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
A solid foundation in the skills and tools to improve your chances of being published as a writer.
- Duration
- 12 -18 months
- Cost
- $2,650
Creative Writing
Learn the Business of Writing and develop your skills in Fiction, Non-Fiction, Stage & Screenwriting, Children's Writing, Poetry, and more!
- Duration
- 15-30 months
- Cost
- $5590
Creative Writing Courses
Classroom type:
Live Online
In-Person
Online
Hybrid
Ernest Hemingway: Titan of American Literature
- Units
- 2.00
- Cost
- $330.00
Finding Our Voices, Telling Our Stories: Part I
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $550.00
History of Children's Literature
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $450.00
Memoir Writing
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $550.00
Nature Writing: The True Muse
- Units
- 2.00
- Cost
- $330.00
Novel Writing II
- Units
- 3.00
- Cost
- $550.00
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
- $550.00