WHEN 8 weeks, Mondays, June 2 - July 28 Online chats: Mondays, 9:30-10:30 pm EST WHERE Online. Click here for details. LEVEL Intermediate PRICE $499 ($475 for ) more info

Course Details

Congratulations! You've got a clip or two -- now you want more, in bigger, better publications, with bigger, better paychecks. You're ready for Boot Camp for Journalists.

Each week, you'll push yourself to research, write, and pitch a new piece. Lectures, handouts, reporting and writing tips, and examples will guide you. By the end of eight weeks, you'll have a new portfolio of work and a new set of skills.

In this class, you can expect to learn:

• How to write a pitch an editor can't turn down
• Which magazines are most freelancer friendly
• How to edit yourself and manage tight deadlines
• How to work with editors

By the end of class, students can expect to have:
A complete portfolio of 7 publishable articles that will impress any magazine editor, the ability to work under tight deadlines, and an understanding of how to achieve the career you want.

Admission requirements:
Students must have at least one published article. Please submit a letter of interest (including a brief work history), and a writing sample (less than 2,000 words).

• Instructors post lectures once a week. You can read them online, print them, or download them at your convenience.
• Students post completed assignments for feedback and discussion by the instructor and class.
• Weekly chats allow your class to get together via instant message. Transcripts are available for review if you can't attend.
• Technical support is available from mediabistro staff.

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Instructor Bio

Lynne Meredith Schreiber's Courses

Lynne Meredith Schreiber is a writer with an eclectic portfolio. In addition to regular real estate, home design, and general news writing for the Detroit News, Chicago Tribune, Builder Magazine, and Better Homes and Gardens special interest publications, Lynne has written about food and the culture of cooking for Saveur, Midwest Living, Relish, and Wine Enthusiast. A freelance writer for the past decade, her work has appeared in HOME, Good Housekeeping, the Detroit Free Press, AARP, Seventeen, Better Homes and Gardens, Poets & Writers, and dozens of other magazines and newspapers. She has written six books, including Hide and Seek: Jewish Women and Hair Covering and Residential Architecture: Living Places ? Ideas, Concepts and Residences by Dominick Tringali Architects.

Testimonials

Lynne was a very patient, informed and intelligent teacher. She made an effort to answer all of our questions and responded honestly and thoughtfully to our assignments. And She has a good sense of humour, too, which always helps. -Lisa Tabachnick Hotta