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Writers Helping Writers Since 1995
The first, the largest, the best online university for writers.
Writers' Village University is more than a great place to learn how to write; it's a living, breathing community of writers from around the world. Education should be a life-long pursuit for beginning and experienced writers. At Writers' Village University, you'll get to know a community of friendly, helpful members who have made education an important part of their lives.
The "Village," as members refer to Writers' Village University, is a full-time support service. We offer over 300 writing courses and add new classes regularly. As a member, you may take as many courses and workshops as you'd like. It’s all included with your membership. Certificate Programs and Writing Groups are available for every level of writer. If you're a beginner, you won't have to worry about harsh, intimidating criticisms of your work. We prefer to encourage and build confidence. For advanced writers, we provide workshop guidelines that encourage detailed, constructive criticism with an emphasis on craft and author intent.
WVU
L301 If on a winter's night a traveler (Calvino)
(February 11, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(February 12, 2025)
MFA204 The Fiction Writer's Apprenticeship
(February 13, 2025)
MFA369: The Perennial Themes
(February 13, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(February 19, 2025)
MFA174: Writing Flash Fiction
(February 20, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(February 26, 2025)
MFA110 Syntax, Style and Grammar
(February 27, 2025)
MFA400 Nonfiction: Telling True Stories
(February 27, 2025)
MFA750 Writing Literary Fiction - Part 1
(March 03, 2025)
L401 Slouching Towards Bethlehem - Joan Didion
(March 04, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(March 05, 2025)
MFA205 Developing Characters
(March 06, 2025)
MFA802 Introduction to Conceptual Metaphor
(March 10, 2025)
L232 Kevin Moffett & Nam Le Short Stories
(March 11, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(March 12, 2025)
MFA052 Flash Nonfiction: Voice, Sound and Language
(March 13, 2025)
MFA150 Introduction to Flash Fiction
(March 13, 2025)
L233 Chekhov Short Stories (Form and Setting)
(March 18, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(March 19, 2025)
MFA206 Minor Characters
(March 20, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(March 26, 2025)
MFA151 Flash Fiction Workshop: Vignettes
(March 27, 2025)
MFA314 Japanese Poetic Forms
(March 27, 2025)
L303 The Great Gatsby
(April 01, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(April 02, 2025)
MFA207 Setting and Character
(April 03, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(April 09, 2025)
MFA152 Flash Fiction from Contemporary China
(April 10, 2025)
MFA703 Maps of the Imagination
(April 14, 2025)
L200 Proust & Flaubert - Short Works
(April 15, 2025)
B116 Revising and Editing
(April 16, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(April 16, 2025)
MFA403 Contemporary Writing Strategies
(April 17, 2025)
MFA350 Understanding and Writing Poetry
(April 17, 2025)
L312 Julio Cortázar Shorts
(April 22, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(April 23, 2025)
MFA053 Flash Nonfiction: POV and Structure
(April 24, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(April 30, 2025)
MFA209 Point of View Basics
(May 01, 2025)
MFA760 Dialogue as Verbal Action
(May 05, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(May 07, 2025)
MFA154 Flash Fiction Point of View and Voice
(May 08, 2025)
B114 Point of View - Main
(May 14, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(May 14, 2025)
MFA210 The Art of First Person
(May 15, 2025)
L210 Daisy Miller - Henry James
(May 20, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(May 21, 2025)
MFA155 Flash Fiction - One Page Fictions
(May 22, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(May 28, 2025)
MFA211 The Art of Third Person
(May 29, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(June 04, 2025)
MFA301 Meter
(June 05, 2025)
MFA156 Flash Fiction - Great Thoughts
(June 05, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(June 11, 2025)
MFA213 The Art of Sequencing
(June 12, 2025)
MFA212 What is a Plot?
(June 12, 2025)
L235 Hemingway Short Stories (Dialogue and Exposition)
(June 12, 2025)
MFA054 Flash Nonfiction: Singular Moments - Against the Grain
(June 12, 2025)
MFA702 Subtext
(June 16, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(June 18, 2025)
MFA157 Flash Fiction - The Story in the Title
(June 19, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(June 25, 2025)
MFA214 Describing and Withholding
(June 26, 2025)
L234 Barth and Borges (Form and Content)
(June 26, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(July 02, 2025)
F176 Writing Boosters - Story Starters #1
(July 02, 2025)
MFA158 Flash Fiction - Opening Up Your Writing
(July 03, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(July 09, 2025)
F178 Writing Boosters - Recipe #2
(July 09, 2025)
MFA404 Writing for Online and Print Markets
(July 10, 2025)
B101 WVU Orientation
(July 16, 2025)
MFA159 Flash Fiction - Smart Surprise
(July 17, 2025)
L240 Susan Glaspell Short Story
(July 22, 2025)