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SUMMARY:Fashion Writing - ONLINE - Maureen Dempsey - 6 sessions, $470
DESCRIPTION:\n\nPRICE\n$470 ($445 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nThis class will provide you with the skills necessary to find work as a professional fashion writer. Through insight into the fashion world and media, you\'ll learn to grasp the different styles of fashion journalism and gain insight into and an understanding of the fashion industry.\n\nUsing trend reports, reviews of collections, and analyzing the craft and business of fashion, you\'ll learn how to tackle fashion stories from different angles for high fashion magazines, non-traditional publications, and websites. Learn the value of networking, creating and keeping contacts, and how to work with PR to get the heads-up on scoops and invites to press launches and fashion shows. You\'ll also learn to write pitch letters and emails to secure interviews with designers.\n\nThroughout the course, you\'ll build a portfolio of spec clips that will exhibit your ability to analyze and report on fashion.\n\nIn this class, you will learn how to:\n\nWatch shows, interpret collections, and develop an eye for inspiration\n\nWrite fashion headlines, runway reviews, and fashion features\n\nUse your personal style to create stories that editors crave\n\nUnderstand the differences between fashion editors, writers, and freelancers\n\nWrite compelling pitch letters\n\nBy the end of class, you will have: A pitch letter for a fashion feature and a collection of clips for a high fashion magazine.\n\nStudents who have taken this class have been published on:NYMag.com, Glamour.com, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\n\nThe online classroom has several components:\n\nLessons: Learn new skills through video-based lessons\n\nDiscussion: Join a weekly live, interactive discussion via IM and video\n\nAssignments: Complete homework and receive instructor feedback\n\nForums: Exchange resources, meet peers, and ask your instructor questions\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nMaureen Dempsey is the features editor at InStyle.com. Prior to this, Maureen was web editor at Vogue.com and executive editor at YourTango.com. She has also held editorial positions at Marie Claire, Shop Etc., and Fast Company. Her work has appeared on Elle.com, Lemondrop.com, Luckymag.com, HybridMom.com, BettyConfidential.com, and StyleList.com. \n\nTestimonials\n\n"I encourage writers to take Maureen\'s class. She effectively uses examples of her own writing to illustrate a point, is very generous with her time, and makes herself available outside of class. I look forward to putting what I\'ve learned into practice." -- Eileen O\'Connor\n\n
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SUMMARY:Memoir Writing - ONLINE - Wendy Dale - 10 weeks, $660
DESCRIPTION:\n\nPRICE\n$660 ($635 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nRemember The Glass Castle? It\'s time for you to write your New York Times bestseller.This class is geared towards anyone ready to write a memoir but needs to learn how to tell it -- and sell it. You\'ll participate in a stimulating, supportive environment where you can workshop your memoir-in-progress and receive invaluable feedback. Through weekly assignments and lectures, you will learn how to turn your idea into a book deal and produce up to 50 pages of text and an outline. You will also learn about craft, style, and the development of your unique voice.\n\nIn this class, you will learn how to:\n\nFind your authentic voice and unlock memories\n\nKnow what the \'theme\' of your story is\n\nFind the most effective structure for your story\n\nApproach literary agents\n\nUnderstand techniques for selling a memoir before you have finished writing it\n\nBy the end of class, you will have:An outline, 50 pages of a memoir, and a plan for approaching literary agents and publishing houses. Students who have taken this class have published with:Crown, Random House, and have gotten agents at William Morris and Brandt & Hochman.\n\nThe online classroom has several components:\n\nLessons: Learn new skills through written lessons\n\nDiscussion: Join a weekly live, interactive discussion via IM and video\n\nAssignments: Complete homework and receive instructor feedback\n\nForums: Exchange resources, meet peers, and ask your instructor questions\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nWendy Dale is the author of the travel memoir Avoiding Prison and Other Noble Vacation Goals: Adventures in Love and Danger and Guerrilla War for Extra Credit, the first of two young adult novels scheduled to be published by Dutton. Her work has appeared on Public Radio International, in newspapers, magazines, and on television. The TV special she co-scripted, The New Adventures of Mother Goose, was nominated for an Emmy. She recently returned to her first love, memoir writing, with American Wetback: An Immigrant in My Own Country.\n\nTestimonials\n\n"Wendy was motivating and critical, pushing me beyond my comfort zone to explore new territory. She encouraged collaboration and with her feedback, I dug deeper to find the voice to complete assignments." -- Natalie Crate\n\n"Wendy encourages her students to dig deeper -- and the results show. I highly recommend her. She is insightful, conscientious, and supportive. I couldn\'t ask for more." -- Michele Meek\n\n"Wendy is that tough critic who can be the best thing that happens to your manuscript." -- Lucey Bowen\n\n"Wendy is phenomenal! I\'ve taken dozens of writing courses and completed an MFA in creative writing. Never have I received such useful instruction. I\'m happy that I\'ll be starting her advanced course next week." -- Mary Rowland\n\n"Wendy exceeded my expectations. I was stunned by how much practical information I learned and by how much I grew as a writer. The class was, in a word, invaluable!" -- Carly Van Thomme\n\n"Wendy is the best instructor I\'ve had, bar none. She continually pushes you and never lets you settle for good enough. She is knowledgeable, patient, helpful, and has an excellent sense of humor! I would take a class again with her anytime." -- Sandra Carpenter\n\n
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DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:20130619T200000
DTEND;TZID=US-Eastern:20130619T210000
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SUMMARY:Personal Essay Writing: Master Class - ONLINE - Whitney Joiner - 8 sessions, $660
DESCRIPTION:\n\nPRICE\n$660 ($635 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nIn this intensive workshop, limited to 12 students, Marie Claire senior editor Whitney Joiner will help you fine-tune your essays for publication. You\'ll work on your voice, narrative, and identity while drafting pitches and focusing in on where to market your essay. Each week you will receive detailed feedback as you work toward polishing your personal essay for submission to editors.\n\nBy the end of class, you will have:At least two polished essays and pitches ready to submit to editors.\n\nThis class is purely workshop-based and does not contain written lectures.\n\nAdmission Requirements:Students should come to class with a complete draft of their essay(s). Apply with a letter of interest and writing sample.\n\nThe online classroom has several components:\n\nDiscussions: Join a weekly live, interactive discussion via video\n\nAssignments: Complete homework and receive instructor feedback\n\nForums: Exchange resources, meet peers, and ask your instructor questions\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nWhitney Joiner is a senior editor at Marie Claire, where she edits well features, personal essays, and the magazine\'s Love/Sex section. A former editor at Seventeen and Salon.com, she\'s also the co-author of The Drama Years: Real Girls Talk About Surviving Middle School--Bullies, Brands, Body Image, and More. Whitney\'s contributed to ELLE, Glamour, The New York Times, and Teen Vogue.\n\n
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CREATED;TZID=US-Eastern:20130411T121725
DTSTAMP;TZID=US-Eastern:20130411T121725
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:20130619T210000
DTEND;TZID=US-Eastern:20130619T220000
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SUMMARY:Grammar and Punctuation - ONLINE - Gaylord Fields - 4 sessions, $385
DESCRIPTION:CERTIFICATE Use this course to earn a certificate in Copy Editing.\n\nPRICE\n$385 ($360 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nRemember sixth grade English class? We don\'t either. Get a grammar refresher and learn the rules that matter and those you can break. This course will help you navigate best grammar and style practices to produce clear, concise and engaging copy for editorial, business, or creative writing.\n\nIn this class, you will learn how to:\n\nUnderstand the various parts of speech\n\nMake sure your subjects, verbs, and objects agree\n\nEnsure that punctuation serves the sentence\n\nCraft a perfect sentence\n\nDefine of exactly what style is and why it differs from style guide to style guide\n\nBy the end of class, you will have: Training in the fundamentals of grammar to improve your current and future writing projects.\n\nThe online classroom has several components:\n\nLessons: Learn new skills through written lessons\n\nDiscussion: Join a weekly live, interactive discussion via IM and video \n\nAssignments: Complete homework and receive instructor feedback\n\nForums: Exchange resources, meet peers, and ask your instructor questions\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nGaylord Fields is editor, special projects at RollingStone.com. Prior to this, he was senior editor at AOL Music and a copy editor and copy chief at Rolling Stone, This Old House, Spin, and Spy. He is also a longtime writer of articles and reviews on music and popular culture.\n\nWhile Gaylord has a definite opinion on use of the serial comma, he saves such discussions for parties.\n\nTestimonials\n\n"Everyone needs a grammar refresher. If you\'re looking for a quick, painless class to remind you of the basic and very important rules, this class is for you." -- Lauren Szczerba \n\n"Gaylord was great! He knows the English language inside and out, and there was never a question he couldn\'t thoughtfully address." -- Steve Boudreault\n\n"Gaylord was wonderful and his lectures were both entertaining and informative. He was knowledgeable, funny, and responsive." -- Lia Huber\n\n"Gaylord was very knowledgeable, gracious, and kind. I greatly appreciated how he reviewed our assignments. For questions we got wrong, he not only marked them as such, he explained why." -- Todd Burger\n\n"Gaylord knew precisely the right way of framing a grammar issue and helped make the nuances of the English language instantly clear. This is the self-editing class that everyone in media sorely needs." -- Ethan Stanislawski\n\n\n\n
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CREATED;TZID=US-Eastern:20130305T153015
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DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:20130624T210000
DTEND;TZID=US-Eastern:20130624T220000
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SUMMARY:Writing about Parenting - ONLINE - Christine Coppa - 4 sessions, $385
DESCRIPTION:\n\nPRICE\n$385 ($360 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nLearn how to make the current climate in both publishing and parenting work for you. We\'ll explore the different outlets available to parenting writers, from blogs to websites to magazines, as well as the story ideas and formats that editors are looking for. Learn the nuts and bolts of researching, writing, and revising a parenting story. We\'ll also show you how blog posts, magazine stories, and newspaper stories differ, and how to develop strong relationships with your editors. \n\nIn this class, you will learn how to:\n\nMine your life, experience, and connections for ideas\n\nDefine yourself as a parenting writer\n\nIdentify which market is right for you -- magazines, blogs, or websites\n\nTarget your pitches\n\nResearch topics and identify sources\n\nBy the end of class, you will have:Two stories with pitch letters, a list of targeted venues for publication, and a strategy for getting published.\n\nThe online classroom has several components:\n\nLessons: Learn new skills through written lessons\n\nDiscussion: Join a weekly live, interactive discussion via IM and video\n\nAssignments: Complete homework and receive instructor feedback\n\nForums: Exchange resources, meet peers, and ask your instructor questions\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nChristine Coppa is a blogger for Babble Kids. She is also author of the memoir Rattled! and spent three years writing about her leap into single motherhood for Glamour\'s acclaimed Storked! blog. She also wrote the Mama\'s Boy blog at Parenting.com from 2010-2012. She has also written for Redbook, Parenting, Baby Talk, Pregnancy, WomansDay.com, the bump.com, and Parents.com. \n\nThe Sunday Times called Christine "a writer at the forefront of a wave of modern moms who are reinventing the parental publishing genre," and WWD noted her as a writer that helped make over glamour.com. Christine served as a Yoplait Kids Spokesperson, has appeared on 20/20 and is often quoted as a parenting expert. To learn more, visit her website at christinecoppa.net.\n\nTestimonials\n\n"Christine is one savvy mama indeed. She\'s very plugged in to the parenting writing scene and was extremely generous sharing her connections and rules of the road." -- Anne Michaud\n\n"I loved this class. Christine really knew what she was talking about. I hope she teaches more classes!" -- Camey Rufo\n\n"I\'m so glad I took this class. It gave me the motivation to start pitching more parenting outlets and Christine\'s feedback helped me think about stories in a different way. Her insight is invaluable." -- Tracy Middleton\n\n"Christine\'s class was exactly what I needed to clarify the process of pitching my ideas to publications. The assignments transformed into actual articles and the class was a supportive and creative environment." -- Elizabeth Neilson\n\n
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DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:20130624T200000
DTEND;TZID=US-Eastern:20130624T210000
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SUMMARY:Copy Editing: Intro - ONLINE - Rebecca Smith Hurd - 6 sessions, $470
DESCRIPTION:CERTIFICATE Use this course to earn a certificate in Copy Editing.\n\nPRICE\n$470 ($445 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nThis course is for anyone who wants to break into copy editing or feel more confident wrangling words. We\'ll cover the basics, from understanding copy editing marks to avoiding rookie grammar mistakes. You\'ll have the tools needed to enter the field and an understanding of how to create smooth, readable copy. And you\'ll have another skill you can add to your resume and put into action.\n\nIn this class, you will learn how to:\n\nDetermine when a sentence needs tweaking or is best left alone\n\nUnderstand copy editing lingo, including proofreading symbols and common terms\n\nNavigate stylebooks and prepare for a copy editing test\n\nFind the best reference materials for a copy editing assignment\n\nTailor a resume and find copy editing jobs\n\nBy the end of class, you will have:Knowledge of the copy editing field and the tools to pursue a job as a copy editor.\n\nThe online classroom has several components:\n\nLessons: Learn new skills through written lessons\n\nDiscussion: Join a weekly live, interactive discussion via IM \n\nAssignments: Complete homework and receive instructor feedback\n\nForums: Exchange resources, meet peers, and ask your instructor questions\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nRebecca Smith Hurd is a word nerd whose journalism career spans nearly 25 years. Her experience includes a six-year stint as assistant managing editor of Wired, which during her tenure  won a National Magazine Award for general excellence and was recently named Magazine of the Decade by Adweek. \n\nFor the past five years, she\'s maintained a successful freelance business as an editor, writer, and communications consultant. Her clients include print and online media organizations, nonprofit groups, and design consultancies. Rebecca specializes in delivering clear, concise, and compelling copy on deadline, and she enjoys teaching others to do the same. She holds a bachelor\'s degree in news reporting and editing from San Jose State University.\n\nTestimonials\n\n"Rebecca\'s material was fresh, the assignments interesting, and she was a fun, dynamic, informative speaker. My experience has made me eager to sign up for other classes with mediabistro." -- Trina Enriquez, copy editor, Sunset Magazine\n\n"Rebecca provides valuable information about copy editing and hilarious anecdotes from the publishing world. Her teaching style engages, informs, and entertains." -- Evan James\n\n"I highly recommend Rebecca. She designed a thorough and challenging curriculum and taught it with wit and warmth. She was highly accessible and always on point." -- Corey Williams\n\n"Rebecca has a vast expanse of knowledge and is more than happy to let students pick her brain while challenging them to improve." -- Lindsay Sandor\n\n"Rebecca covered everything from style, to rules of grammar and punctuation, to how to get the job. I definitely recommend this class." -- McKenzie Granata\n\n"Rebecca offers an information-packed, professional course. Her communications were succinct and to-the-point and her edits useful." -- Phyllis Gold\n\n"Rebecca made both the novice and experienced student feel equally capable and always offered helpful advice and encouragement. Definitely a class act!" -- L. Talbot\n\n"Rebecca was attentive, knowledgeable, and provided great feedback. She leveraged her real-life experience to construct meaningful lessons." -- John Ball\n\n"Thank you so much Rebecca for your sharp eye and gentle approach. You\'ve really given me a new way of thinking about editing and writing." -- Leah Hagan\n\n"Rebecca was an excellent instructor. She made the coursework interesting and informative. Her attitude was always cordial and inviting. I look forward to taking more courses from mediabistro." -- Robert Wassom\n\n
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DTSTAMP;TZID=US-Eastern:20130219T132243
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:20130625T200000
DTEND;TZID=US-Eastern:20130625T210000
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SUMMARY:Memoir Writing - New York, NY - Rosie Schaap - 8 sessions, $550
DESCRIPTION:\n\nPRICE\n$550 ($525 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nRemember The Glass Castle? It\'s time for you to write your New York Times bestseller.This class is geared towards anyone ready to write a memoir but needs to learn how to tell it -- and sell it. You\'ll participate in a stimulating, supportive environment where you can workshop your memoir-in-progress and receive invaluable feedback. Through weekly assignments and lectures, you will learn how to turn your idea into a book deal and produce up to 50 pages of text and an outline. You will also learn about craft, style, and the development of your unique voice.\n\nIn this class, you will learn how to:\n\nFind your authentic voice and unlock memories\n\nKnow what the \'theme\' of your story is\n\nFind the most effective structure for your story\n\nApproach literary agents\n\nUnderstand techniques for selling a memoir before you have finished writing it\n\nBy the end of class, you will have:An outline, 50 pages of a memoir, and a plan for approaching literary agents and publishing houses. Students who have taken this class have published with:Crown, Random House, and have gotten agents at William Morris and Brandt & Hochman.\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nRosie Schaap is the author of the memoir Drinking With Men, selected as an Amazon.com Editor\'s Pick, one of O magazine\'s "10 Books to Pick Up Now" and BookPage\'s Top Nonfiction Pick. \n\nRosie writes the monthly "Drink" column for The New York Times Magazine and has also been a bartender, fortuneteller, librarian, editor, preacher, community organizer, and a manager of homeless shelters. A contributor to This American Life and poetryfoundation.org, her essays and articles have appeared in The Atlantic, Lucky Peach, Marie Claire, and Saveur. She has taught writing at the City University of New York and the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, and is currently working on a book about whiskey.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Chick Lit - ONLINE - Kate Rockland - 8 sessions, $550
DESCRIPTION:\n\nPRICE\n$550 ($525 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nWhile the last several years saw the chick lit-based feature films The Devil Wears Prada, Something Borrowed, and P.S. I Love You, the genre has begun to drift in a deeper direction, drawing closer to women’s fiction standards with Jodi Picoult and Anita Shreve, who consistently dominate the bestseller charts. Whether you call your writing chick lit or women’s fiction, this is the class for you.Learn how chick lit and women\'s fiction differ from romance and other genres. We\'ll discuss where women\'s fiction is going, how it\'s expanding, and how to get your book published. In this class, you will learn how to:\n\nCreate compelling, likeable, realistic characters\n\nWrite great dialogue and resolve conflict\n\nRevise, cut, and tighten your manuscript\n\nFind an agent and create a pitch package\n\nMarket your book after it\'s sold\n\nBy the end of class, you will have:A first draft of your chick lit novel, and the knowledge of how to sell it to agents.\n\nThe online classroom has several components:\n\nLessons: Learn new skills through written lessons\n\nDiscussions: Join a weekly live, interactive discussion via IM and video\n\nAssignments: Complete homework and receive instructor feedback\n\nForums: Exchange resources, meet peers, and ask your instructor questions\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nKate Rockland is the author of Falling is Like This (May 2010) and 150 Pounds (January 2012), both published by St. Martin\'s Press. She is a frequent contributor to The New York Times and worked at Rolling Stone, Teen Vogue, New York magazine, and Us Weekly before writing two books. She lives in Hoboken, NJ with her husband, son, and cat, Elizabeth Taylor.\n\nTestimonials\n\n"Kate\'s class was a great way to push my project along. She was great to work with -- very informative and extremely encouraging. I got a teacher and a coach in one." -- Helen Little\n\n"Kate is a great instructor! She is very knowledgable, helpful, and encouraging. If you want to really start writing and pursuing publishing, this class is a very effective tool to make it happen." -- Lynn Hoerauf\n\n
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CREATED;TZID=US-Eastern:20130305T155005
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DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:20130708T210000
DTEND;TZID=US-Eastern:20130708T220000
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SUMMARY:Crime Fiction Writing - ONLINE - Theo Gangi - 8 sessions, $550
DESCRIPTION:\n\nPRICE\n$550 ($525 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nThe New York Times bestseller Gone Girl shaped the career of writer Gillian Flynn. She started her career as a TV critic and ended up translating a crime story into a three-part book deal. It all started with the kernel of an idea. \n\n \n\nIn this course, you’ll outline, draft, and query your own crime fiction novel. We’ll review how to conduct research, create an authentic tone, and build a narrative arc with suspense and plot-driven writing. We’ll also focus on how to use dialogue, setting, and style to create meaningful tension between the main character and others -- and the main character and themselves.\n\n \n\nIn this class, you will learn how to: \n\nUse public government databases and information to conduct research \n\nOutline your story – and re-outline for plot twists \n\nCreate believable three-dimensional characters\n\nForeshadow without giving away too much of your story \n\nDrive the plot of your novel forward with self-editing techniques \n\nBy the end of class, you will have: \n\nA working draft of your crime fiction novel and the knowledge of how to query agents and publishers.   \n\nThe online classroom has several components:\n\nLessons: Learn new skills through written lessons\n\nDiscussions: Join a weekly live, interactive discussion via IM and video\n\nAssignments: Complete homework and receive instructor feedback\n\nForums: Exchange resources, meet peers, and ask your instructor questions\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nTheo Gangi is the author of Bang Bang. His stories have been anthologized in First Thrills, edited by Lee Child, and published in The Greensboro Review, The Columbia Spectator, and the Kratz Sampler.  Check out all of Theo\'s work here.\n\nHis articles and reviews have appeared in The San Francisco Chronicle, Mystery Scene Magazine, Inked Magazine, and Crimespree Magazine. He also presented the paper The Brooklyn Age of Hip-hop: Biggie, Jay-Z and Homeric Verse at the Brooklyn Aesthetics conference at St. Francis College. A graduate of Columbia University\'s Masters in Fine Arts program, he teaches at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.\n\nTestimonials\n\n"Theo is a wonderful instructor. He\'s so well versed in the crime/mystery genre. You\'ll get a great sense of the history, the masters, and the current needs of the market. I definitely recommend this class not only to those interested in the genre, but anyone wworking on a book that has a mystery or crime sub-plot. Wonderful overall!" -- Sally Melanie Lourenco\n\n
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UID:event_7898@mediabistro.com
CLASS:PUBLIC
CREATED;TZID=US-Eastern:20130301T153609
DTSTAMP;TZID=US-Eastern:20130301T153609
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:20130709T220000
DTEND;TZID=US-Eastern:20130709T230000
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SUMMARY:Young Adult Novel Writing: Master Class - ONLINE - Brendan Deneen - 8 sessions, $660
DESCRIPTION:\n\nPRICE\n$660 ($635 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nYou\'ve taken your young adult manuscript as far as you can, but there\'s another level to reach before securing a book deal. This workshop is for writers who are seeking to do the serious revision that will bring a good idea to its fullest realization.In this intensive workshop -- limited to 12 students -- you\'ll hone your story arc, character development, setting, voice, point of view, level of diction, and every element of your manuscript. Each week you will receive detailed feedback from the instructor and your classmates as you work toward polishing your YA or middle grade manuscript for submission to agents and book publishers. You\'ll learn how to navigate the publishing world to be in the best position to get published.By the end of class, you will have:Up to 80 polished pages of your young adult novel and steps for submitting it to literary agents. This class is purely workshop-based and does not contain written lectures.\n\nAdmission Requirements:This class is for students working toward a polished manuscript. Apply with a note to explain your interest in this topic and goals for the course. Please include a two-page writing sample.\n\nThe online classroom has several components:\n\nDiscussion: Join a weekly live, interactive discussion via IM and video\n\nAssignments: Complete homework and receive instructor feedback\n\nForums: Exchange resources, meet peers, and ask your instructor questions\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nBrendan Deneen is an editor at Thomas Dunne Books (a division of St. Martin\'s Press/Macmillan), where he acquires young adult novels from the small and quirky (Being Audrey Hepburn) to the big and epic (Conquered Earth). He also launched Macmillan Films, whose first project, the young adult novel Tempest, was quickly pre-empted by the producers of the Twilight movies.\n\nBrendan is a former development/production executive for Scott Rudin and Bob & Harvey Weinstein (Miramax/Dimension Films) and a former literary and film manager, where he closed dozens of publishing and movie deals. He also teaches writing for television and film in the undergraduate school at Hunter College.\n\nTestimonials\n\n"Brendan was funny, smart, and incredibly generous with his time and expertise. He gave honest feedback that helped me solve tough story problems. I started the class with a rough draft and finished with much tighter, more polished pages." -- Mai Nguyen\n\n"If you have the opportunity to take this class, don\'t hesitate. Your writing and your project will improve exponentially. You\'ll gain valuable, honest insight into the strengths and weaknesses of your manuscript and how to prepare it for the marketplace." -- Laura Kogonis\n\n"Brendan\'s knowledge of the publishing world was invaluable, and the feedback he gave me regarding my novel will definitely help me land an agent." -- Alicia Butler\n\n"Brendan gave focused, insightful feedback. He challenged us to improve our stories and his suggestions resulted in a stronger manuscript. Thanks, Brendan!" -- Jeanne Moran\n\n"Brendan treated us like professionals, giving us feedback he would have given one of his own authors. His critiques were invaluable in helping me re-think my work-in-progress. I felt his authentic wish for us to succeed." -- Lily Garfield\n\n
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DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:20130709T220000
DTEND;TZID=US-Eastern:20130709T230000
LOCATION:Online 
URL:http://www.mediabistro.com/Young-Adult-Novel-Writing-Master-Class-crs8030.html?c=ical
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SUMMARY:Magazine Writing - New York, NY - Sarah Smith - 8 sessions, $550
DESCRIPTION:\n\nPRICE\n$550 ($525 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nDiscover how to work as a writer in a changing industry by completing two publishable pieces. This class will show you where opportunities are and which are right for you. You\'ll workshop two pieces in any format including news stories, roundups, services pieces, listicles, profiles, personal essays, interviews, and features.\n\nIn addition to writing and reporting exercises, we\'ll also show you the business side of getting published: where to pitch, how to query a publication, and how to work with editors so they\'ll want to work with you.\n\nIn this class, you will learn how to:\n\nCreate captivating stories editors will want and readers will love\n\nKnow which magazines and sections will buy your story\n\nCraft compelling pitch letters\n\nApproach editors and build relationships\n\nCreate content for online publications\n\nBy the end of class, you will have:Two polished articles with corresponding pitch letters.\n\nStudents who have taken this class have been published in: Wired, In Touch Weekly, ESPN the Magazine, Time Out New York, Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Cookie, Town & Country Travel, Boston, Woman\'s Day, Family Circle, Psychology Today, Paste, and Bust.\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nSarah Smith is a deputy editor at Redbook, where she oversees the Body (health, nutrition, and fitness) and Life (relationships, travel, money, and more) sections. She also spent 8 years at the National Magazine Award–winning Parenting and was the editorial director of the bi-monthly magazine KIWI, where she edited the cookbook Allergy Friendly Food for Families. \n\nSarah has 15 years of experience helping writers turn pitches and ideas into great essays, features, and short articles.\n\n
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CREATED;TZID=US-Eastern:20130225T120448
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DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:20130715T184500
DTEND;TZID=US-Eastern:20130715T214500
LOCATION:Mediabistro offices, New York, NY 475 Park Avenue South (at 31st)\n\n4th Floor\n\nNew York, NY 10016
URL:http://www.mediabistro.com/Magazine-Writing-crs7878.html?c=ical
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SUMMARY:Novel Writing - ONLINE - Erika Mailman - 12 sessions, $675
DESCRIPTION:\n\nPRICE\n$675 ($650 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nJoin fellow writers in your pursuit of a first draft, under the guidance of a novelist who knows what she\'s doing -- and what you need to do. You\'ll learn the lost art of craft, the power of the outline, and how to find the "hook" that will sell your novel.\n\nYou\'ll get lessons on characterization, point of view, style, dialogue, plot, and silencing your inner critic. Students will share their work with the class at least three times and will join the instructor in providing feedback to other students.In this class, you will learn how to:\n\nWrite a strong outline -- and when to change it\n\nCreate believable characters\n\nCreate a consistent tone and point of view\n\nUnderstand the secret to dynamic dialogue\n\nProvide and receive useful feedback\n\nBy the end of class, you will have:A working first draft of your novel.\n\nStudents who have taken this class have published with:Simon & Schuster, Voice, Forge, and signed with the McIntosh and Otis agency.\n\nThe online classroom has several components:\n\nLessons: Learn new skills through written lessons\n\nDiscussion: Join a weekly live, interactive discussion via IM and video\n\nAssignments: Complete homework and receive instructor feedback\n\nForums: Exchange resources, meet peers, and ask your instructor questions\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nErika Mailman is the author of the novels The Witch\'s Trinity and Woman of Ill Fame. She has also published two nonfiction books about Oakland history and is a columnist for the Montclarion newspaper in Oakland. She has taught creative writing at the University of Arizona, the Tucson Open University, and others. \n\nTestimonials\n\n"Erika\'s example, encouragement, acuity, and good humor inspired every writer in our class and helped keep us focused on our goal. Time and money well spent." -- Bradley Owens\n\n"Erika got me motivated to start the novel that had been in my head for years! By the end of the class, I was 150 pages into my book and had the rest outlined." -- Lian Dolan\n\n"Erika is amazing! She breaks everything down into bite-sized pieces and makes novel writing much less intimidating." -- Alexa Fitzpatrick\n\n"Erika is a dedicated, knowledgeable, fun instructor. She gives solid feedback that really helped me shape my novel." -- Lynn Braz\n\n\n\n
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CREATED;TZID=US-Eastern:20130313T152457
DTSTAMP;TZID=US-Eastern:20130313T152457
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:20130717T220000
DTEND;TZID=US-Eastern:20130717T230000
LOCATION:Online 
URL:http://www.mediabistro.com/Novel-Writing-crs7934.html?c=ical
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SUMMARY:Grammar: Advanced - ONLINE - Magdalena</br> Alagna Schmidt - 4 sessions, $385
DESCRIPTION:CERTIFICATE Use this course to earn a certificate in Copy Editing.\n\nPRICE\n$385 ($360 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nLearn how to easily spot and fix problems as they exist in your professional and personal writing. By generating in-class writing samples and editing them, you\'ll learn how to proofread and edit your own work. We\'ll also study advanced proofreading techniques and learn how to develop checklists that ensure your work is error free, every time.\n\nIn class, you will learn how to:\n\nIdentify and replace weak verbs\n\nEliminate unnecessary wordiness at the sentence level\n\nWrite graceful comparisons\n\nUnderstand nominalizations and how to root them out\n\nAvoid the passive voice\n\nBy the end of class, you will have:The ability to unpack grammar issues at the sentence level.Admission Requirements: This class is designed for students who have completed Grammar, Punctuation, and Meaning or have proven writing and editing experience. Please apply with a letter of interest outlining your work experience.The online classroom has several components:\n\nLessons: Learn new skills through written lessons\n\nDiscussion: Join a weekly live, interactive discussion via IM and video\n\nAssignments: Complete homework and receive instructor feedback\n\nForums: Exchange resources, meet peers, and ask your instructor questions\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nMagdalena Alagna Schmidt has worked as a copy editor for Infobase Publishing, a copy chief and copy editor for Rosen Publishing, and a proofreader for The National Law Journal. She has edited hundreds of books on subjects ranging from the life and times of Abigail Adams to the dangers of cosmetic surgery. She holds strong opinions about split infinitives and serial commas.\n\nTestimonials\n\n"Magdalena is the high priestess of grammar. She will teach you how to make dangling participles, misplaced modifiers, and poorly formed sentences disappear from your life." -- Peter Messina\n\n"Magdalena is a wordsmith. Her class allowed me to walk away with the tools and guides to find answers to my grammar questions." -- Grace Cavallo\n\n"Magdalena gave me the tools to excel at copy editing. She met all my expectations in terms of course content and exceeded them in terms of her teaching style." -- Henry Visotski\n\n"Magdalena was enthusiastic about every topic and had an obvious fervor for the art of constructing sentences. She was approachable and professional."  -- Katie Sherman\n\n"Magdalena makes learning and relearning grammar rules fun! Having such an easy-going, knowledgeable instructor made class worth every minute and penny." -- Patricia DeLuca\n\n"Magdalena\'s presentations were engaging because she not only has an academic grasp of the subject, but also a hands-on approach which showed us what to expect in the industry." -- Nirvana Williams\n\n"Magdelena gives you the skills and confidence to become a copy editor in just weeks. Her extensive knowledge of grammar and language is an amazing added bonus." -- Karen Grant\n\n"Magdalena is outstanding! She really knows her stuff, communicates clearly, and inspires confidence. She offered great insights." -- Jody Potter\n\n"Magdalena was inspired about grammar and her passion for it was infectious." -- Gabrielle Zuckerman\n\n"I began using the material we covered on the job right after the first class. This is real-world grammar at its best." -- Gloria Dawson\n\n"Magdalena is smart, knowledgeable, lighthearted yet serious, respectful, and very encouraging. I can\'t imagine anyone being better." -- Fran Schoenfeld\n\n"I took this class together with my daughter, and we both felt the information Magdalena presented was useful, important, and relevant." -- Mary Brown\n\n"Magdalena really knows grammar. She is approachable and emphasizes practicality over jargon. This course will benefit everyone from the novice to the seasoned professional." -- Stuart Ellison\n\n
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DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:20130724T210000
DTEND;TZID=US-Eastern:20130724T220000
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URL:http://www.mediabistro.com/Grammar-Advanced-crs7932.html?c=ical
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SUMMARY:Boot Camp for Journalists - ONLINE - Julia Dahl - 8 sessions, $550
DESCRIPTION:\n\nPRICE\n$550 ($525 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nThis intensive course is designed for writers, editors, and bloggers who want to produce more content to advance their career and add to a body of published work. Class will operate like a writer’s workshop. Each week you will turn your ideas into a fully-executed article fit for publication, and you’ll create the pitch letters to match. In this class, you will learn how to:\n\nDraft a pitch an editor can\'t turn down\n\nUnderstand the audience of a publication – and tailor your article accordingly\n\nDiscover which magazines, websites, and blogs are most freelancer friendly\n\nUnderstand the difference between a good idea and a good article\n\nEdit yourself and manage tight deadlines\n\nBy the end of class, you will have:A service or how-to piece, an arts and culture review, a profile, a metro section piece, an editorial, a business or news article, a personal essay, and multiple pitch letters.\n\nStudents from this class have been published in:The New York Times, Portfolio, The Village Voice, The New York Observer, Pregnancy, Fit Pregnancy, and Real Simple.\n\nThe online classroom has several components:\n\nLessons: Learn new skills through written lessons\n\nDiscussion: Join a weekly live, interactive discussion via IM and video\n\nAssignments: Complete homework and receive instructor feedback\n\nForums: Exchange resources, meet peers, and ask your instructor questions\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nJulia Dahl\'s feature articles have appeared in Salon, The Boston Globe Magazine, The Columbia Journalism Review, O, The Oprah Magazine, Seventeen, Miller-McCune, Slate, and the New York Post. Prior to becoming a full-time freelancer, she was an editor at Redbook and Marie Claire. Julia has a masters in journalism from American University and spent two years as deputy managing editor of TheCrimeReport.org. She is currently a writer/producer at CBSNews.com\'s Crimesider website. Testimonials\n\n"I\'ve sold three pieces that we workshopped in class and have four more ready to pitch. This course was the closest thing to J-school without the tuition." -- Steven Yoder\n\n"My first piece just came out in Woman\'s Day, and I\'ve sold 3 more stories for inclusion in upcoming issues. The course has already more than paid for itself." -- Nicole Rosenleaf Ritter\n\n"Julia is a seasoned expert and her approachable demeanor put all members of the class at ease. This was a terrific course!" -- Andrea Sarubbi\n\n"I finished the course with 5 solid writing assignments that are all circulating with editors at major magazines now." -- Jennifer Rudolf\n\n"Julia was exceptionally great. She\'s very knowledgeable in this market, very generous in sharing her insights, and took great care in giving meaningful and encouraging feedback." -- Erin Harrington\n\n"Julia was a true inspirational mentor. I\'ve read a lot of books on magazine writing and was amazed how much more I learned from this class." -- Wendy Land\n\n"Julia gave us great insight into freelancing. I ended up selling my first assignment to Pregnancy." -- Michele Wallach \n\n"Julia made us all feel more confident. In fact, I\'ve already sold a piece to Self." -- Kelley Vick\n\n"Julia has inspired me in my writing and in my career. Everyone should take a course with her!" -- Jessica Silvester\n\n"Julia is a fantastic editor. She\'s constructive, supportive, and she knows how to make your work better. She knows the business, and offers invaluable insight on how to write for magazines." -- Mary Block\n\n"Julia was everything you would want from an instructor. She was extremely knowledgeable, helpful, thoughtful, and fun!" -- Joanne Rendell\n\n"I left the class with several articles, one of which was accepted by a major NYC publication. Take this class. You won\'t be disappointed." -- Alisha McKinney\n\n
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CREATED;TZID=US-Eastern:20130426T123356
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DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:20130725T210000
DTEND;TZID=US-Eastern:20130725T220000
LOCATION:Online 
URL:http://www.mediabistro.com/Boot-Camp-for-Journalists-crs7991.html?c=ical
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SUMMARY:Copy Editing: Intermediate - ONLINE - Angela Watford - 6 sessions, $470
DESCRIPTION:CERTIFICATE Use this course to earn a certificate in Copy Editing.\n\nPRICE\n$470 ($445 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nSo you know a colon from a semicolon -- but how about an en dash from an em dash? This class is for those familiar with the basics of copy editing and ready for the next level. If you are a junior-level copy editor or have some editorial experience, this class will provide a deeper understanding of the rules that anchor style choices.\n\nIn this class, you will learn how to:\n\nUse more complex grammar and punctuation errors with a focus on proper comma usage\n\nEvaluate the merits of the popular style guides and other resources\n\nUnderstand the role and responsibilities of the copy editor\n\nFact-check\n\nJudge proper word usage\n\nBy the end of class, you will have: Copy editing skills to make consistent style choices in your editing or writing. \n\nAdmission Requirements:Apply with a note clearly stating your copy editing experience.\n\nBeginners: Check out our Intro class.\n\nThe online classroom has several components:\n\nLessons: Learn new skills through written lessons\n\nDiscussion: Join a weekly live, interactive discussion via IM and video\n\nAssignments: Complete homework and receive instructor feedback\n\nForums: Exchange resources, meet peers, and ask your instructor questions\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nAngela Watford is a freelance copy editor for national magazines, websites, and publishing houses including BET.com, InStyle, Luckymag.com, Essence, and Glamour. She was formerly the deputy managing editor for Vibe Magazine and the copy chief for Star Magazine.\n\nAngela has held staff copy editing positions at Life & Style Weekly and Newsday. She is the founder of Eyes Dotted Professional Editing Services, which provides editing and writing services for businesses including Coca Cola and Carol\'s Daughter.\n\nTestimonials\n\n"This was a helpful, interesting, and sometimes challenging class that will sharpen your skills." -- Phyllis Sender\n\n
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CREATED;TZID=US-Eastern:20130306T150608
DTSTAMP;TZID=US-Eastern:20130306T150608
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:20130725T200000
DTEND;TZID=US-Eastern:20130725T210000
LOCATION:Online 
URL:http://www.mediabistro.com/Copy-Editing-Intermediate-crs7921.html?c=ical
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SUMMARY:Young Adult Novel Writing - ONLINE - Stephanie Kuehnert - 12 sessions, $675
DESCRIPTION:\n\nPRICE\n$675 ($650 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nWe live in the golden age of young adult literature, with young people buying books at the fastest rate in decades. Think Hunger Games, Twilight, or Harry Potter. YA novels are now respected as important money-makers at publishing houses, and they win honors such as the Printz, Newbery, and National Book Awards. The goal of this class is to finish your YA or middle grade novel in 12 weeks.\n\nIn this class, you will learn how to:\n\nWrite a proposal that doesn\'t end up in the slush pile\n\nEvaluate what topics are teen cliches, and how to stay away from them\n\nKnow whether or not you need an agent and, if so, how to get one\n\nWrite for teens without being condescending\n\nEvaluate your story arc for a teen audience\n\nBy the end of class, you will have:A complete first draft of your YA or middle grade novel.\n\nStudents who have taken this class have published with:Simon & Schuster, Razorbill, Viking, Random House, Simon Pulse, and Grosset & Dunlap, and sold 4-book deals to Penguin and 2-book deals to HarperCollins.\n\nThe online classroom has several components:\n\nLessons: Learn new skills through written lessons\n\nDiscussion: Join a weekly live, interactive discussion via IM and video\n\nAssignments: Complete homework and receive instructor feedback\n\nForums: Exchange resources, meet peers, and ask your instructor questions\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nStephanie Kuehnert is the author of the young adult novels I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone  and Ballads of Suburbia, both published by MTV Books. Stephanie received her MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia College Chicago, where she teaches young adult fiction. She is also a staff writer for Rookie, an online magazine for teenage girls edited by Tavi Gevinson.\n\nThe Chicago Sun-Times said of her young adult fiction, "With her first two novels, Stephanie has created vivid pictures of teenage lives that lie in that borderland that abuts adulthood. It is a fertile, confusing and intense place, and she never holds back. But like a good ballad, she keeps the stories taut and precise, with a touch of heart thrown in for good measure."\n\n
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DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:20130725T220000
DTEND;TZID=US-Eastern:20130725T230000
LOCATION:Online 
URL:http://www.mediabistro.com/Young-Adult-Novel-Writing-crs7951.html?c=ical
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SUMMARY:Grammar and Punctuation - ONLINE - Gaylord Fields - 4 sessions, $385
DESCRIPTION:CERTIFICATE Use this course to earn a certificate in Copy Editing.\n\nPRICE\n$385 ($360 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nRemember sixth grade English class? We don\'t either. Get a grammar refresher and learn the rules that matter and those you can break. This course will help you navigate best grammar and style practices to produce clear, concise and engaging copy for editorial, business, or creative writing.\n\nIn this class, you will learn how to:\n\nUnderstand the various parts of speech\n\nMake sure your subjects, verbs, and objects agree\n\nEnsure that punctuation serves the sentence\n\nCraft a perfect sentence\n\nDefine of exactly what style is and why it differs from style guide to style guide\n\nBy the end of class, you will have: Training in the fundamentals of grammar to improve your current and future writing projects.\n\nThe online classroom has several components:\n\nLessons: Learn new skills through written lessons\n\nDiscussion: Join a weekly live, interactive discussion via IM and video \n\nAssignments: Complete homework and receive instructor feedback\n\nForums: Exchange resources, meet peers, and ask your instructor questions\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nGaylord Fields is editor, special projects at RollingStone.com. Prior to this, he was senior editor at AOL Music and a copy editor and copy chief at Rolling Stone, This Old House, Spin, and Spy. He is also a longtime writer of articles and reviews on music and popular culture.\n\nWhile Gaylord has a definite opinion on use of the serial comma, he saves such discussions for parties.\n\nTestimonials\n\n"Everyone needs a grammar refresher. If you\'re looking for a quick, painless class to remind you of the basic and very important rules, this class is for you." -- Lauren Szczerba \n\n"Gaylord was great! He knows the English language inside and out, and there was never a question he couldn\'t thoughtfully address." -- Steve Boudreault\n\n"Gaylord was wonderful and his lectures were both entertaining and informative. He was knowledgeable, funny, and responsive." -- Lia Huber\n\n"Gaylord was very knowledgeable, gracious, and kind. I greatly appreciated how he reviewed our assignments. For questions we got wrong, he not only marked them as such, he explained why." -- Todd Burger\n\n"Gaylord knew precisely the right way of framing a grammar issue and helped make the nuances of the English language instantly clear. This is the self-editing class that everyone in media sorely needs." -- Ethan Stanislawski\n\n\n\n
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CREATED;TZID=US-Eastern:20130426T113546
DTSTAMP;TZID=US-Eastern:20130426T113546
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:20130805T210000
DTEND;TZID=US-Eastern:20130805T220000
LOCATION:Online 
URL:http://www.mediabistro.com/Grammar-and-Punctuation-crs7988.html?c=ical
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SUMMARY:Get a Literary Agent - ONLINE - Jeff Kleinman - 2 sessions, $275
DESCRIPTION:CERTIFICATE Use this course to earn a certificate in Digital Project Management.\n\n\n\nPRICE\n$275 ($250 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nFinding the right literary agent is more important than ever. If you’re working on a nonfiction book proposal or a fiction manuscript, now’s the time to start doing some research and drafting your queries. In this two-week workshop, expert literary agent Jeff Kleinman will teach you how to find the right agent for your book, how to sell your idea and manuscript, and how to work with an agent once you’ve made the right match. \n\nIn this class, you will learn how to: \n\nDefine your book project and assess its potential audience\n\nFind agents who are looking for projects like yours\n\nWrite and submit query letters and accompanying materials\n\nUnderstand standard author/agent agreement terms\n\nBy the end of class, you will have:A list of agents to submit your work to and a completed query letter package.\n\nThe online classroom has several components:\n\nLessons: Learn new skills through video-based lessons\n\nDiscussion: Join a weekly live, interactive discussion via IM and video\n\nAssignments: Complete homework and receive instructor feedback\n\nForums: Exchange resources, meet peers, and ask your instructor questions\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nJeff Kleinman is a literary agent, intellectual property attorney, and founding partner of Folio Literary Management, LLC, a New York literary agency which works with all of the major U.S. publishers. Jeff represents upmarket and literary fiction and narrative nonfiction. His authors include the NYT Bestsellers The Art of Racing in the Rain, Widow of the South, The $80 Champion, Mockingbird, and The Snow Child (Pulitzer Finalist).\n\n\n\n
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UID:event_8042@mediabistro.com
CLASS:PUBLIC
CREATED;TZID=US-Eastern:20130528T121705
DTSTAMP;TZID=US-Eastern:20130528T121705
DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:20130807T200000
DTEND;TZID=US-Eastern:20130807T210000
LOCATION:Online 
URL:http://www.mediabistro.com/Get-a-Literary-Agent-crs8042.html?c=ical
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SUMMARY:Personal Essay Writing: Revision Workshop - ONLINE - Paula Derrow - 2 sessions, $275
DESCRIPTION:\n\nPRICE\n$275 ($250 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nYou\'ve taken your essay as far as you can, but when it comes to getting it published in your dream publication or website, you haven\'t gotten a "yes" from an editor yet. This workshop is for writers seeking to do a serious revision that will make a good story great and dramatically increase your chances of publication. \n\nIn this intensive workshop, Paula Derrow, former articles director at Self and Modern Love author, will edit and critique your essay. You\'ll learn how to turn the red pen on your own work and look at it from an editor\'s point of view. Paula will help you navigate the market for personal essays, tell you the most effective way to pitch, and recommend the best venues for your work. \n\nBy the end of class, you will have:A polished personal essay and a roadmap for how to get it published. \n\nAdmission Requirements:Students should have a completed essay (no more than 1,200-words) ready to workshop. Apply with a note to explain your interest in this topic and the essay you would like to workshop.Students who have taken this class have had essays published in:The New York Times, Salon, Redbook, Glamour, Self, Marie Claire, and Newsweek.\n\nThe online classroom has several components:\n\nDiscussion: Join a weekly live, interactive discussion via IM and video\n\nAssignments: Complete homework and receive instructor feedback\n\nForums: Exchange resources, meet peers, and ask your instructor questions\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nPaula Derrow has consulted for Good Housekeeping, Dailyworth.com, and is the former articles director of Self, where she edited the "Self Expression" column and published writers including Cheryl Strayed, Jane Smiley, and Julie Powell. She has been published in The New York Times\' Modern Love column, SELF, Cosmo, and Woman\'s Day. She\'s also worked at Glamour, American Health, Harper\'s Bazaar, The New Yorker, and Lifetime Television for Women. \n\nPaula is the editor of Behind the Bedroom Door: Getting It, Giving It, Loving It, Missing It, a Publisher\'s Weekly-starred anthology of essays by women about sex in real life.\n\nTestimonials\n\n"Paula\'s course resulted in my being published in The New York Times\' Modern Love column. Her suggestions take a personal essay from \'a good idea\' to publishable." -- Liza Monroy\n\n"Paula gets to the heart of the personal essay. She inspired me to finish essays I had been toying with in my mind for a long time, and I have submitted my first essay for publication." -- Glenn Michael Gordon\n\n"I was immediately impressed with Paula\'s  style. I wrote a piece shortly after the class that ran in Runner\'s World. Thanks, Paula!" -- Bill Braine, editor and freelancer\n\n"Paula convinced me that my writing was not only publishable but also worth publishing. With her encouragement and honest critique I placed pieces in The New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle Sunday Magazine. I can\'t commend Paula highly enough." -- Erica Rex\n\n"Paula has a knack for getting to the essence of an essay and pointing out what a writer can do to make a piece stronger and have a better arc." -- Christine Koubek\n\n"If you want to know how to improve your writing and better your chances of getting published, take Paula\'s class. I highly recommend it." -- Rebecca Shalomoff\n\n"Paula is an extremely smart, talented, and thoughtful instructor who brings great knowledge and insight to her classes. I acquired invaluable information and tools to better improve my writing." -- Yitta Mandelbaum\n\n
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DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:20130814T200000
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LOCATION:Online 
URL:http://www.mediabistro.com/Personal-Essay-Writing-Revision-Workshop-crs8068.html?c=ical
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SUMMARY:Pitch Your Magazine Article - New York, NY - Maureen Dempsey - 2 sessions, $275
DESCRIPTION:\n\nPRICE\n$275 ($250 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nEditors spend just a minute or two reading your pitch letter. How do you stand out from the slush pile? In this two-night intensive course, Maureen Dempsey, an editor with a broad range of print and digital experience, will talk you through the steps to write and send an effective pitch. You\'ll write pitches, get feedback, and research publications and editors who are looking for new writers. \n\n \n\nIn this class, you will learn how to:\n\nGenerate pitch ideas \n\nResearch appropriate outlets for your articles\n\nWrite timely, attention-getting pitches\n\nFollow up with editors to ensure that your queries get results\n\nBy the end of class, you will have:\n\nPitch ideas for multiple print and digital publications and a polished pitch that\'s ready to send to editors.\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nMaureen Dempsey is the features editor at InStyle.com. Prior to this, Maureen was web editor at Vogue.com and executive editor at YourTango.com. She has also held editorial positions at Marie Claire, Shop Etc., and Fast Company. Her work has appeared on Elle.com, Lemondrop.com, Luckymag.com, HybridMom.com, BettyConfidential.com, and StyleList.com. \n\nTestimonials\n\n"I encourage writers to take Maureen\'s class. She effectively uses examples of her own writing to illustrate a point, is very generous with her time, and makes herself available outside of class. I look forward to putting what I\'ve learned into practice." -- Eileen O\'Connor\n\n
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CLASS:PUBLIC
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DTSTART;TZID=US-Eastern:20130821T184500
DTEND;TZID=US-Eastern:20130821T214500
LOCATION:Mediabistro offices, New York, NY 475 Park Avenue South (at 31st)\n\n4th Floor\n\nNew York, NY 10016
URL:http://www.mediabistro.com/Pitch-Your-Magazine-Article-crs8071.html?c=ical
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