The premium Zoetrope fiction classes are done in collaboration with Zoetrope: All-Story, one of the world’s most prominent literary magazines. Founded in 1997 by Francis Ford Coppola, Zoetrope: All-Story has received every major story award, including the National Magazine Award for Fiction, while publishing today’s most promising and significant writers.
The premium Zoetrope Fiction classes are Gotham online classes with a few bonus features:
You might also consider Gotham’s regular Fiction Writing classes.
Fiction I encompasses short stories and novels. After Level I, students have a choice of Fiction II/III (focusing on short stories), or Novel II/III (focusing on novels).
If you are working on “genre” fiction, you may take either a Fiction/Novel course or one of our genre courses: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Mystery.
If you are working on a YA novel, you may take a Fiction/Novel or “genre” course, or you may take a Children’s Book course, where the full spectrum of children’s books will be covered.
11-week Workshop
Online info, tuition: $475
Registration fee $25, paid once per term
Discounts do not apply
This course gives you a firm grounding in the basics of fiction craft and gets you writing a short story (or two) or a novel. Course components:
Fiction I is for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals. Students must be 18 years or older.
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11-week Workshop
Online info, tuition: $475
Registration fee $25, paid once per term
Discounts do not apply
This course helps you sharpen your skills at fiction craft and work toward completion of one or two short stories. Writers often repeat Fiction II to continue their projects. Course components:
Prerequisite: Fiction Writing I (10-week), or the equivalent. Students must be 18 years or older.
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