Writing
Creative Writing
Bring your story to life with the help of our courses in areas such as fiction, children’s writing, non-fiction and memoir writing.
Create the stories you wish existed
Learn techniques designed to enhance, encourage and enrich your writing in one of our many creative writing courses. Beginner to advanced-level courses available ranging in topics including novel and non-fiction writing, poetry, character development, screenplay and playwriting, writing for children and young adults and memoir writing.
Enroll online or call Student Services at (858) 534-3400.
Questions about our classes or certificates? Contact our department at (858) 534-5760 or
ahl@ucsd.edu.
Enroll online or call Student Services at (858) 534-3400.
Questions about our classes or certificates? Contact our department at (858) 534-5760 or
ahl@ucsd.edu.
Creative Writing Programs & Certificates
Classroom type:
Live Online
In-Person
Online
Hybrid
Children’s Book Writing
Learn essential skills to craft engaging children's stories and improve your chances of getting published—entirely online.
- Duration
- 12 -18 Months
- Cost
- $2,650
Creative Writing
Develop core creative writing skills across genres like fiction, poetry, and nonfiction with this versatile professional certificate.
- Duration
- 15-30 Months
- Cost
- $5,585
Creative Writing Courses
Classroom type:
Live Online
In-Person
Online
Hybrid
American Literature: Stories of Immigration
- Units
- 2.00
- Cost
- $330.00
Building a Business around Writing
- Units
- 1.00
- Cost
- $190.00
Developing Unforgettable Characters
- Units
- 2.00
- Cost
- $330.00
Finding Our Voices, Telling Our Stories: Part I
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $550.00
Finding Our Voices, Telling Our Stories: Part II
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $550.00
Forms of Poetry
- Units
- 2.00
- Cost
- $330.00
History of Children's Literature
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $450.00
Nature Writing: The True Muse
- Units
- 2.00
- Cost
- $330.00
News and Feature Writing
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $550.00
Novel Writing III
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $550.00
Science Writing I
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $450.00
Self-Editing and Publishing for the Web
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $550.00
The Art and Craft of Creative Writing
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $550.00
The Writer's Art of Interviewing
- Units
- 2.00
- Cost
- $330.00
Women and Madness
- Units
- 2.00
- Cost
- $330.00
Writers' Workshop: Read and Critique
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $550.00
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