short courses in Creative Writing

This Writing the Real course offered by University of Sydney provides you a rich immersion in creative nonfiction, practical tuition and instruction in composition and style, along with plenty of opportunities to write and be inspired.

The Getting Started with Essay Writing course offered by Coursera in partnership with UC Irvine, Division of Continuing Education is the second course in the Academic English: Writing specialization.  

This Introduction to Research for Essay Writing course offered by Coursera in partnership with UC Irvine, Division of Continuing Education is the last course in the Academic Writing specialization before the capstone project. 

Write Your Story with Confidence. Learn from four published memoirists and essayists the tools and tricks to write your story, The Memoir and Personal Essay - Write About Yourself Specialization is offered by Coursera in partnership with Wesleyan University.

This Creative Writing - The Craft of Style course offered by Coursera in partnership with Wesleyan University is part of the Creative Writing Specialization.

Get started with your own fiction writing, focusing on the central skill of creating characters, with this hand-on Start Writing Fiction course from The Open University by FutureLearn.

This online Editing Part 3 (Specialists and Professionals) course from Warnborough College will vastly improve your editing skills – our course focuses on improving your use of language when writing. 

This Advanced Writing course offered by Coursera in partnership with UC Irvine, Division of Continuing Education is the third course in the Academic English: Writing specialization.  

This Creative Writing module from The Open University UK takes a student-centred approach to creative writing, offering a range of strategies to help you develop as a writer. 

Designed to give you the practical skills to approach your creative writing projects with confidence, this Creative Writing course offered by The University of Sydney is built around particular topics integral to the writing process.

Have you ever wanted to know how the elements of prose work? What makes for compelling writing and what leaves readers out in the cold? And what are the best strategies for getting published? This Creative Writing for Beginners course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) is just the place to find out!

Wondering whether you're working to professional editorial standards? Or thinking of taking the Editors Canada's Professional Certification tests and want help preparing. This Professional Editing Standards certificate from Queen's University could be for you.

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.

Embark on a literary adventure where writing becomes a powerful force in shaping your future. This Creative Writing for 15 - 17 Year Olds course at Nottingham Trent University is your gateway to discovering the nuanced art of impactful writing. You’ll learn how to turn ideas into creative, original writing.

This Creative Writing for Beginners course at Nottingham Trent University is for anyone that wants to scratch their writing itch! If you want to write but don’t know where to start, this course is for you.

Creative Writing Advanced at Brighton Metropolitan College is a ten-week workshop-based course for experienced fiction writers developing a novel or collection of short stories.

Explore how technology is changing the way stories are told, from AI-assisted writing to interactive fiction and immersive experiences in the Writing with Technology course at Bath Spa University

During this online Writing Research Proposals for Epidemiologists course from Utrecht University, you will enhance your skills in writing a research proposal in English, both in terms of information elements and language. 

The Scientific Writing course is offered at the Wageningen University and Research.

This Just Reading and Writing English 2 course offered by Coursera in partnership with Tsinghua University is part of the Learn English Specialization.