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Brooklyn Based Publishes Matthew Worley’s Article on the Revival of the Typewriter

Guest — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:02:48 +0000

Matthew Worley sold his article, “A Resonant, Rhythmic, Writing Revival,” to Brooklyn Based.

Matthew says, “The instructor taught me the value of persistence in dealing with editors — a quality I lacked at times — and I have already seen the value of following up and phoning, multiple times if necessary, to gain an editor’s ear.”

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Sabrina Ricci Launches Online Literary Magazine: FictionBrigade

Guest — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:23:09 +0000

Sabrina Ricci launched an online literary magazine specializing in flash fiction called FictionBrigade.

Sabrina says, “Taking Mediabistro courses has helped me improve my writing, but more important, it has helped me be tougher as a writer.”

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Amy Costello Lauches Multimedia Platform: Tiny Spark

Guest — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:19:50 +0000

Amy Costello launched a podcast and multimedia platform, Tiny Spark, which “ignites debate about the Business of Doing Good.”

Amy’s advice to writers: “Take risks, blaze your own path, tell compelling stories, meet your deadlines, respect the people you write about. And for God’s sake, don’t wait for permission to do the things you want to do.”

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Joe Peta Scores Book Deal with Dutton Books

Guest — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:12:43 +0000

Joe Peta sold his nonfiction book, Trading Bases: A Story about Wall Street, Gambling, and Baseball (Not Necessarily in that Order), to Dutton Books, a publishing division of the Penguin Group (USA).

Joe says, “Without the combination of the nonfiction book writing and nonfiction book proposal courses, both of which were invaluable to me, a complete publishing/media industry outsider, I could never have put together the proposal which led to my book sale.”

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Amy Bevan Lands Work with Two Different Publications

Guest — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:04:34 +0000

Amy Bevan was published in Taste of the Seacoast magazine and will be published in Family Fun magazine in May 2012.

Amy says, “Learning each week about different types of writing and then challenging myself to pursue them was just the experience I needed to impress editors.”

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Caroline Bock’s YA Novel Receives Rave Reviews

Guest — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:28:46 +0000

Caroline Bock‘s young adult novel, Lie, was published by St. Martin’s Press in August. It received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, which said, “Bock handles the novel’s multiple viewpoints exceptionally well, rotating among the painfully believable voices of high school students and adults.”

Kirkus Reviews said, “Realistic and devastatingly insightful, this novel can serve as a springboard to classroom and family discussions. Unusual and important.”

Caroline’s advice to aspiring writers? “Finish a first draft as fast as possible — and then, revise, revise.”

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Janie Ho Lands Job with LinkedIn

Guest — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:21:07 +0000

Janie Ho landed a job as a Strategic Account Analyst at LinkedIn.

Janie says, “After taking a Mediabistro social media class, I felt confident enough to present custom-tailored PowerPoint presentations and website audits to each interviewer that were impressive and well-received by longtime SEO veterans.”

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Tamara Ireland Stone Sells YA Novel to Disney-Hyperion

Guest — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:16:02 +0000

Tamara Ireland Stone sold her young adult novel, Time Between Us, to Disney-Hyperion and also sold audio rights and foreign rights in 10 countries.

Tamara says, “I honestly don’t think I would have seen this success if it weren’t for the amazing instruction I received during Mediabistro’s class. The instructor provided constant direction and support on my manuscript, helped me craft a query letter that got my story noticed, and introduced me to communities like the SCBWI to help me network.”

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Swaha Devi’s Essay Lands Spot in September Issue of Slice

Guest — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:09:59 +0000

Swaha Devi‘s personal essay “The Buddha Bird” will be published in the September 2011 issue of Slice, a literary magazine.

She says, “I have a clearer sense of my strengths and am reining in some methods that weren’t working as well, including balancing and grounding my poetic style with more prose, action, and dialogue.”

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Aubrey Nodarse Lands Social Media Job at BCBG Headquarters

Guest — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:53:58 +0000

Aubrey Nodarse landed a job as a social media coordinatorat the BCBG Max Azria headquarters in Los Angeles, where she writes blog and social media content, ecommerce content, trendsheets, and other marketing collateral.

She says our Intro to Fashion Writing class “helps you realize things you are missing in your writing, and helps coach you to be more aware of them. Your writing might make sense to you, but there may be missing key details that help tell the story.”

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CNN Money and NYmag.com Cover Ted Papadopoulos’s Online Video

Guest — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:54:07 +0000

Ted Papadopoulos‘s online rap video, “Greed is Good,” was covered by CNN Money, NYmag.com, and CNN International.

Ted says that in our Create Quick Video for the Web class, he learned “how to effectively shoot both A-roll and B-roll film and use different angle shots for certain settings and types of shoots.” He continues, “This class will immediately help you get out in the field confidently.”

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Chris Chagaris Sells Travel Piece to Caribbean Travel and Life

Guest — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:05:49 +0000

Chris Chagaris sold her travel piece on St. Kitts to Caribbean Travel and Life.

Chris says, “I really gained a lot of great information about the different aspects of travel magazines and publications, and what they are looking for. The course was extremely helpful, not only for travel writing but as a template for writing in general.”

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Michael Luongo Wins LGBT Journalist of the Year

Guest — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:50:57 +0000

Congratulations to Michael Luongo, who was awarded the Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for LGBT Journalist of the Year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association and the Grand Prize in Travel Journalism from the North American Travel Journalists Association for his pieces on the Middle East.

Michael’s advice to writers: “Be patiently and politely persistent, and thick-skinned, which is hard for writers. Always be curious, bold, and courageous.”

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Kelsey Miller Lands Columnist Job with SundanceNow.com

Guest — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:28:27 +0000

Kelsey Miller landed a job as a humor columnist for “On the Couch” on SundanceNow.com.

Kelsey says, “I think one of the most valuable things I gained from my course was the ability to edit and pitch my work effectively, including learning to pick the right venue first, then create something tailored to it.”

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Crown Picks Up Scott Wallace’s First-Person Account of the Amazon

Guest — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:10:17 +0000

Scott Wallace‘s nonfiction book, The Unconquered: In Search of the Amazon’s Last Uncontacted Tribes, was picked up by Crown and will be published this October.

Scott says, “I was surprised that I was able to apply my course’s lessons so directly, using the proposal I developed in class to secure a book contract with a major publisher.”

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