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Writing Classes, Conferences and Colonies

Real-World Schools · Conferences and Colonies

Algonkian Writers' Workshops
http://webdelsol.com/Algonkian/Classes/
Online and offline fiction workshops.

American Writers & Artists Institute
http://www.awaionline.com
Classes in a variety of subjects, including romance writing, travel writing, business writing, copywriting, etc.

Creative Writing Institute
http://www.creativewritinginstitute.com/
Besides classes, this site offers some helpful articles on its opening page.

Fear of Writing Online Courses
http://www.fearofwriting.com/course/index1.htm

Freelance Success Institute
http://www.freelancesuccess.com

New School Creative Writing Program
http://www.newschool.edu/writing/subpage.aspx?id=25414

Odyssey Fantasy Writing Workshop
http://www.sff.net/odyssey/
A residential workshop that offers instruction and guest lectures from well-known speculative fiction authors. Website also offers a variety of writing tips, articles and resources.

School for Champions
http://www.school-for-champions.com/writing.htm
Courses on writing methods, technical writing, and fiction writing.

UCLA Extension
http://www.onlinelearning.net/CommunitiesofStudy/
Click on "Writing" to find out more about this program.

WritersCollege.com
http://www.WritersCollege.com

Writers.com
http://www.writers.com/classes.html

Writers Studio
http://www.writerstudio.com/pages/index.php
Ten-week workshops in fiction and poetry, both online and off.

Writer's Village University
http://4-writers.com

WritingClasses.com
http://www.writingclasses.com/
An excellent place to acquaint yourself with how online classes work: It offers a "sample" class with syllabus, posted lectures, student forums, homework, etc.

Writing Workshops and Classes
http://www.manuscriptediting.com/workshops.htm
An extensive set of links to online workshops.

Real-World Schools
American Universities
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/CLAS/american-universities.html
Lists colleges alphabetically; does not provide an opportunity for regional searching.

Canadian Universities
http://www.uwaterloo.ca/canu/
Lists universities by province. Does not provide regional search ability.

Children's and Young Adult Literature Study Programs (Children's Literature Association)
http://www.childlitassn.org/

College and University Homepages
http://univ.cc
Links to universities around the world.

Colleges, College Scholarships, and Financial Aid Page
http://www.college-scholarships.com/
You can find a listing of colleges in every state on this page. However, the listing doesn't provide mailing addresses, and in many cases doesn’t give a phone number, so you can't easily determine what area the college may be in. It does give an e-mail address for the admissions department, but this often won’t be the address you need to find out more about continuing education sources.

Gradschools.com: Children's Literature
http://programs.gradschools.com/usa/childrens_literature.html

Journalism Degrees and Programs
http://journalismdegree.org/
Lots of good information on what you can expect from a degree in journalism, along with a listing of colleges and universities that provide one.

ScreenSite
http://www.screensite.org
Links to college screenwriting schools and programs around the world.

Conferences and Colonies
Associated Writing Programs
http://awpwriter.org
Includes information about college level writing programs and writer's conferences.

Guide to Writers Conferences
http://writing.shawguides.com/
Searchable by topic, state, or month.

Screenwriters Online Presents: Calendar
http://screenwriter.com/insider/WritersCalendar.html
A list of writing conferences of all types, by state; not limited to screenwriting.

Writers' Colonies
http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/ncw/colonies.htm

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