Writer’s Goldmine: 48 Free Online Writing Courses

A WRITER’S GOLD MINE

I recently ran across a veritable gold mine of “free” writing education links I had to share with my fellow writers, or those folks who aspire to write.

I place the word “free” in quotes as these offerings may change from free to fee-based status without notice. Over time, these links also may change, go bad, or otherwise. If you find they do change, or wish to send more links to other free writing courses, then please send me an email by clicking here. After some time I can post an updated list to a different page which I will post later here (Note: If this link leads to a search site bearing no search results, it just means I haven’t posted the update yet. Please be patient and check back later).

ALL FREE – BUT IN DIFFERENT DELIVERY MEDIA

The below links lead to an interesting variety of disparate delivery media such as video, audio, local XML (web on your PC), and conventional web-served content – among others. Depending on what fits your style, you may find you like one delivery form more than another – which goes to show there is more that one way (good or bad) to get the message across.

Without further ado, I present the list… Write on, sisters and brothers...

THE LIST

Writing Basics:

1. Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose: Utah State University
2. What is Good Writing?: The Open University
3. Essay and Report Writing Skills: The Open University
4. Introduction to Literature: Western Kentucky University
5. How to Write an Essay: 10 Easy Steps: The American University in Cairo

Language and Grammar:

1. English Grammar in Context: The Open University
2. Introducing Representation: The Open University
3. Form and Uses of Language: The Open University
4. The Syntax of Natural Language: University of Pennsylvania

Research Skills in Writing:

1. Finding Information in Modern Languages: The Open University
2. Advanced Writing Seminar: MIT
3. City to City: Comparing, Researching, and Writing About Cities: MIT
4. Expository Writing: Analyzing Mass Media: MIT

Creative Writing

1. Writing Challenges: Warwick University
2. Writing What You Know: The Open University
3. Poetry: College of DuPage
4. Start Writing Fiction: The Open University
5. The Creative Spark: MIT
6. Expository Writing: Autobiography: MIT
7. Theory and Practice of Non-linear and Interactive Narrative: MIT
8. Playwriting: MIT
9. Introduction to Creative Writing: University of Utah

Persuasion in Writing

1. Advanced Essay Workshop: MIT
2. Rhetoric: MIT
3. Classical Rhetoric and Modern Politics: MIT
4. Expository Writing: Exploring Social and Ethical Issues Through Film and Print: MIT
5. Rhetoric of Science: MIT

Writing for Business

1. Research and Writing for Professional Programs: York
2. Making Decisions: The Open University
3. Management Communication for Undergraduates: MIT
4. Advanced Workshop in Writing for Science and Engineering: MIT
5. Advanced Managerial Communication: MIT

Writing for the Arts & Society

1. Artistic Writing: MIT
2. Consumer Culture: MIT
3. Writing About Race: MIT
4. Becoming Digital: Writing About Media Change: MIT
5. Writing and Experience: MIT
6. Comedy: MIT
7. Writing and Experience: Culture Shock! Writing, Editing, and Publishing in Cyberspace: MIT

Scientific & Technical Writing

1. Introduction to Technical Communication: Perspectives on Medicine and Public Health: MIT
2. Writing and the Environment: MIT
3. Writing About Nature and Environmental Issues: MIT
4. Science and Engineering Writing: MIT
5. The Science Essay: MIT
6. Communicating in Technical Organizations: MIT

Extras

1. Word and Image: The Open University
2. Communicating in Cyberspace: MIT
3. Text as Property/Property as Text: Rice

Have fun!

– John

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