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Write With Confidence
Honing your writing craft will help you produce the kind of crisp, engaging writing that captures the attention and imagination of readers. Whether you’re looking to sharpen your overall writing chops or focus on a particular type of writing, we offer a variety of programs to help you refine your skills and accomplish your goals.
Learn how to produce clear, concise business writing that gets your message across and gives you an advantage in the modern workplace.
Learn how to write a variety of long-form business documents. Adopt best practices for clear, concise and effective writing.
Learn how to write human-centered copy that places users at the core of your work. Determine the voice and tone of content to meet the needs of the user and the organization.
Learn tools and strategies for producing a compelling memoir and tell your story with clarity and honesty.
Learn the business fundamentals of self-publishing and gain the skills and knowledge you need to transform your manuscript into a self-published book.
Explore the essential principles and practices for developing your narrative voice and creating writing worth reading.
Learn to create authentic characters and discover how they impact staging, drama and dialogue.
Explore the key elements of storytelling craft and learn techniques for making your prose come alive.
Gain valuable insights into the process or writing and revising your novel or short story collection.
Follow the same path as a professional screenwriter and write a first draft of an original feature-length screenplay, television pilot or play in 10 weeks.
Explore how to create vivid characters and scenes that drive your story, ratchet up tension and draw in the audience.
Learn the art and craft of screenwriting and discover how to turn your story idea into a good movie.
Learn the essential elements and key techniques for developing a compelling personal essay. By the end of the course, you'll have developed two workshopped essays that are ready for submission.
Explore the picture book format and get insider knowledge for developing your own work.
Learn to research and write a competitive grant proposal. Discover funding opportunities and learn how to manage a winning grant through reporting, stewardship and more.
Explore the fundamental concepts and practical applications of technical writing. Learn the styles, formats and requirements for different kinds of technical communication.
Learn how to write regulatory documents and summarize clinical trial data. Gain experience crafting documents for regulatory submission and become familiar with the prescribed formats.
Check out all our certificates, specializations, courses and degrees for writers and editors and find a program that's a perfect match for you.
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