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Food Writing: Create a complete portfolio of food-related articles. Learn which magazines are easiest to break into and how to write pitches editors will love. Online class starts Nov. 30. learn more

On-Camera Training: Tape a professional video and learn to be clear and confident on camera. Dec. 4 in NYC. learn more

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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
Get Over Your Writer's Block
Led by an associate editor at Viking
New York, NY
4 hours, $125
11/30/2009 Kendra Levin
Novel Writing: Chick Lit
Draft your book while you learn how to get an agent, sell it, and market it
ONLINE
8 weeks, $499
11/30/2009 Kristin Harmel
How to Write Chick Lit
Turn your funny stories into fiction
Boston, MA
3 hours, $65
12/1/2009 Kristin Harmel
Personal Essay Clinic: Advanced
Get your completed essay polished -- and published
New York, NY
4 hours, $125
12/8/2009 Paula Derrow
Young Adult Novel Writing: Advanced
Workshop your YA novel with a senior editor
ONLINE
8 weeks, $499
1/11/2010 Jill Santopolo
Short Story Writing
Learn the fundamentals of fiction and how to get your short stories published
ONLINE
6 weeks, $425
1/12/2010 S. Kirk Walsh
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
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
Children's Picture Book Writing
Complete a first draft in just 6 weeks
ONLINE
6 weeks, $425
1/19/2010 Dashka Slater
Young Adult Novel Writing
Draft your YA novel in 3 months!
New York, NY
12 weeks, $610
1/20/2010 Claudia Gabel
Memoir Writing
Tell -- and sell -- the story of your life
ONLINE
10 weeks, $599
1/20/2010 Wendy Dale
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
Personal Essay Clinic: Writing About Family
Workshop your first person piece with an editor from Self
New York, NY
4 hours, $125
1/26/2010 Paula Derrow
Nonfiction Book Writing
Draft your book and learn how to get it published
ONLINE
12 weeks, $610
1/26/2010 Leslie T. Sharpe
Personal Essay Writing
First-person pieces are one of the best ways to break into top magazines
ONLINE
8 weeks, $499
1/26/2010 Pamela Kruger
Personal Essay Writing: Advanced ONLINE
8 weeks, $499
1/26/2010 Maura Kelly
Personal Essay Writing
Personal essays are one of the best ways to break into top magazines
New York, NY
8 weeks, $499
1/27/2010 Steve Friedman
Foundations in Form: Prose Writing
A creative prose writing workshop led by an MFA program director
New York, NY
4 weeks, $350
2/1/2010 Jackson Taylor
Novel Writing: Chick Lit: Advanced
Finish your manuscript
ONLINE
8 weeks, $499
2/1/2010 Kristin Harmel
TV Writing: Team Sketch Comedy
With Kevin Allison of legendary sketch comedy troupe The State
New York, NY
8 weeks, $499
2/2/2010 Kevin Allison
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
Comic Book and Graphic Novel Writing
Work in a medium that publishers and studios love
ONLINE
4 weeks, $350
2/3/2010 David Seidman
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
From Essay to Memoir
Build your memoir from a single pivotal moment
ONLINE
8 weeks, $499
2/9/2010 Abby Sher
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
From Essay to Memoir
Build your memoir from a series of linked essays
New York, NY
8 weeks, $499
2/22/2010 Andrew Craft
Writing Comedy for TV
Create jokes, sketches, TV show ideas, and everlasting happiness
ONLINE
8 weeks, $499
2/23/2010 Alan Cross
Media Life Skills: Cool Tools for Goal Setting (Video)
Getting organized will improve your writing and clarify your future.
ONLINE
12 minutes
TBD
The 20-Minute Screenwriter, Part 1 (Video)
A crash course with D.B. Gilles and Katherine Wessling
ONLINE
29 minutes
TBD
The 20-Minute Screenwriter, Part 2 (Video)
A crash course with D.B. Gilles and Katherine Wessling
ONLINE
20 minutes
TBD
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