Survey of characteristics of social life, processes of social interaction and tools of sociological investigation.

This workshop engages students in the processes of both creation and revision with the goal of evolving drafts into striking, accomplished poems.  Imagery, pacing, line-breaks, compression and…

Get a thorough overview of the role of a showrunner in this intensive workshop that prepares you for success in the television industry.

All writers conduct research, and every genre benefits from systematic query and investigation. Whether gathering family stories via oral history, re-walking Paul Revere’s path for a dystopian…

Create dynamic, richly drawn characters audiences will love in this practical workshop for writers looking for an edge.

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.

Learn how publishers launch a new book and what roles the book’s editor plays in its success from that point forward.

Create a plan for your nonfiction project in this course designed to help you identify your story and use the right tools to bring it to life.

Make substantial progress on a romance novel draft in this course for students who have completed Romance Writing I.

Learn how studios review and approve screenplays as you get hands-on experience in the critical art of writing coverage on scripts.

Learn about how the Writers’ Program can help you achieve your writing goals in this informative, interactive session that includes an opportunity for advising.

Learn how successful literary agents cultivate relationships with aspiring writers, powerful editors, and prestigious publishers.

Learn how richly drawn characters are the key to fostering compelling conflict in this reading- and exercise-based workshop.

Craft your passion for justice through urgent stories that address pressing social issues in this course.

Convert your inner critic into your inner champion in this course for writers who struggle with self-doubt, motivation, and feeling worthy.

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…

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

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.

Try out a variety of nonfiction writing forms in this class for students with a goal to sell their writing for publication.

Start writing your romance novel in this introductory course covering plot, structure, and industry guidelines.