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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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Hudson Valley Introduction To Poetry (Online)

The Writers Studio

This class meets by live video; students are not required to live in the area.  Students in The Writers Studio Hudson Valley Introduction to Poetry Workshop learn how to create a “persona” or “narrator” for the poetic form. Through the use of Writers Studio exercises, students learn to recognize what makes a poem engaging and entertaining to the reader. While creating a persona narrator is a primary focus of the workshop, students will...

(7) Beginner 18 and older
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Online Crafting Fantastic and Imaginative Worlds

The Writers Studio

Your favorite writers and poets of speculative literature (including science fiction, fantasy, and horror) use narrative techniques like persona narrators, point of view, mood, and tone as well as worldbuilding to craft fantastic and imaginative worlds that parallel, reflect, and critique our own real world. Imagining utopias, dystopias, dinosaurs, aliens, monsters, magical beings and systems, sentient cities and starships to speculate about past...

(7) All levels 18 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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Book Proposal Intensive

Ideasmyth at The Writers Room

This in-person, seminar-based workshop will provide you with mentorship and support through a rigorous and pragmatic four-week program (plus two coaching sessions) as you complete a fully viable book proposal and agent cover letter, including (up to 120) proposal pages (with sample chapters) at a significant discount from Ideasmyth’s private editing and coaching rates. Whenever appropriate, Victoria will make personal introductions on behalf of...

Beginner 18 and older
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Book Proposal Intensive

Ideasmyth at The Writers Room @ West 50's, New York, NY

This in-person, seminar-based workshop will provide you with mentorship and support through a rigorous and pragmatic four-week program (plus two coaching sessions) as you complete a fully viable book proposal and agent cover letter, including (up to 120) proposal pages (with sample chapters) at a significant discount from Ideasmyth’s private editing and coaching rates. Whenever appropriate, Victoria will make personal introductions on behalf of...

Beginner 18 and older
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$1,450
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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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Irish Language Literature: Deoraíocht

Irish Arts Center

The novel's influence, Deoraíocht will be discussed in relation to Deoraíocht and other pioneering works of the same era. The classic Irish Language novel Deoraíocht, by Pádraic Ó Conaire was a pioneering book. Published in 1910 it is arguably the most important novel from the Gaelic revival. Deoraíocht portrays the life of a struggling immigrant in a very raw and honest way. The popular theme of alienation (coimhthíos) & urbanization...

(51) Advanced 18 and older
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Reading Fiction

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

The art of writing begins with reading critically. This class teaches the tools to appreciate great literary works and learn from the approach of the writers. Techniques include interpreting fiction, recognizing underlying themes, and decoding allegory. Through readings, writing exercises, and class discussions, we examine works by such authors as Anton Chekhov, Ernest Hemingway, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Kate Chopin, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Chimamanda...

All levels 18 and older
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$299
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Poetry Path and Practice

Q.E.D.

Kyle Erickson, former high-school English Teacher (Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences), is leading a workshop for poets of all ages. Every person has poetry in their hearts, regardless of whether or not they know it. Walk in, grab a pen, and have fun!

(252) All levels 18 and older
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Turning Your Poetry Into a Multimedia Experience

Poetry Teachers NYC @ 137 Greene St, New York, NY

This workshop will guide students in the use of different digital tools to experiment with mediums and enhance the experience of their poetry. The workshops will consist of 3 Sunday Sessions plus a culminating performance at the end of the series. In this workshop we will focus on getting around performance stereotypes and work on developing your words as visuals using video and computers. We will be looking at the visual text of a poem, making...

All levels 18 and older
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From Page To Stage: Poetry Workshops

Poetry Teachers NYC @ 308 Bowery , New York, NY

This workshop will be taught by Megan DiBello, Aimee Herman, and Daniel Dissinger—published poets, professional educators, and the brains behind Poetry Teachers NYC. Our unique, three-instructor approach sets PTNYC workshops apart, bringing multiple poetic perspectives to the table and serving to spark open dialogue. In addition to receiving writing prompts and weekly assignments, students are challenged to get to know their own work through...

All levels 18 and older
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$99

4 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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The Nestling Course

Fledgling Writing Workshops @ Online Class , Online, NY

What began as the online version of The Fledgling Course, the Nestling Course has become slightly more goal-oriented. While The Fledgling Course is more intent on simply offering time for free expression and space to be creative, this at home series culminates with all participants having completed the draft of some original piece of creative writing—whether it be a chapter, short story, essay, poem, or scene.  Through building off of our...

All levels 19 and older
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$350

6 sessions

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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...

(1061) 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.

(1061) Advanced 18 and older
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$400

4 sessions

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Advanced Fiction with Matthew Thomas

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

This workshop focuses on the submissions of the participants alongside a handful of published short stories that we will read closely with an eye toward gleaning lessons from them that will inform our compositional practices. Our workshop discussions will marshal our highest intelligence in the service of helpful, cogent, respectful feedback about what works and doesn’t in the pages under consideration. We will explore the formal underpinnings...

(1061) Advanced 18 and older
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$385

4 sessions

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Tasting Color, Seeing Sound: A NY Writers Coalition

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

Explore fresh avenues in your creative writing through sensory based prompts in this workshop inspired by the phenomenon of synesthesia — the melding of the senses. Travel through time and space as the 5 senses (and perhaps the 6th) collide and unearth surprising connections. Participants will leave each session having created brand new writing, and each workshop provides time for sharing new work out loud in a safe, positive, and non-competitive...

(252) All levels 18 and older
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Fiction 101

West Side YMCA - Community Arts @ 5 W 63rd St, New York, NY

A great class if you want to try writing fiction or you are returning to the genre. Fiction 101 helps you understand and apply the basic elements of good fiction writing (dialogue, character, beginnings and endings) through writing exercises and assignments, peer discussion, and instructor feedback. Location Instructions: Students will need to check in with reception, and on their first visit they will need to check in with the Membership Desk to...

(30) All levels 18 and older
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$410

8 sessions

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Intensive Creative Writing Weekend in Arabic

Alaa Al Aswany Creative Writing Workshop @ 159 20th St, Brooklyn, NY

This Creative Writing Weekend is designed for writers who want to learn the craft of exceptional storytelling in an intensive setting. In this  workshop course, students gain a high level of training in the craft of writing by mastering rhythm, tempo, tone, and brevity. They explore the process of developing lively characters, mapping out a plot, describing realistic settings, adding subtext and layers of meaning, and penning captivating fiction....

All levels 18 and older
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$1,975

2 sessions

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Intensive Creative Writing Weekend

Alaa Al Aswany Creative Writing Workshop @ 159 20th St, Brooklyn, NY & Virtually Online

Unlock your creative potential and become a master storyteller in this immersive workshop. Learn the secrets of captivating fiction, from crafting compelling characters to creating vivid settings. Join us for a weekend of intensive training in the art of exceptional storytelling.

All levels 18 and older
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$2,500

2 sessions

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