Online Writing Courses at Stanford

Quick fyi: Start­ing today, you can sign up for online writ­ing cours­es from Stan­ford. Offered by Stan­ford Con­tin­u­ing Stud­ies and the Stan­ford Cre­ative Writ­ing Pro­gram (which is one of the most dis­tin­guished writ­ing pro­grams in the coun­try), these online cours­es give begin­ning and advanced writ­ers, no mat­ter where they live, the chance to refine their craft with gift­ed writ­ing instruc­tors and smart peers. Just to be clear, the cours­es are not free.

Reg­is­tra­tion starts today, and the cours­es (see the list below) will go from Jan­u­ary 14 — March 23. For more infor­ma­tion, click here, or sep­a­rate­ly check out the FAQ.

(Full dis­clo­sure: I helped set up these cours­es and think they’re a great edu­ca­tion­al oppor­tu­ni­ty. But nonethe­less take my opin­ion with a grain of salt.)

Win­ter Cours­es:

• Get­ting Start­ed in Cre­ative Writ­ing
• In-Depth Fea­ture Writ­ing
• Nov­els in Progress
• Writ­ing for Tele­vi­sion: The Basics
• Fic­tion Writ­ing: Linked Sto­ries
• Truth and Fric­tion: Mem­oirs and Per­son­al Essay
• Food Writ­ing: The Lit­er­ary Gourmet
• Poet­ic Inven­tion, or, What Strange World Is This?

By the way, if you live in the San Fran­cis­co Bay Area and want to keep the mind engaged, give some thought to Stan­ford Con­tin­u­ing Stud­ies. Our full win­ter cat­a­logue is here.