Are you eager to test the waters of creative writing but not sure where to start, or how? Have you written previously but been away for a while and hope to dip back in?
Here you will be guided surely and safely into the writing life. There’s no pressure to work on a specific project or even settle on which type of creative writing you prefer. The idea is to explore—see with a writer’s eyes, spark ideas to life, gain confidence, and experiment with both fiction and nonfiction.
Creative writing is one of the most fulfilling ways to express yourself, and you’re never too young or too old to give it a try. Come on in. The water’s fine.
This course includes both fiction and nonfiction prose.
The 101 courses do not include workshopping of student projects, but students write and receive feedback on writing exercises and assignments.
6-week Class
Place & Price
Registration fee $25, paid once per term
One-on-One tuition: $1195 Request consultation
This course explores fiction and types of creative nonfiction, and the techniques that go with them. Course components:
Creative Writing 101 is for beginners or anyone who wants a refresher. Students must be 18 years or older.
To ensure everyone’s good health, students in NYC classes must provide proof of full Covid vaccinations (the initial series of Covid vaccines plus at least one booster). We will accept your Covid vaccine card (or a digital scan), a NY State Excelsior digital card, or another form of government-approved proof. We will contact you before class begins about showing us proof. Also, we will require masks in the classrooms and Gotham premises.
Intensives are fun, fast crash courses.
Two-day Zoom Intensive
Place & Price
Registration fee $25, paid once per term
One-on-One tuition: $350 Request consultation
The Zoom Intensives are taught via the Zoom videoconference platform.
Creative Writing 101 Intensive topics include: observation, imagination, language, fiction, nonfiction.
Course components: lectures, writing exercises
Intensives are open for writers of any level. Students must be 18 years or older.
Students may reschedule a Zoom Intensive one time.
One-day Intensive
Place & Price
Registration fee $25, paid once per term
One-on-One tuition: $350 Request consultation
The NYC One-day Intensives are taught in-person.
Creative Writing 101 Intensive topics include: observation, imagination, language, fiction, nonfiction.
Course components: lectures, writing exercises
Intensives are open for writers of any level. Students must be 18 years or older.
Students may reschedule a One-day Intensive one time.
To ensure everyone’s good health, students in NYC classes must provide proof of full Covid vaccinations (the initial series of Covid vaccines plus at least one booster). We will accept your Covid vaccine card (or a digital scan), a NY State Excelsior digital card, or another form of government-approved proof. We will contact you before class begins about showing us proof. Also, we will require masks in the classrooms and Gotham premises.
