Writers love books. And we've assembled a great collection of new books written specifically for writers. You can browse (and buy) the best new titles in our Writers' Bookshelf. Check it out!

Give the Gift of Writing.

A Gotham Gift Certificate is a unique gift for someone who has everything. When you give someone a Gotham Writers’ Workshop gift certificate, you're sure to write your ticket into their heart.

Certificates are available for a specific class, private instruction, or for any dollar amount you like. To purchase a gift certificate order it online, or call us at 1-877-WRITERS.

Writing Fiction, written by our expert instructors, offers methods and exercises that have earned praise from the press and many in the writing community.

Fiction Gallery, Gotham's anthology of exceptional short stories by masters of the craft, is ideal for anyone who loves to read tales that hold you spellbound from the first page until the last.

Writing Movies is the practical guide to creating a stellar screenplay written by Gotham faculty.

Stay organized with humor and style with The New Yorker 2012 Desk Diary.

Each weekly spread features a three-month quick-glance overview, ample room for notes, and is punctuated by a classic New Yorker cartoon specially selected from their extensive archives, The full-color About Town section features important travel related numbers as well as popular New York restaurants, nightclubs, theaters, and hotels.

Would you read over 500 book reviews a month? The staff at Bookmarks does, and they distill the results into each issue of the magazine.

Bookmarks readers enjoy summaries of hundreds of opinions from every major newspaper and magazine for a comprehensive look at the latest fiction and nonfiction books. Author Kurt Vonnegut raves, "Nowhere else have I found such thoughtful and literate reportage on the state of the American soul."

To purchase a one-year subscription for only $27.95 - a 22% savings off the news stand price.

Give a gift that gives throughout the year—give a subscription to a magazine for writers!

We've assembled an exceptionial collection of magazines for writers at the Gotham Newstand. Whatever you write—novels, poetry, mystery, science fiction, screenplays, romance—you'll find a specialty publication that can help you develop your craft. 

Writer’s Diary is a stylish week-at-a-glance planner that combines roomy grids (perfect for jotting down appointments, reminders, and moments of inspiration) with entertaining information including:

• The 10 Best Books on Writing
• Tried and True Cures for Writer’s Block
• Writers on Twitter
• Writers who still don’t use computers
• Cocktails named after writers
• Famous last lines, and more

Illustrated with archival photographs of first editions, little-known arcana (want to know what the real Mr. Darcy looked like?), and intimate portraits of writers at work.

Discover some of the most celebrated and thought-provoking novelists of the 20th century in a fun, new, strategy-based card game — Notable Novelists of the 20th Century: A Card Game for Book Lovers. 

This unique DVD shows professional writers in the usually private act of rethinking and remaking their work. If you are doing any kind of writing, you will need to revise.

Whether you are earning a degree, writing after the kids go to sleep, or fulfilling a retirement dream, chances are you’ll be unhappy with your first draft. Burroway presents five rounds of revision that any writer can try alone or with a group or class.

This exciting 2-disc DVD digital learning tool guides the viewer through each step of the submission process.

Users will gain knowledge of prose markets, from glossies to zines. Editors from The Atlantic Monthly, Ellery Queen, Cricket, Other Voices, Brevity, River Teeth, and other national magazines confide their turn-ons and turn-offs.

Viewers will also get the insiders’ perspective to increase their odds of publication, receive market research tips, learn how to write a cover letter, and hear revision advice.