Want to write for top publications? Now you can. Sue Carswell, a reporter and researcher at Vanity Fair, instructs our Magazine Writing class starting January 16 in New York. Under her guidance, you’ll find out what editors want, create two polished articles and corresponding pitch letters, and get your writing noticed by top magazines.

With hundreds of inspired students and tons of praise, Sue has an impressive track record with Mediabistro. One student says,

“Sue was fabulous! Each week she had us interview a celebrity and we had a chance to have a paid byline. What a terrific opportunity for any new writer and what a thrill. She is very knowledgeable, entertaining, and encourages all of us to get published. I would take any class she teaches in a heartbeat.” — Dr. Cynthia Paulis

Students who have taken this class have been published in Wired, InTouch Weekly, ESPN the Magazine, and more. Spots are limited, so don’t wait! Register today.

Below are some Mediabistro classes happening next month that you might want to check out. What can you expect? You’ll expand your network and enhance your industry knowledge. You’ll also receive expert insight and explore case studies with leading entrepreneurs, developers, publishers, writers, and social media gurus. And if that’s not enough, register by midnight tonight, November 14, and you’ll save some cash.

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Have you dabbled in freelance writing, but always dreamed of making it a career? If so, what’s stopping you? Maybe it’s the challenge of writing pitches, or the fear of successfully securing assignments. Or maybe you’re daunted by the idea of submitting invoices and tracking freelance finances?

This course is for those who want to live as a freelancer, but don’t know how to get started. It will cover basic freelancing skills, from coming up with ideas to effectively pitching them — in addition to managing your career. By the end of class, you’ll have the confidence to take the freelance market by storm.

Seats are limited. Register now!

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If you want to build your brand or generate revenue for your business, make sure you check out Mediabistro’s Social Media Marketing Boot Camp online conference and workshop, starting tomorrow, Thursday, June 7. You’ll learn how to launch a social media marketing campaign and measure its results.

Over eight weeks, you’ll hear from leading social media innovators and put a complete social media marketing strategy into place across Facebook, Twitter, and other popular social media platforms. Your social media strategy will include content management, brand building, and data analysis.

You’ll learn in an innovative online format that participants love: live keynote speeches via video, practical how-to sessions, small group workshops with peers, and one-on-one feedback from an advisor.

Speakers include:

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Meet leading authors, editors, and literary agents and get your writing project professionally critiqued in our online Literary Festival & Workshops, July 16 – August 1, 2012. In our innovative, interactive online event, you will:

• Hear from accomplished authors, literary agents, and editors
• Workshop your own creative project with writers and editors
• And make connections with other writers and book lovers across the globe in our summer reading group

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In mediabistro’s Fashion Writing class starting April 24 in Midtown, you’ll learn how to grasp different styles of fashion journalism, gain insight into the fashion industry, and get published. Instructor Tracey Lomrantz, a contributing style editor at Glamour, will help you build a portfolio of spec clips and pitch letters over eight weeks.

You’ll also learn how to:

Tracey has also invited guest speakers including Katie Goldsmith (fashion director at Shape) to show you the ropes of the fashion writing world.

As a reader of FishbowlNY, mediabistro is offering a $50 discount if you sign up by Thursday, April 19 at 6pm ET. Just use the promotional code FBNY50 at the checkout page. Take advantage of this special offer and sign up now.

This Thursday, February 16, mediabistro brings you Social Media Marketing Boot Camp, an online conference and hands-on workshop. Through keynote speeches with the biggest names in social media, practical how-to sessions, and strategic assignments, you’ll create a comprehensive social media marketing strategy and launch your campaign across various sites and platforms. By the end of the online conference and workshop, you’ll be monitoring, analyzing, and improving traffic, engagement, and conversion to sales.

The program includes:

Stephanie Agresta EVP, Managing Director of Social Media, Weber Shandwick

Megan Berry Founder, LiftFive

Leslie Bradshaw  President, COO, and Co-founder, JESS3

Danielle Brigida  Manager of Social Media, National Wildlife Federation

Michael Brito  SVP, Social Business Planning, Edelman Digital

Anthony DeRosa  Social Media Editor, Reuters

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You poured your heart out in a personal essay. Now what?

Find a home for your first-person material with help from our latest guide. We’ve updated our list of the top markets for personal essays in Personal Essay Markets, Part I [sub req'd].

Scroll through details on word count, submission etiquette and insider tips from editors themselves from 15 different pubs like AARP and Elle.

We’ve got more outlets coming in Part II and III, along with an updated guide to digital outlets in Part IV. In the meantime, hone those drafts with these personal essay workshops with published essayists, authors and the articles director at Self.

Our “Meet The Teachers” soiree at Stone Creek Bar & Lounge last night brought a rare opportunity for our students (past, present and future) to mingle with the fantastic mediabistro.com professors.

New and returning students had 24 courses to choose from, like the Stiletto Boot Camp — an online workshop on writing for women’s magazines. Instructor and freelancer Cara Birmbaum shares what she’s learned from writing for Vogue, Elle, Glamour and more. “It’s fast-paced, which is the appeal of this course. It’s a very efficient.”

And don’t feel like after the course ends that your teachers won’t want to keep in touch. ”A lot of the students followed up with us,” says Jessica Kleiman, this year’s keynote speaker at our Job Search Boot Camp. “Which was great! They really connected during the Boot Camp.”

For students like Luz Barbosa, it was enough just having the opportunity to improve with the help of an attentive teacher. ”My instructor was very knowledgeable and helped us understand. He was patient and answered questions thoroughly, said the communications consultant. “For me, it was worth taking the course.”

Missed the chance to get some face-time with the instructors? Then check out tonight’s online Meet the Teachers event! It takes place from 5-6 pm ET. Don’t forget to sign up here, and check out our full course list.

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There’s pizza at the end of every class. The teachers are hot. Classes begin and end in bars. Well, not exactly, but our classes are pretty awesome.

We caught up with some of our equally awesome teachers at our recent Meet the Teachers party at the Empire Room to find out why they signed up for an mb course.

“You can always refresh your skills,” says Derek Scheips, instructor of Copywriting for the Web (pictured left with Julia Dahl, the instructor of Boot Camp for Journalists). James Fuerst of Novel Writing adds, “We take writers of all experience levels and help them finish their manuscripts.”

Check out our full course list here, and remember to sign up now while seats are still open.