ONLINE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN NOVEL WRITING
The Online Writing Program at Stanford Continuing Studies, which offers dynamic courses in every genre, also hosts the Certificate Program in Novel Writing. The Certificate Program builds on the success and excellent teaching of our regular online writing courses with the goal of providing a structured environment in which you can write your novel.
Have you always wanted to write a book? The Online Certificate Program in Novel Writing is designed to help you fulfill that dream.
We’ve created a seven-course program that will show you the path from first glimmer to full manuscript. You’ll start with the habit of the art, move through a series of targeted workshops, produce a book-length manuscript (or at least a good part of one), and review that manuscript in a one-on-one tutorial with an accomplished fiction writer. Our instructors are all accomplished authors, mostly drawn from Stanford’s prestigious Stegner Fellows.
Because the Certificate Program relies on a dedicated, dynamic cohort, admission is by application only. By studying and writing with a consistent group of students with similar commitment to their work, you’ll achieve a deeper sense of connection and thus a deeper level of learning. You’ll be involved in the creation and construction of many narratives – most notably your own.
Best of all, the Certificate Program retains all the flexibility of our regular online writing courses. You can access your class from home or on your travels, at the times of day that suit your schedule.
By the time you complete your Certificate, you will be well on your way to writing a book-length manuscript. Will it be finished and revised? That’s up to you. But along the way, your work will be read, critiqued, and supported by dedicated instructors who are also serious practitioners in your field.
To receive updates about the program, add yourself to the Certificate Program mailing list.