From Draft to Deal: Writing Query Letters that Win Over Agents

February 19

If you’re planning to query literary agents this year, your query needs to be as close to perfect as possible. That’s because agents make quick decisions in the inbox, and strong manuscripts can still be overlooked when the query is vague, too heavy on setup, or unclear about who the protagonist is and what’s at stake. In this query letter webinar, literary agent Jessica Berg will teach you how to write a query letter that communicates your premise clearly and quickly.

Romance Writing Virtual Conference

February 20 - 22

Experience the education, camaraderie, and opportunities provided by a live writing conference without ever having to leave your home! Writer’s Digest University is pleased to present a one-of-a-kind online event for romance writers. Our WDU Romance Writing Virtual Conference will provide expert insights from seven bestselling romance authors. Spend the weekend learning the finer points of the romance writing craft.

Amplifying the Echo Effect in Memoir and Essays

February 26

How to Create Resonance and Meaning Across Your Pages

In this live webinar, Estelle Erasmus—award-winning writing professor at NYU, TEDx Speaker, former magazine Editor-in-Chief, and author of Writing That Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published (named a Poets & Writers “Best Book for Writers”)—will teach you how to identify, strengthen, and strategically place echoes in your memoir or essays so your work feels resonant and artfully constructed.

Media-Ready Author: Build Your Confidence, Visibility & Media Presence

February 19 - April 30

In today’s competitive publishing world, simply writing a good book isn’t enough — you need to know how to promote it. Media-Ready Author is a 10-week course designed to give authors the tools and confidence to shine in media interviews, create compelling videos, and speak about their work in a way that gets attention.

Outlining Your Novel

February 19 - April 16

Writers often look upon outlines with fear and trembling. But when properly understood and correctly used, the outline is one of the most powerful weapons in a writer's arsenal. In this course, you will learn how to write an outline as you explore what type of outline is right for you, brainstorm plot ideas, and discover your characters.

The Art of Storytelling 101: Story Mapping and Pacing

February 19 - April 9

Discover how the seven core competencies of storytelling—concept, character, voice, plot, theme, scene construction, and style—combine to create compelling narrative.

Writing the Memoir 201

February 19 - May 14

Transform your memoir from a work-in-progress into a compelling, polished story through six focused sessions that sharpen your themes, strengthen your structure, and give you a clear plan for finishing with confidence.

Writing Historical Fiction

February 19 - March 19

Whether history is a backdrop to your story or the focus of the story itself, this workshop will provide you with the tools to find the facts you need, organize the data in a functional manner, and merge that data seamlessly into your novel.

Write Your Drama Pilot in Six Weeks

February 19 - April 2

Learn the tools professional screenwriters use to finish high-quality scripts under deadlines. By the end of this course, you will have completed and received professional feedback on a script for your drama pilot.