short course on creative writing

Course details

• Wed 08 Jan 2025 to 21 Mar 2025

Advanced Creative Writing (Online)

There are no time-tabled sessions on this course. Using a specially designed virtual learning environment this online course guides students through weekly pathways of directed readings and learning activities. Students interact with their tutor and the other course participants through tutor-guided, text-based forum discussions. There are no ‘live-time’ video meetings meaning you can study flexibly in your own time under the direct tuition of an expert. For further information please click here

This is an advanced course designed for students who have completed one of the introductory courses such as Getting Started in Creative Writing, or one or more of the specialist courses such as Writing Fiction, Writing Poetry, Writing Drama, or Writing Young Adult Fiction, or a similar course.

How do authors develop an initial idea into a completed work of fiction? A practical course covering all aspects of novel writing from character creation, story development to final edit. Designed to engender confidence and good writing practice for aspiring novelists.

The development of online publishing opportunities has given rise to an increased commercial success of the self-published author. Beginning with an investigation of how fiction can be created from the writer''s own experience, this course will explore the techniques used to develop and structure a sustained piece of original prose to a commercially viable standard. We will look at character creation and development across a variety of genres. We will learn how to assess the thematic content of contemporary fiction and how this is expressed in the progression of plot. We will examine how description and metaphor are used to support narrative purpose. At the same time, we will explore the role of the writer as self-editor and how close-reading and critical thinking can enable improved confidence in the development of a unique, individual voice which will appeal to a broad readership.

For information on how the courses work, please click here .

Programme details

Unit 1 - Write what you know

• Inspiration and application of ideas.
• How to write from personal experience and develop anecdote and memory into a piece of fiction.

Unit 2 - Beginnings, Middles, Endings

• How 3 act structure shapes a story.
• Where to start a story.
• Analysis of crisis points and reader expectation.
• The relationship between main plot and subplot.

Unit 3 - Character 1

• How to create a complex protagonist.
• Departure from expected archetypes.
• Internal vs. external life of character.
• The character with a secret.
• Character growth vs. character decline.

Unit 4 - Character 2

• Supporting characters and their function in story.
• The difference between primary and secondary characters and subsequent influence of story development.
• Secondary characters as chorus and jury.
• The role of the hidden/ invisible main character.

Unit 5 - What kind of story

• Genre expectation and how to subvert it.
• How to fit original ideas to specific genres.
• Commercial expectations of mainstream genres.
• How to subvert known genres.

Unit 6 - What's it all about

• Thematic development in story.
• How to identify the themes in self-created writing; how to dramatise these in character development and action to fit commercial expectation.

Unit 7 - Complex plotting

• Planning and execution in story.
• The concept of dual-plotting, and how this can play with readers' expectation.

Unit 8 - Whose story is it anyway

• Narrative point of view.
• How to choose your narrator and dramatic perspective to best serve plot and character development.

Unit 9 - How to tell it

• Use of description and metaphor.
• How descriptive prose can reveal character; the use of metaphor to provide clues within a complex narrative.

Unit 10 - When is it finished

• Self-editing.
• Good editorial practice, with a focus on how to create text to the standard expected by publishers and agents.
• How to create write synopsis and covering letter for commercial consideration.

We strongly recommend that you try to find a little time each week to engage in the online conversations (at times that are convenient to you) as the forums are an integral, and very rewarding, part of the course and the online learning experience.

Recommended reading

To participate in the course you will need to have regular access to the Internet and the following text books:

• Lodge, D., The Art of Fiction (London: Penguin, 1992)
• Mullan, J., How Novels Work (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006)
• Vogler, C., The Writers Journey (Studio City, CA, Michael Wise Productions, 1998)

If later editions of the course texts are available these will also be suitable.

Certification

Credit Application Transfer Scheme (CATS) points 

To earn credit (CATS points) for your course you will need to register and pay an additional £10 fee for each course you enrol on. You can do this by ticking the relevant box at the bottom of the enrolment form or when enrolling online. If you do not register when you enrol, you have up until the course start date to register and pay the £10 fee. 

See more information on CATS point

Coursework is an integral part of all online courses and everyone enrolled will be expected to do coursework, but only those who have registered for credit will be awarded CATS points for completing work at the required standard. If you are enrolled on the Certificate of Higher Education, you need to indicate this on the enrolment form but there is no additional registration fee. 

Digital credentials

All students who pass their final assignment, whether registered for credit or not, will be eligible for a digital Certificate of Completion. Upon successful completion, you will receive a link to download a University of Oxford digital certificate. Information on how to access this digital certificate will be emailed to you after the end of the course. The certificate will show your name, the course title and the dates of the course you attended. You will be able to download your certificate or share it on social media if you choose to do so. 

Please note that assignments are not graded but are marked either pass or fail. 

Ms Elizabeth Garner

Elizabeth Garner is a novelist and editor with 25 years of experience of story-development in both film and publishing. She was written two novels: Nightdancing , which received the Betty Trask Award; and The Ingenious Edgar Jones , which was published to critical acclaim in the UK and USA. She has also published a collection of illustrated folk tales: Lost & Found . She is a freelance fiction editor and also teaches creative writing for OUDCE.

Ms Sara Taylor

Sara Taylor is a product of Virginia and the homeschooling movement. She received her Masters in Prose Fiction and Ph.D. in Creative and Critical Writing from the University of East Anglia. Her novels, published by Random House, explore the social construction of identity, sexuality, and family. She acts as co-director and editor of creative-critical publisher Seam Editions, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2018.

Course aims

• Understand how to develop their ideas into a coherent, engaging and commercially viable piece of fiction.
• Become familiar with a range of fiction genres and learn how to shape their work accordingly.
• Critically analyse and discuss their own work with an awareness of the expectation of a public and professional readership.
• Learn the practical skills of self-editing and planning essential for the continuation and completion of their individual writing projects.
• Further develop confidence in their own original writing style.

Teaching methods

• Introductory section, outlining key areas of work within each unit.
• Description of required reading and recommended reading.
• Presentation of materials taken from additional (eg. online) sources, relevant to each unit.
• Online discussion forum.
• Online personal study diary.
• Area for short responses to literary extracts from key texts.
• Tutor responses to forum and exercises.
• Assessment and feedback.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course students will be expected to:

• Appreciate the diverse skill sets and techniques required in the construction and execution of a sustained piece of prose.
• Be able to think critically about their own work and make editorial choices accordingly.
• Be prepared to apply the skills acquired to continue and complete their own original, individual writing projects.

By the end of this course students will be expected to have gained the following skills:

• The ability to plan and structure ideas into a coherent outline for a novel.
• The ability to develop complex characters to the standard expected of commercially viable modern fiction.
• Critical assessment of the thematic content of a diverse range of contemporary fiction.
• Confidence in their ability as writers through the discovery and development of their own unique voice.
• An understanding of good working practice and self-editing.

Assessment methods

You will be set two pieces of work for the course. The first of 500 words is due halfway through your course. This does not count towards your final outcome but preparing for it, and the feedback you are given, will help you prepare for your assessed piece of work of 1,500 words due at the end of the course. The assessed work is marked pass or fail.

English Language Requirements

We do not insist that applicants hold an English language certification, but warn that they may be at a disadvantage if their language skills are not of a comparable level to those qualifications listed on our website. If you are confident in your proficiency, please feel free to enrol. For more information regarding English language requirements please follow this link: https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/about/english-language-requirements

Application

Please use the 'Book' or 'Apply' button on this page. Alternatively, please complete an Enrolment form for short courses | Oxford University Department for Continuing Education

Level and demands

FHEQ level 5, 10 weeks, approx 10 hours per week, therefore a total of about 100 study hours.

IT requirements

This course is delivered online; to participate you must to be familiar with using a computer for purposes such as sending email and searching the Internet. You will also need regular access to the Internet and a computer meeting our recommended minimum computer specification.

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Introduction to creative writing

Introduction to creative writing  teaches you skills central to three of the main forms of creative writing: poetry, fiction and scriptwriting. Throughout   this online short course, you’ll learn methods for appealing to the senses, strategies for building characters, and ways to create compelling dialogue. Along the way, you’ll glean tips from a wide range of contemporary poetry, fiction and scripts. And you’ll get to hear professional writers share their writing habits: processes such as reading as writers, balancing instinct with intellect, and redrafting. Most important of all, you’ll get to try out each of these approaches for yourself.

Standalone study only

This module is available for standalone study only. Any credits from this module cannot be counted towards an OU qualification.

Module code

Study level, study method, module cost, entry requirements, request your prospectus, explore our subjects and courses, what you will study.

The course will introduce you to three forms of creative writing: poetry, fiction and scriptwriting.

Introduction to creative writing is split into three fortnightly sections. During the first section, you will focus on poetry, next you’ll explore fiction and finally you’ll look at scriptwriting.

Weeks 1–2 focus on poetry. Since we experience the world first through our bodies, you will explore ways to appeal to the five senses: sight, sound, touch, taste and smell. You’ll see how poets such as Malika Booker, Owen Sheers and Jane Yeh have employed these techniques.

Weeks 3–4 concentrate on fiction. Fascinating characters lie at the heart of good stories. Drawing on your experiences, observations, and imagination, you will create convincing characters of your own. And then you’ll learn how to place them into compelling scenarios, following the examples of fiction writers such as Kevin Barry, Jhumpa Lahiri and Courttia Newland.

In Weeks 5–6 you will learn about scriptwriting. Here, you will be introduced to methods for putting words into the mouths of your characters. After all, what they say – and don’t say – is a core component of drama. This is something you’ll get to see for yourself in the work of scriptwriters such as Jonathan Harvey, Ming Ho and Julia Pascal.

At the mid-point of each week, you’ll pause to learn about writing habits – the kinds of rituals, routines and strategies writers tend to find useful for generating ideas, getting started and keeping going.

Each section builds to a 'Bringing it together' point, when you get to try out for yourself the writing skills and strategies you've looked at in published passages or heard discussed by working writers.

As you work through this course, you’ll be building a portfolio of creative writing, which, by the end of Week 6, will include a poem, a short passage of fiction and a few pages of script.

You will learn

Knowledge and understanding

You should gain a knowledge and understanding of:

• wide-ranging creative processes and writing skills
• the importance of experimentation
• your own writerly strengths and interests.

Cognitive skills

You should gain an ability to:

• identify a range of literary techniques
• employ these techniques in your own writing
• appraise your own work accurately.
• develop helpful writing habits
• generate ideas
• compose and redraft a poem, a short passage of fiction and a few pages of script.

Practical and professional skills

You should develop:

• an ability to manage a sequence of work to a series of deadlines
• the capacity to consider different approaches
• an understanding of future study opportunities.

Vocational relevance

This course has relevance for those interested in becoming professional writers as well as those interested in working in the literary industries.

Learner support

There is no tuition on this course and all study is self-directed. However, a Study Advisor is present to facilitate discussion within the online forums.

If you have a disability

The course is delivered online and makes use of a variety of online resources. If you use specialist hardware or software to assist you in using a computer or the internet you are advised to contact us about support which can be given to meet your needs.

Teaching and assessment

There's no formal assessment. However, there will be three 'Bringing it together' points built into the course, which will allow you to employ in your own writing some of the key techniques you've studied.

Regulations

There are no entry requirements for this course.

If you have any doubt about the suitability of the course, please  contact us .

Course length

You’ll study for around 8 hours 20 mins per week for 6 weeks. In total, this course will require around 50 hours to complete.

Ways to pay

Credit/Debit Card – We accept American Express, Mastercard, Visa and Visa Electron.

Sponsorship – If this course is geared towards your job or developing your career, you could ask your employer to sponsor you by paying some or all of the fees. Your sponsor just needs to complete a simple form to confirm how much they will be paying and we will invoice them.

The fee information provided here is valid for short courses starting in the 2024/25 academic year. Fees typically increase annually. For further information about the University's fee policy, visit our Fee Rules .

Can you study an Access module for free?

Depending on eligibility and availability of places, you could apply to study your Access module for free.

To qualify, you must:

• be resident in England
• have a household income of less than £25,000 (or be in receipt of a qualifying benefit)
• have not completed one year or more on any full-time undergraduate programme at FHEQ level 4 or above or successfully completed 30 credits or more of OU study within the last 10 years

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Once you've started the registration process , either online or over the phone, we'll contact you about your payment options. This will include instructions on how you can apply to study for free if you are eligible and funded places are still available.

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• part-time tuition fee loan (you'll need to be registered on a qualification for this option)

To explore all the options available to you, visit Fees and Funding .

What's included

All of this course’s study materials are online. Online materials are composed of pages of text with images, interactive activities, audio/video clips (with transcripts). Some online materials may also include links to external resources, and the Course-wide forum.

Printed materials are not provided for the course content. However, you are able to access the web pages in alternative formats (PDF, Word for screen readers, ebook) from the Downloads area on the course website and print them for your studies, if you wish. You are also able to download all course audio tracks and videos from this area. You will find further useful documents available in Word or PDF format in the Resources area of the course website.

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You’ll need broadband internet access and a desktop or laptop computer with an up-to-date version of Windows (10 or 11), or macOS Ventura or higher.

Our module websites comply with web standards and any modern browser is suitable for most activities.

Our OU Study mobile App will operate on all current, supported, versions of Android and iOS. It's not available on Kindle.

It’s also possible to access some module materials on a mobile phone, tablet device or Chromebook. However, as you may be asked to install additional software or use certain applications, you’ll also require a desktop or laptop as described above.

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The 10 best creative writing short courses to kick off your practice

April 23, 2024

Whether you want to write a short story, novel, children’s book, biography or simply give in to your creative writing compulsion, we have the short course you didn’t know you needed.

Which short course is best for creative writing?

So many choices, so many opportunities. Talk about paralysis analysis. Let us simplify your decision-making by calling out a few courses that are available to study online with leading universities, through Open Universities Australia.

It’s worth noting that while the following are referred to as short courses when studied as a one-off, they are also known as subjects and can be studied while working towards a full-length degree. But more on that later!

Best for creative writing newbies

Maybe you never had the chance to exercise your creative writing muscle at school, TAFE or university. Unlike competitive sport, it’s never too late to get in the game. These short writing courses will demystify the writing process and unlock your inner storyteller.

1. An Introduction to Creative Writing (Macquarie University )

How long?  13 weeks When does it start?  22 July

The first step to writing is reading with an analytical eye. Listen to lectures, take part in interactive writing workshops and be experimental in your writing exercises. 

2. Creative Writing (Curtin University )

How long?  13 weeks When does it start?  27 May or 25 November

Learn about the different narrative techniques that writers use, then try writing short stories and scenes for film or the stage. Give writing poetry a go as well. 

3. Creative Writing, Forms and Structures (Griffith University)

How long?  13 weeks When does it start?  15 July 

Understand the form and structure in a variety of genres and write original pieces as well as exegetical notes. What’s an exegesis? An essay that explains the logic of your thought process and choice of themes and literary technique. Woohoo! You’ve already learned something! This course also gives you an idea of what a degree in creative writing will be like.

Best for those interested in short stories

Short stories usually contain between 1,000 and 4,000 words. They’re compact, pack an emotional punch and are considered a genre of their own. ' The Tell-Tale Heart ' by Edgar Allan Poe and ' Bernice Bobs Her Hair ' by F. Scott Fitzgerald are some famous, if older, examples. Find more contemporary ones here .

4. Writing the Short Story (Griffith University)

How long?  13 weeks When does it start? 4 November

Get granular! You’ll discover and discuss theme, allegory, symbolism, emotion, structure, mood, psychology of characters and much more. There’s even a section on avant-garde forms and elements.

5. Writing Short Fiction (Curtin University)

How long? 13 weeks When does it start? 27 May or 25 November

This is an intermediate-level course that examines the traditions, parameters and possibilities of short fiction. Discuss and dissect each other’s work in writing workshops and practise drafting and editing.

Best for those who want to write a novel (or novella)

First things first—what’s a novella? Because if you don’t know what it is, how would you know if you want to write one? If short stories are at one end of the spectrum and the full-length novel is at the other, novellas are somewhere in between. Novellas are usually around 17,500 to 40,000 words long, while novels contain 80,000 words on average.

6. Writing Long Fiction (Curtin University)

How long? 13 weeks When does it start? 26 August

Find out how to plan a novel or novella, including the common challenges of doing so. Come up with a new piece of work and write a few chapters. Engage in constructive critique of your coursemates’ works in progress while receiving feedback for your own.

7.  Writing  Advanced Fiction (La Trobe University)

How long? 12 weeks When does it start? 29 July

Apart from drafting an excerpt of your own work, take part in an intensive revision process with peer-to-peer feedback. You’ll also explore crime, speculative and historical fiction genres.

Best if you want to write non-fiction

Memoirs and biographies are hugely popular. Just look at the submission guidelines of major publishers like Allen & Unwin and Hachette . In hard numbers , non-fiction is head-to-head with fiction—59% of all Australian readers like non-fiction, while 65% say they like fiction.

8. Narrative Nonfiction (Curtin University)

Learn about different forms of memoir and creative non-fiction, how to tell other people’s stories and how to write about places, landscape and nature. Discuss making ethical and creative decisions, plus do a whole lot of writing—besides producing a feature article and non-fiction piece for assessment, you’ll also respond to weekly online writing prompts.

Best for those who want to push (or destroy) the envelope

If commercial fiction wants its readers to be transported by its plot, experimental writing challenges readers to engage in active reading—it plays with form, stretches the limits of language and can’t be easily labelled. 

9. Experimental Writing (Curtin University)

According to some, "fiction is a trudge, poetry is a dance". In this course, focus on postmodern poetry, avant-garde poets and other emerging genres. Create a performance text using spoken word poetry, mixed media and (if you wish) audience participation. Leave with a folio of poetic work.

Best if you want to write for kids or young adults

Nielsen BookData reports that the CYA (children’s and young adult) fiction category grew 16% in value between October 2021 and 2022 and represents 29% of the Australian book market. This makes it one of the most commercially viable types of books you could write.

10. Writing for Children (Curtin University)

In this course, you’ll work towards creating three marketable concepts to a professional standard—a picture book, a work of junior fiction and one of adolescent fiction. 

Is studying a creative writing course worth it?

Definitely, especially if you don’t already have experience writing regularly. A course will help you overcome any fears or misconceptions you have about writing. It will also arm you with formal knowledge and give you the analytical and critical vocabulary you need to discuss and improve your work. 

Learning creative writing online is also perfect for thoughtfully reflective types… ahem, most writers. It’s a good balance of finite periods for learning, sharing and critique (camera on or off, depending on how you feel), along with quiet time to beaver away on your own. 

You might even find real comradeship with the other aspiring writers in your course. It's an incredible way to build a network of support as you complete your works and attempt to get published! 

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Short Story I

Learn the basics of writing short fiction in this introductory course covering the building blocks of good storytelling.

What you can learn.

• Complete short exercises and assignments to jumpstart new story ideas
• Explore plot, point of view, setting, description, and more
• Get tips on rewriting and revising drafts
• Draft and revise at least one new short story

About this course:

Spring 2024 schedule.

Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required. 

This course meets in person at the designated class meeting time and location. Students must be present at the course meeting time as each student’s final grade may include scores for participation. Please inform your instructor if you will miss a class meeting. You are responsible for any class information you missed. We suggest you arrange with a fellow classmate to share their notes when feasible.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PUBLIC SYLLABUS FOR THIS COURSE.

This course is held via video teleconference. Instructors use Zoom to offer live class meetings at the designated class meeting time. Students must be present at the course meeting time as each student’s final grade may include scores for participation. Please inform your instructor if you will miss a class meeting. You are responsible for any class information you missed. We suggest you arrange with a fellow classmate to share their notes when feasible.

Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required. 

This online course is conducted through Canvas, a secure website that allows students to log in to access lectures, discussions, and other course materials on demand. There are no required class meetings. Each course is structured with weekly assignments and deadlines. Lectures and coursework are accessible throughout the week. Workshops are conducted in writing via discussion boards with your instructor and classmates.

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