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Writing Out the Bones of Poetry: Experimental Writing

Poetry Teachers NYC @ 244 West 54th St, Brooklyn, NY

In this two day workshop, we will create experiments on the page through spills, cut-ups (inspired by William S. Burroughs) and various prompts leading us out of conventional language and into hybrid dialects.  Where is the urgency of your words? How often do you color outside of the lines with your poetics. We will stretch out the margins and encourage each other to break out of our habits. This class will also offer students the opportunity...

All levels 18 and older
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$100

2 sessions

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Atmospheric Writing

Cherry Lane Theatre @ 38 Commerce St, New York, NY

Atmospheric Writing: Bringing the World of Your Play to Life Setting is not just where your story takes place, it's the physical manifestation of your play's conflict, ideas, and themes. Learn to create dimension in the physical life of your work through Atmospheric Writing. Note: $26 dollar for first class, $16 for second class If this is your second class, contact CourseHorse to avail of the discount

(1) All levels 18 and older
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Winter Poetry Salon with Pen Parentis

LMHQ @ 150 Broadway, New York, NY

Incredible award-winning poets read from current work and discuss poetry and life-work balance. Laughter, conversation, complimentary wine.  Meet exemplary poets Timothy Donnelly, Diane Mehta, Len Lawson and Sarah Kain Gutowski in conversation with M. M. De Voe and Christina Chiu at our annual Winter Poetry Salon - where the audience and the poets really get to know each other!  All lovers of the written word are always welcome, 21+, ...

(1) Beginner 21 and older
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The Moment of Creation: Poetry/Performance Workshop

Poetry Teachers NYC @ 244 West 54th St, Brooklyn, NY

Performance artist & poet Caitlin Gil will lead this unique poetry/performance workshop, designed to help students explore their creative potential. “The Moment of Creation” consists of 3 Sunday sessions plus a culminating performance at the end of the series. What happens when we sit still? What happens when we move from sitting still? When does it happen? The decision from stillness to movement? The act from mind to the moment of creation? ...

All levels 18 and older
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$99

3 sessions

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The Art of Storytelling Through Comicbooks

York College CPE @ 94 - 20 Guy R Brewer Blvd, New York, NY

This course will guide students through the nuts and bolts of creating a comic book. Students will learn world building, character design, script writing, thumb-nailing, penciling and inking. Finally they will learn how to digitally letter comics.  At the end of the course, the finished comics and all supplementary material will be collected and printed in a single “Art of Making a Comic” volume. The volume will feature each student’s...

(64) Beginner 18 and older
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$319

3 sessions

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Writing Your Comedy Pilot

Brooklyn Comedy Collective @ 137 Montrose Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Craft your comedic masterpiece with expert guidance from seasoned comedy writers at a renowned comedy school in Brooklyn – where laughter meets creativity, and your pilot script dreams come to life.

(4) Beginner 16 and older
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$375

7 sessions

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Map Your Story: Research, Reporting and Interviewing

Made in NY Media Center by IFP @ 30 John St, Brooklyn, NY

Making a great film, podcast, or report starts with having a solid story. How do you turn a topic that sparked your interest into a story that others want to absorb? Learn tried and true techniques used by journalists, like interviewing, research, and story reporting and apply these skills to your creative project. The instructor for this day-long workshop is Iris Mansour, who has written and produced viral stories for Bustle, The Guardian, and Mashable,...

(33) Beginner 18 and older
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$150
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Memoir-Writing with Betsy Bonner

92nd Street Y @ Online Classroom, New York, NY

This program is taking place remotely. If you have signed up, you will receive an email with details of how to access the program. If we are able to offer an in-person version of this class in the coming months, we will contact you and make both options available to you.  Memoir is not autobiography, which is intended to cover the whole life to date, but a short and significant stretch of a life—like a novel.  It’s also different...

(1061) All levels 18 and older
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$385

4 sessions

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Non-Fiction Book Proposal Workshop

Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY

Non-fiction books (anything from memoir, pop culture, true crime and self-help) are sold to publishers on the basis of a proposal which is a 20-50 page document pitching the book’s content and marketability and is supplemented by sample chapters. You write the proposal before you actually write the book. Taught by the owner and published author, Kambri Crews, the workshop will cover these parts of a proposal: overview (the basic idea), market...

(252) All levels 18 and older
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Business Blogging 101

Creative Business Rules @ 2255 Broadway Rd, New York, NY

Being found online is critical in today’s market place, especially for small business. Blogging is an important digital marketing strategy that will help improve your overall online presence. In this 2-hour workshop, you will learn practical steps to build a blog for your business and how to strategically leverage it into a key branding channel to improve your online presence. This workshop is targeted for small business owners and creative...

All levels 18 and older
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Poetry-writing with Omotara James

92nd Street Y

The space of the poem offers you the opportunity to free yourself. The work of the poem is to tell the truth: at all costs, in every place, no matter what. It has been said that the poet is the undoing of the family, because the poem reveals its secrets. The craft of undoing is necessary to the work of constructing meaning, no matter your subject matter. Poetry is not only where we go to confront the past, but to free ourselves of it. In...

(1061) All levels 18 and older
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Grant Writing for Creatives: A Two-Part Workshop

Made in NY Media Center by IFP @ 30 John St, Brooklyn, NY

This workshop will prepare you to put your best foot forward the next time you apply for a grant. The goal of this course is to help you gain confidence in your fundraising and proposal writing abilities and provide you with a solid road map to begin the process. CURRICULUM PLAN The course is taught by Tracie Holder, a filmmaker and consultant, who has raised over $2.4 million for her own projects. In the first part of the class, Tracie...

(33) Beginner 18 and older
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$75

2 sessions

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Business Writing Skills

LaGuardia Community College @ 3110 Thomson Ave, Long Island City, NY

Through real world scenarios and writing exercises, practice using clear, concise and grammatically correct language in emails, memos and letters. You will also learn to use appropriate tone, style and structure found in common business communications. Prerequisite:  Microsoft Word for Windows or  Basic computer skills and online grammar screening (Please reach out to [email protected] for the online screening). ...

(5) All levels 17 and older
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$265

8 sessions

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Creative Writing for Documentary Filmmakers

Made in NY Media Center by IFP @ 30 John St, Brooklyn, NY

This two-part, six hour workshop is for all levels of documentary filmmakers, ideally with a film in development or production. Participants will use and improve their creative writing skills to develop their subjects into characters and to describe the action of a film in dynamic, readable ways that make audiences want to engage more with the project. Filmmakers will write, and through peer collaboration, come away with writing that can be applied...

(33) Intermediate 18 and older
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$150

2 sessions

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Writing for a TV Series: Inside the Writers' Room

Made in NY Media Center by IFP @ 30 John St, Brooklyn, NY

The television and streaming programs available to viewers today are more vibrant and varied than ever before. This one-day, six-hour intensive taught by a working TV writer will introduce you to the fundamentals of writing a TV series. You’ll learn how a writers’ room works as a team to create stories, and you’ll come away with tips for writing your own spec pilot. Instructor Laura Marks (The Good Fight, The Expanse, The Exorcist) will lead...

(33) Beginner 18 and older
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$150
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Interview Techniques: Uncover the Unexpected

Made in NY Media Center by IFP @ 30 John St, Brooklyn, NY

Conducting successful interviews is an essential part of almost any non-fiction storytellers’ work: the stories you tell are only as good as the information you uncover. In this full-day course, you will learn and practice how to develop, structure, and formulate questions to get richer, more engaging responses from your interview subjects.   This course is designed for those working in podcasting, documentary film, or...

(33) All levels 18 and older
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$150
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Developing Your Doc: Find the Money & Prep Production

Made in NY Media Center by IFP @ 30 John St, Brooklyn, NY

Developing Your Doc: Finding the Money & Prepping for Production There is an abundance of stories, issues and people to make a documentary about; to actually complete and finance a feature film is less common. Fundamental to succeeding is starting with a doable, marketable, and captivating treatment, and a proposal that accurately represents your project. The aim of this course is to prepare you for the road ahead, by giving...

(33) All levels 18 and older
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$150

3 sessions

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Effective Grant Writing

York College CPE @ 94-43 160th St, Jamaica, NY

Learn how to write persuasive grant proposals, cover letters and needs assessments. Students will explore public and private funding resources, review the application process, and identify types of awards. The basic components of a proposal will be discussed and tips on writing and the preparation of a proposal shared in class.

(64) All levels 18 and older
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$105

2 sessions

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Genre Writing for Playwrights

The Brick @ 579 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY

The goal is that students outline and write a new full length genre play over the course of 8 weeks. A class and writing group for writing genre plays. (Sci-fi, Mystery, Western, Clown, etc.) After the eight weeks, the Brick will host a reading of each play. Special guests/expert visitors likely. (Crystal Skillman, genre playwriting genius and Morgan Gould, Literary Manager at Playscripts confirmed.) Location Notes: The classes are all held at...

All levels 18 and older
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$400

8 sessions

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Business Writing Workshop

York College CPE @ 94-43 160th St, Jamaica, NY

Great English written communication skills are essential to move ahead and get and keep higher level jobs in today's competitive workplace. The best way to learn to write is to do it. Through writing and critiquing your writing, this course will cover advanced sentence structure and use of verb and other parts of speech. We will be using the grammar in practical work related conversation practices and written exercises. You will also begin to write...

(64) All levels 18 and older
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$109

2 sessions

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