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The Antagonist Workshop

Meditative Writing @ 39 W 29th St, New York, NY

Discover the heart of your story through through the truth of your antagonist. Mustache-twirling one-dimensional bad guys are not going to help your screenplay or novel.  In this one day workshop we will analyze the yang to the yin of your protagonist. Using a variety of meditative and craft based exercises we will find the truth behind the darker forces of your script. The result will be a more powerful and effective story that ensures the...

(5) All levels 18 and older
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So You Want to Write a Food Blog?

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Do you have an interest in food — maybe a great idea for a great food blog — but no idea how to get your work out there? In this class, successful blogger Sarah Lohman of Four Pounds Flour will teach you the nuts and bolts of launching a food blog. We’ll solidify your concept and launch a WordPress blog as well as discuss design and how to format a blog post. Then, you’ll start writing your first post before and work on taking great food...

(1060) All levels 18 and older
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Screenwriting Craft: Dialogue

Meditative Writing @ 39 W 29th St, New York, NY

In this one day workshop you will learn how to approach dialogue in a way that builds structure, reveals character and makes actors fall in love with your writing.  Discover how to manipulate syntax, grammar and diction to make your script read faster and be understood with less mental fatigue.  Drawing from  her research in psychology, evolutionary biology and neuroscience Jess will give you a leg up on the competition...

(5) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
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Witches of Old New York

Q.E.D. @ Virtual Classroom

Did you miss our sold-out lecture in March? We’re bringing it back virtually on Zoom as a fundraiser to help QED reopen when they can. This lecture will be a special Mother’s Day edition, so you can share this in event virtually with your mom! On this talk, Marie Carter will take you on a journey back in time to learn about the women who were considered “witches” in pre-twentieth century New York. Learn about New York City’s only witch...

(252) All levels 18 and older
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Psychology & Copywriting: Web Content That Converts

General Assembly

Do you struggle to write web pages, emails, blogs and other digital copy that capture and hold attention? Are you having trouble convincing online visitors and leads to say “Yes!” at the final step? Well here’s some invigorating news. You don’t need to be a pro copywriter to convert the curious into customers. The key to writing web copy that connects and sells is understanding psychological triggers - how people think, behave and make choices...

(2637) All levels 18 and older

Interviewing for Multimedia Stories

Newmark Graduate School of Journalism @ 219 W 40th St, New York, NY

In this three-hour workshop, we’ll explore interview techniques, what questions to ask, how to convince reticent subjects to speak, and what makes for “good tape”. At the heart of most compelling, provocative, or surprising stories is an interview with the subject or subjects of the story. We’ll examine some successful pieces and figure out why they worked and how they were achieved, and we’ll put the tools we’ve just learned to work...

(64) All levels 18 and older
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Workshop: Seeing Between the Lines

Primary Stages ESPA @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY

The dramaturg's job is to read between the lines and enhance a script with specificity and accuracy. This 1-night workshop will teach you to watch and read a play from the perspective of a dramaturg and see what you've been missing. For our upcoming Virtual Reading of Charles Busch's The Tribute Artist, you will read the script in advance of class and then delve into the text with Primary Stages Associate Artistic Director Erin Daley - giving you...

(11) All levels 18 and older
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Writing Satire

Brooklyn Comedy Collective @ 98 Moore St, Brooklyn, NY

If you're looking to hone your skills as a satirist or simply learn the basics of humor writing, this workshop is here to help! Through writing exercises and feedback, both novice and experienced writers will get the assistance they need to turn their ideas into sharp and funny satirical pieces. Students will also get advice on how to hone their voices as writers and tips on where and how to effectively pitch their work to humor outlets. Whether...

(4) All levels 16 and older
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Satire and Humor Festival: Writing Professionally

Caveat @ 21-A Clinton St, New York, NY

Satire and Humor Festival: Writing Professionally + Goodbye Hang Learn and ask questions about the business of writing, In this moderated panel and Q&A our guests’ experiences range from production, event planning, publishing, to screenwriting, and they will be able to offer insight as to how to navigate the many different avenues in the writing industry. After the panel, we’ll do another short networking event and a goodbye hang to end...

(25) All levels 21 and older
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Screenwriting Shadow Structure

Meditative Writing

Are you feeling lost with screenplay structure but don't like the paint by number algorithms handed to the masses by the screenwriting books?Would you like to discover ways of approaching structure that allow your character and story to be as unique as you are while still meeting the requirements of the industry?Would you like to feel structure as an extension of yourself and your voice rather than an external attachment?Would you prefer...

(5) Beginner 18 and older
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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...

(1060) Advanced 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$385

4 sessions

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Playwriting I: 10-Week Workshop

Gotham Writers Workshop @ 555 8th Ave, New York, NY

The lights in the theater dim, and a play begins. Nothing beats the intensity of actors sharing the same air as the audience. The laughs and gasps and tears happen live, on the spot. And a play can be staged anywhere, from an empty space surrounded by folding chairs to a plush Broadway house. A play will not soar in performance unless it’s great on the page. Here you will learn to write scripts that are theatrical, as well as dramatic-writing...

(745) Beginner 18 and older
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$490

10 sessions

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Sports Writing and New Media

Newmark Graduate School of Journalism

This hands-on course will cover reporting, writing, interviewing, and packaging of sports news for the web, tablet and mobile apps, social media, newspapers, and magazines. On Day 2, we will attend a college basketball game at Columbia University, which students will cover in the format of their choice.

(64) All levels 18 and older
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One-Day Master Class

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

The seven-hour master class is designed for aspiring writers who want to learn the craft of exceptional storytelling. Students will be given an overview of the qualities that make for spellbinding fiction and the techniques used by writers in crafting stories and imagining characters. These lessons will be reinforced through in-class writing exercises.

All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$175
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Open House - All Programs

Borough of Manhattan Community College @ 25 Broadway, 8th Floor, New York, NY

Come and see all of our programs that are offered:  Allied Health Emergency Management ESL Media Arts  Modern Languages Professional Development & Technology

(178) All levels 18 and older
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Free
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How to Read a Memoir with Lori Rotskoff

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Memoirs offer a rewarding way to enhance cultural understanding, expand social awareness, and build empathy by inviting you to see the world through another person’s eyes. Learn why memoirs have become such a powerful (and sometimes controversial) genre; how to select the most compelling books; and how to analyze the works to enrich your intellectual and emotional understanding. Cultural historian Lori Rotskoff will present a lecture and interactive...

(1060) All levels 18 and older
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Playwriting Intensive I

The Barrow Group Acting School @ 520 8th Avenue, New York, NY

Craft compelling narratives from inception to execution in our Playwriting Intensive I course. Learn the art of storytelling as we delve into the fundamental structures of playwriting, guided by the principles of craftsmanship and spontaneity. Join us in a supportive environment where creativity flourishes and stories come to life, paving the way for captivating and surprising narratives.

(65) All levels 18 and older
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$425

8 sessions

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Brooklyn Public Philosophers Kids Edition

Brooklyn Public Library

Brooklyn Public Philosophers Kids Edition: The Philosophy of the Emotions Tonight is a Kids Edition of Brooklyn Public Philosophers. All children ages 9 to 12 are welcome! What is an emotion? Is it something you feel inside, or is it something you do or show to other people, or is it something else? Can emotions be rational or irrational? What would life be like if we didn’t have any emotions? Popular movies like "Inside Out," TV shows...

(91) All levels 9 - 12 years old
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Mindful Writing: Virtual Workshop

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Bhagavat Life @ 25 1st Ave, New York, NY

You don't need to burn the midnight oil or drink cup after cup of coffee to be a successful writer! Gain momentum in your personal writing practice and projects by learning holistic approaches to enhance your ability and inspiration. Explore specific meditation and writing exercises that bring awareness to what grounds, balances, and inspires your creative writing practice. There will be plenty of time to write. 

(29) All levels 18 and older
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Trans Abundance

Fledgling Writing Workshops @ Online Class , Online, NY

This course takes inspiration from Fledgling's original Migration Course, but entirely by and for transgender participants, this is a trans-only workshop. If you identify as trans, you belong in this workshop.  Each participant taking part in this half generative, half seminar-style course will have the opportunity to submit 10-20 (double-spaced) pages of prose (from a story, novel, or essays) and receive an hour of feedback from the...

All levels 16 and older
No upcoming schedules
$375

6 sessions

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