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Free Article Writing Class
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Free Fiction Writing Class in Bryant Park
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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.

ONE-DAY INTENSIVES ON AUGUST 8

Discover the tools to help improve your writing skills at a One-Day Intensive in NYC Sunday, August 8. Ideal for both the novice writer and those seeking an engaging refresher, a one-day intensive is a great way to warm up your writing this summer.

Choose from these popular one-day intensives:

Fiction Writing- Humor Writing - Memoir Writing
Songwriting - Screenwriting - Poetry Writing
Playwriting - Stand-up Comedy Writing

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.

ANOTHER STUDENT SUCCESS

Dear Gotham,

I am thrilled to let you know that I recently published my first novel, Life After Yes (HarperCollins/Avon). To date, my book—an honest tale of love and loss in post-9/11 Manhattan—has received some wonderful praise from fellow authors (including #1 NYT Bestseller, Gretchen Rubin) as well as a very positive Booklist review.

Over the past several years, I have participated in Gotham's online courses. Most notably, I worked with instructor Russell Rowland in the context of multiple fiction and novel writing classes. Russell, whom I deem my “Montana mentor” and thank for his keen insight and guidance in the acknowledgments of my debut effort, held my shaky hand, page by page, until my story was complete and compelling. I hope very much to work with Russell to complete my second novel.

I have told many friends and blog readers as much, but Gotham truly got me from dream of writing to reality of publication. In working with your incomparable teachers and fellow students, I was able to find my voice and hone my craft—all while raising my two young girls. I would never discount my education in this existential equation, but I am very much indebted to your wonderful institution.

Thank you so much for your help in getting me here. I am indeed living my dream!

Aidan Donnelley Rowley
www.ivyleagueinsecurities.com
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To read more Letters to Gotham, visit Dear Gotham

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.

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.

STEPHEN KING <I>ON WRITING</I> & MORE

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:

Wordcatcher by Phil Cousineau
On Writing by Stephen King
Accidents of Style by Charles Harrington Elster

For contest details, read the Writer's Bookshelf.

Read Gotham's newsletter for writing tips, events, and more.

TEACHER'S NOVEL PUBLISHED

Random House has just published Finny, a novel by Gotham teacher Justin Kramon. It’s what you might call a picaresque (in the tradition of Tom Jones and Great Expectations), chronicling the adventures of a plucky girl named Finny Short through two decades and across two continents.

Author Jim Crace calls Finny “a debut novel of exceptional achievement,” and GalleyCat calls it “a super summer book.”

> Read a passage here.
> Order your copy of Finny here.
> Read excerpts from other books by Gotham faculty 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.

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.)

Friday, Jul 30, 2010