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Course Location Start Date Instructor
FEATURED ON DEMAND
On-Camera Media Training: 6-Session Self-Paced Course
Polish your on-camera presence, prepare your message, and practice for your debut with our self-guided curriculum
ONLINE
$179
Self-Paced Course
NPR President and CEO Vivian Schiller: A New Strategy for a Media Powerhouse (Video)
The most important talk you'll hear this year on the future of the media
ONLINE
53 minutes
On Demand
Novel Writing Workshop
Have your novel critiqued and edited in a small group setting
New York, NY
4 hours, $125
11/21/2009 Shari Goldhagen
Copywriting: Mastering Ad Writing
For writers and designers: break into advertising!
ONLINE
8 weeks, $499
11/23/2009 Derek Scheips
Intro to Magazine Writing
Write for the glossies
ONLINE
8 weeks, $499
11/23/2009 Vanessa Bush
Nonfiction Book Proposal
Complete a polished proposal that will win an agent and land a book contract
ONLINE
8 weeks, $499
11/23/2009 Jill Rothenberg
Novel Writing: Chick Lit
Draft your book while you learn how to get an agent, sell it, and market it
ONLINE
8 weeks, $499
11/23/2009 Kristin Harmel
Stiletto Boot Camp
Write for the best-paying women's magazines
ONLINE
8 weeks, $499
11/23/2009 Lauren Waterman
Get Over Your Writer's Block
Led by an associate editor at Viking
New York, NY
4 hours, $125
11/30/2009 Kendra Levin
How to Write Chick Lit
Turn your funny stories into fiction
Boston, MA
3 hours, $65
12/1/2009 Kristin Harmel
Grammar, Punctuation, and Meaning
Write better. Period.
ONLINE
4 weeks, $350
12/1/2009 Gaylord Fields
Breaking Into Editorial Photography
How to get the best freelance photo jobs
New York, NY
3 hours, $65
12/7/2009 Stella Kramer
Personal Essay Clinic: Advanced
Get your completed essay polished -- and published
New York, NY
4 hours, $125
12/8/2009 Paula Derrow
Improve Your Memoir
Workshop your book with an executive editor at Penguin
New York, NY
4 hours, $125
12/12/2009 Joy Peskin
InDesign for Writers and Editors
Become proficient in InDesign in just one weekend
New York, NY
2 days, $425
12/12/2009 Patricia Ryan
eBook Summit
Innovations in Digital Publishing
New York, NY
$345
12/15/2009
Photography Portfolio Review with Stella Kramer
A Pulitzer Prize-winning photo editor critiques your work and tells you where to sell it
New York, NY
4 hours, $125
12/16/2009 Stella Kramer
Young Adult Novel Writing: Advanced
Workshop your YA novel with a senior editor
ONLINE
8 weeks, $499
1/11/2010 Jill Santopolo
Feature Writing
Research, write, and sell narrative-driven features
ONLINE
4 weeks, $350
1/12/2010 Joe Pappalardo
Intro to Magazine Publishing
Learn how to be an effective publisher, editor, or sales rep and how to launch your own print or online title
ONLINE
4 weeks, $350
1/12/2010 James Kaminsky
Young Adult Novel Writing
Write your YA book with the help of an editor at Viking Children’s Books
ONLINE
12 weeks, $610
1/12/2010 Kendra Levin
How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal that Sells
Learn directly from an agent what gets books sold
New York, NY
3 hours, $65
1/13/2010 Ryan Fischer-Harbage
Novel Writing
Draft your novel in 3 months!
ONLINE
12 weeks, $610
1/13/2010 Erika Mailman
Novel Writing: Chick Lit
Draft, workshop, and learn to publish today's most marketable fiction
New York, NY
8 weeks, $499
1/14/2010 Saralee Rosenberg
Nonfiction Book Proposal
Complete a polished proposal with the help of a literary agent
New York, NY
6 weeks, $425
1/19/2010 Mollie Glick
Young Adult Novel Writing
Draft your YA novel in 3 months!
New York, NY
12 weeks, $610
1/20/2010 Claudia Gabel
The Secrets Behind Writing and Selling Your First Book
Get your book sold!
Los Angeles, CA
4 hours, $125
1/21/2010 Daniel Smetanka
Novel Writing
Draft your novel in 3 months!
New York, NY
12 weeks, $610
1/21/2010 Alison Pace
The Secrets Behind Writing and Selling Your First Book
Get the tools you need to get your book sold!
ONLINE
2 weeks, $250
1/21/2010 Laura Mazer
Copy Editing Essentials
Learn copy editing symbols, grammar basics, and how to get copy editing jobs
New York, NY
3 hours, $65
1/23/2010 Cheryl Della Pietra
Boot Camp for Journalists
Write and sell articles for print and online publications in our signature class
New York, NY
8 weeks, $499
1/25/2010 Julia Dahl
Nonfiction Book Writing
Draft your book and learn how to get it published
ONLINE
12 weeks, $610
1/26/2010 Leslie T. Sharpe
Novel Writing: Chick Lit: Advanced
Finish your manuscript
ONLINE
8 weeks, $499
2/1/2010 Kristin Harmel
Query Letter Writing Workshop
How to write a query letter that will hook an agent
ONLINE
1 week, $125
2/1/2010 Mollie Glick
Children's Book Writing and Illustrating
Complete your picture book and get it ready to send to publishers
New York, NY
12 weeks, $610
2/3/2010 Jacquie Hann
Nonfiction Book Proposal Workshop
Take that great book idea and learn how to sell it
New York, NY
4 hours, $125
2/8/2010 Christa Bourg
Food Writing: Intro
Eat, drink, and be published!
New York, NY
8 weeks, $499
2/9/2010 Andrea Strong
Memoir Writing
Write your story and learn how to sell it to agents and editors
New York, NY
8 weeks, $499
2/10/2010 Kimberlee Auerbach
Intro to Magazine Writing
Write for the glossies
New York, NY
8 weeks, $499
2/11/2010 Lauren Waterman
Writing about Parenting
Turn your parenting experiences into published pieces
ONLINE
4 weeks, $350
2/11/2010 Meagan Francis
Breaking Into Magazines (Video)
To find your way in this business, make a niche for yourself. We’ll give you the scoop on how to succeed.
ONLINE
6 minutes
TBD
Editors on Truth Serum (Video)
Editors at leading publications discuss the new rules of success in print and online
ONLINE
57 minutes
TBD
From Blogger to Author: How Bloggers Get Book Deals, and What This Means for Publishing (Video)
How bloggers get book deals and what this means for publishing
ONLINE
1 hour
TBD
Get a Book Deal: Find an Agent Online (Video)
Discover the top 5 agent websites, plus twitter feeds, blogs, and hashtags that will streamline your research process and help you sell your book
ONLINE
TBD
How to Create and Maintain an Author Website (Video)
Connect with your readers and promote yourself online
ONLINE
10 minutes
TBD
How to Edit a Recipe (Video)
You can learn some of the fundamentals of food editing in about 15 minutes—dig in!
ONLINE
18 minutes
TBD
How to Throw a Digital Book Party (Video)
Create a buzz around your book launch with the latest social networking tips and tools
ONLINE
26 minutes
TBD
Mediabistro Circus: From Gutenberg to MovableType: Publishing's Next Edition (Video)
What’s next for content? Learn what writers need to know right now about the future of publishing.
ONLINE
60 minutes
TBD
Pitch Slam 1-on-1: Latina (Video)
Watch 3 writers pitch and find out how to score a feature or front-of-the book piece
ONLINE
22 mins.
TBD
Pitch Slam 1-on-1: OK! (Video)
Writers pitch OK! editor-in-chief Sarah Ivens live and in person
ONLINE
22 mins.
TBD
Pitch Slam 1-on-1: Prevention (Video)
Prevention Executive Editor Courtenay Smith is looking for smart, science-based pieces with personality. Can these three writers deliver?
ONLINE
23 mins.
TBD
Pitch Slam 1-on-1: Redbook (Video)
Redbook editor-in-chief Stacy Morrison takes pitches from four writers, live and in person
ONLINE
20 mins.
TBD
Pitch Slam 1-on-1: Tango (Video)
Can three freelancers sell story ideas to Tango's editor-in-chief?
ONLINE
36 mins.
TBD
Publishing: From Print to Digital (Video)
Because now magazine publishing also means producing user-generated content, video, podcasts, and blogs
ONLINE
1 hour, 11 minutes
TBD
Sree Sreenivasan: Blogs Every Media Professional Should Know (Video)
Find what you need on the Web without drowning in too much info
ONLINE
2 h 33 min.
TBD Sree Sreenivasan
The Secrets Behind Book Publishing (Video)
With authors, agents, and editors from Knopf, HarperCollins, Random House and The New York Times Book Review
ONLINE
2 hours
TBD Susan Shapiro
Mediabistro Copy Editing Certificate Program
Become a professional copy editor certified by the industry leader in media education
ONLINE
6 courses, $1,500
TBD
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