174 Short courses in Creative Writing

You love to write and you've been writing for a while, developing your style and honing your skills. You may already have taken a creative writing class or you've been working hard on your own. University of Strathclyde offers the Creative Writing Mentoring programme.

This Blogging and writing for online audiences course from the University of Cambridge will help students develop the wide range of skills needed to become sustainable, safe and ethical bloggers.

The Adventures in fiction writing course from the University of Cambridge will help give writers the opportunity to push their own creative boundaries in a structured way in a supportive environment.

This Short Story Writing course offered by City St George's, University of London enables both new and experienced writers to gain confidence in exploring and developing their creativity through short story writing, reading and group discussion.

This Advanced short story writing course from the University of Cambridge is open to everyone, and you don’t need any previous knowledge or experience of the subject to attend.  

This Creative writing - an introduction to life writing course from the University of Cambridge is aimed at anyone who wants to write a biography, memoir or other form of non-fiction.

The A Screenwriter's Toolkit - From Idea to Pitch programme from Guildhall School of Music & Drama aims to demystify the pitching process and help you find the confidence to sell your ideas for the screen. 

This Writing for Publication course at Forth Valley College considers the different possible ways to have your work published so that it can be discovered by a public readership.

This Writing a Novella course offered by Concordia University Montréal gives you ample opportunity to try your hand at various forms of fiction writing and sharing them with fellow authors during weekly workshop sessions that will help you develop your vision and hone your skills.

The Persuasive Writing course offered by University of Sydney will help you learn the essentials of using brand tone, weaving in persuasive elements and crafting for flair.

This Advanced Creative Writing course at Kingston College offers an opportunity to writers to enlarge upon their existing practice.

Have you always wanted to write a novel? Whether you’ve got a great idea but aren’t sure how to begin or have an unfinished manuscript gathering dust under your bed, this Novel Writing - Developing Characters, Settings and Plot course at Nottingham Trent University will offer exercises and advice to get your novel underway.

Embark on a psychological thriller, a crime novel, or your very own collection of blood-curdling short stories on this Thrills and Chills - Writing Crime, Suspense and Horror course at Nottingham Trent University and chill your readers and raise the stakes.

This Creative Writing Level Two course at Nottingham Trent University follows on from the Creative Writing for Beginners daytime course, giving you a chance to take your writing drafts and ideas and develop them further with the support of your tutor and a committed group of fellow writers.

The Creative Writing course offers at the Scottish Universities' International Summer School offers developing writers a supportive environment in which to further their writing skills in fiction, poetry, and drama.

At IELTS Preparation from Inlingua you will gain the skills you need to pass the IELTS test with your desired score.

EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Grant Writing and Crowdfunding for Public Libraries course in collaboration with University of Michigan - MichiganX. Learn how to increase your impact, innovate, and overcome often static funding through various fundraising and grant writing approaches.

By the end of Writing Tools and Hacks - Copywriting, Blogging, Content Writing from Udemy you'll know all of the best writing tools that will help you start writing clear, effective copy for websites, email, and blogs.

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.

This An Introduction to Screenwriting online course from University of East Anglia delivered through FutureLearn explores the key concepts and fundamental principles involved in the process of screenwriting.