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At Gotham, we believe that teaching is every bit as much of an art as writing, and we know through vast experience that the ability to teach creative writing is a unique and valuable skill. That's why all of our teachers are professional writers and professional teachers. They know what it means to work at the craft of writing - they've been in the trenches - and they are expert at conveying the larger concepts and nuances to students of writing. And, most importantly, they don't just talk about writing, they get you writing.

Faculty Focus Faculty: Katherine Taylor“All the things I like about writing, I dislike,” says Gotham teacher and novelist Katherine Taylor. “The solitary nature of the job, the writing and throwing out of pages and writing some more and finally getting things right. I love a blank page, but I also hate it.”  
 
Even before Katherine could write, her imagination yearned to twist sentences together. “I'd tell my mother stories and have her write them down. I wanted to be a writer. Nothing else even occurred to me.”
 
Katherine has always had the support of her parents and mentors. “To be a young, untested, unpublished writer, and to sit down every day and do the very lonely and solitary and sometimes hopeles...
MORE | ARCHIVE Read On Perhaps you love football, can’t get enough of it. Perhaps you’re just starting out with football and want to learn more. Or perhaps you have no interest in football whatsoever. If you’re in the last group, just skip over this, but the other two groups should know about a new book, Take Your Eye off the Ball: How to Watch Football By Knowing Where to Look. The book is written by Gotham teacher David Seigerman and Pat Kirwan, an NFL analyst and former coach. At long last, you can learn what’s really behind all those clashes and passes and slams.

Here’s a play from the first chapter:
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When a baseball fan goes to a ballgame, among the first things he often does is grab a hot dog, a beer and a program before...
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Recent News
Marcy Dermansky: Marcy Dermansky Reading Tour: Marcy will read from her novel, Bad Marie, at Behind The Book Reading Series, Sept. 9, 7 PM, 85 E. 4th St., NYC;  In the Flesh Erotic Reading Series at the Happy Ending Lounge, Sept. 16, 7:30 PM, 302 Broome St., NYC; RiverRun Bookstore, Sept. 28, 7 PM, 20 Congress St., Portsmouth, NH. For details, visit marcydermansky.com.
Michael Davis: The Superstition Review includes Michael Davis' story, “True Winter,” in the forthcoming Fall 2010 issue. For details, visit michaeldavisfiction.com
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: Orange Coast named Barbara DeMarco-Barrett their book reviewer. The magazine is the metropolitan regional glossy in Orange Co., CA.
Justin Kramon: Justin Kramon Book Tour: Justin will be reading from his new novel, Finny (Random House) at Big Blue Marble, Aug 1, 3pm, Philadelphia, PA; at McNally Jackson Books, Aug 2, 7pm, NYC; at Rogers Memorial Library, Aug 4, 12pm, Southampton, NY; at The Ivy Bookshop, Aug 7, 1-3pm and Breathe Books, Aug 8, 1-3pm, Baltimore, MD; at Politics & Prose, Aug 9, 7pm, Washington, D.C.; at Maryland Writers' Association, Aug 11, 6:30pm, Annapolis, MD; at The Reading Place, Aug 14, 11am, Edinboro, PA; and at Canio's Books, Aug 27, 6pm, Sag Harbor, NY. For more details, visit justinkramon.com.
Marcy Dermansky: Greenlight Book Store, in Brooklyn, presents Marcy Dermansky reading from her new novel, Bad Marie, on Aug 23, at 7pm. For more details, visit marcydermansky.com.
Maya Sloan: Sunday Love in Williamburg, Brooklyn, presented a release/movie option party, on July 30, for Maya Sloan's new YA novel, High Before Homeroom. For details, visit mayasloan.com.

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