121 Online Short courses in Creative Writing

This Creative writing - an introduction to short story writing course from the University of Cambridge encourages students to identify how these stories ‘work’ by considering classic examples which, in each class, illustrate a particular aspect of short story composition.

This Effective Business Writing workshop offered by Concordia University Montréal is based on an optimized practical approach that mixes active learning with instructor-led and individual exercises.

The Screenwriting - First Steps course offered by City St George's, University of London will guide you through the complex world of scriptwriting, giving ‘top tips’ and developing skills to produce industry-standard scripts and thrive within the professional filmmaking industry.

This Writing for Children course offered by City St George's, University of London is an ideal introduction to the world of children’s story writing; students gain confidence and learn to turn their ideas into exciting and creative children’s fiction.

This Screenwriting for Narrative Film course at Robert Gordon University provides a step-by-step guide to the screenwriting process, ideal for beginners and intermediate writers alike.

Memoirs aren't just for people in the final chapters of their lives. If you're old enough to be in this Writing Your Memoir course offered by Concordia University Montréal, you've lived through a lot.

Through the Creative Writing - Advanced Fiction and Writing for Performance course from the University of Cambridge you'll explore the history of the novel and analyse a variety of published work including scripts and screenplays.

This Editing and Proofreading course offered by University of Sydney aims to give you a thorough grounding in the three-part editing process. It will equip you with the skills you need to turn rough copy into powerful and effective writing.

At Copywriting secrets - How to write copy that sells from Udemy you will discover the secrets of copywriting success from the master. From novice to pro in easy stages.

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.

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

Writing With Flair - How To Become An Exceptional Writer from Udemy reveals to non-journalists the "superpower" tactics of the world’s best editors. Learning their secrets will help you stand out in almost any field of writing.

On this An Approach to Creative Writing course offered by City St George's, University of London you will learn the key elements of fiction writing, particularly in relation to short stories and novels.

This Popular science writing course offered by University of Cambridge will familiarise participants with a range of perspectives on the value and purposes of science writing, and will explore a range of styles and techniques for writing about science.

The Crime Writing Intensive Intermediate course offered by City St George's, University of London for those looking to learn the fundamentals of writing their first work of crime fiction, including thrillers.