Student Quotes

I really gives you a feel for and some practical practice with the different genres within creative nonfiction.

As a reader, you're familiar with the many forms of nonfiction, from reviews to essays. This course takes you "inside" them to learn and practice the characteristics of each.

A great overview of nonfiction writing genres and a chance to try your hand at all of them and see what you might like to delve deeper into.

Gotham Writers is an essential part of the New York experience.

Great overview of various types of creative nonfiction from a seasoned professional.

It allowed me to open up the creative side of myself that I often don't get to use in my Monday to Friday work life.

A very inspiring and informative introduction to the foundation of several types of nonfiction writing.

Great introduction to the different styles of nonfiction.

A very good intro to creative nonfiction with helpful prompts and exercises that will get you thinking about your writing in a new way.

This is the first class you want to take if you have a serious interest in writing creative nonfiction.

This course was a huge help in driving my confidence as a writer.

This course de-codes creative nonfiction and teaches real world techniques that writers can use, not only to be better at the craft, but to also navigate the business of writing creative non-fiction.

This is the perfect way to figure out what style of nonfiction writing you're most interested in pursuing.

I have honestly found every week's lecture to be interesting, with something new and unexpected. I will return to the lectures long after the course has finished. It is just the most fantastic thing to be able to learn from an instructor in New York.

This is the best writing class I’ve taken. The quality of instruction was superb, and the small class size allowed a lot of feedback.

Really, really helpful. It's impacted my career.

Really effective at bumping up my own knowledge about the genre of Creative Nonfiction.

This course is a little gem of mind expansion exercises.

This course enabled me to take a quantum leap in the quality of my nonfiction writing.

The teacher's advice and suggestions for improvements were spot on and eagerly awaited.