One-Day Intensives | New York City | Creative Writing Classes in NYC and Online with Professional Writing Instructors

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"The instructor has gone through the process herself and was able to explain things from "the front lines.""

- Suzanne Steinbaum
physician

"The one-day intensive workshop was excellent. It allowed me to test the waters, and then I registered for the 10-week session."

- Tsahi Alexander
Travel Coordinator

"The instructor was very clear, very direct, and had excellent interaction with the students."

- Mark Shulman
Children's Book Writer

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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, Hit Send: Publishing Short Nonficiton, How to Blog, Nonfiction Book Proposal, and How to Sell Your Screenplay.

One-Day Intensives—Friday, May 31 :

• Article Writing

• Dialogue Writing

One-Day Intensives—Friday, Jun 7 :

• Fiction Writing

• Write It Right!

One-Day Intensives—Friday, Jun 14 :

• Children's Book Writing

One-Day Intensives—Friday, Jun 21 :

• Memoir Writing

• Screenwriting

One-Day Intensives—Saturday, Jun 22 :

• Article Writing	• Children's Book Writing
• Creative Writing 101	• Dialogue Writing
• Personal Essay Writing	• Travel Writing
• TV Writing	• Write It Right!

One-Day Intensives—Sunday, Jun 23 :

• Character Development	• Fiction Writing
• Food Writing	• Memoir Writing
• Screenwriting	• Songwriting
• Stand-Up Comedy Writing

One-Day Intensives—Friday, Jun 28 :

• Creative Writing 101

• Humor Writing

One-Day Intensives—Friday, Jul 12 :

• Dialogue Writing

One-Day Intensives—Friday, Jul 19 :

• Children's Book Writing

• Write It Right!

One-Day Intensives—Friday, Jul 26 :

• How To Blog

• Memoir Writing

One-Day Intensives—Friday, Aug 2 :

• Article Writing

• Screenwriting

One-Day Intensives—Sunday, Aug 11 :

• Business Writing	• Documentary Films
• Fiction Writing	• How To Blog
• Humor Writing	• Memoir Writing
• Playwriting	• Screenwriting
• Write It Right!

One-Day Intensives—Friday, Aug 16 :

• Personal Essay Writing

One-Day Intensives—Friday, Aug 23 :

• Children's Book Writing

• Write It Right!

One-Day Intensives—Friday, Sep 6 :

• Character Development