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Kelly McMasters

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Kelly McMasters
Kelly McMasters is the author of Welcome to Shirley: A Memoir from an Atomic Town, which has been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine, Metropolis, Ms. Magazine, The Onion's AV Club, Plenty Magazine, among others, as well as on The Brian Lehrer Show. Her essays and articles have appeared in such places as The New York Times, The Washington Post Magazine, Newsday, Elle D?r, Time Out New York, and MrBellersNeighborhood.com. Kelly has a BA from Vassar College and an MFA in literary nonfiction from Columbia University. She teaches writing at mediabistro.com and in the undergraduate writing program and Journalism Graduate School at Columbia University and is the co-director of the KGB Nonfiction Reading Series in the East Village. Find more info here: www.kellymcmasters.com

Testimonials


Kelly was generous with instruction and feedback. Ultimately, the class helped me hone a book proposal that promptly attracted a top book agent. -- Mei-Ling Hopgood

"Kelly is one of the most talented, skillful, and generous instructors I have ever had. She gave us all detailed, constructive feedback and really helped her students find their universal stories." -- Jesaka Long

"Kelly gives great feedback in a timely manner. She also creates a comfortable environment for students to give and receive feedback from each other." -- Diane Rothman

"Kelly set the tone from the very beginning that our class would be a safe place to share our most intimate stories -- and her encouragement and willingness to answer our questions ensured that we stuck it out through to the end." -- Kirin Kalia

"I am more motivated than ever as a writer." -- Merlisa Lawrence Corbett

"Kelly is insightful and kind. I recommend her assistance for taking your work to the next level." -- Lynne Ratliff

"Kelly is skilled in bringing out your story and showing you how to make it universal." -- Alexis Maislen

"Kelly was an awesome instructor. She coached and guided me through my strengths and weaknesses with professionalism and kindness." -- Barbara Reidmiller

"If you worry about distance learning, I can tell you Kelly will make you feel like you're sitting in her living room. So let's just call it learning. The best kind." -- Linda Rehkopf

"Kelly is incredibly genuine and truly wants her students to succeed. This class was worth every penny. I have enough information to put together my complete proposal and, hopefully, land a book deal!" -- Betsy Vereckey

"Kelly was an excellent instructor and provided valuable real-world experience along with the basics of narrative nonfiction writing to help me forge a direction for my new project." -- Joe Grand

"Kelly was a wonderful mentor and guided me through the process of writing a book. She offered constructive comments that I could understand and use in my rewrite. I highly recommend her." -- Barbara Reidmiller