Register for Creative Writing Workshops at Rice University
Explore your interests through our short, non-credit courses - open to the public
Connect.
Join in a community of learners that share your interests.
Learn.
Engage with our team of world-class instructors made of Rice University professors and community experts.
Grow.
Expand your mind and develop your skillsets in new and creative ways.
Find A Workshop For You
Our creative writing courses offer expert guidance from published authors to help new, emerging and practicing writers hone their craft in a supportive community. These interactive classes are designed to demystify the process of writing, enhance technical skills and provide inspiration to start, restart and sustain your creative writing practice.
Houston Stories: Writing and Reading About the Bayou City
Workshop
Drawing inspiration from fiction, poetry and essays about Houston, craft and share your own writing about the Bayou City. With exercises, group critiques and a field trip.
Journal Writing for a Lifetime
Workshop
Practice a range of journaling methods that foster self-expression and reflection with guidance from author Nancy Geyer.
Shaping Your Story
Workshop
Author and editor Alexis Glynn Latner offers guidance on shaping compelling fiction or nonfiction, with discussion, in-class exercises and optional out-of-class exercises.
Community Learning & Engagement at Rice
Experience lifelong learning driven by your fascinations. Explore the arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences, creative writing, photography, studio art, mind-body practices and many other subjects in our short, non-credit courses.