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| Course | Location | Start Date | Instructor |
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| 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 |
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