Why, take one or two of course.

EAST COAST

MONDAY

Fact-Checking 101: Do you want to learn more about the ins and outs of editorial research and what it takes to enter the world of facts?

12-Week Memoirist: Start and prepare to sell your memoir in 3 months.

TUESDAY

Breaking into Travel Writing in Boston: In this jam-packed 3-hour seminar, you will discover that there are fundamentals to travel writing and useful insider tips for selling your articles.

Screenwriting 101: Turn your idea into a full-length screenplay.

Basic Training: Intro to Writing for Women's Magazines: You need to learn how to get your foot in the door and to write the queries and articles that will get the assigning editors' attention.

Food Writing Boot Camp: By the end of class, students can expect to have:
A complete portfolio of publishable articles (including a news product or cooking tip; personal essay with recipe; a profile of a food personality; a restaurant review or roundup; the solution to a food-related mystery; a regional food feature; a food-related trend piece; and a cultural, travel, or holiday-oriented food feature); entree into the food-writing career you desire.

eClass: Personal Essay Workshop: An advanced class with author Ken Foster

WEDNESDAY

seminar: How to Write for (and Pitch to) Women's TV Networks in Washington DC: The mysteries surrounding the process of how to approach a broadcast and/or cable network's insider staff and be a player in the arena of woman-oriented cable networks will be revealed.

Red Hot Carpet: How to report on celebrities at premieres, paties, and big ticket events.

Chick Lit: How to write it, how to get it published.

THURSDAY

Story Development for Screenwriters: once you learn these important screenwriting tools, you'll not only have an easier time writing (and rewriting) your screenplay, but you'll also write each successive screenplay more effectively than the one before.

Boot Camp for Magazine Editors: Over the course of four weeks, you'll learn how to edit various styles of articles, master the assignment letter, and delve into the writer-editor relationship.

SATURDAY

Weekend Warrior: QuarkXPress for Writers and Editors: By the end of this two-day course, you will be editorially proficient in QuarkXPress, a declaration that will sparkle on your resume.

WEST COAST

MONDAY:

Becoming a Columnist: You'll hear and discuss samples of columns on audio tape and in print, of personal essays, political commentary, a variety of humor writing, and features.

WEDNESDAY:

Investigative Journalism 101: This course will introduce you to the basic tools and techniques of doing investigative journalism - backgrounding individuals and institutions, getting access to people and places, unearthing key facts and turning the mass of information that results into a compelling story that gets published.

How to Publish Your First Book in San Francisco: Breaking into the book business

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

THURSDAY:

Personal Essay Clinic in San Francisco: Improve your life's story.

SATURDAY:

The mb One-Day Workshop: Writing (and Publishing) Your Memoir in San Francisco: We'll talk about how to make a personal story universal, and how that experience is a window onto a larger world. We discuss how to report on your own life, how to keep notes, use quotes, and tackle a book-length project.

DIY: Edit Your Own Reel with Apple iMovie: Learn the basic tools and features of Apple iMovie. This two-day workshop will showcase the flexibility and ease-of-use of this sophisticated video editing program, while teaching you how to edit your own showreels, acting reels, family videos, travel videos, and anything else that calls for a polished and professional look.

SUNDAY:

Adapting Articles and Books for TV and Film: 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.