Virtual Script Workshop Directoryt
They have virtually every online course reviewed and grouped by continent.

WorldWideLearn
Directory of courses

UCLA
UCLA are the main players in screenwriting courses

Screenwriting: The First Six Steps
An Online Introduction to the Art and Craft of Screenwriting Based on Wendy Henson's book.

WritingClasses.com
The online version of the New York's Gotham Writers' Workshop

Scriptmag
Seminars from the top screenwriting site

Offline

Arvon Foundation
Has sites in Devon and Yorkshire
Adrian Thorne explains what this training organisation has to offer and gives his Top Ten Tips garnered from Arvon courses

Ty Newydd
Situated on the edge of Snowdonia National Park in Cymru

National Film and Television School
Full time and short courses

Central Saint Martins
Offers a large short course programme and summer schools

MediaXchange
Robert McKee Seminars, etc

Moonstone
Moonstone works in consultation with the Sundance Institute to develop scripts on residential labs

Dingle Writing Courses
Based in County Kerry in Eire

Pilots
Course run in Spain with top industry professionals flown in

Raindance
Various courses and workshops

Screenwriters Workshop
Various courses and workshops

Liverpool University continuing education courses
Including film, television, theatre, comedy and sitcoms

Arden School of Theatre, City College Manchester
Postgraduate Diploma in Writing for the Stage
2-year part-time course validated by the University of Manchester.
For more details contact them by email

Geoffrey Parfitt

Comedy Scriptwriting

7pm to 9pm, These are the start dates for the next two 10-week courses:

Tuesday 14 January 2002, 7pm-9pm

Tuesday 29 April 2003, 7pm-9pm

Students will be guided through all stages of project and script development.

Courses are held at Stratford-upon-Avon College. For more details contact him visit his website

Marc Blake's Courses

Writing Situation Comedy

It's a complete course in concept, sitcom structure and format, character and plotting. He often has special guests in like Simon Nye or Michael Aitkens. The class is restricted to 20 (and fills up fast). He has written several sitcoms which have been optioned.

Writing Comedy

This is a general course on joke writing, studying stand ups, TV and Radio comedy sketches, sitcoms and screenplays. Its available to all with an interest in comedy writing. Marc was a stand up for ten years and wrote sketches for anything and anyone from Spitting Image to Frankie Howerd. He now writes bestselling comedy/crime thrillers.

Courses are held at the City University, Northampton Square, London ECIV OHB. For more details contact him by email