Writers' Village University News

WVU Course Schedule Updated for November/December

WVU Course Schedule Updated for November/December

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F2K is a free online creative writing class sponsored by Writers' Village University and staffed by volunteer Mentors.

The course includes seven one-week fiction writing lessons and is designed for beginning writers; however, intermediate and advanced writers are encouraged to take the course as a refresher or to socialize with and encourage beginning writers. Thousands of writers have discovered that F2K is a great way to break writers block.

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Advanced MFA Series

Writers' Village University offers the largest selection of online writing courses available anywhere. Our fiction courses range from beginning to advanced concepts. This year, we are proud to introduce our Advanced MFA Series. Learning the craft of writing is a lifelong adventure, and we strive to stay in the forefront with conventional, cross-disciplinary and forward-looking writing courses. Thanks to a vibrant writers community, and knowledgable volunteers, WVU is an affordable alternative to traditional universities and expensive writing courses. Writers Helping Writers has always been our guiding motto. This is as true today as it was in 1995, when we introduced the first online university for writers to the World Wide Web.

MFA Nonfiction Courses Announced

A new series of MFA Creative Nonfiction Courses begins in March. The first phase includes seven 2-week courses, and cover a wide range of topics: Writing for magazine, news organizations, blogs, or writing a book--it's all covered. As with all WVU courses, they're free to members.

MFA1001: Metaphor

MFA1001: Metaphor (Advanced MFA Series)
Text: Metaphors We Live By (Lakoff and Johnson)
Length: 6-weeks - This course is free to WVU members.
Writers of fiction, non-fiction and poetry will find these ground-breaking concepts indispensable in the editing and the creative process. Often, one of the greatest tasks a writer faces is capturing an idea or image in words a reader will readily understand. In MFA1001, we'll study the conscious and unconscious significance of metaphor and frames, while exploring their practical applications for writers, including how to better connect with our readers on the emotional and conceptual levels, how to write with pin-point precision, and using metaphoric frames in character interactions with story elements. This is the first of three 6-week sessions on Conceptual Metaphor.