Narratively Academy Classes
Narratively Academy classes are all about sharing knowledge throughout our unique and diverse community. We offer classes, seminars and writing critiques taught by Narratively’s editors, contributors and storytelling heroes. All classes are conducted online and accessible to students anywhere in the world.
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Here’s a look at what we have coming up soon.
Winter 2026 Classes
The Power of Visual Language: March 19
Part of what makes any story powerful is the marriage of emotion and image. Led by fiction writer, poet, essayist and scriptwriter Celeste Ramos, this workshop introduces effective exercises to help make your writing more visceral and emotionally engaging, whether you’re working on memoirs, essays or fiction.
Launching a Book Without a Big PR Budget: March 28
Writing a book—that’s the fun part. Meanwhile, the word “marketing” sends a shiver down the spine of many a creative writer. But it doesn’t have to. This three-hour seminar, led by novelist Namrata Poddar, will guide you through the many pathways to launch a book, especially for early career writers who have neither a large platform nor the access to a big budget to pay for promotion services.
Speculative Nonfiction Workshop: Starts April 7
This one’s not until April but we’re so excited about it that we’re sneaking it into this post. In this six-week nonfiction workshop led by author and editor Haley Swanson, writers will engage with memoirs, poems, and essays that play with the “what if” of things—speculating on what could’ve been—and work on incorporating this approach into your own nonfiction writing.
Critiques and Manuscript Reviews
Whether you’d like feedback on your one-page pitch, a 5,000-word story or your entire book, our experienced editorial team is ready to dive in. We’ll provide an in-depth developmental edit, including specific notes throughout, a detailed overall plan for perfecting your story (or larger project) and a one-on-one phone consultation with you to discuss and answer your questions.
More Classes
Each of the classes below are sold out and/or have already taken place, but we will offer new sessions as soon as there are enough students on the advance wait list.
Click here to join an advance waiting list for the next session of any of these classes.
Getting Started With Memoir
Memoir Workshop Classes
Writing and Publishing Nonfiction Books
Journalism & Reporting
Getting Started with Fiction
Social Issues and Advocacy Writing
How to Pitch
Refining Your Craft
Speechwriting
Writing for TV and Film
Figuring Out What You Want to Write
Questions? Not sure which class is right for you? Don’t see what you’re looking for and want to suggest a different class we should offer? Want to teach a class yourself? Drop us a line: academy@narratively.com.