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WRITING 762.21
Get tips and advice to help you navigate the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conference in Los Angeles.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: March 15, 2025
WRITING 745.3E
Explore symbolic elements of children's literature as inspiration for enhancing these aspects of your own book projects.
Next Start Date: TBA
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.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
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 2, 2025
WRITING 762.20E
Explore techniques you can use to eliminate writer's block and get back to putting words on the page.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 11, 2025
WRITING 731.7
Learn to approach the blank page with creativity and intentionality in your poetry.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 2, 2025
WRITING 762.17E
Learn how to express what makes you and your writing voice unique in this professional development course devoted to articulating your "brand"--all the things you and your work stand for.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 25, 2025
WRITING X 412.4
Learn to build a compelling short story collection in this course that helps you pull together your own story drafts into a cohesive collection.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 462.3
Learn how richly drawn characters are the key to fostering compelling conflict in this reading- and exercise-based workshop.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
SCRIPT X 471.10WS
Learn to leverage the unique advantages of comic-based storytelling in this workshop designed to help you start a new project
Next Start Date: TBA
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.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING 762.14
Learn how various points of view in narration offer limitations and opportunities for you as a storyteller
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: February 1, 2025
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: January 8, 2025
WRITING X 465.1E
Learn to write with food at the center of your writing practice in this generative workshop devoted to all the ways food shapes our lives, cultures, and memories.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: March 1, 2025
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: January 8, 2025
WRITING X 421.2
Continue your work in memoir, essays, or other forms of creative nonfiction in this intermediate workshop.
Format: Online | Live Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
WRITING X 421.3
Polish your memoir and personal essay collections in this advanced workshop for students with works-in-progress.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: April 2, 2025
WRITING 762.2E
Snap to attention in this practical workshop that helps you craft a productive writing practice, complete with short-term plans for success.
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.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING 705
Join a critique-free group to keep you on track to reach your writing goals while learning new tools and best practices for getting words on the page.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
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: January 8, 2025
WRITING X 464.5E
Designed for d/Deaf writers, this workshop explores Deaf culture, Deaf literature, and general writing techniques in a shared identity environment
Format: Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
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 704
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
This is a reading and exercise-based class designed to explore and practice dialogue, voice and point-of-view in fiction and creative nonfiction. Each week, we read sample fiction and creative…
Format: In Person | Live Online
Next Start Date: January 9, 2025
WRITING X 461.1E
Learn how to create writing that triggers emotional responses in your reader. Great for beginning and intermediate writers.
Next Start Date: TBA
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 5, 2025
WRITING X 464.7E
Develop your skills writing fiction and nonfiction in the Spanish language in this course designed for proficient Spanish speakers and conducted in Spanish.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
WRITING X 410
Learn the basics of writing fiction, from dialogue to description, in this supportive and informative workshop.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: January 29, 2025
WRITING X 403
Experiment with different sources for stories, such as life experiences, news articles, interviews, history, and mythology, and use in-class exercises to discover the best ways to tell them.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: April 30, 2025
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: January 29, 2025
WRITING X 417.1E
Learn about the horror genre and develop an outline and first chapter for your project in this workshop suitable for beginners.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 417.2E
Continue with your horror novel in progress, considering structure, suspense, and character.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
WRITING 762.22E
Use technology and theory to discover new ways to create gripping scenes with powerful psychological, emotional, and visual content.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: May 17, 2025
WRITING 762.18E
Discover how AI and meditation can act as conduits for your own creativity by inspiring you with unexpected connections and ideas.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 432.8E
Learn how a poem's form can elevate its impact as you experiment with and ultimately invent your own forms.
Next Start Date: TBA
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.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: April 2, 2025
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: February 1, 2025
WRITING 741.2E
Learn how to start writing picture books in this basic workshop for absolute beginners.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: February 5, 2025
WRITING 731.3
Discover the pleasures--and challenges--of writing poetry in traditional forms in this introductory course.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 18, 2025
WRITING X 455.4WS
Craft a strategic plan for querying literary agents while developing your query letter to significantly improve your chances of receiving an offer of representation.
Next Start Date: TBA
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: January 8, 2025
WRITING X 424.24E
Enhance your understanding of and skills in writing literary journalism in this course blending reportage with powerful storytelling
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 432.21E
Learn the history, craft, and moods of writing odes as you explore how to praise the natural world in your own poems.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING 761.5E
Convert your inner critic into your inner champion in this course for writers who struggle with self-doubt, motivation, and feeling worthy.
Next Start Date: TBA
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.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 7, 2025
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.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: April 2, 2025
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 5, 2025
WRITING X 423.1
Find the right true story to tell in this foundational class in writing book-length memoirs.
Format: Online | Live Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
WRITING X 423.2
Continue progress on a book length memoir by generating new work and developing strong self-editing skills.
Format: Online | Live Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
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: Live Online | Online
Next Start Date: January 9, 2025
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 461.29
This workshop for active school teachers will help participants carve out time to reflect and write, putting personal histories and journeys onto the page.
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: February 1, 2025
WRITING 706
Get intensive, personalized support from an instructor in this independent study designed for advanced writers.
Format: Independent Study/Internship
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
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.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
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: April 2, 2025
WRITING 761.75E
Invigorate your writing practice by employing mindfulness techniques to unleash language and ideas for writing of all kinds.
Next Start Date: TBA
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.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
WRITING X 415.2E
Continue your mystery novel draft in progress with lectures, discussions, and workshops that deepen your work.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
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: April 3, 2025
WRITING X 420
Learn the basics of writing nonfiction in this short introductory course.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: January 29, 2025
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: Live Online | Online | In Person
Next Start Date: January 7, 2025
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: Live Online | In Person | Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
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: January 8, 2025
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: Live Online | Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
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: April 2, 2025
WRITING X 422.1
Learn to write essays, opinion pieces, and mini-memoirs about your life in this introductory course.
Format: Online | Live Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
WRITING X 422.2
Expand your knowledge of what makes personal essays strong in this course for those familiar with personal essay basics.
Format: In Person | Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
WRITING X 422.3
This advanced workshop helps you polish existing essay drafts into powerful pieces suitable for publication.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 441.1
Learn the basics of writing picture books for children in this introductory workshop.
Format: Online | Live Online
Next Start Date: TBA
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.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
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: January 8, 2025
SCRIPT X 469.4WS
Learn to build effective feature film and television pitches and communicate them in a style that fits your personality.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING 755.12E
Learn when and how to pitch your work to a variety of publishing outlets, just like the pros do it.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 424.27E
Take the first steps to writing your memoir by identifying your story and planning how you want to tell it.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: May 31, 2025
WRITING X 431.1
Learn the basic techniques of poetry writing in this introductory course combining writing exercises and workshopping.
Format: In Person | Live Online
Next Start Date: January 9, 2025
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: Live Online | In Person
Next Start Date: TBA
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: Online | Live Online
Next Start Date: January 29, 2025
WRITING X 432.1E
Learn to harness popular culture to fuel your writing and respond to social and political events.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
WRITING X 432.19E
Activate the five senses of the body and bring them to life in your poems in this workshop exploring what it means to inhabit a physical form.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 432.17E
Dive into the connections between poetry and the sciences, as well as poetry exploring the sciences, in this visionary workshop.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: April 30, 2025
WRITING X 461.2E
Approach writing from a variety of perspectives to discover new ideas, techniques, and skills in this workshop for writers of all genres.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: January 29, 2025
WRITING X 424.13WS
Craft a winning angle for your current work-in-progress from book proposal to a template for navigating the submission process.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 432.14E
Learn to write at the intersection of prose and poetry in this workshop devoted to the imaginative and innovative possibilities in writing poetry without line breaks.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
WRITING 764.4E
Explore alternatives to traditional literary forms to locate new entry points for capturing queer life in queer ways.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 413.15E
Rework your completed novel draft by exploring the art and craft of novel writing and getting constructive in-class critique.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 11, 2025
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: January 8, 2025
WRITING X 414.2E
Make substantial progress on a romance novel draft in this course for students who have completed Romance Writing I.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 2, 2025
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 2, 2025
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.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: April 1, 2025
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: January 7, 2025
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: January 8, 2025
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 2, 2025
WRITING X 425.1
Learn what it takes to translate scientific concepts and discoveries into prose that readers can understand and enjoy.
Next Start Date: TBA
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
Format: Online
Next Start Date: April 2, 2025
WRITING X 412.1
Learn the basics of writing short fiction in this introductory course covering the building blocks of good storytelling.
Format: In Person | Online | Live Online
Next Start Date: January 7, 2025
WRITING X 412.2
Create two new short stories in this workshop for writers familiar with short story basics.
Format: Online | In Person | Live Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
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: January 16, 2025
SCRIPT X 426.1WS
Get a thorough overview of the role of a showrunner in this intensive workshop that prepares you for success in the television industry.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 413.9E
Kickstart your imagination with this introductory course on writing beyond the ordinary and in alternate realities.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 9, 2025
WRITING 961.1
Get a literary history lesson on Shakespeare's impact while reviewing all the ways his words, characters, and plots remain relevant in writing today.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
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: January 8, 2025
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: January 8, 2025
WRITING X 424.21E
Craft your passion for justice through urgent stories that address pressing social issues in this course.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 7, 2025
WRITING 741.3
Learn how picture book writers and illustrators collaborate to breathe life into unforgettable stories that entertain, delight, and teach children.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: May 10, 2025
WRITING X 465.2E
Learn the strategies and tips you need to success and thrive as a professional writer and develop a strong, long lasting career.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: April 2, 2025
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: March 1, 2025
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: January 8, 2025
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: January 8, 2025
WRITING X 432.18E
Learn how to write poetry in traditional forms in this workshop that explores classic and contemporary approaches to form.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: April 2, 2025
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: January 29, 2025
WRITING X 424.4E
Apply the techniques of evocative writing to place-based works while learning the skills of the professional travel writers
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
WRITING 761.11E
Dive into writing "micro memoirs" of 300 words or fewer to explore your lived experiences.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: February 1, 2025
WRITING 765
Practice expressing your experiences as a member of the military or military family in a variety of formats and genres.
Next Start Date: TBA
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.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
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: January 18, 2025
WRITING 762.10E
Use works of visual art as your prompt for writing new work as you examine how published writers have used this technique in recent history.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: May 3, 2025
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 2, 2025
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 714.11
Get an introduction to writing "CliFi," or fiction about climate change, in this workshop covering the opportunities and expectations of the genre.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 18, 2025
WRITING X 461.4E
Turn your memories of travel into powerful explorations of emotional and intellectual journeys.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING 731.6
Learn to write poems for specific occasions in this class offering an overview to new and continuing writers.
Next Start Date: TBA
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.
Next Start Date: TBA
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 9, 2025
WRITING 760.1
Join a small group of committed writers for six days of uninterrupted writing time, craft talks, and camaraderie in the idyllic setting of UCLA's Lake Arrowhead Conference Center.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING 791.10
Learn how to build community and further your writing through successful retreats and residencies.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: February 24, 2025
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: February 4, 2025
WRITING 924.1
Process traumatic lived experiences and foster healing through writing in this course designed to create a safe space for craft, discussion, and exploration of life-changing events.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: January 9, 2025
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: January 8, 2025
WRITING X 461.14E
Explore the erotic as a genre as you learn to incorporate writing about sex and sexuality artfully into your writing, no matter its subject.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
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.
Format: Online
Next Start Date: January 8, 2025
SCRIPT X 410.2WS
Learn to write a feature film treatment--a detailed outline to follow when writing a script--in this intensive workshop for those new to writing feature films.
Next Start Date: TBA
WRITING X 424.25E
Learn to write professional-level critiques of movies, TV, books, and other art as you develop your critical eye and build language that captures your perspective.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 3, 2025
WRITING X 424.15E
Learn to write provocative pieces on current events and trends in this workshop devoted to crafting powerful essays.
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: January 8, 2025
WRITING X 445.2
Continue progress on a young adult novel in this course focusing on diving deeper into an analysis of your story's elements, while workshop feedback helps you improve from draft to draft.
Next Start Date: TBA
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