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Welcome to Gotham Writers' Workshop. Teaching more than 7,000 students a year, Gotham is the leading creative writing school in NYC and the United States.

New workshops begin frequently Online and in New York City.

Gotham creative writing classes deliver unsurpassed quality and exceptional value. You can enroll in a 10-week level I or level II writing workshop for the same tuition we charged in 1997.

FALL SCHEDULE NOW ONLINE!

Fall is a great time to begin writing or take your craft to the next level. With more than 150 different workshops starting this fall, covering more than a dozen forms of writing, you are sure to find a class that fits your writing needs.

Class size is limited. Enroll today!

GOTHAM EARNS IACET CERTIFICATION

The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) has certified Gotham as an Authorized Provider of Continuing Education Units (CEUs). We now offer IACET approved CEUs to students who successfully complete ten-week and some six-week classes either in NYC or via the Internet.

CLASSES FEATURING <I>NY TIMES</I> EDITORS

CLASSES FEATURING <I>NY TIMES</I> EDITORS

This fall, Gotham offers four classes in collaboration with the New York Times Knowledge Network. Only these premium courses include a week-long Q&A with an editor from The New York Times. Classes include:

TRAVEL WRITING I - FOOD WRITING I
ARTICLE WRITING I - ARTICLE WRITING ADVANCED
HOW TO FREELANCE

Enrollment is strictly limited. Click here to learn more.

CRAFT KILLER SENTENCES

Check out the recent Writer's Bookshelf newsletter for a sneak peek at—and a chance to win—three great books for writers.

Click on the links below to read excerpts from:

     It was the best of sentences... by June Casagrande
     Will Write for Food by Dianne Jacob
     Architecture of the Novel by Jane Vandenburgh

For contest details, read the Writer's Bookshelf.

ANOTHER STUDENT SUCCESS

Dear Gotham,

Your classes have been indispensable in helping me to complete my first novel, The Unholy Grail. On my first day in Alex Steele’s Advanced Novel Writing course, he asked the class how far into our novels we were. I recall my intimidation as the other students responded that they had written tens or hundreds of pages; I had only the seed of an idea, not even a first line.

But Alex did not scoff at my goal of completing a book within a year—at age 22. He expertly led our workshop through the fundamentals of the craft, with just the right blend of lectures, examples, and critiques of our own work. When the ten weeks were up, I had 60 pages written and was only just getting started. I signed up for two consecutive Gotham workshops, relishing the sense of community I found in a group of other writers endeavoring to tackle the same mind-boggling task. I gained much valuable feedback and even formed a few lasting friendships. I also ended up beating my original deadline, finishing my book within nine months, while again enrolled in one of Alex’s classes.

I am thrilled to share that Tor Books will publish The Unholy Grail in the summer of 2011. Thank you, Gotham, for helping me to see my project through; my success is yours!

Very best,

Kira Peikoff
www.kirapeikoff.com
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To read more Letters to Gotham, visit Dear Gotham

HINT FICTION WRITING CONTEST

For our Hint Fiction 25-Word Story Writing Contest, Gotham welcomes the expertise of Robert Swartwood, editor of Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories of 25 Words or Fewer (to be published in November by W.W. Norton.) Mr. Swartwood will select the winner from the finalists in this competition. Entry is free and easy - just click here.

Attracting writers of all levels from beginner to seasoned professional, the Self-Publishing Book Expo & Conference brings together dozens of self-publishing service providers—printers, publicists, designers, editors—and self-published authors.

For conference agenda and details, click here.

NEW BOOKS BY GOTHAM FACULTY

Every Gotham teacher is a professional writer. So if you are looking for a good book to read this summer, why not check out a recently published book written by a faculty member? To learn more, click here.

WRITING TIPS, NEWSLETTERS, AND MORE

For a toolbox full of free writing resources including articles, tips, newsletters, and more, click here.

CREATIVE NEW OPTION FOR TEENS

Teen Ink, a national literary magazine, has partnered with Gotham to present six-week online creative writing courses created exclusively for teens, 13 to 19 years old.

These classes are all about helping younger writers discover and develop their unique voices. There are no grades, no exams, and no wrong answers. Learn more at TeenInk.com.

TEACHER'S BOOK PUBLISHED

Perhaps you love football, can’t get enough of it. Perhaps you’re just starting out with football and want to learn more. Or perhaps you have no interest in football whatsoever. If you’re in the last group, just skip over this, but the other two groups should know about a new book, Take Your Eye off the Ball: How to Watch Football By Knowing Where to Look. The book is written by Gotham teacher David Seigerman and Pat Kirwan, an NFL analyst and former coach. At long last, you can learn what’s really behind all those clashes and passes and slams.

Here’s a play from the first chapter:
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When a baseball fan goes to a ballgame, among the first things he often does is grab a hot dog, a beer and a program before heading to his seat. Then he flips open the program and fills in the two starting lineups with his little golf pencil.

Already, there’s a fundamental difference in the fan experience between baseball and football. The first pitch hasn’t even been thrown and the baseball fan has had more of an interactive opportunity than the football fan will enjoy all day. There may be no crying in baseball, but there’s no scorecard in football.

Until now.

> Continue reading here.
> Order your copy of Take Your Eye Off the Ball here.
> Read excerpts from other books by Gotham faculty here.

FREE SAMPLE CLASS TOUR

New to Gotham? If so, we invite you to tour a sample online class. You can take a quick Video Tour or a Self-Guided Tour of one or more Free Sample Classes.

DID YOU KNOW?

Gotham offers you the opportunity to work one-on-one with a professional writer in NYC or online. To learn more, check out our Private Instruction, Mentorship Program, Script Doctoring, and Book Doctoring services.

GOTHAM GOES INTERNATIONAL

Since 1997, aspiring writers from 114 countries have studied online with Gotham Writers' Workshop. As our reputation has expanded internationally so has interest in our methods.

We are pleased to announce that our first book, Writing Fiction, is now available in an Italian edition, Lezioni di scrittura creativa, published by Dino Audino Editore. Learn more at audinoeditore.it.

This joins the German language edition, Romane und Kurzgeschichten schreiben, which debuted in 2004. (The German edition can be ordered from Amazon.de.)

FALL OPEN HOUSE

New to Gotham? If so, then you are invited to participate in one (or two) of the 42 free writing classes we're offering on Tuesday, September 21, and Wednesday, September 22, in Manhattan.

Professional writers on the school's faculty will teach introductory classes in a dozen different forms of writing. With free classes offered at four locations in NYC, it has never been easier to start writing.

Pre-registration is required as classroom space is limited.
Learn more and register at Free.WritingClasses.com. Sign up today!

Friday, Sep 3, 2010