Take a multi-week course and get a 1-night seminar in Washington, D.C. for free

Here's the deal:

1) Pick any online multi-week course starting in October 2008.

2) Pick any Washington, D.C. seminar on the schedule.

3) Apply for your course. In your application, mention this offer and the seminar you want to take.

4) Enroll for your course by October 15. We'll sign you up for your seminar!

Questions? Email us or call 212-547-7890.

This offer has no cash value and cannot be applied retroactively. Deadline: October 15, 2008

Journalism courses include

Fact-Checking
starts Oct. 6 (Online)
Learn how to make money as a freelance fact-checker.

Travel Writing Boot Camp
starts Oct. 7 (Online)
Go to new places, meet new people, and write about them.

Research and Reporting for Books, Articles, and Television Segments
starts Oct. 8 (Online)
How to gather solid information for journalism, nonfiction, and fiction stories.

Creative Writing/Nonfiction courses include

Personal Essay Writing
starts Oct. 1 (Online)
First-person pieces are one of the best ways to break into top magazines.

Memoir Writing: Advanced
starts Oct. 6 (Online)
Get your memoir polished and ready to publish.

Fiction Writing
starts Oct. 7 (Online)
Develop characters, plot, and other elements to create a great story.

TV/Film courses include

TV News Reporting
starts Oct. 6 (Online)
Tape two professional news segments for a demo reel and learn how to land your first TV news job.

Writing Comedy for TV
starts Oct. 7 (Online)
Create jokes, sketches, TV show ideas, and everlasting happiness.

Broadcast News Writing
starts Oct. 16 (Online)
Land a job writing TV news copy.

Design/New Media courses include

Reinventing Print Content for the Web
starts Oct. 7 (Online)
Make your articles work for the Web as well as print.

Podcasting
starts Oct. 8 (Online)
Promote your work and yourself through an audio podcast.

Breaking into Political Writing
Sept. 23 (Washington, D.C.)
Writing for political blogs, websites, magazines, and newspapers.

Breaking into Food Writing
Oct. 7 (Washington, D.C.)
With Washington Post food writer Jane Black.

Get Your Book Published
Oct. 14 (Washington, D.C.)
Learn how to navigate the publishing industry from Publishers Weekly contributor Felicia Pride.

How to Become a Successful TV Producer
Oct. 21 (Washington, D.C.)
With Emmy-winning ESPN producer Melissa Jacobs.

Public Relations Essentials
Oct. 28 (Washington, D.C.)
Break into the PR big leagues.

How to Write Chick Lit
Nov. 5 (Washington, D.C.)
Getting your book published.

Copy Editing Essentials
Nov. 11 (Washington, D.C.)
Learn the rules, so you can break them.