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Unleash your creativity and master the art of storytelling with creative writing classes in NYC. Learn to craft compelling narratives, develop memorable characters, and ignite your imagination.

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Kyung-sook Shin: I’ll Be Right There

The Korea Society @ 950 3rd Ave, New York, NY

Kyung-sook Shin, one of Korea’s most acclaimed writers and author of the international bestseller Please Look After Mom, has written a seventh novel, I’ll Be Right There, a coming-of-age story set in South Korea’s turbulent 1980s. Following the June 3rd release of the English translation of I’ll Be Right There, Ms Shin will visit to discuss her life and writing, as well as her latest book. A reception and book signing will...

(8) All levels 18 and older
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Writing Speculative Fiction for Children Master Class

Irish Arts Center @ 726 11th Ave, New York, NY

Join author Patricia Forde as she shares insight from writing her latest book, The Girl who Fell to Earth, and provides tips on how to write your own piece of speculative fiction/dystopian fiction.  The workshop will consider the challenges of worldbuilding, the capacity of dystopian fiction to frighten and warn and how history can play a part in writing about the future.  Trish can address any part of the process, from setting up...

(53) All levels 18 and older
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How to Get Your Comic Books Published for Adults

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

Discover the secrets of becoming a published comic book writer in this immersive course. Explore visual storytelling techniques, create a pitch packet, and receive invaluable feedback from experienced professionals. Unleash your creativity and bring your adult comic book dreams to life at Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo.

(185) All levels 18 and older
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$455

6 sessions

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Winter Poetry Salon with Pen Parentis

LMHQ @ 150 Broadway, New York, NY

Incredible award-winning poets read from current work and discuss poetry and life-work balance. Laughter, conversation, complimentary wine.  Meet exemplary poets Timothy Donnelly, Diane Mehta, Len Lawson and Sarah Kain Gutowski in conversation with M. M. De Voe and Christina Chiu at our annual Winter Poetry Salon - where the audience and the poets really get to know each other!  All lovers of the written word are always welcome, 21+, ...

(1) Beginner 21 and older
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Fiction, Non-Fiction and Cool Writing

I Write NY @ 100 Washington Square E, New York, NY

Songwriters and rappers read and write every day. NFL, NBA and MLB teams create written game plans to win. Broadway actors use scripts to tell meaningful stories. Effective communication is your key to success. Writing Coaches will provide middle and high school students with the tools to write and speak well, to be heard and not misunderstood. Develop the true grit it takes to write the stories you wish to tell—in your voice! Note: Bring loose...

(1) All levels 12 and older
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The Moment of Creation: Poetry/Performance Workshop

Poetry Teachers NYC @ 244 West 54th St, Brooklyn, NY

Performance artist & poet Caitlin Gil will lead this unique poetry/performance workshop, designed to help students explore their creative potential. “The Moment of Creation” consists of 3 Sunday sessions plus a culminating performance at the end of the series. What happens when we sit still? What happens when we move from sitting still? When does it happen? The decision from stillness to movement? The act from mind to the moment of creation? ...

All levels 18 and older
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$99

3 sessions

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The Art of Storytelling Through Comicbooks

York College CPE @ 94 - 20 Guy R Brewer Blvd, New York, NY

This course will guide students through the nuts and bolts of creating a comic book. Students will learn world building, character design, script writing, thumb-nailing, penciling and inking. Finally they will learn how to digitally letter comics.  At the end of the course, the finished comics and all supplementary material will be collected and printed in a single “Art of Making a Comic” volume. The volume will feature each student’s...

(64) Beginner 18 and older
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$319

3 sessions

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Fiction Studio Session

Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY

Interested in learning how to write fiction? An experienced fiction writer who wants to hone her craft? Want to take a writing class but not ready to workshop a story? An avid reader who wants to know how fiction is created? Newbies and long-term writers are welcome in this session to explore how authors use craft techniques to create exciting prose stories. Participants will complete at least two writing exercises—the first a warm-up writing...

(252) All levels 18 and older
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Non-Fiction Book Proposal Workshop

Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY

Non-fiction books (anything from memoir, pop culture, true crime and self-help) are sold to publishers on the basis of a proposal which is a 20-50 page document pitching the book’s content and marketability and is supplemented by sample chapters. You write the proposal before you actually write the book. Taught by the owner and published author, Kambri Crews, the workshop will cover these parts of a proposal: overview (the basic idea), market...

(252) All levels 18 and older
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Workshop: Story Structure in the YA Novel

Karmen Lizzul Writing Workshops @ 134 W 29th St, New York, NY

This workshop is for writers who want to write or are currently working on a novel. This workshop examines story structure in three contemporary YA novels.  Please read these three novels before the workshop. If you don't read the books you will still come away with some guidelines for developing your YA novel. Read the books and the experience will be much richer. "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson  "Brooklyn Burning" by Steve Brezenoff ...

All levels 18 and older
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Fiction and Short Story Writing

Alaa Al Aswany Creative Writing Workshop @ 159 17th St, New York, NY

Learn the art of writing from a master at his craft Through the magic of imagination, fiction takes us deep inside worlds and into the lives of characters. This workshop course teaches students to recognize the qualities that make for spellbinding fiction, including the natural rhythm and tone, mapping the structure, and shaping the content. The short story exemplifies a unique genre of writing. This workshop teaches the essential short story...

All levels 18 and older
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$670

10 sessions

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How to Get Your Comic Books Published for Adults

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

Discover the secrets to becoming a freelance storyteller and getting your comic books published in this intensive course at Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo. Dive into visual storytelling techniques, create a professional pitch packet, and gain insight into the realities of working as part of a team. Unleash your creativity and bring your comic book dreams to life!

(185) All levels 18 and older
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Intro to Poetry Writing

Classeteria @ 284 Suydam St, Brooklyn, NY

What makes a poem a poem? How do poems engage us, surprise us, make us laugh, or give us goosebumps? Emily Dickinson said, “If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.” How do poets make us feel this way? In this workshop you will read modern poets (Dickinson, Frost, Gluck, Neruda, Roethke,Stevens, Tate, Whitman) and develop an awareness of the techniques they use (structure, music, line breaks, stanzas,...

(3) Beginner 18 and older
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$200

4 sessions

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Summoning The Magic From Your Poetry & Photography

The Tiny Cupboard @ 1717 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY

Summoning The Magic From Your Poetry & Photography Manuscript Do you think your poems and photographs have a power, language, and magic of their own? Maybe they have just the right energy to pair well in a book of poetry and photography. In this intimate workshop, meet author/artist Christine Sloan Stoddard, and go through exercises to help you see the strengths in your work. Together, we will look at sample poetry and photography work, including...

All levels 18 and older
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Don't Think, Just Write - Online

Bronxville Adult School @ Virtual Learning via Zoom

You think about writing, but every time you face the blank page, anxiety takes over and you can't let yourself go. Maybe you have an idea for a novel, journal or essay, but feel confused and don't know how to start. This is the class for you! Each week we will have lessons on craft where you will learn basic techniques, like structuring your plot or creating a convincing dialogue.  You will also learn how to better organize thoughts, call...

(20) All levels 18 and older
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$50

3 sessions

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Nonfiction Writing (Online)

Brooklyn Comedy Collective @ **Virtual Classroom

A writing workshop with poet & comedian Arti Gollapudi. A 101 in writing short comedic nonfiction pieces starting - from how to start writing to how to write a collection. Tips and tricks on how to edit, collaborate with other writers, DIY print, and get your writing out there. Over the course of this six-week class, each student will produce three short written pieces to a collaborative blog space featuring the pieces - as well as a final performance...

(4) All levels 16 and older
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$195

6 sessions

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Virtual Introduction to Creative Writing

Alyssa Northrop @ Virtual Class, Online, NY

In this course, we will explore the art of writing. We will learn how to search for and follow the feeling or the fire that will be become a piece of writing. We will discuss structure, how to move through a story or poem, how to follow image or character. And finally, we will discuss revision, how it is that a piece finally comes out the other side, complete. We will read some short pieces as a group and discuss the way they are put together....

(1) Beginner 16 and older
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Advanced Poetry with Nathalie Handal

92nd Street Y @ Online Classroom, New York, NY

In this advanced poetry workshop, writers will generate and critique new, original poems as well as develop current works-in-progress through readings, feedback and re-drafting. This workshop will help writers sharpen their writing skills and expand the imaginative boundaries in their work. Discussions will include how to assemble and submit a poetry collection and on the publishing and literary scene. Manuscript submission required: Applications...

(1099) Advanced 18 and older
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$420

8 sessions

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Advanced Poetry with Alex Dimitrov

92nd Street Y @ Online Classroom, New York, NY

In this poetry workshop we will fuse the personal with the surreal and unconscious. We will experiment with various forms, rituals, and techniques to bring forth narratives we’ve always wanted to tell and those we didn’t even know were there. The space of the poem will be treated as an opportunity for chance and the new.

(1099) Advanced 18 and older
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$400

4 sessions

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Reading The Plot Against America

92nd Street Y @ Online Classroom, New York, NY

During our three weeks together, we will read and have a conversation about The Plot Against America, Philip Roth’s alternative historical account of a Jewish boyhood in 1940s Newark, NJ. Roth imagined—or did he?—the confusion, frustration and “perpetual fear” that a freely elected but tyrannical President might visit on an unprepared and vulnerable citizenry. Note: This program is taking place remotely. You will receive an email...

(1099) All levels 18 and older
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