Meet our talented family of teachers—each an accomplished writer and trustworthy guide. Leaf through our faculty bios, profiles, book excerpts, and writing advice articles. You’ll like the people you meet.
Faculty Profile
Meet Lara Ewen
“I don't think that you should let somebody else tell you what your writing career looks like,” Gotham teacher and multi-hyphenate Lara Ewen says. As the former editor in chief of a fashion magazine, a journalist who has worked with publications including Women's Wear Daily and Rolling Stone, and a musician who’s released three albums, Lara has much to say about a creative career in the writing world.
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The instructor is that rare person who has proven herself a success in her field, and is also able to convey her understanding of the material in a clear, easy-to-follow fashion that promotes a healthy dialogue and understanding among her students.
Louisa Edwards, editorial assistant
Faculty Excerpts
Time Being
The hookFor Alessandro Still sea, stilled in the morning heat,Limpid sky with nimbus building upSomewhere between the cardinal directionsAnd the water, clean as a lens.I walked slowly through the receding tideAhead of you, since we stopped walkingTogether a long time...Read More View All
