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Everyone has a story to tell. Whether a life is unconventional or relatively normal, there’s bound to be something fascinating about it. That’s why the contemporary memoir – everyday people telling their tales – has become such a popular phenomenon. Memoirs appear throughout magazines and bookstores and a lucky few, such as Angela’s Ashes and The Liar’s Club, even make the bestseller list.
To make readers care, your memoir must be told with the finesse of fiction. In our courses, you will learn how to focus your life stories, give them literary purpose, and apply such craft elements as character, plot, description, dialogue, setting, pacing, and theme. You will also learn how and where to market your work.
Whether you seek to write essay-length pieces or a book, we’ll show you how to best tell the stories from your life.
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Level I
Memoir Writing | 10-week Workshop
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| Using a balance of lecture, exercise, and feedback on work from the instructor and classmates, this course gives students a firm grounding in all the basics of memoir writing. Everything is presented in a clear, accessible manner.
Memoir I is for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals.
View a course syllabus.
(3.0 CEU)
| Online Classes
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Tuition:
$399, Returning Students $369.
Registration Fee $25.
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| May 8 |
Tuesdays |
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24 hrs. a day
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| Jun 12 |
Tuesdays |
Online |
24 hrs. a day
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| Jul 10 |
Tuesdays |
Online |
24 hrs. a day
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| Jul 24 |
Tuesdays |
Online |
24 hrs. a day
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| Aug 7 |
Tuesdays |
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24 hrs. a day
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Advanced - New York City
Memoir Writing | 10-week Workshop
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Focusing on developing projects and receiving feedback from the instructor and classmates, this course helps students sharpen their skills and work toward completion of publishable work. Writers often repeat Memoir II to continue their projects.
- Write or refine one/two short memoirs or begin or work toward completion of a book
- Lectures that expand on basics of memoir craft
- Writing exercises
- Present work for in-depth critique (two times)
Prerequisite: Memoir Writing I or the equivalent.
Which level is right for you? How
to Choose a Level
(3.0 CEU)
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Advanced - Online
Memoir Writing | 10-week Workshop
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Focusing on developing projects and receiving feedback from the instructor and classmates, these courses helps students sharpen their skills and work toward completion of publishable work. Writers often repeat Memoir II to continue their projects.
Gotham has two separate programs for Memoir II online:
Memoir II-a – For writers working on either essay-length (short) or book-length memoirs.
Memoir II-b – For writers working on book-length memoirs.
All advanced students should start with Memoir II-a. Then, if you are writing a book and wish to continue with your study, you would follow it with Memoir II-b.
Which level is right for you? How
to Choose a Level
(3.0 CEU)
| Online Classes - Memoir Writing II-A
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- Write or refine one/two short memoirs, or begin or work toward completion of a book-length memoir
- Lectures that expand on basics of memoir craft
- Writing exercises
- Present work for in-depth critique (two times)
Prerequisite: Memoir I or the equivalent
View a course syllabus
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Tuition:
$399, Returning Students $369.
Registration Fee $25.
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| May 9 |
Wednesdays |
Online |
24 hrs. a day
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| Jun 6 |
Wednesdays |
Online |
24 hrs. a day
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| Jul 18 |
Wednesdays |
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24 hrs. a day
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| Aug 8 |
Wednesdays |
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24 hrs. a day
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| Online Classes - Memoir Book II-B
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- Begin or work toward the completion of a book-length memoir
- Lectures that expand on basics of memoir craft and the book form
- Present work for in-depth critique (three times)
Prerequisite: Memoir II-a
View a course syllabus
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Tuition:
$399, Returning Students $369.
Registration Fee $25.
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| Jul 18 |
Wednesdays |
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24 hrs. a day
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Memoir Writing | One-Day in
NYC
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The One-Day Intensives are fun, fast-paced immersions in a type of writing. You’ll get a mixture of brief lectures that hit the high-points and writing exercises that let you immediately try your hand at what you’ve just learned. The one-days provide an excellent overview of their fields, ideal for both the beginner and someone wanting a quick refresher course. Come in to class with a notepad, pen, and desire to learn. By the end of the day, you’ll be a more knowledgeable and skilled writer.
One-Days are for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals.
One-Day Intensives are offered in NYC on Fridays and weekends throughout the year.
Gotham also offers two and four-week seminars, including: How to Get Published, How to Freelance, How to Blog, Nonfiction Book Proposal, and How to Sell Your Screenplay.
Topics include: the contemporary memoir defined, character, plot, description, getting published
| New York City Classes
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Tuition:
$125.
Registration Fee $25.
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