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Everyone has a story to tell. Whether a life is unconventional or relatively normal, there’s bound to be something fascinating about it. That’s why the contemporary memoir – everyday people telling their tales – has become such a popular phenomenon. Memoirs appear throughout magazines and bookstores and a lucky few, such as Angela’s Ashes and The Liar’s Club, even make the bestseller list.
To make readers care, your memoir must be told with the finesse of fiction. In our courses, you will learn how to focus your life stories, give them literary purpose, and apply such craft elements as character, plot, description, dialogue, setting, pacing, and theme. You will also learn how and where to market your work.
Whether you seek to write essay-length pieces or a book, we’ll show you how to best tell the stories from your life.
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Level I
Memoir Writing | 10-week Workshop
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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 memoir writing. Everything is presented in a clear, accessible manner.
Memoir I is for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals.
View a course syllabus.
(3.0 CEU)
| New York City Classes
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Tuition:
$420, Returning Students $390.
Registration Fee $25.
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| Starts |
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| Jul 8 |
Mondays |
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7:00PM - 10:00PM
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| Jul 8 |
Mondays |
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7:00PM - 10:00PM
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| Jul 9 |
Tuesdays |
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7:00PM - 10:00PM
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| Jul 11 |
Thursdays |
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10:00AM - 1:00PM
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Master Class
Memoir Writing | 10-week Workshop
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The Memoir Writing Master Class provides students deeply immersed in the writing of a book-length memoir (or shorter piece) with the opportunity to work with a published memoirist and other dedicated writers in a small class setting. The class is devoted almost exclusively to workshopping — the reading, critiquing, and discussion of student memoirs.
Each student will submit approximately 150 pages of their work. (Most students are writing books, but they may also work on a collection of essay-length memoir pieces.) Class size is limited to six students, all of whom have done a substantial amount of work on a memoir project and are experienced in the workshop process.
Prerequisites:To take the Memoir Master Class, you must:
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Have at least 150 pages of work written and ready to present for workshopping;
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Have completed two terms of Gotham’s Memoir II;
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Be ready and able to read 100 pages of your fellow writers’ work each week, and to offer in-depth, critical and constructive feedback.
Because the class is strictly limited to six writers, students must apply to be accepted in the Master Class. To apply, submit the following materials to MasterClass@write.org:
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A 10-page sample of the memoir you would submit to the class;
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A cover page with the title of your memoir and your contact information
All application materials will be kept confidential, and will not be returned.
Deadline:Friday, March 22, 2013.
Please Note: Because the Master Class is strictly limited to six writers, more people will apply than can be accepted. Talented and dedicated students often do not get in. If you are not accepted this time, you are welcome to apply another time -- you may well be accepted then.
There are no Memoir Writing MC in NYC classes scheduled
at this time. Take this class Online
Please call 877-974-8377 for the next scheduled
date.
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Memoir Writing | One-Day in NYC
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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.
Topics include: the contemporary memoir defined, character, plot, description, getting published
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Tuition:
$125.
Registration Fee $25.
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| Jun 21 |
Friday |
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10:00AM - 5:00PM
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| Jun 23 |
Sunday |
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11:00AM - 6:00PM
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| Jul 26 |
Friday |
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10:00AM - 5:00PM
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| Aug 11 |
Sunday |
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11:00AM - 6:00PM
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