Escuela de Escritores

What Escuela de Escritores does

Escuela de Escritores S.L. is a Madrid-headquartered private creative writing school founded in 2003, organized as a Sociedad Limitada under Spanish law and self-described as the largest Spanish-language creative writing school in the world. The company serves aspiring and practicing writers across the Spanish-speaking world — primarily individual consumers, with secondary exposure to corporate clients and publishing institutions — through a multi-modality curriculum spanning short workshops, multi-month programs, and certified professional master's degrees in narrative, poetry, and creative-writing pedagogy. Delivery is hybrid: in-person at five Madrid neighborhoods plus regional Spanish cities (Bilbao, Málaga, Alicante, Santiago, Zaragoza, Burgos, Getafe), live video conference, and a proprietary virtual campus LMS (campusescueladeescritores.com) supporting asynchronous content, forums, and chat.

The portfolio is anchored by two flagship master's programs — the Master's in Narrative (running for 15+ years, 300+ alumni, Professional Master's certification since October 2023) and the Master's in Poetry (7th cohort in progress) — alongside a Teacher Training postgraduate (Capacitación Docente) and, from autumn 2025, a co-developed International Master's in Creative Writing with ArtEZ University of the Arts (Netherlands) and Scuola Holden (Italy). Complementary offerings include a course recommender tool, a reading club, school-published writing manuals and a podcast (Todo empieza con una palabra), the Relatos en Cadena micro-fiction contest (6,000 € prize in partnership with Cadena SER), individual correction/tutoring/literary-report services, corporate training (Servicios para Empresas), and gift cards.

The revenue model is fee-for-service across course modalities: short course tickets (e.g., ~€225 for a 6-week workshop, ~€136/month for 3-month video-conference programs), multi-year master's tuition above €1,000, corporate training contracts, and contest participation. The go-to-market is community-led — student referrals, alumni word-of-mouth, organic content (blog, podcast, social), media visibility via Cadena SER's La Ventana, and institutional partnerships (EACWP membership since 2008, EU-funded CELA project, university collaborations in Puerto Rico and Texas). Headcount is 51–100 and the company is founder/director-led (Javier Sagarna since 2005) with no disclosed external funding rounds.

Name

Escuela de Escritores

Legal name

Escuela de Escritores S.L.

Website

https://escueladeescritores.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Madrid-based private creative writing school founded in 2003, self-described as the largest Spanish-language creative writing school in the world, serving aspiring and practicing writers globally through online, video-conference, and in-person courses, certified professional master's programs, corporate training, and editorial community events.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Course fees (online, video conference, in-person): The primary revenue stream comes from tuition fees for workshops and courses across three modalities: online (campus virtual), video conference, and in-person in Madrid and other Spanish cities. Courses range from short 6-week workshops to multi-month programs.
2. Master's and postgraduate programs: Revenue from professional master's programs (Narrativa, Poesía, Internacional) and the Teacher Training postgraduate course in Creative Writing.
3. Corporate / enterprise training services: Customized writing and communication training services for businesses, marketed as helping companies improve employees' use of language.
4. Personalized services: Correction, tutoring, and literary report services offered to individuals with completed manuscripts.
5. Gift cards: Gift envelopes available for purchase that can be redeemed for courses.
6. Literary contests: Organization of literary competitions (e.g., Relatos en Cadena) which generate participation revenue and sponsor partnerships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Escuela de Escritores is a creative writing school that delivers structured literature education across in-person (Madrid and other Spanish cities), online campus, and live video conference modalities. Its core offerings span introductory workshops, multi-month courses, professional master's programs (Narrative, Poetry, International, Teacher Training), and personalized services (manuscript correction, tutoring, literary reports). Courses cover all major literary genres — narrative, poetry, essay, thriller, fantasy, children's literature, journalism, and scriptwriting — for Spanish-speaking adult writers globally.

Product overview

Escuela de Escritores is a creative writing education company offering a multi-format, multi-level portfolio of courses and programs. Its core offerings span online, video conference, and in-person modalities across multiple Spanish cities (Madrid, Bilbao, Málaga, and others). The portfolio includes short courses and workshops (online, in-person, and via video conference), a flagship Programa de Escritura Creativa (introductory creative writing program), two flagship master's programs — theMáster de Narrativa and the Máster de Poesía — a Capacitación Docente en Escritura Creativa for training teachers, and the internationally co-deliveredMaster Internacional de Escritura Creativa (with ArtEZ and Scuola Holden). Supporting offerings include a Club de Lectura, Publications (writing manuals and the podcast Todo empieza con una palabra), literary contests, personalized correction services, tutoring, literary reports, corporate training, gift cards, and a course recommendation tool. All online learning is delivered through the proprietary Campus Virtual LMS.

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Brands

• Máster de Narrativa «El arte y el oficio»: The Master's in Narrative program offered by Escuela de Escritores, the first such program created in Spain for training writers.
• Silencio por Mallarmé
• Reserva de Palabras

Products and services

• Cursos Online Live and self-paced creative writing courses delivered via the school's virtual campus and video conferencing platform, accessible globally to Spanish-speaking learners.
• Cursos Presenciales en Madrid In-person creative writing workshops held across five Madrid locations (Chamberí, Retiro, Lavapiés, Chamartín, and Barrio de las Letras), Monday through Saturday.
• Cursos de Verano Seasonal summer workshop program featuring specialized seminars and literary intensives, offered both virtually and in-person at the Madrid campus.
• Máster de Narrativa A multi-year professional master's program in narrative creative writing; the first such program created in Spain, with more than 300 alumni initiating literary careers over 15 years. Holds a Professional Master's certification since October 2023.
• Máster de Poesía A multi-year professional master's program in poetic writing in Spanish, with cohort-based admission tests and ongoing enrollment.
• Máster Internacional de Escritura Creativa A two-year international master's program co-developed with ArtEZ University of The Arts (Netherlands) and Scuola Holden (Turin), carrying ArtEZ's official European degree accreditation. Enrolls 21 students (7 Dutch, 7 Italian, 7 Spanish) and includes annual student exchanges between the three institutions.
• Capacitación Docente en Escritura Creativa A semipresential training program that teaches the school's proprietary creative writing methodology to writers, teachers, and cultural promoters who want to become creative writing teachers.
• Servicios para Empresas Customized writing and communication training services for businesses, focused on improving employees' professional language and storytelling capabilities for internal and external business communication.
• Servicios de Corrección Individual text correction services for completed manuscripts, providing professional editorial feedback to writers outside of group courses.
• Tutorías One-on-one tutoring sessions providing personalized creative writing guidance to individual students.
• Informes Literarios Written literary reports and editorial commentary on student or client manuscripts, providing detailed professional evaluation.
• Tarjetas de Regalo Gift card envelopes available on the website for purchase, redeemable for any course of the recipient's choice at any denomination chosen by the purchaser.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 300 students have begun their literary careers through the Master's in Narrative program over the past 15 years
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Cadena SER — La VentanacoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 September 2025Cadena SER is the primary media partner for the Relatos en Cadena micro-fiction competition (prize of 6,000 € for a 100-word story). The radio station broadcasts the competition and publishes winners. Director Javier Sagarna also appears weekly on the La Ventana program, providing ongoing media visibility for the school.
• ArtEZ University of The Arts (Netherlands)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 November 2024Escuela de Escritores co-developed the International Master's in Creative Writing with ArtEZ University of The Arts (Netherlands) and Scuola Holden (Italy). The 2-year program, starting autumn 2025, will welcome 21 students (7 Dutch, 7 Italian, 7 Spanish) and carries ArtEZ's official European degree. The collaboration includes annual student exchanges between the three institutions.
• Scuola Holden (Italy)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 November 2024Scuola Holden (Turín) is a co-developer of the International Master's in Creative Writing alongside Escuela de Escritores and ArtEZ University of The Arts. Escuela de Escritores director Javier Sagarna traveled to Berlin with Scuola Holden representatives to finalize the program. Scuola Holden also hosted the first CELA III encounter in Turín.
• CELA — Connecting European Literary Artists (EU Creative Europe funded)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 July 2024CELA is a 4-year international talent development project co-funded by the EU Creative Europe Programme. It connects emerging translators from 11 European countries (10 minority languages) with emerging writers through masterclasses, sample translations, mentorships, and live meetings. Escuela de Escritores coordinates the Spanish team (writers Enrique Cherta, Yaiza Berrocal, Luis Díaz) and manages partnerships with 10 translators and 9 literary mentors across European languages.
• ACE Traductores (Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 July 2024Escuela de Escritores collaborated with ACE Traductores (Spanish Association of Literary Translators) in the joint selection of translators for the CELA III project.
• Universidad del Sagrado Corazón (Puerto Rico)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 September 2023Escuela de Escritores signed a collaboration agreement with the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón — the oldest educational institution in Puerto Rico — to promote faculty exchanges and student mobility between institutions. The agreement includes plans for summer study programs, virtual 'mirror courses,' and joint participation in congresses, academic development, workshops, and publications.
• Universidad de Texas-El Paso (United States)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2023In June 2023, Escuela de Escritores initiated a collaboration with the Master's in Creative Writing at the University of Texas-El Paso, expanding its international network of academic partnerships in the Americas.
• EU Creative Europe — Fundamentals of Poetry (Orivesi, Finland)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 February 2011Fundamentals of Poetry was a European Union-supported introductory poetry workshop bringing together 50 students from 6 countries (Spain, France, Finland, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic). The program was designed by six EACWP member schools and included faculty and student exchanges, with the first session hosted at Escuela de Escritores in Madrid and the closing session at Orivesi College of Arts in Finland.
• schule für dichtung (Vienna, Austria)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 February 2011One of six EACWP schools that co-designed the Fundamentals of Poetry program. Professor Jörg Piringer from schule für dichtung led the opening session on sound and rhythm in Madrid.
• Aleph-Écriture (Paris, France)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 February 2011One of six EACWP member schools that co-designed the Fundamentals of Poetry program.
• Literární Akademie (Prague, Czech Republic)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 February 2011One of six EACWP member schools that co-designed the Fundamentals of Poetry program. Also known as Josef Skvorecký Literární Akademie.
• Orivesi College of Arts (Finland)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 February 2011Host of the closing session of the Fundamentals of Poetry program in July 2011. Regular participant in EACWP events and symposia.
• EACWP — European Association of Creative Writing ProgrammescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2008Escuela de Escritores became a member of the European Association of Creative Writing Programmes (EACWP) in April 2008 at the IV Encounter in Prague. The association includes schools and universities from Germany, Italy, Finland, Switzerland, Czech Republic, England, and Austria. Escuela de Escritores director Javier Sagarna has served as president of the association. The school regularly hosts and participates in EACWP events including the annual symposium and the VI Pedagogical Conference held in Madrid.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• MasterClass: Subscription-based online education platform featuring celebrity-taught courses including creative writing. Broad incumbent that overlaps on the consumer writing-aspiration segment through online video delivery rather than workshop pedagogy.
• Domestika: Spanish-language global online learning marketplace for creative skills including writing. Broader incumbent in adjacent creative education — overlaps on Spanish-speaking aspiring-creator audience but offers a wider catalog beyond just writing.

Direct peers

• Faber Academy: London-based creative writing school operated by major publisher Faber & Faber. Comparable premium short-course and long-program structure, with strong publisher-network ties that parallel Escuela de Escritores' editor meetup model.
• Hugo House: Seattle-based nonprofit literary center offering classes, workshops, and readings for writers across genres. Operates a comparable hybrid in-person/online model with multi-level course tiers and a strong community/identity brand for adult writers.
• Scuola Holden: Turin-based creative writing school founded by Alessandro Baricco, co-developer of Escuela de Escritores' International Master's in Creative Writing. Closest direct peer — both specialize in literary education across fiction and non-fiction with workshop methodology and international cohort structures.
• Gotham Writers Workshop: New York-based private creative writing school offering online and in-person courses across genres. Closest US analogue — comparable multi-format course catalog, professional instructor bench, and B2C tuition model targeting aspiring adult writers.
• The Loft Literary Center: Minneapolis-based independent literary center providing classes, manuscript critique, and literary events. Comparable workshop-based pedagogy, multi-format delivery (in-person and online), and broad course catalog for adult writers.
• schule für dichtung: Vienna-based school focused on poetry and literary writing. Direct peer in the EACWP network and co-participant in EU-funded creative writing initiatives, with a comparable workshop-based, multi-genre approach for European adult learners.
• Lighthouse Writers Workshop: Denver-based independent creative writing center offering multi-genre workshops, certificate programs, and literary community events. Similar community-driven, mission-led structure with comparable workshop-based pedagogy and event programming.
• Aleph-Écriture: Paris-based creative writing school and EACWP member. Direct peer in the European network — same workshop methodology, comparable short-course and intensive program offerings, and historical collaboration through EACWP Fundamentals of Poetry.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

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Customer concentration

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