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10 Best Creative Writing Courses in India

Ritika tiwari.

• January 22, 2023

Finding and enrolling in the best creative writing courses in India has been more difficult than I thought. At least it used to be, seven years ago when I had just dived into freelance writing. I wanted to hone my skills and practice fiction writing too, which is when I started looking for creative writing courses online. 

For a while, I even considered getting an MA in creative writing in India. But as many working professionals like me will agree — there is simply not enough time. 

I was initially more inclined towards classroom courses since those would help me get out of the house more (I work from home ) and they would also allow me to network with other writers. But most of the classroom courses I found were either not available in my city or were incredibly expensive. That is why I also started looking at free creative writing courses online.

In this article, I take you through all the top creative writing courses available both as classroom courses and online.

What is creative writing?

Creative writing is any writing where creativity is involved and differs from normal academic, professional, journalistic or technical forms of literature. This form of writing uses imagination and innovation in order to tell a story. It can involve fiction, essays, scripts and poetry. Professional writing courses give you the tools you need to ace creative writing.  

Though constant learning and practicing will improve your creative writing skills. Free online content writing courses with certificates help you reach your writing goals.

For a freelance writer, taking up a creative writing course online can help you hone your skills and also move more towards fiction writing. There are many brands who need storytelling writers and even poets. 

Why enroll in a creative writing course?

There are various learning benefits that you’ll get when you enroll in a creative writing course. Here are the major benefits of taking up an online English writing course as a freelance content writer :

• Find your own unique writer’s voice
• An experience of practical learning to gain the skills you need
• Master different writing styles and techniques
• Produce great fiction
• Understand and apply principles of creative writing in stories and poems
• Become a professional of literary masterpieces in English. You’ll understand how this plays a role in the creation of book or novel writing
• Write more convincing and captivating plots to hook readers
• Enhance your vocabulary and hence improve your communication skills
• Empower yourself as a writer and improve your creativity

Top creative writing courses online 

Creative writing comes in many forms, and there are a variety of courses that focus on these forms. Here are some of the great creative writing courses available online:

(These courses are suitable for writers who are thinking about writing a fiction book but aren’t sure how to start. If you are looking to take up some content writing courses that are focused on online content, web copy, and articles, check out this post.)

1- British Council

In-person/Online: Weekend online classes 

Price: INR 10,000 

Duration : 36 hours over 9 weeks

Certificate : Yes

The British Council creative writing course is called Creative Writing for Adults – Module 1. While the course is conducted online, there are set timings to attend the sessions. The course also includes 14 hours of interaction and peer-learning through the British Council’s very own learning platform. 

You need to have an upper-intermediate language level and above to be eligible for this creative writing course in Delhi.

2- Creative Writing Workshop by Xavier Institute of Communications

In-person/Online: In-person classes 

Location – Mumbai

Eligibility – Non

Price – 8000 INR

Duration : 8 Sessions of 2 hours each

Check brochure for more details .

The workshop by Xaviers offers various writing exercises. Your content is then critiqued by professional writers and fellow writers. The goal is to help improve your writing through constructive feedback. The workshop is mostly useful for aspiring fiction writers who want to understand the different elements of creative writing. 

This was the first course that I came across when I was in Mumbai. And I really liked it because it’s affordable, has flexible timings, and there are new classes every 2 months.

3- Writing: Book Writing: Creative Writing Skills: Punctuation (Udemy)

In-person/Online: Online access on mobile and PC

Price: 1600 – 1800 INR

Duration: 30 hours on-demand video 

Certificate: Yes

This is one of Udemy content writing courses for writers who have an interest in publishing a book. The course content includes downloadable articles and resources along with 30 hours of on-demand video. The course focuses on helping you improve in different elements such as character development and plot.   

As part of the book writing training,  you’ll learn how to self-publish a book on digital platforms like Amazon. The course also aspiring novelists ways of editing their own book manuscript.

4- Creative Writing – Get Writing, Keep Writing (Udemy)

In-person/Online: Online access on mobile and TV

Price: 5300 – 5500 INR

Duration: 1-hour on-demand video 

For beginners looking to establish their writing style, this is one of the best Udemy content writing courses that offers professional tips from experts.

It provides you with practical advice to start writing every day to improve your creative writing skills. The goal of this course is to get your creativity flowing and get all those amazing ideas out of you.

5- Good with Words by University of Michigan

In-person/Online: Online

Price: Free to sign up and offers financial aid

Duration: 4 months approximately 

The name of this course is Good with Words: Writing and Editing Specialization. The course provides English writing classes for adults. The specialization is offered through Coursera and contains four sections about writing and editing. 

This online English writing course focuses on every element of creative writing. From word choice and word order to how to write better sentences. 

You will gain skills in creativity, editing, and persuasion. The goal is for you to become good with words, thus improving your ability to do good writing. By taking up English writing courses like these, you are guaranteed to handle both short-term and long-term projects with ease.

6- Creative Writing Specialization by Wesleyan University

Price: Free to sign up 

Duration: 6 Months

Coursera offers this Creative Writing Specialization course which can help you master all the important elements of a story. The goal of the course is to give you skills in short story writing, fiction writing, creativity and copy and editing.

  The main elements of the story that this course focuses on include:

• The craft of character
• Setting and description

7- English Literature Composition by University of California, Berkeley

Price: 13900 INR

Duration: 7 Weeks, spread over 4-5 hours per week

Certificate: Yes 

This course offers advanced writing classes for literature and fiction. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to read and interpret fiction works much better and create your own fiction stories from scratch.

The course discusses the works of English novelist Mary Shelly (the author of Dracula) and American novelist Toni Morrison, making this specially a great course for anyone interested in gothic literature.

8- How to Write a Novel by University of British Colombia

Price: INR 24000 – 25000

Duration: 6 Weeks

This course offered by UBC on edX is essentially a book writing training course which focuses on how to write a novel draft.

You’ll attend 4-5 hours of online classes per week. There is also a Q&A podcast each week for learners to ask instructors questions. You’ll be engaging in group discussions and doing assignments every week.

Furthermore, freelance content writers will learn how to manage complicated plots and craft real dramatic dialogue.

9-  Masterclass: Neil Gaiman Teaches the Art of Storytelling  

In-person/Online: Online  

Price: Free Trial

Duration : 19 video lessons(4-5 hours)

If you are looking for story writing courses, then this course offered by Masterclass, a video-based learning platform, is one of the best ones out there. 

Masterclass instructors are not English writing experts or teachers. They are actual masters in their respective fields. Neil Gaiman is a best selling author and prolific award-winning writer who heads this masterclass in the art of storytelling.

The course contains 18 chapters that focus on everything about creating a story. Some of the content in the chapters includes word building, editing, and dealing with writer’s block. 

10- Henry Harvin

I n-person/Online: Online Interactive Classroom Sessions

Price: 12500 INR

Duration: 24 hours of two-way live sessions/1 year membership

Henry Harvin is an edtech company that offers this writing course in India.

The course requires you to have language skills and basic technical know-how as a prerequisite. Creative writing classes for this course will teach you poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction, and drama.

Have you taken up any creative writing courses online? How was your experience?

British Council offers one of the best creative writing courses in India. Henry Harvin also offers various courses throughout the country. You can consider applying for a course in these institutions.

There are five main types of creative writing: poetry, fiction stories, novels, personal essays, and speeches. The most well-known type of creative writing is storytelling. Each type of writing requires different, unique writing skills. 

Creative writing courses give you the knowledge and the skills of each type of creative writing.

You can learn creative writing through online writing courses or even in-person writing courses. Also focus on writing on a daily basis and read as often as you can. You can also look for creative writing workshops to hone your writing skills.

Good writers engage in a lot of reading to enrich their own style of writing. Constant practicing will also help you find your writing style. Applying elements such as originality can also help you find your writing style.  

You can consider attending online college writing courses as well. Experts and professional instructors can help you find your writing style. 

Payment is different for each writing job, as it depends on the employer and the type of content being written. Creative writing courses give you the skill to improve your writing in high-paying jobs. Search for free creative writing courses and apply to increase your income. You can also consider content writing courses to another stream of revenue.

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Small Correction : For IGNOU, Its page no 86 in the prospectus and not 80. Thank you for the information.

Thanks Kunal 🙂

I did the DCE from IGNOU in 2002. The notes are pretty basic. The project work gets you to write a lot and that’s a bonus. I wouldn’t mind doing it again if their syllabus has been updated.

I am actually thinking of taking up that course in the summer, will definitely update you when I do

Hey Ritika! Did you take up the course? What is your feedback on this??

No, I did not end up taking any of the above listed courses. I was thinking to take up IGNOU but I heard the curriculum wasn’t good. The only viable option is Symbiosis one but I am not sure if I am willing to put that much money in :/

Thanks for your reply Ritika! I too am on second thoughts about Symbiosis for the very same reason!!

Great compilation of courses with helpful and accurate descriptions! Thank you 🙂

Hi ritika Plz give ur feedback .I think u should hav completed it now

Hi Jasdeep, I am not doing these courses right now. Though I do recommend, checking out the eBook mentioned above

Interesting post! I have some experience of IGNOU, not in Creative Writing though, and that was like, a century ago and therefore out of date anyways, but my experience was positive all in all. Thanks for visiting my blog and see you after April! 🙂 Stay well.

Thanks for you inputs Nilanjana!

Now I am really inclined to do the IGNOU course. Lets see 🙂

Hi Ritika, Useful post! Elsewhere i could find review about the course at IGNOU, and it wasnt a promising one. The syllabus is outdated and for a year or two the course was not conducted and people who had registered were’nt intimated about updates. Since I am looking for a distance learning program, hence i am left with SCDL, Pune (as only IGNOU and SCDL have distance learning program on Creative Writing). I am looking for a review on its course. Kindly share if you have some review related info about the course. Thanks ! Taruna.

My research led me to the exact same place. IGNOU doesn’t seem worth it

Hi guys, I am pursuing a distance learning course from symbiosis pune on creative writing. It is good and has 6 exams and 6 projects to be completed in a year. It has been interesting and provides insights into creative writer’s lives and many other aspects of writing. It is expensive compared to other courses as mentioned here but I am working so this works for me.

That’s great to hear Rimpy! If it works for you and fits your schedule then there isn’t much you can ask for! Whenever you finish the course, do share your complete experience 🙂

Hi Rimpy , I m planning to pursue creative writing course in symbiosis .. please provide Info regarding modes n types of examination conducted. Its damn expensive so b4 joining wanna know wthr is it worthy .Thank you

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I registered for DCE in June with IGNOU in July my classes are only going to start on October :P. They told me that I have to attend 1 class every month in study centre. I also registered with SDCL from there I get a message every day that admission is extended a week more :P. let’s see what will happen NB: I paid ignou fees it’s just 3k. Not having the courage to spend 22k on sdcl at least for now let’s see. will update you.

Yes, I was told the same thing about Study Centre,that I need to attend at least one in a month, which is really difficult for me, considering how much I travel.

Do let me know your experience with IGNOU. In fact, I would love it if you would write a post here on the website about the course experience because it will help A LOT of people 🙂

Hi niyas .Can u plz tell me some details how many study centre they hav and where they are? whats d total fee for 1 year course? howz dere teaching sense?wat technique dey use ?R dey providing good knowledge or jst time pass material.

Hey Ritika I want to improve my command on english writing, will these courses help.

These courses aren’t meant to improve your English, they are meant to improve your writing style

Hi Ritika Myself Manish Tiwari from Allahabad. I am working as Trainer. i am about to quit my job and i am going to shift Mumbai for writing. New differnt types of ideas comes in my mind and when i start to write then i feel i am missing something

Hi Ritika What i have to do to become a freelance writer.Is there any good center in Kerala or near by Bangalore to study creative English.is creative English course enough to improve writing style?

I don’t think writing starts by learning….for me mostly it’s an idea…a song….or just getting inspired after which everything falls into space

I have registered for DCE with IGNOU. I got a mail specifically informing me to collect study material from IGNOU regional center. I don’t know how this works. Have written a mail to send the materials to me directly. Will keep posted on what happens, so that other aspirants can take an informed decision.

Yes, that’s what I heard from some other sources. The thing with IGNOU is – they don’t really care. They have a way of doing things and they are not flexible. Please let me know how your course goes 🙂

Well, surprise! IGNOU has sent me all the course material through courier. However submitting projects is still unclear. Timeline of the course is a bit vague as well. However all course books are with me. Content looks pretty decent. For all the aspirants out there, I suggest you to go ahead with the diploma in Creative Writing if its impossible for you to attend workshops or classroom certificate courses.

Thanks for all the details Nahusha. Would you like to write a review about the IGNOU course about the website? 🙂

I too planning about pursuing this course. Will it be beneficial plz suggest.

hi Nahusha Can u plz tell me all d details for registration in DCE wid IGNOU . What is the fee structure there? how to pay? how they send us data? is there any exams or just assignments

Fee structure : 3300 Payment can be done by debit card. They will send all material by post. No exams. A project at the end of the course. Every info is available at their site.

I am looking up for an MFA in creative writing which I guess is not worth if done in India. But if you have any idea about the course which would be beneficial if done here itself, do let me know. Because Symbiosis has a distance program which is like, we are just playing in the sands, instead of going in the oceans for much adventure. And being a passionate writer, I also have my blog but the thing is I want to work for some magazines, if you have the answers to any of my above queries please mail me at [email redacted] else awaiting for your reply here itself.

Regards, Indrajeet

I would suggest going the internship way, instead of doing an MFA, if your end goal is to work in a magazine

he hi Rritika thanks for sharing such great info thanks a lot

Thank You Ma’am for all the infos. I m a college stud,I belong to Kolkata, I think it will be useful for me to join British Council rather than any open university am I right? Is a PG degree in Journalism is essential for a freelance writer?

You don’t need a journalism degree to be a freelance writer. Yes, British Council is a great option if you are in Kolkata, just make sure the class timings suit you 🙂

Hi, Ritika Mam, I am from Mumbai and my passion is to Write Stories & Poems in Marathi Language, and i want your advice that from where should i got a proper guidance to grew up in this concern field. Thank You.

Hi, Ritika, I am from Delhi and i want to do creative writing courses. But am not sure is that helpful for me or not?? Actually am from science background and detouch from education line past 12-13 years. Can u please suggest something??

Hey! Ritika ma’am , I have been working in the profile of english instructor and verbal ability trainer since 3 yrs and also persuing masters in english from SHIATS ALLAHABAD but now i want to take a leap and want to do some good writing couse and want to work as a freelance content writer work from home…..but i don’t know how to start please provide me a road map for this….thanking you….

Where did you join? Any update on any other college/Univ?

Mam which one is better for a creative writing course while I do my masters in English …. IGNOU or British council? Pls suggest

British Council , Delhi does have creative writing during the weekends too

Have they started the weekend classes? Can you give me their official link to this so that I can update the article to help others?

I have tried the IGNOU course. The course material is totally outdated. The teaching at the study centre also is not up-to the mark. Dies anyone know about the symbiosis course?

I have done one course from Symbiosis (SCDL), syllabus is really updated but it didn’t helped me out as I found myself without guidance. I will rather suggest opt for the course where classes are held at least you can have a coach to guide you further.

Very very useful info. Thank you so much!

Hey Ritika! I have just purchased your book. Looking forward to read it. 🙂 This website is just what i was looking for to improve my writing skills. Thanks!

Thank you Aditi. Hope you like the book 🙂

Hi Ritika, Since I am not involving in writing for long time and I also want to mentioned my writing skill is not so much good. i want to know Can I join content writer course If I am interested?

I was just going through your urge, And not able to stop myself for the word Interest . This word only matter of learning and all happiness

Which of these institutes provides distant courses?

IGNOU and symbiosis

Does any University provide courses for creative writing in India?

Yes, Xaviers, Symbiosis, and many more

I have taken the IGNOU DCE course and my classes are going to start this week. Till now I have been reading the ebooks available on the organisation site, and been preparing myself for the exam. Anyone who is interested in writing, and believe in self study is eligible for this course.

Hi Aparajita, thank you for the feedback! Would you want to review the IGNOU course on Write Freelance?

Hiii, I really wish to join the course. Can you share your experience please.

Dear /sir i am a writer .so i have find a good write team is are you can joined my team.

Hello Ritika, I read your article on the various courses for creative writing…like you even I m kind of bored of my corporate job and want to pursue my passion in blogging and creative writing. Since it’s not possible for me to read and learn I need a institute which provides such courses. Can you recommend ?

Hello thank you so much for this. This was really helpful but do any of these provide online creative writing courses? Does SACAC provide those courses?

Do we have fellowship programme for Creative writing in india.

Hi Ritika, Mrinali here from Delhi. I loved your article and want to thank you for it. I am a blogger on social issues, which are covered by social media very weirdly, un-researched manner. With an intention to reorient the coverage, I started a blog site THE YOUNG EAGLE. Please find time to visit my site on FB.

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Thank you for such an informative post. I am an aspiring author from LA. Since any kind of education in US is quite expensive I opted for distance learning in India. Admissions are possible for International Students at IGNOU, although the fee varies. I have emailed them about registration process for international students. Having said that my goal is MFA is English, as I like to pursue Creative Writing Diploma at a more modern institute with up-to date techniques in writing. I have taken your advise and enrolled in the course offered by the Michigan state University. Having deprived o the opportunity to choose a field of my liking during college, I like to pursue a cheap yet decent MFA degree. Do you have any suggestions about the Masters degree in English from IGNOU? I have no clue about the curriculum offered. To me all looks good as long as its literature. However, I am not sure if its contemporary. Please advise.

Hey Ritika, How you doing? Well, hope you’re in the best of health at these times. I wanted to ask, if you can help me with this… , that is the Wesleyan University course available for a 15- year – old aspiring writer?

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Whether you are a scribbler, a secret diarist, or a would-be journalist, come find your unique writing style with British Council’s Creative Writing course - Module I . Two batches have been scheduled. Batch 1 is starting from  Saturday, 22 July 2023 and batch 2 is starting from  Saturday, 29 July 2023.

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• Develop your unique writer’s voice and perspective
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Our experienced teachers will help you find your unique writer’s voice through this enjoyable writing course. You will receive feedback on your writing to help you know your prospects as a future writer. Once you join our Creative Writing course, you will realize that lively and interactive sessions are exactly what you need to begin your journey as a writer.  The course is, however, not aimed at those wishing to improve their academic or technical writing skills.

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The M.A. in English (Creative Writing) is the first-of-its-kind multilingual, transdisciplinary Masters’ programme in India. The course is taught by faculty comprising published writers, poets, playwrights, scriptwriters, advertisers, journalists, web-content creators, animation writers, translators from India and abroad.

The primary component of the course comprises of writing workshops and practice sessions under the award-winning professionals and the faculty members. The amalgamation of theoretical considerations, sampling of a wide variety of literature, and exploring each individual’s niche area, are all aimed at creating individuals who are ready to critically contribute to the creative economy.

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Immersive learning with a community of writers, poets, playwrights, scriptwriters, advertisers, journalists, web-content creators, animation writers, translators from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

Direct lectures, writing workshops, one-on-one guidance on written projects by academic and creative mentors.

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Over the course of the Master’s, students get equipped with the tools necessary to bring out a body of creative writing under the guidance of authors, poets, playwrights, allied faculty, and rigorous peer review. Alliance University works in close collaboration with these writers, poets, and translators to give students access to various publishing houses and offer them the opportunity of highlighting their work and to promote it through Alliance Literary Festival (ALF) and associated events organized by the university.

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Taught by celeb authors and poets, this programme will prepare you to become writers in a variety of fields and become the best communicators across mediums.

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• Introduction to Literary Creative Writing II : Core
• Introduction to Non-Literary Creative Writing II : Core
• Creative Submission I : Core
• Creative Writing in vernaculars : Elective III

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• Writing Workshop II : Elective
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• Internship : With writers/poets/script writers/ publishing house/social media agencies/ advertisement firms [2 months]

Semester IV

• Creative Writing Submission II
• Writers' Conference

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Top 10 creative writing courses in india.

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Here is a table of Creative Writing courses in India along with the duration and cost of the course:

Top Creative Writing Institutes in India

1. Symbiosis Center for Distance Learning, Pune

2. RK Films and Media Academy, New Delhi

3. Living Bridge, Pune

4. ECT, New Delhi

5. St Xavier College, Mumbai

6. IGNOU the People's University, Mumbai

7. SACAC, New Delhi

8. Craft School, New Delhi

Cost of Creative Writing courses in India

The average cost price of the course ranges from Rs.1200 to Rs.95 000

Duration of Creative Writing courses in India

The average duration of the course is 2 days or 3-12 months

Salary of a Content Writer in India

The average salary for a Content Writer is Rs.16 093 per month in India

• Online Creative Writing Courses
• Mumbai (10)
• Chennai (8)
• Bangalore (6)
• Kolkata (5)
• Hyderabad (4)
• Lucknow (3)
• Panchkula (2)
• Ahmedabad (2)
• Amritsar (1)
• Thiruvalla (1)

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Content Writing And Creative Writing Course

A certificate course in content writing & creative writing will guide your writing skills to be in more sync with needs of industry and help you write crisp & persuasive content that captures reader’s interest effectively and drives sales & decision.

• Price ₹15000
• Duration 8 Weeks
• Location Delhi

Creative Writing not only develops your creative thinking it has been shown to assist in improving scores in many different exam subjects. Overall, such writing helps improve innovative thinking skills, and also benefits students all round learning.

Certificate In Creative Writing

Certificate In Creative Writing is offered by NIED Education for all skill level. 

• Price ₹3200
• Duration 3 Months

Creative Writing course is offered by Institute Of Performing Art and Mind Power Development.

• Location Kolkata

Script Writing

This script writing course program covers writing essentials and styles from which all filmmaking visual storytelling flows. You will learn how to balance emotion in writing from all the tender romance, petrifying action, and the sweetest memorable dialogues.

• Location Surat

Creative Writing course is offered by Confident Living. PACE is our highly-structured program, following developmental theories and learning theories. We use various methods like worksheets, presentations, brainstorming, storytelling, and group-games to teach age-appropriate skills.

• Location Bangalore

Creative writing is any writing that goes outside the bounds of normal professional journalistic academic or technical forms of literature, typically identified by an emphasis on narrative craft, character development, and the use of literary tropes or with various traditions of poetry and poetics.

• Location Lucknow

Basics Of Creative Writing

Learn to write and distinguish between various types of nonfiction including memoir, personal essay, journals, blogs, newspaper articles, documentary scripts and determine when and how to use research from appropriate sources to make the skill strong.

• Price ₹3000
• Duration 5 Hours

Script Writing Course In Hyderabad

Scriptwriters or screenwriters write for film, television, video games, and now even online web series. Scriptwriting can be done for hire or on speculation in hopes to sell their screenplay or find an agent.

• Location Hyderabad

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Somewhere away from the dull and tedious world of conventional hard journalism and business writing, there lies the ingenious and inventive world of fascinating fiction. It is one place where imagination meets classic vocabulary to create magic. If you’re an avid reader and have a deep urge to learn one of the most refreshing skills in the industry, then you have hit the right spot. In this article, we will look at a list of the 9 best creative writing courses in India that not only give you knowledge about all the aspects of writing but also tremendous training to become the best with your craft.

What is Creative Writing ?

Different from all the conventional forms of professional, academic, or technical writing, creative writing is a unique style of presenting one’s imagination creatively on a piece of paper. It is a complete piece of art and imagination that involves an out-of-the-box approach. Creative writing encompasses all the different genres of both fiction and non-fictional writing. All the different forms of creative writing involve poetry, narrative, drama, scriptwriting, memoirs, biography, autobiography, etc.

Importance of Creative Writing 

Creative Writing is a highly important skill in today’s ever-changing world. As we come across new experiences every day, it becomes important to have a nice skill in hand that could make the entire process of expressing your inner emotions very easy. One such highly useful skill is creative writing.

This extremely precious skill not just helps in preserving human emotions, but helps in enhancing the depth of one’s imaginative skills and vocabulary to create engaging content. As every emotion can be expressed through writing, it leads to emotional intelligence. It instills the quality of empathy and also gives wings to one’s imagination and problem-solving abilities.

Creative Writing courses in India provide some of the most inventive and creatively challenging careers in the industry for those interested in it. A degree in creative writing courses can help you improve your writing, research, and creative thinking skills. After taking one such course, candidates can go on to assume various job responsibilities as:

 Advertising Copywriter 

An Advertising Copywriter is in charge of developing and executing various creative advertising campaigns for their clients. They do this by utilizing their exceptional imaginative thinking and creative writing abilities. An advertising copywriter works in the creative department of an advertising or media agency. He/She creates headlines, slogans, catchphrases, and other body copy for print advertisements, social media, or web advertisements. Sometimes an advertising copywriter is also given the role of creating scripts for radio jingles or television commercials.

Editorial Assistant

An editorial assistant assists and supports the publication of printed or online materials such as books, journals, magazines, etc. at all stages. Performing a variety of different tasks, he/she assists the editorial staff with all the administrative and editorial tasks until publication. He organizes and researches projects under tight deadlines, and writes summaries. He is also responsible for editing manuscripts and supervising all the tasks related to the publication.

Magazine Journalist 

A magazine journalist conducts research and writes news articles for various publications. These publications include customer magazines in stores, supermarkets, and trade magazines, also known as business-to-business (B2B) magazines, etc. Magazine journalist spends most of their time researching, writing, and editing news stories for publication houses.

Anyone with imagination, research, and creative thinking abilities could become a professional writer. As a writer, one works to create a variety of fiction and nonfiction works such as children’s stories, novels, poetry, stage scripts, and web content. Nowadays, most writers work as freelancers, researching the market for relevant articles and blog topics. They write for their clients in their field of expertise.

Web Content Manager

After getting a degree in creative writing courses in India, one can easily go on to take the role of a web content manager. The role of a Web Content Manager is to manage all types of content on a specific website, including web pages, videos, blog posts , guest articles, social media, and so on. It is to ensure that all the quality content is nicely laid out for an excellent user experience.

Also, find the best Online Creative Writing Courses

Following is the List of 9 Best Creative Writing Courses in India: 

1. iim skills.

Admired by India’s most respected media conglomerate; The India Today Group, IIM Skills offer the best creative writing course in the industry. The Content Writing Master Course by IIM Skills is a 4-week live classroom course. It features 3 months of guaranteed internship, 30 hours of training (16 Hours Lectures + 14 Hours internship sessions), a dedicated placement cell, and myriad freelance opportunities.

In this course, candidates learn different styles of creative writing like blogs, articles, copywriting, eBooks, news articles, etc. Well-written e-books are given a chance to feature on such platforms as Kindle and Google Books. Candidates also get a chance to write their first blog for prestigious platforms such as The Times of India.

Content Writing Course Curriculum

• Introduction to Content Writing
• WordPress Web Development
• Digital content (Articles, Blogging, Web Pages)
• Copywriting
• Marketing Collaterals
• Email Writing
• Social Media Writing & Video Scripts
• Creative Writing
• SOP & Business Listing
• Legal Writing
• Technical Writing 101
• SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
• Content Marketing
• Affiliate Marketing & Ad sense
• Freelance Content Writing
• Resume Writing

Participants get a Certification from IIM SKILLS upon the successful completion of this course. It also prepares participants for the HubSpot Content Marketing Certification (USA).

Rs 14,900 + 18% GST

2. Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication  

Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication is a unit of the Sri Aurobindo Society. It is a multi-disciplinary mass communication and arts institute. It was founded in 2003 with a vision to shape generations of media professionals who think intuitively, creatively, and communicate properly.

With an excellent curriculum mixed with the goodness of both theory and practical exercises, SACAC offers various one-year to two-year postgraduate courses in Advertising & Public Relations, Audio Engineering & Music Production, Creative Documentary, and Professional Photography.

The creative writing courses in India by Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication are excellent. It is designed by expert writers to help participants explore all the different forms of writing and learn ways to sharpen their imaginative and creative writing skills. This course opens up a new world of prose, poetry, novels, short stories, non-fiction, journalistic articles, and experimental pieces, to the participants.

As every human mind conjures up images but only a creative mind weaves and marries new ideas and words, this course teaches one to get unique ideas, create fascinating plot lines and improve communication skills through various practical writing workshops.

Course Curriculum 

• Discovering the joy of writing
• Ways to tap the creative potential
• Essentials of creative writing
• Strategy and Style
• How to get ideas
• Developing an idea and making it into a story
• Systematic plan to improve style and content
• Firing your Imagination
• Working with prompts
• Stream of consciousness 
• Different types of writing
• Developing characters
• Dealing with creativity
• Building the mindset of a writer
• The Art of Interviewing
• Structuring your writing
• Improving communication skills
• Exploring different genres
• Learning to listen better and use different senses
• Feature Writing
• Short Story
• Non-Fiction
• Travel Writing
•  Film criticism
•  Writing for Media
•  Writing tools and techniques
•  Investigative and Interpretative writing
•  Scripting for documentaries
•  Pitching to publications

Online Course Fee Rs. 22000/- + Service Tax

Offline Course Fee Rs.25000/- + Service Tax

Check out the skills-oriented Creative Writing Courses in Delhi

3. Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, and Technology – Bengaluru  

Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, and Technology is a part of the branch campus of Manipal Academy of Higher Education in Bengaluru. It is recognized by the Government of India as an Institute of Eminence. It offers world-class infrastructure and a global network via many of its multi-disciplinary programs. It offers many courses in the field of art, design, media, business, technology, humanities, and law.

The creative writing courses in India by the institute are among the best courses for creative writing in the industry. It prepares you well for the job of a creative writer. It covers all the major topics of creative writing and gives you a choice to explore various genres within the department, as well as the ones outside the department, like film & animation, visual communication, etc.

The learning methodology is divided between the rigorous reading of valuable literature and critical theory along with practical assignments, projects, and collaborations to master the art of creative writing.

4. Xavier Institute of Communications   

Xavier Institute of Communications is the curricula unit of St.Xaviers College, Autonomous. This institute is a professional media center that provides various courses and training in the field of media and communication. It holds its center at two locations; the St. Xavier’s College campus and the St. Xavier’s High School Campus, Mumbai.

The creative writing courses in India offered by the institute are some of the best courses in the field of creative writing in India. Taught by an expert herself; Himali Kothari, this course features a comprehensive study of all the essential elements of creative writing.

With its focus on training master writers, this course takes all the elements of a story, fiction, and non-fiction into account to create absolute masterpieces. The curriculum of the course is divided into 8 live classroom sessions which not only focus on extensive training but give valuable feedback as well.

Rs 8,000/- (incl.GST)

Recommended Read: Creative Writing Courses in Kolkata

5. The Himalayan Writing Retreat  

The Creative Writing courses in India by the Himalayan Writing Retreat are among the top best courses for learning the craft of creative writing. The course is led by Chet a Mahajan, a professional writing coach, who is a penguin-published author and also has many of his columns published in the Mint and Outlook magazine, amongst others.

In this creative writing course, you get the chance to dig deep into various aspects of creating a good book. You comprehensively explore all the critical elements of building a fascinating plot line, character sketch, and voice. You also learn the critical art of editing that refines the beauty of the initial draft and gives it a final edge.

You also get a chance to explore various tools for editing, writing better, and disciplining yourself as a creative writer. This course is taught among a group of 10 students to make it more personalized and rewarding. Every candidate is given equal attention to ensure the proper development of their creative and intuitive abilities.

Many other courses offered via both online and offline modes are Non-fiction Writing Course , Blog & Article Writing Course, and Short Story Writing Workshop.

Course Curriculum  

• Aspects of good writing. Plot, Character, and Point of View
• Description & Setting, Pace, Language & Editing
• Writer’s block
• Publishing options
• Marketing your book.

Rs 32,000/-

6. Indira Gandhi National Open University  

Indira Gandhi National Open University is a Central Open Learning University located at Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India. A central government initiative to ensure high quality of distance and open learning, IGNOU is known to offer excellent courses in various fields of education. The Diploma Program in Creative Writing in English (DCE) is one of the excellent creative writing courses in India.

Along with the understanding of all the necessary skills for creative writing, this course also provides the most crucial professional knowledge. All the skills gained through this course enable one to gain a practical edge in the highly competitive industry of creative writing. The complete curriculum of this course is designed to impart essential knowledge in progressive stages so that a learner can develop excellent creative skills.

This course includes training in all the most important creative writing forms, for instance: short stories, articles, scripts for TV/ Radio, poetry, etc. Along with an exhaustive curriculum, this course also features a writing project at the end. The candidate has to do a substantial amount of writing for this project, choosing from:

i) Novella – 20,000 words approximately

ii) 8-10 Features/Articles

iii) 8-10 Short Stories

iv) 12-15 Poetries of 14 lines each

v) Writing Scripts for Television or Radio

vi) Book review

Recommended Read: Creative Writing Courses in Chennai

7. British Council

The Creative Writing courses in India by British Council are highly in-demand courses. Their course offers the opportunity to learn a variety of creative writing techniques to improve the quality of your writing. This comprehensive course covers all the different dimensions of creative writing like plot, characters, dialogue, and setting.

The candidates learn all the modern forms of writing along with the traditional forms like travel blogging, writing reports, feature articles , screenwriting, and memoir writing. Lastly, the learners also explore the tools of writing fascinating poetry and children’s fiction as well.

Taught by highly experienced teachers and mentors, this course features live and interactive. It is the best course for all those energetic enthusiasts whose goal is only to become professional writers.

• Characters and settings
• Screenwriting
• Writing dialogue
• Children’s Fiction
• Writing short stories
• Poetry and poetic tools
• Experimental writing
• Travel writing
• Getting published

Course Delivery   

The course will feature 36 hours of learning through online classes and 14 hours of interactive and peer-learning via an online interactive learning platform.

Rs 10,000/-

Recommended Read: Creative Writing Courses in Kerala

8. Symbiosis center of distance learning   

Established in the year 2001, Symbiosis center of distance learning (SCDL) is a premier platform that imparts quality education in various fields. It offers various Post Graduate Diploma, Diploma, and Certificate courses across various industry sectors including Business Management, International Business, Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Supply Chain Management, Customer Relationship Management, and Business and Corporate Law and Entrepreneurship Development.

The creative writing courses in India by SCDL are one of a kind. It incorporates all the qualities of some of the best courses for creative writing in the industry. It provides all the theoretical knowledge regarding all the different aspects of writing along with the training needed by fresh candidates to become professional writers.

This Diploma in creative writing in the English program enables one to nurture one’s aptitude for creative thinking. Through this course, candidates get a chance to become well acquainted with all the different genres of writing and thus get a chance to work in various fields like journalism, communication, media, advertising and public relations, corporate communications, professional writing, and publishing, etc.

The Expressive Self

• Your Physical Self
• Your Thinking Self
• Your Feeling Self
• Your Aspirations
• Relating to your Family
• Relating to your Friends
• Responding to your Environment
• Responding to Issues and Concerns

Experiencing the Word

• Reliving and Recording Spoken Words
• Spoken Word Stories
• Living Stories
• The Interview
• From the News
• The Big Stories
• Visual Stimulants

Creative Lives

• The Travelling Story-Teller
• Restless Play
• Inside Magic
• On the Cutting Edge
• Tales from Beyond
• Reflecting the Times
• The Romance of Life

Semester II  

Sources of Creativity

• The Right Approach
• The Experience of Hearing
• The Experience of Touch
• Sight, Smell, and Taste Encounters
• The Magic of Dream and Memory
• Emotions and the Living Journal

Preparatory Practices

• Features of Language and Reading
• The Art of Reflective Reading
• Reading Fiction and Poetry
• Clarity in Writing
• Cohesion and Color
• The Language of Poetry
• Writing Dialogue

Introduction to Creative Forms of Writing  

• Qualities of Great Writing
• Walt Whitman (Lyrical Tradition)
• Aspects of Drama
• Short Fiction
• Fiction and Contemporary Indian Essay
• The Transcendental American Essay
• Understanding the process of how great Writers Relate to Their Art

Rs 35,000/-

9. The Writers Bureau  

Established in the year 1989 to provide high-quality training in the field of creative writing, The Writers Bureau offers a variety of specialist writing courses as well as Comprehensive Creative Writing courses in India. The comprehensive creative writing course by The Writers Bureau is the best course for all beginners in the field of creative writing.

It teaches freshers everything needed to get started with the whole process of writing. Along with covering all the essential topics related to the theoretical approach of the subject, this course highly focuses on imparting practical knowledge to enable its students to create stories that sell.

All the beginners are highly advised to take this course and also earn while they learn. This course also comes with a full refund guarantee and a 15-day trial to make sure it is ideal for you.

Rs 44,400/-

1. What is a creative writing diploma?

A Diploma in creative writing is an extremely useful degree program in the field of creative writing. It provides all the needed understanding, skills, and professional knowledge in the tremendously challenging field of imaginative writing. It gives the candidates much-needed practical knowledge about all the difficulties on their way to becoming successful writers.

2. How do I start creative writing?  

One should be an avid reader to first get into the mesmerizing world of creative writing. One should practice writing every day, have a point of view, good vocabulary, and use literary devices. But, before everything, it is highly needed to know one’s audience and write for them.

3. Is it necessary to take creative writing courses in India?  

No, it is not necessary to do a course for Creative writing. You can give your craft a completely different edge just by writing a lot of creative assignments and getting people’s honest feedback.

Creative writing is one of the most challenging but inventive skills in the industry. It not only demands good writing abilities but also great emotional intelligence. In today’s world of increasing competition, one needs to hone all the previously learned skills with the edge of newer trends. We shared with you a list of the 10 best creative writing courses in India. All the aspiring writers should choose one among all the excellent training. This might strengthen their observation skills, give them new innovative ideas to write on, and lastly, give them the most needed guidance to deal with writer’s block.

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13 Best universities for Creative Writing in India

Updated: February 29, 2024

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Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Creative Writing. A graph of 9.28K citations received by 4.59K academic papers made by 13 universities in India was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Delhi

For Creative Writing

2. Jawaharlal Nehru University

3. Christ University

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

5. University of Hyderabad

6. Jadavpur University

7. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

8. Annamalai University

9. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

10. National Islamic University

11. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

12. University of Calcutta

13. VIT University

The best cities to study Creative Writing in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi , Bangalore , Kharagpur , and Hyderabad .

Art & Design subfields in India

Diploma in Creative Writing in English (DCEOL)

About the programme.

The Diploma Programme in Creative Writing in English provides understanding, skills, and professional knowledge about the art of writing and develops the creative ability of those interested in a professional career as a freelance writer. The curriculum is structured to impart instruction in progressive stages so as 'to ensure that a learner can assimilate information about a writer's art and develop his/her creative ability. This Programme includes training in writing skills in relation to feature articles (women's issues, book reviews. etc), writing short stories, scripts for TV /Radio, and writing poetry.

Eligibility & Medium

Eligibility for admission: All applicants with a 10+2 pass will be admitted. Anyone without 10+2 but 20 years old and above will also be admitted

Medium of Instruction: English

Duration & Fee Structure

Duration of the programme: Minimum 01 year; Maximum 03 years

• Fees Structure for National Students
• Fees Structure for International Students

Job/Future Prospects

Programme coordinators.

Dr Anamika Shukla Email: [email protected] Ph: 011-29572772

Dr Rajesh Kumar Email: [email protected] Ph: 011-29572776

Courses Structure

General Principles of Writing (DCE-01) Credits: 4 1st Year

Feature Writing (DCE-02) Credits: 4 1st Year

Short Story (DCE-03) Credits: 4 1st Year

Writing for Media-Radio and Television (DCE-04) Credits: 4 1st Year

Writing Poetry (DCE-05) Credits: 4 1st Year

Project (DCE-06) Credits: 4 1st Year

The Best Creative Writing Courses in India

Creative writing has evolved as a distinct academic field with carefully designed course curriculum and practical pedagogy. In India, some colleges and universities offer full-time and distance-learning programs on creative writing, which are not only comprehensive in nature, but are also extremely economical when compared to international courses. The duration of these programs vary from 2 weeks to 1 year, depending on the skill level taught. Before looking at the Best Creative Writing Courses in India let’s look at - 

What to expect from a creative writing program

Creative writing programs are structured to teach in progressive stages to ensure students’ assimilation of information and nurture their creativity. Periodic writing assignments and constructive feedback from instructors help students to monitor their progress, and discover their area of interest in various forms of writing.

Creative writing curriculum usually comprises of the following aspects:

·          Introduction to writing

·         History and creative inspiration

·         Grammar (punctuation, spelling and syntax)

·         Introduction to literary genres

·         Final written assignment

·         Presentation of work and methods to approach publishers

Colleges offering the Best Creative Writing Courses in India

Indira Gandhi National Open University  (IGNOU) offers a Diploma in Creative Writing in English (DCE) through its study centers across the country. This program includes training in feature articles, short stories, scripts for TV and radio, and poetry. Their website has the necessary information that applicants need to know before enrolling. Interestingly, IGNOU has a discussion  forum  and video channel on YouTube, which address students’ doubts related to admission process, curriculum, grading, etc.

Program Details

Program type: Diploma

Mode of delivery: Distance learning

Duration: 1 year

Validity: 4 years

Eligibility: pass marks in 10+2 and aged 20 or older

Admission criterion: First come, first served

Location: N/A

The British Council , Delhi, offers multiple creative writing programs. Students who wish to enroll must take a test (written test, interview, followed by counseling) and based on the result, they are guided by the instructors to join an appropriate program. Because of its short duration (4 to 8 weeks), the program focuses only on fiction (short story, poetry and dialogue) and feature articles.

Program type: Certificate course

Mode of delivery: Campus

Duration: 8 weeks (regular program) and 4 weeks (intensive)

Validity: N/A

Eligibility: Applicants aged 16 or older.

Admission procedure: First come, first served

Location: Delhi.

Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning  (SCDL), Pune, is offering a 1 year Diploma in Creative Writing in English (DCWE). Similar to IGNOU’s diploma program, this too is a rigorous course best suited for students seeking a comprehensive overview of the craft. SDCL has a reputation for quality education, so their programs are often costlier than similar programs offered by other institutes.

Program Type: Diploma course

Validity: 2 years

Eligibility: pass marks in 10+2 with 50% in English

Xavier Institute of Communications  (XIC), Mumbai, runs a certificate program in creative writing, which covers writing exercises, critiquing and practical exercises. The course is apt for beginners seeking quick introduction to professional writing, before embarking on more comprehensive programs.

Program Type: Certificate course

Duration: 6 weeks (6 sessions of 2 hours each on Saturdays)

Eligibility: Open to all

Location: Mumbai.

Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication  (SACAC), New Delhi, also offers a certificate programme in creative writing in English. This program is offered in two levels: level 1 is apt for beginners and level 2 is apt for advanced learners. Students, depending on their level of writing skill, can seek admission into either or both the courses by qualifying in the entrance test. It is noteworthy that established writers, journalists, and editors instruct this program.

Duration: 3 months (72 hours across 24 sessions; classes on Saturday and Sunday)

Eligibility: pass marks in 10+2

Admission criterion: Entrance test (1 hour test for Level 1 and 3 hour test for Level 2)

Location: New Delhi

R.K. Film and Media Academy , Delhi, is going to introduce programs in creative writing and content writing from October 2012. At present, the institute is offering only script writing courses and therefore there is little information about the creative program on their website. Students can however call or visit the institute for more details.

Program Type: Certificate

Mode of delivery: Full-time

Duration: 3 months (weekly 2 sessions of 2 hours each)

Admission procedure: first come, first served

Location: Campus.

Center for Research in Art and Film & Television  (CRAFT), Delhi, runs creative programs of  3 months, 6 months and 1 year duration.

Mode of delivery: Full-time and distance learning

Duration: 3 months, 6 months (distance learning), and 1 year full-time

Eligibility: Open to all with fair English language skills

Admission procedure: Interview

Location: Delhi and distance learning

Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University  (KKHSOU), Guwahati, is offering Diploma in Creative Writing in English (DCWE). The university came into existence only in the year 2008 so the study centers of this university, at present, are limited to north-east India. This program is therefore apt for students residing in that area.

Other institutes offering Creative Writing courses in India

Given below is a list of institutes offering creative writing programs, but there is only little course-related information on their websites. Students can obtain more information by phone (numbers are available on their websites) or by visiting the institute.

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan , Delhi, is offering Advanced English and Creative Writing program.

Central Institute of Indian languages , Mysore, is offering a program in creative writing in English. Students can contact the admissions coordinator on 0821 – 2345000 or 2515820.

Karnataka State Open University  (KSOU), Mysore, is offering Diploma in Functional English (DFE). Students should speak with the  helpdesk  and request program information.

Jawaharlal Nehru University  (JNU), New Delhi, is offering creative writing as an optional paper in Master of Arts (M.A.) in English. This program covers the aspects of Master of Arts and creative writing in a single program but the duration is 2 years.

A word of caution for eager minds

As you are aware by now, each creative writing program is unique in scope, duration, cost, delivery, and pedagogy. Therefore, students must thoroughly understand all the aspects of a program and carefully choose an appropriate one.

Contrary to the popular insistence that the art of creative writing can neither be taught nor learned, students must, at all times, bear in mind that creative writing is solely an individual pursuit and that talent can be developed and nurtured with discipline, perseverance and inspiration. A good writing program will guide them in this literary pursuit.

Note – For up-to-date information on Eligibility criteria and Fees, please visit the respective websites.

Source: http://www.indianfreelancewriters.com/2012/09/the-best-writing-courses-in-india.html

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Top 20 Creative Writing Courses in India: 2023 (Exposed)

Creative writing is all about adding positive words to your content. If you love writing, then creative writing is one of the best choices for you to learn.

There is never-ending growth and creative writing. The more you create, the more you grow. The power of creative writing is fantastic. You can make some poor content into top-ranking content. Due to this growing digital world, writers demand very clever writing, as one of them is when you create your own words and communicate them to the world.

Various institutes offer creative writing for people within and outside of India. 

Let’s know about various creative writing courses in India.

1. Henry Harvin Writing Academy

Henry Harvin Education is one of the top-class institutes providing online and offline training with certification courses. They believe in the power of words, and each text has its way of expressing it to the world. Henry Harvin thinks that content is getting actionable results and enhancing their performance. The only way of communication in the social world is by writing. So, the more you write, the more you rise. Henry Harvin’s education comes with their creative writing course in India, which helps learn the creation and understanding of writing from scratch to an advanced level. Help to excellence your writing style and tone of writing.

Let’s know about the highlight of the creative writing course:-

• Membership of academic
• Monthly helpful session
• Revision of curriculum
• Access to learning management system
• Internship and training support to every other writer.
• Fee structure of 9500/- INR
• Twenty-four hours of duration, 24 hours to brush up on your skills, and 50 arts of learning access.

You can also look for various other courses offered by Henry Harvin and education they areas

• Content writing course
• Technical writing course
• Medical writing course

Savan provides creative writing courses in various cities naming:- Delhi, Noida, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Chennai.

Henry Harvin ranks number #1 in India for their creative writing course.

2. Xavier Institute of Communication

Xavier institute of communication has its best certification course in creative writing. The creative writing course helps to construct a narrative essay that includes fiction, nonfiction, and the creation of stories—proper training and mentoring in the system. The trainer provides detailed information on every topic explained in the course.

Key highlights of the course are:-

• It includes eight-session
• Critiquing pieces by professional writers and fellow writers
• Daily writing exercise
• Understanding various elements of creative writing
• The course fee is 8000 INR

Xavier institution of communication is located in Mumbai and provides online training to every student, and it is considered the best creative writing course in India.

3. Symbiosis center of Distance Learning

Symbiosis is a Pune-based University that provides distance learning education into various courses. The creative writing course helps to restore their innovative thoughts and express more off with your writings.

Symbiosis creative writing course includes:-

•  Divided into two semesters
• Live classes with and recording of the classes
• Offers one-year diploma course
• Series is 35000 + 1200 INR
• Placement assistance

It is one of the most chosen learning centres that help enhance writing knowledge and build a professional career in creative writing.

4. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY PROVIDES YOU WITH A DISTANCE LEARNING OF CREATIVE WRITING COURSE IN INDIA WHICH COMPLETES WHICH IS COMPLETELY AFFORDABLE.

They provide you with the high-quality program of a creative writing course and are applicable for those candidates who are 10 + 2 pass out. 

It helps to incorporate the students with the different methodologies. 

The creative writing course of IGNOU are:-

• Majorly focus on imaginative writing
• Understanding of artistic expression
• Writing story article writing scriptwriting, and poetry writing
• The course fee is 3800 INR
• Duration of minimum one year to maximum four years

IGNOU creative writing course is utterly affordable with various information and knowledge provided in it 

5. Sri Aurobindo center of Arts and Communication

Sri Aurobindo centre of arts and communication think that we can learn writing by teaching as well. Every individual has the authority to learn writing content. So, they bring their creative writing course to India, which gives classroom and online training. Admissions are given only to those candidates who are keen to learn and develop their writing skills. They keep one basic entrance test to pass their eligible criteria. 

They help in giving practical training with various indoor and outdoor workshops related to creative writing. It helps to enhance their creative skill and is very helpful to new beginner writers. It helps develop their imagination skills because the more you imagine things, the more you can create innovative content. They also focus on giving you knowledge of all the genres of writing. 

Highlights of the creative writing course:-

• Enhance imagination skills
• Create and express in different ways
• Building interesting plot and characters
• Trainers are renowned journalists, writers, and authors.
• Course fee is 19000 + tax and 24.000 + tax. The creative writing course is into two factors
• Duration – 3 months

6. British Council India

The British Council in India has been working upon creative writing courses for the past many years, from 1948. They majorly focus on art and creativity, Which will help boost every individual’s writing skill. 

They have strong relationships between various creative writers and academicians from the UK and other parts of the world. British Council focuses on building solid creative writing content. They give assurance to candidates to find their unique writing through the online creative writing course. The criteria are that the candidate should have an upper intermediate level (Grade B2) to enroll in this creative writing course. They also provide an introductory content writing course and three weeks of intensive classes on creativity for seasoned writers.

Key highlights:-

• Various techniques
• It helps to find a unique style
• Develop plots, background setting, dialogue writing, short stories, and poetries, humor writing, children stories, etc
• The COurse will help in expressing ideas creatively
• Helps to comprehend and conceive good ideas
• Well experienced faculties
• Both for new and seasoned writers
• Course fee – 10.000 INR
• Duration – 36 hours

7. Writers.com

The Writer.com institution was found in 1995. Their primary area of working at their institution was writing online. The institute is way ahead of all other institutes.

They have their assurance with the best teachers across the globe. The institute gives personal attention to all new writers, gives them proper guidance daily, and is always ready to solve their queries. 

The mode of instruction is to discuss the topic and have a Q & A session wherein every student can give their views on the same issue, and if they have any questions, they can ask for the same. The institution majorly focuses on providing practical learning knowledge rather than theoretical.

The key highlights of the course:-

• Focus on giving individual attention to students
• Students can provide their perspective without any hesitation
• Guides new writers thoroughly
• They also have a writing community
• The course fee is $315 for eight weeks and $360 for ten weeks.

8. The Writers Bureau

The Writers Bureau is a college of home study which launched in the year 1931. They have their specialization in giving distance learning to education and training to thousands of people across the world. 

The college is also a member of the institute of training and institutional learning (ITOL) AND IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WRITER.

As they have a lot of experience in the writing domain, they give quality assurance and a high success rate to get a better outcome for each student.

Course highlights:-

• Study guide of complete printed courses material along with online live lectures
• They help to teach writing that can sell your work
• The trainer gives personal attention
• The course fee is INR 44400/-

9. Coursera

Coursera is an online learning platform where people can get access for the course across the globe. Coursera collaborates with more than 150 universities and with professional developers of various institutes—Coursera bundles of courses. In short, you can get learning and training from Coursera in any domain, whether it is technical, self-development, educational, or improving your writing skills. 

It is virtual online classes with regular sessions that provide the highest quality of professionals, which helps give you a better outcome.  

The number of courses available for writers to choose any of the topics they are keen to learn. The price of the systems varies accordingly depending upon the duration and the type of the course. The courses are affordable as Coursera does not charge much. 

A creative writing course is one of the best choices, which helps develop your creativity and writing and visualizing accordingly. Coursera gives access to demanded videos of content writing with regular exercise and discussion forums. 

The creative writing course Includes:- 

• Various free and paid creative writing course
• Virtual classroom training
• Reputed instructors and professor
• It also has on-demand classes and session-based class
• Course fees virus as per the specialization
• Duration is from 4 weeks to 12 weeks depending upon what type of course you choose.

You can get many options on their website for various other courses in any of the domains. 

Do Visit – www.coursera.com

Udemy is an online learning and teaching platform which has more than 15000 forces embedded in it.

There are already 4 million users who have taken advantage of this platform.

The prices of Udemy courses are too affordable. Once you purchase this course, they give you lifetime access to their classes; however, this is not an accredited institute. Yes, it helps you learn various skills from scratch to advanced level along with certification. 

Udemy also has various creative writing courses, and in that, there are various sub-creative writing courses.

The course highlights:-

• Language preference
• Creative writing course has subtitle quizzes and various practical test
• Students can choose any level of training and choice of writing course
• The cost she starts from 9 dollars to $300
• Each lecture of the system consists of a duration of 30 minutes. 

For more information and to look upon various courses available on you can contact at their website called  www.udemy.com

Learning a creative writing course will help me to become a better writer. The creative writing course enables you to tell a story that you depict by yourself, which you elaborate by yourself and produce worthy content out of it. 

The best creative writing course gives you a proper curriculum that includes assessments to enhance your program and analyze it, and most importantly, you should learn from industry experts.

Ed2go offers you, beginner, to advanced knowledge of creative writing.

The course includes:- 

• 24 hours of instructional content explain in two weeks
• Two lessons taught each week
• Literary techniques and device
• Steps of prewriting stage to editing and final revision
• How to know the genre of a writing
• The course is for $115

This course is only for those wholeheartedly committed to their learning process in a creative writing course. To see a better result, one should focus entirely on the system and utilize the maximum time to improve your creative work.

12. Catapult

Catapult is a platform of literary magazines, publishers, and the community of all writers.

Cat toppers of you with a creative writing course that focuses on literary writing rather than genre writing.

This course is for those writers who already know their field but want to implement it properly because it focuses on literary writing. 

The course is best for those who have already launched their skills and need to brush up on them.

It covers all the aspects of creative writing and gives in-depth knowledge about the subject where every individual can start creating their own and implementing them with the best result.

13. MasterClass

The masterclass is an online platform that offers creative writing courses that are entirely video-based learning. Videos will be shared and based on that; you will have a regular assessment. Famous authors give the video lectures like Neil Gaiman, Dan Brown, James Patterson, and Margaret Atwood. Masterclass creative writing course works on a monthly subscription. You get access to their complete catalog, of course, where you can share it with your friends and make it cost-effective.

14. UCLA Extension

The UCLA extension creative writing course is way more different than other platforms offering creative writing courses. It is one of the most comprehensive ones where you get training on any niche, and you want to work. This course helps students to enlighten UN in their creative writing. This course is quite expensive, but it is entirely worth it. They have various packages available for creative writing courses. You can choose the best one for yourself.

15. One Story

One story has come up with their excellent literary magazine. It has to give opportunities to all the new be and learning lighters who want to publish into various magazines. Your one story, along with your creative writing, is way more than enough to get yourself published. They have their online creative writing course, which has their batches every month. They have both the means of education that is online and offline available for you. The system is completely one week long. It requires very intensive and hardworking writers with daily attendance, Regular completion, and submission of assessments. If you are free to devote your time to a creative writing course, this is the best way to spend that week. You will get a lot of learning and enhance your creative writing skills from this course.

16. Lit Reactor

Let reactor of a shoe with online creative writing force witches divided into four classes which starts every month. The course allows you to study with qualified and trained instructors, ask for feedback from your colleagues in any of your doubts, and improve your writing skills. They allow you to work in open forum suggestions, and feedback matters the most.

The course ranges from $300 to $400. The system offers you a creative writing course of four weeks, and some exceptional courses last for a year. 

The course Includes:-

• Weird writing
• how to write attractive first five page
• Lean, mean writing machine. 

17. Writer’s Digest University

One of the oldest and renowned universities is Your Writer’s Digest University. They have been working in this industry for the past 90 years. For the past 90 years, they have inspired a lot of writers to become authors. They have been giving proper training to all the levels of writing to shape up with their successful career. The primary benefit of educating this University is that the trainers provide you with every information and in-depth knowledge of every genre. They have their online workshop, classes, various writing competitions, regular assessment, and majorly their help to enhance their writing voice. They even provide proper assistance in creative writing such as fiction, nonfiction screenwriting, and poetry.

The course highlight:-

• The online writing workshop is into various subdivisions of writing elements.
• The workshop helps in covering every single topic starting from the base to publishing the book.
• They majorly focus on end goals.
• This workshop suits every other individual who is a learner or most professional in this field.
• They have various other programs like literary bootcamps, novel writing, strategies, blogging, and advanced poetry writing.
• The course fee is between 19.99 dollars to 799.99 dollars.
• Participants can directly contact for their admissions.
• Visit their website, writers digest.com.

18. Commonwealth Education Trust

Commonwealth education trust my journey focuses on children’s writing books. If you are the one who wants to write and create stories for children, then this creative writing course is one of the best choices for you. It is a creative writing course in India that will help you to create stories for all kids. This course is entirely free of cost. But you’ll have to pay extra money if you want a complete certification on a creative writing course. The creative writing course is called writers for young readers. As it is a free course, you don’t require any time or perfect and roll mint for this you can start the system immediately. It requires a complete span of 18 hours as it is for free. If you pay 2016 to the organization, you will get a certificate for the creative writing course.

19. Rambo academy

Rambo Academy comes with its online creative writing course. The creative writing course is for wayward writers with cat Rambo. If you are looking for an affordable system that helps you with training in many genres, Cat Rambo is one of the best choices for you.

The creative writing course of Rambo Academy is in Delhi. It is very short with a brief video which is not more than 5 minutes. It only focuses on finding the owner and detailed information about it, as this piece of content is impressive and exciting to learn. 

20. Deer Park institute

The deer park Institute is for Buddhist studies. Janet Thomas is the one who teaches and conducts creative writing workshops. He has been working with the Deer park institute since 2009.

Those interested in writing down their life stories and knowing the art of writing should choose this workshop, completely changing your writing habits and style. 

Janet Thomas is a poet, author, playwright, and also the editor of a travel magazine.

Summing up with the creative writing course, it helps you express your feelings from your clever words; it helps build your confidence and makes you more precise with your comments. It also gives a better understanding of your reading and writing skills; it helps develop your communication skills and improves your mental and physical health.

Creative writing course is primarily for learning things from ourselves and creating your own words according to your own choice. There are various Thomas into creative writing courses where you can specialize. So that you will come to know your measure factor and creative writing and improve your writing into the same area.

The above given top 25 creative writing courses are best which come with free and paid versions. This top choice and 20 creative writing courses are best from our knowledge and experiences, which gives you a wide range of opportunities to grow creative writing.

Also Check:   https://www.italics.in/blog/top-10-popular-content-writing-courses-in-india/

Ans. The creative writing course is absolutely for anyone interested in writing. Creativity is a blessing, and the courses will enhance your creativity. You can take a creative writing course if you are a student or a professional. You will learn from the basic idea of creative writing and learn what it takes to become a professional creative writer.

Ans. Yes. As you are already a content writer, you get a chance to put some creativity and imagination into your work. A content writer should be a creative writer. The certification as a creative writer will not only help you in your professional field, but the creative writing certification will also increase your confidence and improve your writing skills.

Ans. Henry Harvin writing academy offers the best creative writing course. The course ranks number 1, as per the Statesman. The course gives you practical training in every aspect of creative writing. The curriculum is one of the best and allows you to master your skill in poetry, stories, novel writing, and all the technical aspects of creative writing. You can visit the website and get details for the course.

Ans. A creative writer should be a master of many skills. Skills like language skills include reading, listening and writing. Power of imagination, vocabulary, and excellent research skills. All these skills are important for a creative writer. Above all, the skill of meeting a deadline is important too. The Henry Harvin creative writing course is designed to help a creative writer to develop all these skills.

Ans. Every creative writing course will teach you the basic 4 types of creative writing. These types are expository, descriptive, persuasive, and narrative. The expository form aims to explain and inform us. Descriptive writing paints a picture in the minds of a reader by describing an event. The persuasive form is used to persuade the readers to do things or try them out. The narrative is setting a scene in front of the readers from your point of view.

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Pursuing creative writing courses in India can open new doors for you. These courses will help you to become a better writer by preparing you for the challenges that will come your way. A degree or a certificate in writing will help you to have a leverage over the writers who do not possess it. We are not here to rank the best creative writing courses in India. After some survey we have found that the institutes below happen to provide some of the best content writing courses available. If you want to begin from scratch as a writer, then you must check out the institutes listed below. If you are looking to become a professional blogger, then check out our blog on THE ABSOLUTE GUIDE TO BLOG WRITING , instead.

Here are some of the best creative writing courses in India:

1. Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication, Delhi

This is one of the best universities for pursuing creative writing courses in India. Their content writing course encompasses blogging, fiction writing, content writing, journalistic writing and editing. People aged over 16 years can apply for the admission test to get entry here. The course lasts for 3 months. It promises to teach the technical know-hows of writing. The classes are held on Sundays and Saturdays.

2. Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi

If you want to find the best content writing courses in India, you need to look no further than IGNOU. The course claims to teach the ‘writer’s art and develops his creative ability’. It will help you develop your imaginative faculties. IGNOU hands you a diploma after a minimum duration of 1 year. The minimum age of applicants should be 20. Only candidates who are 10+2 pass may apply. Another advantage of pursuing this creative writing course in India is that this course is a distance learning course. So, you can take this up from the comfort of your home, or also while working simultaneously.

Since you are looking for a creative writing course in India, you would already be aware with the importance of being creative. However, as a matter of discussion, creativity is an essential quality that is lacking among the Indian youth, today. Here’s WHY INDIAN PROFESSIONALS NEED TO FOCUS MORE ON CREATIVITY ?

3. British Council, Kolkata and Delhi

The British Council is one of the oldest and best institutes that provides creative writing courses in India. The centers are situated both in Kolkata and Delhi. The course in Kolkata has two divisions: Summer Intensive and Term One. They both last for 50 hours each. The course in Delhi is Term One and lasts for 8 weeks. The creative writing courses offered by British Council claim to improve writing skills , by influencing your creativity. Although a bit on the expensive side, these creative writing courses are highly in demand in India.

4. Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai

Another very effective creative writing course you can go for, is at the Xavier Institute in Mumbai. It involves writing exercises, studying the works of famous authors and critiquing fellow students’ works. The duration of the course consists of 6 sessions of 2 hours each, starting 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Anyone aged above 18 can try.

5. Writers.com

To find the best content writing courses in India, you need to try writers.com . They provide online writing classes and tutorials. You can opt for private classes with you and the teacher. Their course duration lasts from 4 weeks to 8 weeks. The courses range from a $100-$400 depending on the course and duration. They help with editing, proofreading, manuscript reviews and various others. It endorses independent study.

6. Writersdigest.com

Writersdigest is one of the most famous creative writing websites on the internet. It offers online writing workshops, boot camps and courses. Its famous workshops feature fiction writing, copywriting, book marketing, non-fiction writing, short story writing, screenwriting and many more.

7. Content Writing category of The Uni Square Blog

Though this is not a course, the Content Writing category of The Uni Square Blog has numerous well-researched practically oriented articles for beginners and professionals to learn content writing. You can spend time in this section according to your convenience and learn essential topics for grooming your content writing skills. The most important point of all, is that you can read our blogs over the other creative writing course in India, for free,

If you want to find a thorough guide on online writing courses, click on the link below: The best websites for pursuing online content writing courses!

Being a writer is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Writers are not born. People become writers by the means of their hard work and determination. A creative writing course will give that confidence to get ahead in your career. The rest is up to you.

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Writing in itself is a world of creativity. It is an art form where your words and the way you express them, steal the show. Very recently the field of writing has emerged into a gigantic world and hence entered the list of stable careers that one could choose. Earlier you had to give a second thought before making your final call. But the recent has not only explored the writing world but has also started acknowledging the ones who are good at it and thus writing has also emerged as a serious career. 

When talking about beginning a career as a writer two most talked about and preferred job roles are Content Writing and Creative Writing. We have heard so much about content writing, creating, and marketing but rarely tend to open conversation on Creative Writing. 

You will be glad to know that Creative writing is evolving as one of the most sought-after forms of writing these days. Aspirants are exploring numerous aspects related to Creative Writing. 

But what exactly is Creative Writing? Is it just like Content Writing? No, Creative Writing is altogether a different aspect. It is more of how you feel, what you feel and how you choose to portray. Whereas Content Writing is especially a form of advertisement. 

For better understanding, you can differentiate between them by keeping in mind that when we talk about Content Writing, it is more about writing advertisement copies. Whereas when we talk about Creative Writing it is more about writing Poetry, Personal Essays, Fictional & Non-fictional stories and similarly many more. 

With the growing era, the number of aspirants wanting to pursue a career in Creative Writing is surging too. Therefore to excel in Creative Writing aspirants look for Creative Writing Courses that can train them with every minute detail which is very essential. 

Always remember when beginning a career it is always better to step well prepared and trained. But a major setback that the potential Creative Writing learners encounter is finding courses that can be reliable, affordable and effective. 

Choosing any random Creative Writing program can sometimes ruin your learning experience therefore one needs to be very particular with the choices he/she makes. But you do not need to worry anymore. Having understood the struggle that learners have to go through while choosing a particular course we don’t want you to fall for the mishaps associated with it. 

Therefore we brought you a top 10 list of Best Creative Writing Courses that you can easily trust and rely on. These platforms will acknowledge and polish your capabilities and will help you to be the better version of yourselves. So without delaying it any further let us just shoot right to the best Creative Writing Courses in India. Are you ready? Here we come! 

Best Creative Writing Courses in India:- 

1. Henry Harvin – Creative Writing Courses in India

Henry Harvin Education is one of the most booming EDtech platforms that is winning every conversation on quality learning and opportunity sharing. From technicals to creatives you get every single needed guidance just at your tip. 

The institution has its platform spread to more than 7 countries and has successfully trained over 300000+ learners. What is more exciting about the platform is the opportunities that it shares with its keen learners. Most of the programs introduced here come with internships included. So it basically compiles theoretical learning along with practical internship opportunities. 

Talking about the Creative Writing Courses offered here. When you look for Creative Writing here you will be introduced to two major programs. 

• Master Creative Writing Course 
• Creative Writing Course

So let us get into the details of Creative Writing and understand what the academy has to offer and guide us with. 

Key Features:-

The Creative Writing Course at Henry Harvin Education comes with numerous key factors and even more benefits. So what are these key factors and benefits associated with the Creative Writing program? Let us find out together. 

• Creative Writing Course at Henry Harvin Education is ranked as the No.1 Course by Best Course News. 
• Moving ahead, the entire program will be thoroughly based on 100% Practical Training aspect and as a learner, you will be introduced to numerous crucial points associated with Creative Writing. 
• 1 year Gold Membership of Writing Academy that will give you access to multiple projects, internships, job supports, recorded videos, brush up sessions, interview skills, career services and many more. 
• Grab globally recognised certification by Henry Harvin Education on successful completion of the program. The certification offered here is recognised and celebrated by organisations like 
• American Association of EFL
• UK Certified
• Content Writing Association in India
• Government of India
• The well-structured syllabus here will shake the creative aspect of your brain and will train you to excel better at every thought and mention of ink. 

Creative Writing Course – Henry Harvin ( Detailed View ) 

Creative Writing is adding words to your inner emotions. Words are your emoting language when pursuing a career in Creative Writing. 

At Henry Harvin, you will be learning to explore these forms of ideas beyond the set notions of society. You will be expanding and enhancing your thought process, vocabulary and other associated terms. 

When emoting your fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or drama you will be skilled at emoting it in the best possible way. You will here rise beyond the set thought process and embark on something special that is hidden within you. 

This is something that the Creative Writing Course at Henry Harvin assures you. 

9 in 1 Course:- 

Pursuing your Creative Writing program at Henry Harvin is full of surprises and excitement. When you enroll for the course you receive numerous benefits and out of them the below mentioned 9 are the most crucial and celebrated ones. So let us find out what it is exactly. 

• You will be receiving 24 hours of Live Interactive Classroom sessions. 
• During your tenure of exploring the creative side of you, you will be exposed to numerous projects that will enhance and boost your capabilities. 
• As already mentioned, the major of the courses offered at Henry Harvin Education comes with internship opportunities to allow the learner to gain real-world experience. So similarly you will also be receiving internship opportunities during your program tenure. 
• After the successful completion of the program, you will be awarded with globally acknowledged and celebrated certification which will help you gain strong positions in your favourite firm. 
• You will be receiving 100% placement assistance for 1 year after successful completion of your program. 
• During your program tenure, you will be given exposure to numerous e-learning study materials. 
• Another exciting benefit is receiving Bootcamp sessions for about a year. 
• Free access to #AskHenry Hackathons and Competitions to keep your doubts in check. 
• Last but not least is receiving 1 year Gold Membership of Henry Harvin Writing Academy which comes with multiple benefits. 

Weren’t they all exciting and worthwhile benefits to avail? Of course, they were. Now let us keep going ahead and explore the learning benefits associated with the Creative Writing Course at Henry Harvin. 

Learning Benefits:-  

There are n number of things you can learn and explore at Henry Harvin Education when it comes to Creative Writing learning. Your very first learning benefit will begin by discovering and publishing your own voice. Having this understood will help you excel in your respective genre. 

Numerous assignments will be given to you at specific intervals in order to push your inner self and identify your core strength. Moving further you will be introduced to various writing techniques, styles and specializations in order to make your writing compelling and readable. 

Furthermore, you will understand the overall world of creative writing and what makes it so worthy. You will also be made one to one with the aspects of how to understand your own writing and finding the correct niche that will suit your genre perfectly. 

As you progress you will be guided with multiple dos and Don’ts of effective writing so that your writing creates an impression right from the first word. These are some basic benefits that you will be availed here. There are a lot more than you will get to witness as you enroll in the program. 

Takeaways:- 

We always wonder what are the learnings that we will be taking back when we finish our program with the institution. And for effective guidance takeaways work like miracles. So you are surely going to take some after-course benefits. Find out the list below to know what they are. 

• After successful completion of the program, you will be an evolved Creative Writer who will be well known with all 4 major genres of Creative Writing. 
• You will hold a strong mastery over the writing process and techniques. 
• You will have enough knowledge about the digital platforms that will help you build and connect an audience you will be proud of. 
• The ability to find and deal with your shortcomings and strengths will be major takeaways after the course. 

So don’t wait too long to begin your career as a creative writer. Just head onto the website and enroll with the best guide, TODAY! 

2. Masterclass – Creative Writing Courses in India

The masterclass is an enormous platform for people looking for the best Creative Writing Courses in India. The platform of Masterclass is a pure delight and one of the most engaging platforms where learning is fun, interesting and reliable. 

The platform of Masterclass has some of the best trainers or rather say mentors from different corners of the world. These trainers come from extremely prolific backgrounds and hold commendable experience in their respective fields. 

There are multiple creative writing or associated courses on Masterclass which the learner can choose as per his/her need. A session by Margaret Atwood on Creative Writing is simply breathtaking. Full of note-down points, extremely influencing stories and a lot of techniques/hacks to deal with aspects of effective writing. 

As a creative writer aspirant, you graduate as an impact maker from Masterclass. For more detailed information or enrollment-related queries check their website, NOW! 

3. British Council – Creative Writing Courses in India

The British Council is dedicated to providing multiple writing courses to aspiring writers. The platform is truly trustworthy and reliable for any and every aspiring writer who wants to begin a career in Creative Writing. 

The course is programmed for 36 hours and would bind up within 9 weeks. The course is extremely cost-effective and is a great package to avail for as a beginner. When you look for Creative Writing Courses on the platform it provides you with a variety of options to choose from. 

Choosing your Creative Writing Course with the British Council will help you develop and boost your own unique voice while writing. It will also encourage you to think beyond any boundaries or boxes. 

You can also request a call from the professionals assisting here and get every query well resolved. For more detailed information and enrollment-related queries please check the website. 

4. Indira Gandhi National Open University – Creative Writing Courses in India

Indira Gandhi National Open University is established by the Government of India and is filled with numerous career-changing courses that lead learners to greater heights. 

Creative Writing is one such course that the institution provides with utmost sincerity and responsibility. You as a learner will be learning numerous aspects of effective creative writing and will be able to implement it in the real writing world. 

The major focus will be driven to the thought process you indulge in while putting down your thoughts to paper and later will be shifted to effectively plotting those creative ideas before your audience. 

The cost of the course is extremely affordable so that any and every aspiring writer can avail and begin their career in the writing field. For more detailed information and enrollment-related queries please check the website. 

5. Writer’s Digest University – Creative Writing Courses in India

This truly is a beginner’s platform whereas as a learner you can learn and explore multiple aspects of writing. Creative writing is not just writing but is an exploration in itself and your Writer’s Digest University truly understands that. 

Learning here is exceptionally fun as each and every terminology is introduced here in the best possible way under the supervision of the best trainers from the globe. 

The platform has put down several genres of creative writing separately in order to ease the learning process of the learners. The course briefly touches every direct or indirect aspect of writing and helps you transform yourself into a responsible and effective visionary author. 

In case of any query or confusion related to creative writing head onto their website to get the best assistance, NOW! 

6. Xavier Institute of Communication – Creative Writing Courses in India

Xavier Institute of Communication the Autonomous University in Mumbai is a fun place to learn and explore. There are ample creative fields you can explore here. 

Talking about the Creative Writing Course offered at Xavier Institute of Communication, it offers you 8 sessions which compiles 2 hours of daily learning. During the course tenure, you will be having your hands on several writing exercises and will receive critique pieces by professional and fellow writers on the same. 

After the completion of the program, you will have a strong understanding of writing and presenting your piece of creativity. You will be introduced to several genres and will be briefed to tackle each one of them effectively. 

You can download the brochure or request a call from the professionals and get briefed about every minute detail of the course for better understanding. For more detailed information and enrollment-related queries please check the website. 

7. Udemy – Creative Writing Courses in India

Udemy tends to never disappoint its learners. They have it best and they know it best. As a beginner, if you are looking for a Creative Writing Course that can shape your overall career then Udemy is surely your spot. 

From providing the best cost deals to giving you lifetime access to the study materials, Udemy surely has your needs taken care of. When you hunt for Creative Writing Courses at Udemy you find numerous courses presented by numerous experienced trainers that give you a comprehensive idea about the subject you wish to explore. 

Talking about the Complete Creative Writing – All Genres – The Full Course is a combinational program that comprises all your basic writing genres i.e. Fiction, Poetry, Drama and Creative Non-fiction. 

The course is designed for 12 hours and consists of 145 downloadable resources. After the completion of the program, you will be awarded a well-recognized certification that will help you seek new opportunities. 

For more detailed information and enrollment-related queries please check the website. 

8. Coursera – Creative Writing Courses in India

Coursera has numerous Creative Writing Courses in its kitty. When looking to explore the best creative writing courses, Coursera is something you just can’t miss. 

You receive a Shareable Certificate, 100% online, Flexible Schedule and highly experienced trainers that will be effectively guiding you and supervising you throughout your course tenure. 

Moving ahead when you head onto their website you find every minute detail for each course you wish to enroll for. Having that glance gives you an idea if you should be enrolling in the program or not. 

Thus, there is extreme transparency between the course and the user enrolling for it. For more detailed information and enrollment-related queries please check the website. 

9. Sri Aurobindo Centre – Creative Writing Courses in India

Sri Aurobindo Centre For Arts & Communication is a HubSpot for potential part-time and full-time courses that are based in Delhi. It offers numerous courses and the Creative Writing Course is one of them. 

The duration of the course is for 3 months and the mode of learning is online. The course can be enrolled by anyone who is above 16 years of age and wants to begin a career in writing. 

The major highlights of the course are that you will be trained or rather say guided to develop imagination, build interesting characters, improve your way of communicating and expressing. 

You will also be introduced to a variety of writing styles that will shape your overall understanding of the writing world and will allow you to avail yourself of global and better opportunities. In case of any query or confusion, you can always check their website for assistance. 

10. Oxford University – Creative Writing Courses in India

The name in itself speaks volumes. One of the most reputable institutes and a dream for a lot of us offer numerous Creative Writing Courses online that you can be availed of within the comfort of your home. 

The course is very well structured and gives you every crucial information required before you convince yourself to enroll in the program. As a beginner, the course will shape you into the best version of yourself. You will yourself feel the change and confidence in your writing style and the thought process you will be using to emote your expressions. 

Every tiny detail about Creative Writing and associated terms are covered throughout the program in order to give you the correct gist of the writing world. The certification that you will be awarded will add weight to your CV and will help you get your way to your favorite firm. 

For more details on understanding the curriculum and other factors associated with it, you can head onto their website and get it assisted right away. 

Final Words:- 

Don’t let your creative site settle for anything less. Give it the right kind of boost and molding. How do we do that? By allowing yourself to learn and be guided by professionals who are doing extremely well in a similar field. Where do we get these professionals? Right in the institutions of the mentioned list above. 

When beginning a career in writing or in anything, never restrain yourself from educating yourself about it wholly. It not only makes you feel confident and known to the work environment but also opens opportunities that might seem hard in the beginning. 

Therefore, a course is mandatory when beginning a creative writing course. Well, now that you have the list of best Creative Writing Courses in India, we guess you are sure to make your responsible move and begin the journey of a writer super soon. Wishing you tons of luck for the same. 

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Ans. Yes, an online Medical writing certification course may be a convenient and versatile program and might be done from any place around the world. One will simply access the web sessions through varied smartphones or tablets or laptops. The medical writing certification course is primarily trainer based too. The scholars are trained by skilled trainers.

Ans. Medical Writers don’t have to hold a degree in medicine or science. Medical Writers can have various academic qualifications. However, to become a competent medical writer they have to have information concerning the medical nomenclature and ideas. Several institutes provide Medical writing courses. One can enroll themselves to learn how to easily communicate scientific information so that the non-medical audience can grasp it easily.

Ans. Medical writing can be classified into two kinds: Regulatory medical writing training and Educational medical writing training. Regulatory medical writing course includes writing documents for regulatory agencies seeking approval for devices, drugs and biologics. Educational medical writing course deals with writing documents about biologics, devices and medicine, especially for general studies.

Ans. Yes, a doctor can become a medical writer. Doctors are extremely knowledgeable and capable of assessing the accuracy of medical information. They can contribute by writing articles, blogs, stories for client-based online portals, print magazines and blogs. They can also write for a professional audience by submitting their articles in medical journals.

Ans. Skills that a medical writer should have been . Domain knowledge . Knowing the target audience . Good writing skills . Maintain accuracy, consistency and security of data . Keep oneself up to date with the latest developments . Good listening skills for problem solving, negotiation and decision-making . Able to use a well-thought-out search strategy, suitable keywords and a variety of sources when researching.

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The interdisciplinary major in English and Creative Writing combines the joys of reading literature with the practice of writing it. It seeks to produce a rich and full literary experience where critical thinking and creative writing complement each other. Students in this major will emerge as writers and thinkers through an intellectual approach to literary texts and traditions from various historical periods and global spaces alongside rigorous practice in writing in one or more literary genres.

Curriculum Structure and Credit Requirements

To complete an interdisciplinary major in English and Creative Writing, a student must do 11 English courses and 5 Creative Writing courses. The course break-up is as follows:

11 English courses:

2 Gateways Forms of Literature Introduction to Literary Theory

3 of 4 Survey Courses Early British Literature Literature in the Age of Empire Postcolonial Literatures Indian Literatures

6 English Electives 1 Critical Thinking Seminar* 2 1000/2000-level courses** 3 3000-level courses

Up to 2 cross-listed courses from another department can count towards these electives.

*The Critical Thinking Seminar is a requirement for batches from the incoming Undergraduate Batch of 2023. Previous batches can count a CTS towards their interdisciplinary major, but they are not required to do so. Instead, they can fulfill this requirement by taking another 1000/2000-level elective.

**English majors can take a maximum of ONE approved language course in an approved language (Sanskrit, Persian, Greek, Latin, Old English) instead of one of their required 1000/2000-level electives.

5 Creative Writing courses:

3 Gateways Introduction to Creative Writing Craft of Writing Reading to Write

Any 1 Creative Writing Workshops Publishing Seminar (to be taken in the semester before your graduate)

Students will produce a thesis in creative writing to complete their interdisciplinary BA (Hons.) in English and Creative Writing. It can be in a genre of their choice: poetry, fiction, or nonfiction — in short or long-form. The minimum length for a prose thesis is 25,000-30,000 words; for poetry, the minimum length is 10, 000 words. This thesis will be accompanied by a 3000-word critical introduction, which can be either an academic essay or a reflection on one’s own writing process. Students will work on editing the drafts of their theses as a community in their Publishing Seminar.

In your ASP year, you have the option of writing an advanced capstone thesis in Creative Writing .

Alternately, you could also do an Advanced English Major and write the compulsory thesis, which can either be academic or creative. For the Advanced Major in English, you are required to complete a total of 24 credits: 8 credits are from your Graduate Proseminar across two semesters; 8 credits are from a 4000-level English elective each in the two semesters; for the remaining 8 credits, you can either choose to do a teaching practicum, one in each semester (4 credits each), or take 2 more 4000 level English electives, or one teaching practicum and one 4000 level elective.

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The English department (TA in 4th year, which will give academic credits for the completion of the 24 credits required to finish the ASP in English).

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7 free online creative writing courses that you can enrol in right now

By Megha Sharma

As a form of expression , a means to escape the reality, and a medium to communicate a larger ideology, the act of writing can serve different purposes. And no matter what your reason to put pen to paper, or keys to screen, these virtual lessons could help you develop the techniques you will require on your creative journey. Here, find out all the free online courses you can join to begin now.

Creative Writing Specialisation

Covering three major creative writing genres—short story, narrative essay and memoir—the course will help you master the techniques of putting your ideas on paper as clearly as possible. So if you’ve been meaning to work some engrossing features in your already existing plot, or better highlight the setting of your story, or simply articulate in a stronger fashion, let this lesson be on your shortlist. In case you’re just starting out, the course is equally rewarding.

Write Your First Novel

Have you been wanting to pen down your thoughts and weave them into a well-written novel? Go for this virtual course where you will learn an end-to-end approach to producing a work of fiction. Through a stepwise process that will culminate in your individual production of a 50,000-word book, the learning course will provide you all the important pointers right from the top.

Writing for Young Readers: Opening the Treasure Chest

Complete with video lectures, online readings, peer reviews and guest appearances from renowned authors, the course will offer an all-inclusive guide to creative writing for students and young aspirers. Apart from that, you will also explore the cultural significance of notable works , analyse the ways in which art and words interact, and become familiar with standard elements of a narrative, that include dialogue, point of view, theme, plot and so on.  

Write A Feature Length Screenplay for Film or Television

Whether your point of interest is serious dramas, romantic comedies or thrillers , the free virtual course will zoom in on every aspect of screenplay writing so you’re able to pursue the genre you want. Following in a well-structured process, you will have produced a pitch-ready script by the time the four-week programme is over. Along with learning how to create a basic idea and write loglines, you will be studying the Three Act Story Arc, and much more.

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Here, four published memoirists and essayists let you in on the tricks and tools of writing about yourself. Be prepared for professional tips, prompts, reading challenges and exercises among other interactive activities. Unlike many other courses where you will be producing a large body of work at the completion of the programme, here, you will be constructing a portfolio of work to use as valuable components later.

Sharpened Visions: A Poetry Workshop

These lessons support the school of thought that poetry isn’t just a means of expression. Rather, using it for just that, is like “using the internet just for email”. If you too are willing to think beyond that, and take up the art to bring about a change in people’s thought and ideologies, the course is for you. Learn to use the several tools of poetic composition, study the works of contemporary poets and, of course, try your own hand at the skill.

Transmedia Storytelling: Narrative worlds, emerging technologies, and global audiences

In a world that believes in not just up-skilling, but also cross-skilling, this transmedia course serves to be an extremely well-rounded one. The description on the website states, “Transmedia storytelling is the practice of designing , sharing, and participating in a cohesive story experience across multiple traditional and digital delivery platforms - for entertainment, advertising and marketing, or social change.” So learn to develop expansive narratives and optimise your writing for mobile devices, social media communities, virtual and augmented realities and more.

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Top 6 Online Creative Writing Courses for Kids in India

Creative writing is an art form and an act where one uses his imagination and thoughts to put on a paper or page to tell a story. typically, creative writing is anything that is not academic writing, technical writing, research writing, or journalism. though, it can be fiction like a novel, poetry, drama, or narrative. it can also be non-fiction like an autobiography, biography, or, memoir . in creative writing, some primary elements make the content complete. those primary elements are setting, tone, structure, plot realism, and, characterization. read further to know about the best creative writing courses for kids..

With the emergence of creative writing, people have been able to convert their hobby into a full-time career. There has been a sharp rise in jobs in the writing field. With the rise in the scope of creative writing, the demand for creative writers has witnessed an upward trend.

As per statistics, between 2016 and 2021, the demand for writers has grown at an annual rate of 16 cents every year. Thus, it can be said that, as a profession, writing will turn out to be a great career choice. Nonetheless, in this article, we will be discussing the importance of creative writing, its benefits, scope, and the list of best-creative writing training courses for kids in India .   

Importance of Creative Writing Courses in India

In this world, that is always changing, creative writing helps to retain human emotions. Through writing, a person can express his feelings and emotions. With creative writing, a person can gain emotional intelligence and empathy. It does not matter whichever style or genre a person chooses, creative writing enhances problem-solving skills.

Creative writing not only aids in achieving greater heights but also encourages a person to ideate, solve and build a better future. And, as Albert Einstein said, “Knowledge comes after imagination. Because imagination encompasses the entire world, fostering progress and giving rise to evolution, knowledge is finite and imagination is not.”  

Benefits of Creative Writing Courses for Kids in India

Besides enhancing a person’s writing skills, creative writing can help your kid in a lot of ways.

Here is a List of How Your Kid Can Benefit From Creative Writing:

• Your kid will gain more knowledge as it will allow him to improve his vocabulary. Now he can express himself vividly and boldly, without having any fear and hesitation. His writing will now be more impactful. 
• He will now be able to develop his style of problem-solving skills. Indulging in numerous forms of writing will boost his creativity and forces him to think out of the box.  
• Writing involves editing one’s work, and taking criticism well is customary. This will help him to receive constructive criticism positively and will push him to make an effort to work harder.
• The chance to evaluate the work of other writers can aid your kid in providing constructive criticism. Assessing others’ work becomes smoother if the right approach is taken. If your kid becomes skilled at constructive criticism, it will benefit him at work.
• Before writing his thoughts down, he must first organize them logically. This is a significant obstacle since to align his ideas; he must consciously activate his awareness and senses.
• When your kid meets people from diverse backgrounds and discusses ideas with them, it will help him to grow as a person. It also promotes healthy relationships. 

The above points were the major advantages of creative writing courses for kids in India . 

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Now, we are moving on to the next section of our topic – the scope of creative writing, concerning a career in the writing department. 

Scope of Creative Writing Courses for Kids in India

Shortly, your kid does not need a formal degree in the field to be a writer. He just needs to have a good grasp of the English language to start as a writer in the industry. Since English is a universal language, there is a lot of emphasis on having a good command of the language. A  writer who has a good grasp of the language can pen down books, or be a scriptwriter for a movie. Besides that, the following fields can also be taken up in the future.

Copywriters:

Usually, copywriters are found in the line of advertising and marketing. An expert copywriter writes clear, precise copy for advertisements and marketing materials. To make sure their message is understood whether in an email inbox or on a website landing page , they collaborate closely with web and graphic designers. The only restriction on creative writing for a copywriter is the creator’s imagination.

Journalists/ Article writer:

A journalist or an article writer researches, and then reports the truth backed by facts and statistics. Though, a journalist may or may not be an article writer. But only an article writer writes the report that was provided by a journalist. The report can be based on different beats like lifestyle, science, travel, sports, entertainment, politics, etc. 

To be a journalist or an article writer one needs to be proficient in his favorite beat. Journalists/ article writer writes for newspaper, magazine, and news website. Thus, we can say that the scope of creative writing for journalists/article writers is high.

Authors are the persons who write a book. Generally, authors pen down engaging novels like “Life of Pie”, and “Alchemist”. It is due to their brilliant imagination that we can enjoy captivating stories. Because of popular authors like Agatha Christie, JK Rowling, and many others’ hard work, their books are often referred to as works of art.

Nevertheless, here we are discussing what your kid can be in the future.  In the future, your kid can be an author based on his favorite genre. The genre can be classified broadly into a thriller, science fiction, young adult, and, historical fiction amongst others. Thus, we can see that the scope of authors is quite vast.

Script Writers:

Scriptwriters are those persons who prepare scripts for visual mediums. It is because of them that the actors and actresses can portray the roles that they have been assigned. However, the scripts they prepare can be for films, plays, radio programs, advertisement videos, and, television. Preparing scripts seems like an exciting job. 

Although, to be a scriptwriter one must be imaginative, and creative enough to deliver dialogues that seem appealing to the audience. Some people take great pleasure in creating extravagant, imaginative scenarios. And, for those people, script writing will be an attractive job offer to pass by. Having said that, it looks like the scope of script writing is only going to expand. 

Academic Librarian:

When it comes to the scope of creative writing, this profession is the least followed occupation as far as creative writing as a job is concerned. In this profession, one has to manage, organize and even assess and distribute information. Apart from the mentioned points, as an academic librarian, a person also provides support to the academic community members like students, lecturers and researchers. 

If your kid wants to be an academic librarian then, he must provide support to students and staff to develop the skills that are required for impactful research including teaching skills, either in a classroom session or online sessions.

Ghostwriting:

Ghostwriting is considered to be one of the most interesting careers in the arena of writing. A ghostwriter or a freelance writer is a person, who composes articles, books, and manuscripts for someone else. They are also called freelance writers as they are not working for a company or under somebody. Ghostwriters are often recruited by politicians, celebrities, and, executives, who know what their story is but do not have great writing skills.    

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A columnist is a person who writes opinionated articles for magazines, newspapers, or news websites. A columnist can be a great career option, provided your kid knows the subject that he would write for. Moreover, it would only be temporary because the subject matter and creative writing requirements for a columnist will only appeal to a specific audience in a specific location or demographic.

But as time went by, the columns expanded into several diverse fields like entertainment, sports, politics, general, science, lifestyle, homemaking, and many more. It takes talent to be able to use word choice and punctuation to keep the reader’s interest. This ability is naturally present, but it occasionally needs to be developed. Also up for contention is whether or not art can be taught.

Is this something you can learn? The creative writing sector is prospering and expanding despite this persistent dispute. Many people are working with prospective authors in India and guiding them. Enrolling in creative writing classes has helped many children to become proficient in this area.

Creative writing has become one of the most wanted courses for kids in India . The course is provided by many educational centers. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the course has shifted to the online mode. However, few institutes provide offline courses as well. The course is a must for those who want to be budding writers in the future.

It is also useful for also those who want to improve their writing hobby.  Coming to the point, now that we know the scope for jobs in creative writing, it is time for us to know the institutes that are offering creative writing courses for kids in India .

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Here is a List of the Top 6 Creative Writing Courses for Kids in India:

1. iim skills.

Known for providing top-quality courses like digital marketing, business accounting, Goods and service tax, and financial modeling courses, the IIM SKILLS is the number one ranked institute that offers creative writing courses for kids . Although, the institute does any have any separate course called a creative writing course .

Instead, the institute has a Content Writing Course that includes a creative writing course as one of its lessons. Enroll your kid in this course and watch him craft wonderful stories that would pull crowds.  

At the End of the Course, the Kid Learns to:

• Craft stories that would have different types and would be enticing and attractive
• Develop plots
• Builds characters 
• Develop a storyline
• Build a climax

Course Duration: 1 Month + 3 Months Internship

Course Fees: Rs 14900 plus 18 percent GST 

2.  Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication

Founded in 2003, the Sri Aurobindo center for art and communication was established to shape generations of media professionals with the ability to think creatively, perform intelligently, and communicate effectively. Known for its curriculum that comprises theoretical and practical courses, the SACAC remains a top college that teaches creative writing courses for kids . 

The institute believes that writing can be learned. Here, admissions are given based on an entrance test. They conduct indoor and outdoor workshops to bring out the best among the children. Their course is for children who are above the age of 16.

Course Highlights:

At the end of the course, your kid will be able to:.

• Write Smoothly
• Think out of the box
• Get interesting concepts
• Enhance imagination
• Build plots
• Build characters
• Improve communication skills
• Explore different genres

Course Name: Certificate in Creative Writing Courses for kids in India (online)

Course Duration: Three months (classes are held only on weekends)

Course Fee: The registration fee is Rs 100, while the course fee is Rs 22000 plus tax (online) and Rs 25000 plus tax (offline) 

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3. British Council

British Council was established in the year 1948. Since then, the institute has gone on to become one of the best academic schools that provide quality courses like creative writing. The institute was set up to pay attention to culture and art to bring out the creative skills of the youth. Among several of its top-quality courses, creative writing will help your child to write stories like an author. 

The course has been divided into three to four levels, based on which your child can be judged. With the British council’s Creative Writing Courses for Kids , you can now assist your child in letting their creativity run wild and guiding them to write effectively, whether they are writing blogs, news articles, short stories, or creating characters.

This course is advised for youngsters who want to become skilled and effective writers. It is specifically created for children between the ages of 11 and 17. The British council’s creative writing course will help your child to realize his creative potential. Children who complete this six-week online course will master the fundamentals of writing and storytelling as they develop their creative writing abilities.

This Course Will Help Your Child to:

• Create a distinct writing style and viewpoint
• Encourage unconventional thinking
• Improve artistic expression
• Express ideas clearly
• Gain a critical understanding of various writing styles

Course Eligibility: 11 to 17 years

Course Duration: 18 hours (6 weeks of online classes)

Course Fee: RS 6,500 or Rs 5500 (Discount for those who are British Council Library members) 

4. Centre for Excellence (CE)

Maybe your kid likes “Aladdin”, “Sinbad the sailor”, or “The mermaid”. It can be anything, but if he does like any of those stories then, enroll him in a creative writing class at the Centre for Excellence. This is one of the best online learning platforms that provide creative writing training to kids.  The course will assist your child on their path to becoming an author or poet.

This course will assist your child in developing the abilities and self-assurance required to succeed as a storyteller and is jam-packed with techniques and tools. This exciting Creative Writing Courses for Kids contains numerous warm-ups and practice exercises to help students write fast and consistently. They will write a variety of stories and poetry as they embark on adventures with their characters.

They can decide on whether to create a different narrative each time, utilizing the prompts and exercises to practice new skills, or, if they feel more comfortable, they can use the exercises to progress to a longer story.  The 10-module training course has been covered in 11 videos, which by the way is free and has lifetime access.  

Your Child’s Learning in This Course Will Result in:

• Discovering the art of storytelling and conventional tales
• Learning how to compose dialogue and about writing tools and styles
• Discovering the components of a story, how to compose them, and the role that illustration may play
• Discovering the various forms, styles, and language techniques used in poetry

Course Fees: The course fee is Rs 2756

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5. Coursera

Known for providing top-quality courses all over the world, Coursera is an American online educational platform that users can access anytime. People can explore the artistic world outside of their academic specialties. These online classes offer the best quality since they replicate traditional classroom settings.

In India, Coursera also offers numerous creative writing courses for kids as well as for adults. However, there is one specific course that would suit your child. That course is “Writing for Young Readers: Opening the Treasure Chest”.  This course is intended for enquiring young learners and aspiring writers who have a passion for crafting stories. 

Let your kid participate in a vibrant online writing community as he practices his writing and finds his voice. He will be guided by a mixture of video lectures, online readings, peer reviews, and special appearances by well-known children’s authors in this course. He will get and offer criticism from his peers as he completes the writing activities, and he will learn tools and techniques for enhancing his writing.

He will also reflect on his work and practice crucial self-editing techniques. He will see the various ways that words and art interact, as well as the possibilities of longer narrative forms, he will leave this course with practical insights. 

Course Highlights: 

• 24×7 Access to online videos and lectures
• Virtual classrooms with an environment similar to classroom training
• Instructors are qualified trainers

Course Fee: Varies as per specialization

Course Duration: Between four to twelve weeks

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On the online teaching and learning site Udemy, there are more than 150,000 courses available. This platform is used by more than 4 million people. This website covers a wide variety of subjects, from applying cosmetics to doing pilates. Although the paid ones are reasonably priced, there are several that are both free and paid.

Access to these courses is available for a lifetime. There are many courses on creative writing in India here. The platform has compact and energetic Creative Writing Courses for Kids. I n this course, English faculty and renowned author Luke Richardson help the students to write their own stories. This course will have your child creating an exciting story, whether it’s for their home school curriculum, a back-to-school creative boost, or simply for fun. 

After the Course Ends, your Child will Learn to:

• Develop characters
• Craft an exciting story
• Learn new words
• Enjoy writing as an activity and have fun
• Language choice is available
• The video duration is between three to 17 plus hours
• Course name: It depends on the topic

Course Fee: The course fee is Rs 3943

Course Duration: Lifetime accessibility

These were the top institutes that offer thorough coaching and mentoring to kids for creative writing. Decide whatever type of creative writing would be most appealing for your kid. 

Frequently Asked Question- FAQs

Q1. what can my kid learn from the creative writing course.

Students get the opportunity to explore their creative potential, use language imaginatively, and practice the many parts of the craft involved in creating fiction and poetry through creative writing courses. By taking this course, your kid, can, as a writer, enhance his capacity for original thought and writing.

Q2. How challenging are creative writing programs in India?

Contrary to popular belief, studying creative writing in India involves a lot more academic work, which makes it harder because there are so many things to keep in mind. The pressure of it offers more time to develop talents and less time to work on writing.

Q3. Is it a must to take Creative writing courses for kids?

No, there is no hard and fast rule that it is important to enroll in the creative writing course. However, taking a creative writing course can help you learn a lot more about tools and tips for writing, just by writing a lot of creative assignments, having people read them, and getting honest feedback.

Conclusion:

By itself, creative writing classes in India let us have fun. Through the release of endorphins, this stress-free activity reduces stress levels. Keeping this in mind, there is no stopping if we enjoy being creative and painting with words. Give your kid’s imagination free rein to hone his writing abilities. Boost his writing style and the author’s voice. Enroll him in the appropriate course to develop his perception.

Author: Arka Roy Chowdhury

The information given is quite detailed. Thanks for the same. However before choosing the particular course for my child, i wish I could connect to the officials. Pl call back.

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