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- Dolly Reynolds
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"The instructor's lectures were well crafted, and he expanded on his ideas throughout the week. The notebook assignments were extremely useful in fleshing out the characters in my book, and establishing a trigger for their conduct in my plot. But above all that, his comments on my work were stellar, he helped me to understand what I was writing, and motivated me to keep going."
- John Fetto
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"The instructor was one of the most articulate teachers I've had on any subject. She was also perceptive and highly intuitive. She was able to illuminate strengths and weaknesses in my writing with precision. She obviously cares about writing and about giving others the tools that will enable them to experience the rewards of writing something well."
- Lisa M. Maranto
 Tax Attorney
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Faculy: Kimberlee Auerbach“At first, I thought tarot was a tool for divination, but then I discovered it’s more like a Rorschach inkblot test,” says Gotham’s tarot reading/horoscope believing/creative writing teacher, Kimberlee Auerbach.  “We find meaning where we can.”

As a child, Kimmi moved around a lot.  She was born in Connecticut, moved to Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, New Jersey, New York, and then back to Connecticut, which is good for Kimmi because she is drawn to connections, circles, and tying things together.

Energetic and outgoing as a kid, Kimmi dreamed of being an actress but says, “acting ended up depressing me.”  She dropped out of the theater program she was enrolled in and received her BA from SUNY Purchase.  After college, Kimmi worked as a page at ...
MORE | ARCHIVE Read On Gotham teacher Laurie Sandell has just seen the release of her graphic memoir, The Imposter’s Daughter. (Let’s point out that a graphic memoir is the memoir version of a graphic novel, not a memoir that contains graphic violence or anything else graphic.) It’s the story of how the writer gradually discovered that her father was a con artist extraordinaire, a man whose entire life was essentially a lie. The story began as a short piece in Esquire, which Sandell then transformed into a conventional book, after which she realized she could best tell this story as, well . . . as a graphic memoir.

Here's a one-page glimpse:




Reprinted by permission of Little, Brown Company. For more information on Laurie and here book, visit: lauriesandell.com...
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Recent News
Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen: Feiwel and Friends publishers has acquired Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen new YA novel, The Raft, in a two book deal.
Edan Lepucki: Narrative Magazine chose Edan Lepucki's story, "I Am the Lion Now", as Story of the Week, November 2-8. Read it online at narrativemagazine.com
Chip Livingston: Ploughshares (Fall '09 Issue) includes Chip Livingston's essay, "Trashing Andy Warhol."
Jason Schneiderman: Ashland Poetry Press awarded Jason Schneiderman the 2009 Gary Snyder Award, which includes a cash award and publication.
Kerry Cohen: PM Press included an essay by Kerry Cohen in their new anthology My Baby Rides the Short Bus . Buy it online at pmpress.org
Melissa Febos: Ozzie’s Park Slope in Brooklyn, presents Melissa Febos reading with others from their work along themes of Brooklyn and its "wildlife," on November 6th, 7pm, at 57 7th Ave, Brooklyn.

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