Student Quotes

This course is a little gem of mind expansion exercises.

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.

The course gave me a wonderful overview of a variety of styles. I learned the difference between a memoir and a personal essay, between feature journalism and hard news, how to profile someone, and how to format news articles.

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

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

If you're looking for a challenging and fun overview of nonfiction writing, this is the class for you. Each week covers a different area of nonfiction, which means you get to try lots of different things, and hopefully find the one that speaks to you. I know more now than I did going in, and feel confident signing up for a more in-depth class on a particular area of nonfiction now, thanks to the great structure and teacher.

Before taking the course, I did not fully understand the concept of "creative non-fiction". The course will open your eyes to its possibilities, as well as to your potential.

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.

It helps you distinguish between the various types of nonfiction writing to determine where you are on the spectrum and what to study next.

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.

A great introduction to the myriad forms of creative nonfiction.

I took the course because I hadn't written anything but a journal for 20 years. I wondered if I had skill and what kinds of writing I would enjoy, and now I have answers to those questions. It's a terrific course for anyone who wants to explore the basics of nonfiction writing.

Great introduction to the different styles of nonfiction.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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