EAST OF THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPP: AND ONLINE

Monday
Basic Training: Intro to Food Writing: Eat, drink, and be published! (Even if you've never been published!)

Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal: Complete a polished proposal that will make it out of the slush pile.

eClass: Write Your Chick Lit Novel: Draft your book, and learn how to get an agent, sell, and market it

eClass: Stiletto Boot Camp: Write for women's magazines

Boot Camp for Journalists in Chicago: A rigorous reporting and writing class that will transform your portfolio

Tuesday
eClass: Pitch That TV Show: Write two professional pitches under the guidance of an industry veteran

eClass: Writing a Nonfiction Book Proposal That Sells: Complete a polished proposal that will make it out of the slush pile.

eClass: Boot Camp for Magazine Editors: Build the skills to work your way up the masthead

Wednesday
Food Writing Boot Camp: The executive editor of Food & Wine helps you build your portfolio.

Personal Essay Boot Camp: Personal essays are one of the best ways to break into top magazines

class: Personal Essay Clinic: One-Night Workshop: You'll learn from one of our master instructors how to edit yourself, what your work is missing, what it has too much of, and where it would fit perfectly for publication.

Stick With It: Overcome the practical and psychological challenges of the writing life.

War Reporting from the Frontlines: How Journalists Grapple with Covering Iraq: A mediabistro.com panel discussion featuring journalists reporting from Iraq

Thursday
Boot Camp for Journalists: A rigorous reporting and writing class that will transform your portfolio

WEST

Monday
Development Execs: How To Navigate Networks, Studios, and Production: Part of our TV Symposium series

Tuesday
Control Your Money: ...and stop letting it control you

Wednesdsay
Extreme Spec Makeover: Make your TV spec the best it can be--just in time for staffing season

Writing Personal Essays in Seattle: This class will explore the basics of writing and selling first-person narratives, starting with short (2- to 4-page) opinion and slice-of-life pieces, and moving on to longer pieces written in the first-person.

Thursday
Writing Adaptations: You'll learn about some successful nonfiction adaptations, the art of adaptation, and how writers can protect themselves when pitching their work for TV and film development.

The mb One-Day Workshop: Personal Essay Clinic: In this small class — limited to 10 students — you'll bring in 11 copies of a piece (up to 2,000 words, including an optional pitch letter) to be read and commented on by the class, critiqued by the instructor, and edited as heavily as the piece requires.