Creative Writing Courses
Creative Writing Courses
WRITING X 464.6E
Focus on your craft, your strengths as a writer, and your career goals in this writing workshop developed expressly for autistic writers.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 461.27E
Learn how to incorporate elements of fiction and nonfiction into the growing genre of autofiction.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING 731.7
Learn to approach the blank page with creativity and intentionality in your poetry.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 2, 2026
WRITING X 462.3
Learn how richly drawn characters are the key to fostering compelling conflict in this reading- and exercise-based workshop.
Format: In Person | Online
Next Start Date: April 2, 2026
WRITING X 461.13E
Learn critical skills to develop a powerful, unique premise for your fiction or nonfiction in this intensive workshop dedicated to the magic that makes stories work.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 17, 2026
WRITING 705.1
Join us for an opportunity to set aside focused time to work on your writing projects, deepen your voice, strengthen your practice, get an accountability check, and stay connected to a writing community.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: July 1, 2026
WRITING X 424.2E
Use real life as a jumping off point for new writing, using activities and techniques that deepen and enrich how the stories are told.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 421.1
Discover the varied forms of creative nonfiction from memoir to personal essay and beyond in this introductory course.
Format: Online | Live Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 421.2
Continue your work in memoir, essays, or other forms of creative nonfiction in this intermediate workshop.
Format: Live Online | Online
Next Start Date: March 31, 2026
WRITING X 421.3
Polish your memoir and personal essay collections in this advanced workshop for students with works-in-progress.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 463.4N
Snap to attention in this practical workshop that helps you craft a productive writing practice, complete with short-term plans for success.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: April 23, 2026
WRITING X 460
Reflect on your experience in the Certificate in Creative Writing program in this course that guides you in gathering a portfolio of your work and summary of your learning.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 404
Develop powerful writing habits in this class designed to help you take steps to becoming a disciplined, motivated, and successful writer.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 462.1
Practice and explore the critical craft elements of dialogue and point of view to strengthen your storytelling and create compelling stories.
Format: Online | In Person
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 432.23E
Learn to find inspiration from a variety of art sources for writers who need to jumpstart their creativity.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING 731.4
Learn to build poems that capture emotions in the physical world using the principles of Feng Shui.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 11, 2026
WRITING X 410
Learn the basics of writing fiction, from dialogue to description, in this supportive and informative workshop.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: April 22, 2026
WRITING 731.10
Find safe outlets that express your truths and emotions in this workshop for poets and writers interested in poetic expression.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 4, 2026
WRITING X 402
Explore the basics of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry in this introductory course for beginning writers searching for their unique voice.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: July 22, 2026
WRITING X 462.6
Dive into six common prose structures while exploring poetic forms, genre conventions, and non-literary forms of writing to invigorate your fiction and nonfiction work.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 461.3E
Explore gay men's experiences in a safe, encouraging workshop environment of peers as you craft compelling fiction and nonfiction.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: June 24, 2026
WRITING 755.4E
Learn to work strategically toward finding an agent in this workshop that helps you develop a pitch, a list of agents, and materials that identify you as a serious writer prepared for success.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 18, 2026
WRITING 731.8
Explore strategies for writing poems situated in a specific space, from a small room to an entire city.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 23, 2026
WRITING X 461.9E
Get ruthless with your own drafts and discover ways to elevate your writing to its greatest potential in this workshop devoted only to revision techniques.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 400
Perfect for students new to creative writing, this course introduces you to various forms of writing in small, supportive workshop groups.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 25, 2026
WRITING 741.2E
Learn how to start writing picture books in this basic workshop for absolute beginners.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: July 29, 2026
WRITING X 424.18E
Learn the basics of nonfiction writing — which offers rich, detailed, and vivid portraits of real events — as you read the best examples of the genre, and begin your own works.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 461.25
Learn to translate literature into English in this workshop designed for writers with even just a simple understanding of a foreign language.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: April 29, 2026
WRITING X 421.4
Review and reimagine your creative nonfiction book manuscript in this three-quarter course for students revising their work toward finding an agent and submitting to publishers.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 411.6
Get intensive, individualized instruction as you rewrite your novel, preparing your manuscript for presentation to agents and publishers to begin the process of turning it into a book.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING 731.5
Take a guided approach to writing poetry by reading and discovering what makes poetry tick in this workshop perfect for beginners.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 9, 2026
WRITING X 423.1
Find the right true story to tell in this foundational class in writing book-length memoirs.
Format: Live Online | Online
Next Start Date: March 31, 2026
WRITING X 423.2
Continue progress on a book length memoir by generating new work and developing strong self-editing skills.
Format: Live Online | Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 423.3
Make significant progress on your memoir draft in this workshop where you refine structure, theme, and honing the author's unique voice.
Format: Online | Live Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 423.4
Take your manuscript in progress toward the finish line in this course that helps you become a self-directed writer with a revision practice
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 424.6E
Get your creative juices flowing with this focused weekend workshop that helps you jump-start work on several new pieces of creative nonfiction writing.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: May 2, 2026
WRITING 706
Get intensive, personalized support from an instructor in this independent study designed for advanced writers.
Format: Independent Study/Internship
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 444.1
Shape your novel idea for 8-12 year-old readers into a solid synopsis and outline as you work to generate the first two chapters.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 444.2
Continue making progress on your middle grade novel for readers age 8-12 in this workshop to write and revise new pages.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: June 24, 2026
WRITING X 415.1E
Start your mystery novel in this course that grounds you in the genre’s basics and helps you craft a compelling story.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 415.2E
Continue your mystery novel draft in progress with lectures, discussions, and workshops that deepen your work.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING 961.2
Examine structures, themes, and values from Eastern storytelling to invigorate your own understanding of how storytelling works in this seminar-style class.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: June 25, 2026
WRITING X 420
Learn the basics of writing nonfiction in this short introductory course.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: April 29, 2026
WRITING X 411.1
Start writing your novel in this workshop; guiding you through the building blocks of great books while teaching you essential tools for fiction writing.
Format: Online | Live Online | In Person
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 411.2
Continue progress on your novel by deepening your understanding of craft as you work scene-by-scene through your book.
Format: In Person | Live Online | Online
Next Start Date: March 31, 2026
WRITING X 411.3
Make significant progress on your novel draft in this workshop where you refine character, story, and the emotional resonance of your story.
Format: Live Online | Online
Next Start Date: March 31, 2026
WRITING X 411.4
Enter the home stretch on writing your novel with this advanced course that helps you address your entire book and prepare for the revision processes.
Format: Online | Live Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 411.5
Refine your manuscript into a polished novel as you work closely with peer writers and a master instructor to elevate your work to a professional level.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: June 24, 2026
WRITING X 422.1
Learn to write essays, opinion pieces, and mini-memoirs about your life in this introductory course.
Format: Live Online | Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 422.2
Expand your knowledge of what makes personal essays strong in this course for those familiar with personal essay basics.
Format: Online | Live Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 422.3
This advanced workshop helps you polish existing essay drafts into powerful pieces suitable for publication.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: June 24, 2026
WRITING X 441.1
Learn the basics of writing picture books for children in this introductory workshop.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 441.2
Take your picture book writing to the next level with this intermediate course for writers with a basic understanding of the genre.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 441.3
Stretch your skills to develop a second (or beyond!) fiction or nonfiction picture book in this advanced course for experienced writers.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: March 31, 2026
WRITING 755.12E
Learn when and how to pitch your work to a variety of publishing outlets, just like the pros do it.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: May 2, 2026
WRITING X 431.1
Learn the basic techniques of poetry writing in this introductory course combining writing exercises and workshopping.
Format: Live Online | Online
Next Start Date: March 30, 2026
WRITING X 431.2
Refine your knowledge of poetry while expanding your craft techniques in this workshop for writers with previous experience writing poems.
Format: Online | Live Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 431.3
Focus on a specific project of folio of work in this workshop for poets ready for advanced workshopping and revision.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 432.10E
Build up your writing skills in this crash course covering the most essential and most effective tools, from imagery to sound, from the poet’s toolbox that can be applied to writing of all kinds.
Format: Live Online | Online
Next Start Date: April 22, 2026
WRITING 764.4E
Explore alternatives to traditional literary forms to locate new entry points for capturing queer life in queer ways.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: June 5, 2026
WRITING X 413.15E
Rework your completed novel draft by exploring the art and craft of novel writing and getting constructive in-class critique.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 431.4
Get revision guidance on improving your full-length poetry manuscript before sending it out for publication.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: June 27, 2026
WRITING X 414.1E
Start writing your romance novel in this introductory course covering plot, structure, and industry guidelines.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: June 24, 2026
WRITING X 414.2E
Make substantial progress on a romance novel draft in this course for students who have completed Romance Writing I.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 414.3E
Continue making progress on your romance novel in this course focusing on mastering the "middle phase" of your manuscript.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 414.11
Learn the ins and outs of writing a popular romance/fantasy hybrid in this workshop designed for writing taking their first steps into this burgeoning genre.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 462.5
Learn to master the building blocks of prose writing by exploring the unique opportunities of writing scenes and summaries of action.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 416.1E
Start your sci fi or fantasy novel off right with this course that helps you build your world and start telling your story.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: March 31, 2026
WRITING X 416.2E
Continue your sci fi or fantasy novel in progress in this workshop focusing on plot structure and scenecraft.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: June 24, 2026
WRITING X 416.3E
Continue your sci-fi or fantasy novel in progress in this workshop designed to help you deepen knowledge of craft as you create new pages.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 446.8
Move step-by-step through the art and business of publishing your own original book for young readers.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 21, 2026
WRITING X 462.2
Focus on the critical skills of setting and description in this reading- and exercise-based workshop designed to improve your technique in fiction and nonfiction
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 412.1
Learn the basics of writing short fiction in this introductory course covering the building blocks of good storytelling.
Format: Live Online | Online | In Person
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 412.2
Create two new short stories in this workshop for writers familiar with short story basics.
Format: Live Online | Online
Next Start Date: March 31, 2026
WRITING X 412.3
Complete two new short stories in this intensive workshop for experienced short story writers.
Format: Live Online | Online
Next Start Date: March 31, 2026
WRITING X 413.9E
Kickstart your imagination with this introductory course on writing beyond the ordinary and in alternate realities.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: June 24, 2026
WRITING X 413.1E
Develop a solid premise and sketch out your story's structure with the goal of completing a six-page detailed synopsis that you can use to complete a draft of your novel.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 462.4
Work to amplify the impact of your plot in telling your story in this technique workshop using readings and discussion to further your craft.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: June 24, 2026
WRITING X 463.11E
Learn what, when, and how to submit to literary magazines.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 20, 2026
WRITING 755.5E
Learn the strategies and tips to succeed and thrive as a professional writer, from branding yourself and your work to confidently discussing money and contracts.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 21, 2026
WRITING X 432.20E
Perfect for poets not quite ready for advanced workshops, this course sustains and builds on your writing practice with readings, discussions, and prompts to keep you writing and discovering your potential.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: June 24, 2026
WRITING X 461.5E
Dive deep into the creative process in this workshop devoted to helping you fall in love with the act of writing.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 413.18
Learn the essentials of world building, a skill central to the growth and development of historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary stories.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 2, 2026
WRITING X 463.7E
Learn to apply concepts that make stories powerful and memorable in this course exploring what readers can’t resist.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 461.17E
Develop a deeper authenticity in your writing by learning how to blend lived experiences with imagined realities.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: July 24, 2026
WRITING 761.11E
Dive into writing micro memoirs of 300 words or fewer to explore your lived experiences.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: May 26, 2026
WRITING X 464.1
Join a community of writers of color exploring how storytelling capturing your lived experiences fits into a rich global tradition of writing.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 464.4E
Writers of all genres can bring a single long-form work or several shorter pieces in progress to this workshop dedicated to fostering underrepresented voices of color
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 463.12E
Join a supportive group of women and female-identifying writers in this workshop dedicated to telling your stories in the best way possible.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: May 16, 2026
WRITING X 413.6E
This ambitious workshop guides you to achieve the unthinkable: a novel draft in just 10 weeks.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 413.7E
Dive right into to National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) with this workshop designed to help you achieve success with pre- and post-November activities.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING 790
Learn about how the Writers’ Program can help you achieve your writing goals in this informative, interactive session that includes an opportunity for advising.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING 721.5E
Explore how to write about your family, from those you know well to ancestors you've never met.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING 712.1
A targeted seminar on techniques to give short stories resonance, weight, and impact in the least amount of words.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: May 13, 2026
WRITING X 461.4E
Turn your memories of travel into powerful explorations of emotional and intellectual journeys.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING 731.6
Learn to write poems for specific occasions in this class offering an overview to new and continuing writers.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: August 6, 2026
WRITING X 424.3E
Find stories from your life to turn into written works in this encouraging course that focuses on generating new work instead of revising and critiquing.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: June 24, 2026
WRITING 762.5E
Learn how to write poetry for very young readers in this workshop for absolute beginners.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 424.20E
Try out a variety of nonfiction writing forms in this class for students with a goal to sell their writing for publication.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 28, 2026
WRITING X 446.2E
Get a strong introduction to writing for children, from picture books through complex young adult novels, in this workshop perfect for beginners.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: April 1, 2026
WRITING X 424.28E
Develop a small body of work by exploring different ways to creatively tell stories informed by your ancestral history, both known and unknown.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 424.29E
Learn to craft powerful 300-word memoirs while building a collection that can stand alone or serve as a foundation for larger projects.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 445.1
Learn about writing for young adults as you complete an outline and first chapter of a novel.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: June 24, 2026