174 Short courses in Creative Writing

You can learn how to write a biography with this Warnborough College Biographical Writing online course – developed by industry experts!

This Advanced Freelance Writing course from Warnborough College is an advanced course and is most suited to those who have some experience and pre-existing skills in Freelance Writing but want to improve their approach and technique. 

Do you want to work as a writer for film, TV or Plays? This Script Writing course from Warnborough College can get you pointed in the right direction. You will learn about plotting your script, character development, story arcs, dialogue and the business of script writing. This will equip you for the script writing world – full of employment opportunities.

This Writing and Editing - Word Choice and Word Order course offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Michigan is part of  the Good with Words: Writing and Editing Specialization.

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.

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.

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.

Many professional writers start out by freelancing. Learn how to write, what to write, and how publishers buy from freelance writers. The Freelance Writing course from Warnborough College covers everything from good grammar, to planning and writing newspaper and magazine articles, advertisements, books and more.

University College London (UCL)'s Crafting Project Narratives online short course will give you the skills you need to use to craft narratives in projects and megaprojects.

The aim of this Narrative Non-Fiction course offered by City St George's, University of London is to encourage and inspire, through group discussion and individual exercises.

In the Creative Writing Summer School offered by University of Oxford , you'll learn from expert tutors, analysing the employment of literary devices which you can then use in your own work. 

The Writing for Social Impact course offered by City St George's, University of London is a two-day online workshop aimed at anyone who wants to learn strategic and creative ways of achieving real-world social impact through their writing.

This Writers Workshop course offered by City St George's, University of London is an advanced fiction-writing short course designed to help experienced writers move ongoing work towards a publishable standard.

On the Introduction to Nature and Environmental Writing course at the University of the Arts London (UAL), we will look at how writing can inspire us to think about the natural world and our relationship to it – which is especially pertinent in these times of climate change and disruption. 

University of Kassel's Brothers Grimm Summer School as part of the International Summer University at Kassel is a unique short term education program specially dedicated to international students and graduates interested in Fairy Tales studies. 

Malmö University's Character Design course aims to give fundamental theoretical and practical knowledge of figure/character development for various visual narrative media, including games.

Boston University offers the Introduction to Creative Writing programme.

Parsons Paris and the Creative Writing Program at The New School's Paris Writing Intensive Engagement have joined forces to present a non-credit certificate: the Paris Writing Intensive. 

The Writing Non-Fiction course offered by Warnborough College will help you learn how to write non-fiction to become a professional writer.

This stimulating Creative Writing course from Warnborough College will develop your ability to write a good story and to think more critically about your writing.