Most Popular

These are the courses that consistently draw the most interest. Each one a time-tested winner. But we also encourage you to browse through the rest of our course offerings.

Creative Writing 101

A great entry point for all prose writing—fiction or nonfiction.

NYC & Online

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Fiction Writing

All short stories, novels, and novellas welcome—literary, mainstream, or genre.

NYC & Online

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Memoir Writing

True stories about aspects of the writer’s life, whether essay or book-length.

NYC & Online

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Screenwriting

Write a movie—indie or mainstream, short or feature-length, any genre you please.

NYC & Online

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Dialogue

Explore the art of creating effective dialogue—for fiction, nonfiction, and scripts.

NYC & Online

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Character

Explore the art of bringing characters to life—for fiction, nonfiction, and scripts.

NYC & Online

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Plot

Learn the elusive art of plotting—for fiction, nonfiction, and scripts.

Plot 1: Mechanics
Plot 2: Machinations

Online only

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Writing Scripts 101

A great entry point for all scriptwriting—movies, TV, plays.

NYC & Online

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Creative Nonfiction 101

A great entry point for the creative forms of nonfiction—including memoir, essay, feature articles, and reviews.

NYC & Online

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  Tuesday, January 14, 2020
You can still enroll in this class.
Online
Premium Zoetrope Fiction Writing | Level I
11-week Workshop
  Wednesday, January 15, 2020
You can still enroll in this class.
Online
Memoir Book | Level II
10-week Workshop – 2 spots left
  Tuesday, January 21, 2020
You can still enroll in this class.
NYC • 2–5 pm
Fiction Writing | Level I
10-week Workshop – 4 spots left
You can still enroll in this class.
NYC • 10 am–1 pm
Memoir Writing | Level I
10-week Workshop – 1 spot left
You can still enroll in this class.
NYC • 2–5 pm
Memoir Writing | Level II
10-week Workshop – 3 spots left
  Friday, January 24, 2020
Class full.  Call for wait list.
NYC • 10 am–5 pm
Creative Writing 101 | Level I
One-day Intensive
  Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Class full.  Call for wait list.
Online
Creative Writing 101 | Level I
6-week Class
Online
Fiction Writing | Level I
10-week Workshop
Online
Memoir Writing | Level I
10-week Workshop – 4 spots left
  Sunday, February 2, 2020
Class full.  Call for wait list.
NYC • 2–5 pm
Creative Writing 101 | Level I
6-week Class
  Monday, February 3, 2020
Class full.  Call for wait list.
NYC • 7–10 pm
Creative Writing 101 | Level I
6-week Class
Class full.  Call for wait list.
NYC • 7–10 pm
Creative Nonfiction 101 | Level I
6-week Class
  Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Class full.  Call for wait list.
Online
Creative Writing 101 | Level I
6-week Class
Class full.  Call for wait list.
Online
Fiction Writing | Level I
10-week Workshop
  Friday, February 7, 2020
NYC • 10 am–5 pm
Fiction Writing | Level I
One-day Intensive – 3 spots left
  Monday, February 10, 2020
NYC • 7–10 pm
Creative Nonfiction 101 | Level I
6-week Class
  Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Online
Character | Level I
3-week Class
Online
Writing Scripts 101 | Level I
6-week Class
Online
Creative Nonfiction 101 | Level I
6-week Class
Online
Plot 1: Mechanics | Level I
3-week Class – 2 spots left
Class full.  Call for wait list.
Online
Plot 2: Machinations | Level I
3-week Class
  Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Online
Fiction Writing | Level II
10-week Workshop – 4 spots left
  Thursday, February 13, 2020
Class full.  Call for wait list.
NYC • 10 am–1 pm
Creative Writing 101 | Level I
6-week Class
  Friday, February 14, 2020
NYC • 10 am–5 pm
Memoir Writing | Level I
One-day Intensive
  Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Online
Creative Writing 101 | Level I
6-week Class