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Writing Class: Autofictional: Build Your Creative World

Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan @ 334 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

This workshop develops skills to utilize your unique lived personal experience in the creation of compelling fictional worlds. Weekly feedback, writing exercises, and reading assignments will strengthen storytelling skills. Whether you’re a budding author or a seasoned writer, join us in this collaborative and supportive environment as we explore the nuances of crafting authentic and immersive worlds.

(432) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$650

10 sessions

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Writing Class: Back To The Basics: Poetics 101

Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan @ 334 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

Enhance your poetic skills and captivate readers with powerful imagery, meter, and rhyme. Join a comprehensive 10-week course at Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan that will guide you through the basics of poetics, allowing you to refine your craft and elevate your writing to new heights. Don't miss this opportunity to become a master of evocative and resonant poetry.

(432) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$650

10 sessions

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Telling Great Stories

West Side YMCA - Community Arts @ 5 W 63rd St, New York, NY

Discover the art of storytelling as you explore the elements of creative prose writing in this workshop. From plot and character to voice and beginnings, participants will receive one-on-one attention in a supportive environment. No manuscript submission is required.

(30) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$310

6 sessions

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Playwriting: The First Draft

Primary Stages ESPA @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY

Whether you’re writing your first play or your hundredth, it’s not always easy to set the creative wheels into motion. This 10-week class will guide you through the development of your first draft, providing concrete deadlines, constructive feedback, and a collaborative environment that will encourage you to get your ideas on the page. This class is geared toward all writers, from those just starting out in the world of playwriting to experienced...

(11) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$580

11 sessions

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Going Deeper: Fiction Workshop

West Side YMCA - Community Arts @ 5 W 63rd St, New York, NY

This fiction workshop is for experienced writers looking for feedback on their short stories and novel chapters. In a warm environment, students will receive honest, detailed feedback and learn techniques to improve craft, deepen fiction, and identify and tackle common storytelling problems. Each student will get to submit two pieces for workshopping over the six weeks and must have work ready to present.   Prerequisite: This is...

(30) Intermediate 18 and older
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$342

6 sessions

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The Art of Storytelling

New York Writers Intensive @ 16 W 22nd Street, New York, NY

Do you want to write but need a nudge getting started? Have stories you want to tell but need help getting them down? Want to use storytelling to take your writing to the next level, give better presentations, and have better conversations? Then sign up for The Art of Storytelling, our writing/storytelling class at New York Writers’ Intensive, taught by award-winning journalist and storyteller Jay Dixit. The Art of Storytelling is a class about...

(15) All levels 18 and older
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$399

6 sessions

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Writing for Young Audiences for stage and Screen

Primary Stages ESPA @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY

So you have a great concept that you think would make an awesome kid’s TV show or a brilliant idea for a play that you want to write for young audiences—what should you do before you put pen to paper? Cusi Cram and Peter Hirsch, award-winning veterans of both children’s TV and theater for young audiences (with credits including “Arthur”, “Curious George”, and “The Octonauts”), will walk you through the nuts and bolts of dramatic...

(11) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$280

2 sessions

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A Play in 2 Days with Melissa Ross

Primary Stages ESPA @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY

This 2-day writing extravaganza is designed to push you to write an inspired first draft in 48 hours. Sounds crazy, right? But it can be done! This workshop might be for you if: You're a playwright with a seed of an idea that you'd like to explore in a fun, intensive situation. You've got an open mind and you're the kind of crazy person who wants to attempt to write a play in 48 hours! In this workshop you will: Use your intuition and liberate...

(11) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$280

2 sessions

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Workshop: Finding Your First Draft w/Abe Koogler

Primary Stages ESPA @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY

In this 2-day intensive writing workshop, you will begin and make substantial progress on a brand-new play. This class will use an intuitive approach to dramatic structure, inspiring an organic writing process that bypasses the critical brain.  Using a combination of in-class exercises, concentrated bursts of writing, and brief feedback sessions, you will leave the workshop with several scenes of a new play, and momentum to continue. The atmosphere...

(11) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$280

2 sessions

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Writing for Actors

The Barrow Group Acting School @ 312 W 36th St, New York, NY

So many actors want to write but are unsure how to start. Others are intimidated. But why should that be? Many of the skills needed to write – understanding how dialogue reveals character, how scenes are structured, how the action of the play reveals the truth of the story – are skills every good actor already has. This class will teach actors how touse the things they already know to write dramatic literature. We will start with guided exercises...

(66) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$495

10 sessions

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Business Writing Made Simple

American Management Association @ 1601 Broadway, New York, NY

Your writing says a lot about you. Weak writing can be a sign that you lack professionalism and credibility. Strong writing conveys that you are skilled and trustworthy. This practical 1-day course comes packed with in-class exercises and offers immediate feedback to help you quickly develop this crucial skill. Learn a simple process for crafting a clear and concise message and get hands-on practice writing for the results you want—in the correct...

(5) All levels 21 and older
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$1,495
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AMA's 2-Day Business Writing Workshop

American Management Association @ 1601 Broadway, New York, NY

Transform your business writing skills with the ultimate workshop that provides you with formats and formulas for any writing task. Learn to captivate your readers, organize your ideas effectively, and master the art of editing and proofreading. Elevate your professional communication in just two days at AMA's renowned Business Writing Workshop.

(5) All levels 21 and older
No upcoming schedules
$2,295

2 sessions

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Writing Class: Playwriting From Personal Experience

Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan @ 334 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

How do you start writing a play? In this three-session workshop, students will use personal experience as a springboard for generating original characters, stories, and imagery for the stage. We will explore playwriting through writing exercises and readings, with an emphasis on fictionalizing and transforming experiences and memories. Students will read each other’s work aloud, followed by guided feedback

(432) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$250

3 sessions

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Creative Writing

Irish Arts Center @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY

They say everyone has a story and this new writing class with Irish novelist Yvonne Cassidy will help you tell yours. Over the course of eight weeks, Yvonne will work with you to develop your story while you discover the fundamental tools of the craft of creative writing. Whether you want to write fiction, memoir, or about the lives of your Irish ancestors, this class will provide a fun and supportive environment to get pen to paper and write that...

(51) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$190

6 sessions

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The Writing Room

West Side YMCA - Community Arts @ 5 W 63rd St, New York, NY

There’s a reason why writers gravitate to cafes and libraries, where it can help just to be surrounded by others doing the same thing. The challenge of persevering through the long and lonely process of writing a full-length work can be daunting. The Writing Room is here to help. Whether you’re putting off starting a novel, memoir or narrative non-fiction; slogging through the middle of one; or slaving over the zillionth draft, this class aims...

(30) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$410

8 sessions

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The Web Series

Primary Stages ESPA @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY

“Web Therapy,” “Very Mary-Kate,” and “Broad City” are just three hilarious examples of web series: the short form programming created especially for the internet and designed with the immediacy of the audience in mind. This digital marriage of screen and television writing is a platform for writers to do what they want, unrestricted by producers or censors and uniquely positioned to go viral. Over the course of this 10-week class, our...

(11) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$580

10 sessions

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A Laughing Matter - Adding Humor to Your Writing

West Side YMCA - Community Arts @ 5 W 63rd St, New York, NY

Humor is a skill that can come in mighty handy – especially since we’re all gonna die. Whether you’re trying to punch up your online dating profile, become an amusing public speaker, write that memoir, craft essays, find success as a stand-up comedian so you can have an excuse to drink all the time (or sleep around), or publish the next (and first ever) Pulitzer Prize winning comic novel, this class is most definitely for you. Class will cover...

(30) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$402

7 sessions

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Writing for Bliss: Finding Joy Through Personal Writing

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Writing can be a powerfully healing and transformative path. Join Diana Raab, author of Writing for Bliss: A Seven-Step Plan for Telling Your Story and Transforming Your Life, on a journey of writing as a path to bliss. Writing blissfully is about being mindful of the messages of your heart and tapping into your authentic voice. In this inspiring workshop, we will experiment with different forms of storytelling, such as prose and poetry, as a path...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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$145
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Effective Technical Writing

Global Knowledge @ 1601 Broadway, New York, NY

Improve your technical writing without compromising your technical message! If writing technical information and effective memos, letters, reports, manuals, instructions, documentation, specifications, or proposals is a tough proposition, this technical writing course is for you. In this intensive three-day seminar, you will learn proven technical writing approaches and techniques that you can apply back on the job to achieve successful written...

(12) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$2,195

3 sessions

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Meditative Writing Level 1 and 2

Meditative Writing @ 39 W 29th St, New York, NY

Use neuroscience, cognitive behavioral training, neuro linguistic programming, behavioral economics, psychology, evolutionary biology and meditation to write from your most connected self. Each class starts with an introduction to various cognitive & meditative tools to build a prolific writing habit and write universal stories. Use neuroscience, cognitive behavioral training, neuro linguistic programming, behavioral economics, psychology,...

(5) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$550

6 sessions

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