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"I really enjoyed it and learned a lot. In terms of my writing, it was a breakthrough experience for me. I started something that I think is my best work yet, and I hope to finish it within the next six months."

- Vicki Norris
Retired Lawyer

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One-Day Workshops

Free Events - All Events

Wednesday, Feb 17
Barnes & Noble - Lincoln Center
Free Fiction Writing Class
Thursday, Feb 25
Barnes & Noble - Greenwich Village
Free Screenwriting Class
Sunday, Mar 7
McNally Jackson Books
Free Short Story Writing Class

Become a Fan of Gotham

Welcome to Gotham Writers' Workshop. Teaching more than 6,000 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. Enroll in a 10-week level I or level II writing workshop this winter for the same tuition we charged in 1997.

CLASSES BEGIN THIS WEEK AND NEXT!

You can still make good on your resolution to write in 2010. Register for one of the many classes that begin in February.

* Six- and Ten-week Classes begin Online and in NYC
* One-day Intensive Classes on Saturday, Feb. 20, in NYC
* Teen Classes begin Feb. 16 Online
* Mentorships begin in January and throughout the year.

What are you waiting for? Sign up today!

NEW CLASSES FEATURING <I>THE NY TIMES</I>

NEW CLASSES FEATURING <I>THE NY TIMES</I>

Learn to write and sell articles in premium classes—including a new Food Writing workshop—presented in collaboration with The New York Times Knowledge Network.

Only participants in these online classes will have access to a professional writer and an editor from The New York Times. New courses begin soon. Learn more at NYTKN.WritingClasses.com.

GIVE YOUR VALENTINE THE GIFT OF WRITING

A Gotham Gift Certificate makes a delightful and original gift for that special someone in your life. Gift Certificates are available for a ten-week class, a one-day workshop, a three-hour private writing class, or in any dollar amount you wish. Just call 877-WRITERS (toll-free) and say that you'd like to give a gift certificate.

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.

WRITING TIPS, CONTESTS, AND MORE!

Check out Gotham's February newsletter for writing tips, contests, events, and books. You'll learn how you could win a copy of Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English, P.D. James's Talking About Detective Fiction, or tickets for two to see Yank!, a new off-Broadway musical.

ANOTHER STUDENT SUCCESS

Dear Gotham,

I took Gotham's How to Freelance featuring the New York Times taught by Cindy Price with the New York Times editor Mike Hale answering questions from the class in the final week.

The class provided information and support beyond my expectations. Cindy was an incredible instructor: knowledgeable, supportive, and kind. Her lectures were informative and covered all the information I needed to get started in freelance writing. The week of questions and answers with Mike Hale was informative and offered a fascinating look into the world of the New York Times.

For one of the class assignments, I created a query for Brain, Child: The Magazine For Thinking Mothers. Cindy liked it, made some suggestions to make it even better, and encouraged me to submit it to the magazine, which I did after the class ended. I am happy to say that, thanks to Cindy and to Gotham, my piece, Remembering Mr. Wrong, was published in Brain, Child’s Winter 2009 Edition.

Thank you, again, to Gotham, and thank you to Cindy Price and my other wonderful Gotham instructors for teaching me that there is always more to learn.

Linda Pressman
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To read more Letters to Gotham, visit Dear Gotham

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.

TEACHER'S MEMOIR PUBLISHED

Gotham teacher Stacy Parker Aab's memoir, Government Girl, was published in January by Ecco (HarperCollins).

The book relates Stacy’s experience working in the Clinton White House, first as an intern, then as a staff member. As an idealistic young woman, she is thrilled to see behind the scenes of the White House and be at the epicenter of an administration that really “cares.” But she also witnesses the darker side of what happens in the corridors of power, including the fallout around one of her fellow interns, Monica.

> Check out a glimpse of the book's opening here.
> Order your copy of Government Girl 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.)

Tuesday, Feb 9, 2010