Screenwriting | Creative Writing Classes in NYC and Online with Professional Writing Instructors

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"A must for a serious screenwriter"

- Curtis Easley
Teacher

"I heartily recommend Gotham Writers' Workshop screenwriting workshops. Their reputation for providing expert instruction, small class size, and extensive student-teacher interaction is unbeatable."

- Frank Colin
Vice President
Final Draft, Inc.

"I found myself excited by the class—I would rush home from work so I could read everyone's comments and submissions."

- Elsa Kessler
Student

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How do you write a screenplay that might get bought by studio or a production company? Write a compelling script that’s impossible to stop reading, vividly cinematic, properly formatted, and realistically produce-able.

Our screenwriting courses will help you meet these criteria, and also guide you in creating characters, building plots, shaping scenes, sharpening dialogue, and, of course, peddling your script. Whether you seek to write big Hollywood movies or low-budget indies, we’ll show you what it takes to get in the screenplay game.

Select a class: Level I, Advanced, One-Day

Level I
Screenwriting | 10-week Workshop

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 screenwriting. Everything is presented in a clear, accessible manner.

Begin a feature-length screenplay
Lectures on basics of screenwriting craft
Writing exercises
Present work for critique (two times)

Screenwriting I is for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals.

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(3.0 CEU)

New York City Classes

Tuition: $395, Returning Students $365 . Registration Fee $25.

Each class strictly limited to 14 students, ages 18 and up.

Starts	Meeting Day	Location	Time	Special	Enroll
Jan 19	Tuesdays	273 Bowery	6:45PM - 9:45PM
Jan 20	Wednesdays	272 W. 10 St.	7:00PM - 10:00PM
Jan 20	Wednesdays	555 8th Ave.	7:00PM - 10:00PM
Jan 20	Wednesdays	555 8th Ave.	10:00AM - 1:00PM
Jan 24	Sundays	555 8th Ave.	2:00PM - 5:00PM	No Class: Feb 14, Apr 4
Jan 25	Mondays	1450 Broadway	7:00PM - 10:00PM	No Class: Feb 15

= Daytime Class

Online Classes

Tuition: $395, Returning Students $365 . Registration Fee $25.

Each class strictly limited to 16 students, ages 18 and up.

Starts	New Lecture	Location	Time	Special	Enroll
Nov 10	Tuesdays	Online	24 hrs. a day		CLASS FULL Call for waitlist
Jan 5	Tuesdays	Online	24 hrs. a day
Jan 19	Tuesdays	Online	24 hrs. a day
Feb 9	Tuesdays	Online	24 hrs. a day
Mar 9	Tuesdays	Online	24 hrs. a day

= Daytime Class

Advanced
Screenwriting | 10-week Workshop

Focusing on developing projects and receiving feedback from the instructor and classmates, this course helps students sharpen their skills and work toward completion of a saleable screenplay. Writers often repeat Screenwriting II to continue their projects.

Work toward completion of a feature-length screenplay
Lectures and exercises that expand on basics of screenwriting craft
Engage in rewriting
Present work for in-depth critique (two times)

Prerequisite: Screenwriting I or the equivalent.
Which level is right for you? How to Choose a Level

(3.0 CEU)

New York City Classes

Tuition: $395, Returning Students $365 . Registration Fee $25.

Each class strictly limited to 14 students, ages 18 and up.

Starts	Meeting Day	Location	Time	Special	Enroll
Jan 20	Wednesdays	272 W. 10 St.	7:00PM - 10:00PM
Jan 23	Saturdays	555 8th Ave.	2:00PM - 5:00PM	No Class: Feb 13
Jan 28	Thursdays	555 8th Ave.	10:00AM - 1:00PM

= Daytime Class

Online Classes

Tuition: $395, Returning Students $365 . Registration Fee $25.

Each class strictly limited to 14 students, ages 18 and up.

Starts	New Lecture	Location	Time	Special	Enroll
Jan 13	Wednesdays	Online	24 hrs. a day
Jan 27	Wednesdays	Online	24 hrs. a day
Feb 24	Wednesdays	Online	24 hrs. a day

= Daytime Class

Screenwriting | One-Day in NYC

The One-Day Workshops 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.

Topics include: plot, character, scenes, dialogue, selling scripts.

New York City Classes

Tuition: $125. Registration Fee $25.

Each class strictly limited to 30 students, ages 18 and up.

Starts	Meeting Day	Location	Time	Special	Enroll
Jan 9	Saturday	352 7th Ave.	11:00AM - 6:00PM
Feb 20	Saturday	30 W. 16 St.	11:00AM - 6:00PM