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This directory of creative writing courses will help you find the right class for you. Simply filter by genre, price, and location to find the writing class that best fits your needs.
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How to Write a Novel
Finish your book in three months
93 video lessons
Weekly live events
Feedback from your cohort
In this fast and fun, 90 minute event we will cover every facet of the creation process from research and ideas to creating and selling your book. Above all, you will discover how to take known facts and transform them into a true story that is uniquely yours.
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Location: Austin
Categories: Book, Nonfiction
Level: Any
Course length: 6 (1.5 hours)
Class size: 100
Price: $35.00
Start date: March, 2024
Website: https://thewritingbarn.com/class/everything-you-need-to-k...
Demystifying Show, Don’t Tell – Enhancing Your Writing 4-Week Zoom Class
Austin Writing Workshops
The writer’s mantra – and the bane of most writers’ existence – is Show, Don’t Tell. In this workshop, writers will get down and dirty with ways to show and how to identify in their drafts where they are telling and how to enjoy transforming that telling into showing.
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Location: Austin
Categories: Short Story, Book, Fiction
Level: Any
Class size: Unlimited
Price: $325.00
Start date: June, 2024
Website: https://writingworkshops.com/collections/the-best-online-...
Introduction to Personal Essay 6-Week Online Workshop with Diana Spechler
Austin Writing Workshops
This workshop, led by Diana Spechler, explores the art of personal essay writing. You'll receive weekly prompts, read great essays, and engage in discussions. The course, designed for writers of any level, focuses on navigating personal narratives' challenges and ends with at least one polished essay. It's asynchronous, allowing flexibility for participants from different time zones.
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Location: Austin
Categories: Essay
Level: Any
Class size: Unlimited
Price: $495.00
Start date: March, 2024
Website: https://writingworkshops.com/products/8-week-online-intro...
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How to Write a Novel
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This webinar dives deep into steps, structure, and tips for creating astounding nonfiction: choosing a knock-your-socks-off idea, researching a high-concept topic, incorporating role models, embracing diversity and inclusiveness, and observing the world with an open heart.
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Location: Austin
Categories: Book, Nonfiction
Level: Any
Class size: 35
Price: $25.00
Start date: February, 2024
Website: https://thewritingbarn.com/class/connect-observe-ignite-c...
The Weekend Short Story Intensive
Austin Writing Workshops
Led by Kritika Pandey, this class meets over two consecutive weekends (December 2-3 and December 9-10, 2023). It focuses on various aspects of short story writing, including passing time in fiction, structural unity, and dialogue. The course includes in-class generative writing, editing, and selected readings from authors like Donald Barthelme and George Saunders. Participants will have a revised short story by the end of the workshop.
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Location: Austin
Categories: Short Story
Level: Any
Course length: 2 (Self-paced with asynchronous teaching)
Class size: Unlimited
Price: $299.00
Start date: May, 2024
Website: https://writingworkshops.com/collections/the-best-online-...
Finding Your Voice
Austin Writing Workshops
A 6-week online Zoom class, designed to help writers discover and develop their unique voice through personal essays and poems. Taught by author Lynne Golodner, this course encourages mining life experiences for powerful stories, offering guidance in writing with purpose to leave a lasting legacy. It's suitable for those wanting to write for personal fulfillment or to inspire others.
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Location: Austin
Categories: Fiction, Essay, Poetry
Level: Any
Class size: Unlimited
Price: $495.00
Start date: Open all year round
Website: https://writingworkshops.com/products/finding-your-voice-...
Writing Comedic Personal Essays
Austin Bat Cave
Conducted by Sophia Benoit, a writer featured in GQ and The Guardian, this seminar delves into blending personal essay writing with comedic storytelling. It's perfect for those looking to use humor to make personal stories universally relatable, and for writers wanting to enhance their humor writing skills.
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Location: Austin
Categories: Comedy, Essay
Level: Any
Class size: Unlimited
Price: $10.00
Start date: Open all year round
Website: https://austinbatcave.org/product/writing-comedic-persona...
Led by award-winning author Manuel Gonzales, this fiction seminar explores crafting engaging plots through characters' decisions and actions. Focusing on how characters drive plots, the course aims to build organic and compelling narratives. Ideal for writers interested in character-driven storytelling
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Location: Austin
Categories: Fiction, Adult
Level: Any
Class size: Unlimited
Price: $10.00
Start date: Open all year round
Website: https://austinbatcave.org/product/fiction-suffering-conse...
Serial Poetics
Austin Bat Cave
Led by author and editor Ted Dodson, this seminar delves into the serial poem format. It offers a cross-medium approach, incorporating literary, video, and visual art techniques. Ideal for writers seeking new challenges or developing ideas for a poetry collection, the course examines works by various influential poets.
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Location: Austin
Categories: Poetry
Level: Any
Class size: Unlimited
Price: $10.00
Start date: Open all year round
Flash Fiction
Austin Bat Cave
Taught by Hilary Leichter, author and Columbia University instructor, this seminar explores the art of flash fiction. Participants learn about the form’s history, analyze works by prominent authors, and engage in class exercises. It's open to writers at all levels, from beginners to seasoned poets venturing into prose.
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Location: Austin
Categories: Short Story
Level: Any
Class size: Unlimited
Price: $10.00
Start date: Open all year round
Website: https://austinbatcave.org/product/flash-fiction-hilary-le...
Write Club
Austin Public Library
Dive into the realm of storytelling with Austin Public Library's writing workshops. Featuring sessions like 'Write with Spike: Writing Workshops with Spike Gillespie,' this series welcomes all, with a special 2-hour session on December 5, 2023. Explore writing basics across genres in a supportive community, with no prerequisites required, making it an accessible literary venture
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Location: Austin
Categories: Fiction, Essay, Poetry, Nonfiction, Short Story, Free, Book
Level: Any
Class size: Unlimited
Price: Free
Start date: Open all year round
So you’re looking for creative writing classes in Austin
Austin: the City of the Violet Crown, the live music capital of the world, and a haven for artists down South. In the writing world alone, Austin has been home to countless famous authors, from Julie Powell to Katherine Anne Porter. By taking a creative writing class in Austin, you could join their ranks.
This directory of the best writing courses in Austin is meant to help you locate the right one for yourself. We’ve included filters for price and genre so that you can quickly sort through the writing classes. And before you commit to any one writing class, consider the following questions:
- Who is the instructor?
- What is the price of the writing course?
- How far away is the writing course in Austin? Is there a remote alternative?
- How long could the course last?
Got any questions about finding the right writing class in Austin for you? Feel free to reach out to us at service@reedsy.com. Good luck!
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