Fiction Writing Classes
Write Fiction That Gets Noticed.
Most writers are Stuck behind a desk with a story that never leaves the drawer. At Writing Workshops, we Source experts to help you succeed and guide you toward your the Path to Publication.
Active Sessions & Workshops
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Featured Fiction Classes
The Modern Gothic: Making Haunted Fictions for the 21st Century Zoom Seminar with Amber Sparks on Saturday, November 14th, 2026
Building Interiority in Characters: Writing Memory with Karen E. Bender, a Zoom Seminar on Tuesday, April 7th, 2026
How to Build a “Platform” for Writers Who Shudder at the Thought Zoom Seminar with Courtney Kocak on Saturday, May 30th, 2026
All Fiction Classes
The Modern Gothic: Making Haunted Fictions for the 21st Century Zoom Seminar with Amber Sparks on Saturday, November 14th, 2026
Starts: Nov 14, 2026
315.00 NIS
Building Interiority in Characters: Writing Memory with Karen E. Bender, a Zoom Seminar on Tuesday, April 7th, 2026
Starts: Dec 31, 2099
315.00 NIS
How to Build a “Platform” for Writers Who Shudder at the Thought Zoom Seminar with Courtney Kocak on Saturday, May 30th, 2026
Starts: May 30, 2026
315.00 NIS
Mine Your Life for Funny Ideas Generative Zoom Seminar with Caitlin Kunkel on Saturday, June 6th, 2026
Starts: Jun 06, 2026
315.00 NIS
Exploring Strategies for Story Beginnings with Karen E. Bender 1-Day Fiction Master Class (Zoom) on Saturday, September 19th, 2026
Starts: Sep 19, 2026
477.00 NIS
How to Write a Short Humor Piece Zoom Seminar with Caitlin Kunkel on Saturday, July 11th, 2026
Starts: Jul 11, 2026
315.00 NIS
Building Interiority in Characters with Perceptions: Judgment, Envy and Love with Karen E. Bender, a Zoom Seminar on Wednesday, July 1st, 2026
Starts: Jul 01, 2026
315.00 NIS
Writing Flash Fiction: A One-Day Zoom Intensive with Robert Anthony Siegel on Saturday, April 11th, 2026
Starts: Apr 11, 2026
477.00 NIS
Deep Dive Into Dialogue: A Master Class on the Art of What People Say with Karen E. Bender (Zoom) on Saturday, April 11th, 2026
Starts: Dec 31, 2099
477.00 NIS
Building Interiority in Characters Using Fantasies and Theories with Karen E. Bender, a Zoom Seminar on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026
Starts: Apr 22, 2026
315.00 NIS
Think Like a Content Creator: Social Media for Authors Zoom Seminar with Sanibel Lazar on Sunday, June 7th, 2026
Starts: Jun 07, 2026
315.00 NIS
The List-Making Method: Transform Your Fiction, Poetry and Essays, a Zoom Seminar with Ethan Joella on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
Starts: Jul 22, 2026
315.00 NIS
The Art of the First Page: Hooking Agents and Readers Zoom Seminar with Literary Agent Mark Owen Gottlieb on Saturday, April 18th, 2026
Starts: Dec 31, 2099
315.00 NIS
National Flash Fiction Month: 30 Short Stories in 30 Days 4-Week Online Workshop with Holly Lyn Walrath starts Wednesday, July 1st, 2026
Starts: Dec 31, 2099
1,049.00 NIS
Writing From the Body: A Fiction and Nonfiction 2-Week Class (Zoom) with Shze-Hui Tjoa, on Sunday, March 15th and 22nd, 2026
Starts: Jul 12, 2026
573.00 NIS
Once Upon a Time: Using Fairy Tale Forms to Write Better in any Genre Zoom Seminar with Amber Sparks on Saturday, April 4th, 2026
Starts: Apr 04, 2026
315.00 NIS
Don’t Quit Your Day Job: Creativity When Life Gets in the Way Zoom Seminar with Lillian Stone on Saturday, June 6th, 2026
Starts: Jun 06, 2026
315.00 NIS
No Place Like Home: How to Write the Domestic, But Make It Weird Zoom Seminar with Amber Sparks on Saturday, August 1st, 2026
Starts: Aug 01, 2026
315.00 NIS
When Memoir Becomes Autofiction 6-Week Zoom Workshop with Victoria Costello starts on Thursday, June 4th, 2026
Starts: Jun 04, 2026
1,415.00 NIS
Story Structure Simplified: How to Shape Your Narrative for Maximum Effect with Debra Jo Immergut (Zoom) on Saturday, August 1st, 2026
Starts: Aug 01, 2026
315.00 NIS
Short Story Submission 1-on-1 Boot Camp with Kelly Luce (8 Weeks) Starts on Monday, April 27th, 2026
Starts: Apr 27, 2026
3,812.00 NIS
Literary Magazine Submissions Workshop 2-Hour Live Seminar with Meg Eden Kuyatt on Tuesday, August 25th, 2026
Starts: Dec 31, 2099
315.00 NIS
Making Your Characters Physically Present on the Page: A Two-Hour Multigenre Craft Talk with Robert Anthony Siegel on Wednesday, August 12th, 2026
Starts: Aug 12, 2026
315.00 NIS
Exploring First Person Point of View with Karen E. Bender 1-Day Fiction Master Class (Zoom) on Saturday, June 20th, 2026
Starts: Jun 20, 2026
477.00 NIS
The Propulsive Plot: Tools and Tactics for More Compelling Stories Weekend Intensive (Zoom) with Debra Jo Immergut on May 2nd and May 3rd, 2026
Starts: Dec 31, 2099
573.00 NIS
Using the Literature of Time Travel to Play with Time in Your Writing Zoom Seminar with Amber Sparks on Saturday, June 27th, 2026
Starts: Jun 27, 2026
315.00 NIS
Pitch Perfect: Crafting a Compelling Nonfiction Book Proposal Zoom Seminar with Literary Agent Mark Owen Gottlieb on Saturday, May 16th, 2026
Starts: Dec 31, 2099
315.00 NIS
Shirley Jackson as Muse: An 8-Week Generative Fiction Workshop with Lauren Davis Starts Thursday, October 1st, 2026
Starts: Dec 31, 2099
1,733.00 NIS
Creating Difficult Characters with Karen E. Bender 1-Day Fiction Master Class (Zoom) on Saturday, May 2nd, 2026
Starts: May 02, 2026
477.00 NIS
Idea Generators: Discovering New Direction in Your Writing, a Cross-Genre Zoom Seminar with Ethan Joella on Wednesday, May 6th, 2026
Starts: May 06, 2026
315.00 NIS
Where The Real Meets Unreal: A Magical Realism 4-Week Writing Workshop with Alex Temblador (Zoom) Starts on Wednesday, April 8th, 2026
Starts: Apr 08, 2026
1,049.00 NIS
The Road to Getting Published: From Rejection to Read with Jenna, a Zoom Seminar with Ethan Joella on Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
Starts: Aug 05, 2026
315.00 NIS
Creating a Sense of Place in Fiction, Nonfiction, or Memoir: One-Night Zoom Seminar with James Sturz on Wednesday, April 15th, 2026
Starts: Dec 31, 2099
315.00 NIS
Short Story & Personal Essay Critique or 2025 MFA Application Preparation with Kelly Luce
Starts: Dec 31, 2099
1,590.00 NIS
Summer Camp for Writers 8-Week Online Session with Sarah McColl starts on Saturday, June 20th, 2026
Starts: Jun 20, 2026
1,733.00 NIS
Set and Slay Your End of Year Writing Goals with Tawny Lara (Zoom) on Tuesday, November 10th, 2026
Starts: Nov 10, 2026
315.00 NIS
Deep Revision for Fiction & Nonfiction: Advanced Manuscript 3-Week Zoom Workshop with Katey Schultz starts on Tuesday, May 5th, 2026
Starts: May 05, 2026
951.00 NIS
Exploring and Writing Magical Realism 6-Week Workshop with P.C. Verrone Starts Tuesday, September 1st, 2026
Starts: Sep 01, 2026
1,415.00 NIS
Writing Mystery and Suspense in Fiction 6-Week Zoom Workshop with Carol Goodman, Starts Wednesday, June 10th, 2026
Starts: Jun 10, 2026
1,892.00 NIS
The Deep Draft: Finish Your Novel 6-Month Mentorship Program with Kelly Luce, Apply Now!
Starts: Jun 01, 2026
15,878.00 NIS
Advanced Short Fiction 8-Week Zoom Workshop with Tom Andes starts Monday, June 22nd, 2026
Starts: Jun 22, 2026
1,892.00 NIS
Writing Our Mother Wound 6-week Multi-Genre Zoom Writing Workshop starts Wednesday, July 8th, 2026
Starts: Jul 08, 2026
1,415.00 NIS
Writing Through Illness 6-Week Zoom Workshop with Jenessa Abrams starts on Tuesday, May 5th, 2026
Starts: May 05, 2026
1,415.00 NIS
Creating Cinematic Fiction: A Crash Course Utilizing Lessons from Film & TV Zoom Seminar with Peter Malone Elliott on Sunday, April 12th, 2026
Starts: Dec 31, 2099
239.00 NIS
Indie vs. Traditional Publishing: Which Path is Right for You? Zoom Seminar with Literary Agent Mark Owen Gottlieb on Saturday, June 13th, 2026
Starts: Dec 31, 2099
315.00 NIS
The Speculative Fiction Toolbox: World-Building, Character, and Authentic Storytelling Zoom Seminar with Alex Temblador on Tuesday, April 14th, 2026
Starts: Apr 14, 2026
315.00 NIS
Assembling Your Short Story or Essay Collection 4-Week Zoom Workshop with Sara Reish Desmond starts on Wednesday, July 8th, 2026
Starts: Jul 08, 2026
1,049.00 NIS
The Art and Ethics of Historical Storytelling 3-Week Generative Zoom Workshop with Tamara J. Walker and Leah Redmond Chang starts Monday, May 4th, 2026
Starts: May 04, 2026
1,431.00 NIS
Find Your Fiction Voice: Live Writing Seminar with Robert Anthony Siegel on Tuesday, April 28th, 2026
Starts: Dec 31, 2099
315.00 NIS
Getting Started with Creative Writing: Poetry & Fiction Fundamentals 6-Week Intensive with Meg Eden Kuyatt Starts Monday, August 31st, 2026
Starts: Dec 31, 2099
1,415.00 NIS
Fiction Workshop Testimonials
Voices from Writer's Like You.
Why creative storytellers choose Writing Workshops.
"I loved the Fiction I class! Blake gave us practical information and advice on how to finish stories and get them published. The atmosphere was very open, honest and laid back."
— Fiction I Student
"The feedback on my fiction was clinical and high-fidelity. Writing Workshops helped me Purge the filler and finally understand how to structure a scene that lands."
— Former Fiction Student, Boston, MA
"I’ve taken multiple fiction classes elsewhere, but the Source of Truth provided here is unparalleled. My short stories are now sharper and getting noticed by editors."
— Fiction Workshop Participant
"Writing Workshops is the gold standard for fiction writers. The community and the faculty focus on the nuts-and-bolts of the craft that leads to actual publication."
— Novelist & Student
"If you are a writer who is serious about your craft, take online classes from this group. Affordable, fun and packed with information."
— Live Stream Participant
"The quality of the workshop, the suggested reads, and the number of participants were all perfect. Blake is a fantastic teacher and is great at getting the group to interact."
— Beginner Fiction Student
"Whether you're in the initial brainstorming muddle on a screenplay or fine-tuning a novel manuscript for the hundredth time, the technical experience here is incredibly valuable."
— Novelist & Screenwriter
"I love that Blake allows us to come up with our own writing styles and ideas. One thing that bothered me about past courses was being required to use prompts. This was a BIG help."
— Fiction Workshop Alum
"One of the best classes I have taken. Clear, usable craft principles. The need for an element of risk—interior or exterior—was the most valuable lesson for story impact."
— Advanced Fiction Student
"I’ve never been more challenged, encouraged, and committed to something than this class. I will miss my weekly class and the intellectual stimulation it has brought."
— Fiction Workshop Participant
"Just finished the Fiction II workshop. It includes robust critiquing and reading, in a structured format, while sprinkling in good times along the way. Highly recommended."
— Fiction II Alum
"The best part about Shelby Hinte's class is how she facilitated a supportive community of writers. I learned so much, and enjoyed each week!"
— Workshop Student
"I highly admire the instructional style and the ability to really tease out the best in a piece of writing all the while meeting it on its own terms."
— Published Novelist
"The Zoom format was seamless. It felt like being in a room with master storytellers. The faculty are active in today’s market—not just teaching from theory."
— Online Fiction Student
"WWS is a place where serious writers go to grow in craft and community. A fast-paced and constructive environment that leads to actionable results."
— Fiction Workshop Alum