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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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Developing an Illustrated Children’s Book

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

Get an insiders’ overview of how to begin, develop, polish and pitch a successful children’s book. Explore theory and technique, including developing an image vocabulary and a child-friendly style. Learn about story line, story boarding, pacing, rhythm, the variety of media available and more.

(1060) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$150

5 sessions

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Documentary Research and Writing: Finding the Story

Made in NY Media Center by IFP @ 30 John St, Brooklyn, NY

Documentaries often tell stories that unfold in real time, and filmmakers must expect twists and turns along the way. By the time you get to the editing stage, it’s too late to figure out what your story is. This one-day workshop will guide you through the process of developing your story and honing your character arcs, from the research process through to the edit. The aim of this course is to help you navigate the many decisions that go into...

(33) All levels 18 and older
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$125
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Written in the Stars—A Workshop on Poetry and Astrology

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

Even if we were all to speak the same language, we would speak it differently. This is what makes communication so exciting and so troublesome. For those of us who seek connection that is beyond our personal context, symbolic archetypes can offer a great deal of information. Like math, astrology is a system shared between many cultures (with variation granted for Vedic interpretations); its symbolic correlations can be found in ancient spiritual...

(1060) All levels 18 and older
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$150
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Wild Mind, Open Heart: Writing from the Source

Input Lofts (formerly WECREATE) @ 576 9th St, Brooklyn, NY

This class will be held at the beautiful New Leaf Yoga Studio in Park Slope, Brooklyn. In this workshop, we'll explore writing as an art form that often lies in contradiction: structure and no structure, movement and stillness, wildness and tameness. Utilizing yoga, heart opening exercises, African dance and movement we will tap into the depths of our creativity. You will leave the workshop with a range of practical tools, a broader perspective...

(160) All levels 16 and older
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$119
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Frantz Fanon: Anti-racism and Decolonization

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research

Frantz Fanon—psychiatrist, political theorist, poet, and revolutionary—was one of the twentieth century’s foremost theorists of race, colonialism, and decolonization. His writings became a touchstone of the global anti-colonial struggle of the 1960s, and they continue to inspire scholars and activists to this day.  To what extent do Fanon’s writings, produced largely during the 1950’s, continue to speak to our situation today? And...

(29) All levels 21 and older
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Dramatic Writing: From Inspirations to Revelations

Irish Arts Center @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY

Through exercises (both on the page and in the space), students will walk away with a self-identified set of skills that they can use hone their skills and craft dynamic stories for the world to experience. Whether you are interested in full-length plays, musicals, short plays, or other forms, all forms of dramatic writing have essential ideas and techniques that can be utilized to bring out the drama in any story. Through exercises (both on the...

(51) All levels 18 and older
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$190

8 sessions

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Meditative Writing For Screenwriters

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

The Process of Creativity & Story Mining+ One-on-One Script Consultation At the intersection of science, art, and meditation we build an approach to writing that draws from the most powerful part of your mind.  Cognitive and meditative exercises will be crafted specifically to help you get the most out of every writing session and discover the deepest truth of your unique voice. ​These tools can also be flipped upside-down to...

(5) All levels 18 and older
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$635

4 sessions

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Dreaming on the Page: Creative Empowerment

New York Open Center

Dreaming on the Page: Creative Empowerment through Writing and Dream Analysis Nighttime dreaming and writing make perfect bedfellows. Tapping into the intersection of these two universal and powerful modalities will allow us to home in on the wisdom of our dreaming minds and supercharge our writing. Exercises, games, and guided meditations in a safe, supportive atmosphere will help us: Quiet the inner censor Tune into our subconscious minds ...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Memoir Manuscript: A Working Group with Leigh Stein

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

A workshop for writers working on book-length memoirs or essay collections. We examine and investigate the tricky questions that haunt writers of personal narrative: where does this story begin and end? What do I want my voice to sound like? How can I ever really know the truth of what happened? Will my unique experience resonate with readers who have never shared it? What will my family think? Through reading assignments and craft discussions, we...

(1060) All levels 18 and older
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$400

6 sessions

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Game Writing Portfolio Workout

Playcrafting NYC @ 11 Times Square, New York, NY

This class is virtual. RSVP via Eventbrite and we will send instructions and appropriate links for you to join via the email you provide per guest in your registration. Instructions will be sent approximately one hour before the event begins. Interested in writing for video games? Here's a seminar highlighting the skills needed and what types of samples are typically used or requested in a game writing portfolio or game writing test. This class...

(68) All levels 18 and older
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How to Write a Killer Magazine Article Pitch

Input Lofts (formerly WECREATE) @ 58 E 11th St, New York, NY

In this class targeted toward budding writers, learn how to come up with irresistable article ideas, how to get the attention of busy editors, how to target the right publication, and how to craft the pitch. Who is this class for? This class is for WRITERS who want to get their articles published in magazines. No professional writing experience required. Please note, this class is NOT for those seeking PR tips. What is this class about? Do you...

(160) All levels 16 and older
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Sunday Evening Writing Workshop

New York Writers Intensive @ 22 Saint Marks Place Apt. D, New York, NY

Feel like getting some writing done? Join us on Sunday for Time to Write: The Sunday Evening Writing Workshop. Come write with us and get inspired in the company of other writers! The Sunday Evening Writing Workshop will inspire you creatively in two ways: Force you to write. Jay will kick off the session by giving everyone a writing prompt. You’ll then have one hour to write silently based on the prompt or, if you feel inspired, to do...

(15) All levels 18 and older
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The Science Behind the Libretto with Marsha Norman

Primary Stages ESPA

With both an intuitive and a practical approach to a libretto’s unique dramatic structure, Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman will lead the class in an examination of classic and contemporary musicals. Marsha’s hands-on training of her peerless, award-winning technique will provide both musical theater writers and those artists interested in the form an intimate glimpse at the process of a master storyteller. Students should be well...

(11) All levels 18 and older
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Grammar and Conversation (High Intermediate/Advanced)

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

Learn conversational English, grammar, reading and new vocabulary in lessons based on everyday usage with a large portion of the class is devoted to improving conversational skills, discussion of New York culture, idioms, readings and holiday discussions. Some of the grammar topics include: Review of tenses Correct use of articles and prepositions Tag questions Modals Phrasal Verbs Please note that topics are subject to change based on the...

(1060) Intermediate 18 and older
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$300

19 sessions

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Advanced Memoir with Wendy Salinger

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

In that spirit, this class attempts to guide students in the quest to discover what story to tell and how to tell it. Class discussions — of works in progress and of weekly exercises written in reponse to excerpts from classic memoirs — explore elements of craft such as character, description, dialogue and pacing.  The goal is to help students find their own voices and the written shape of their own truths. 

(1060) Advanced 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$350

4 sessions

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Advanced Poetry with Emily Fragos

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

In this advanced workshop, students strengthen their writing style and voice by addressing lucidity, the musical line and poetic unpredictability and originality — the transformative and magical power of the art. They also delve into poetry from around the world as inspiration for writing assignments. Students are chosen by Emily Fragos on the basis of a manuscript submission. Click here for submission guidelines.

(1060) Advanced 18 and older
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$350

4 sessions

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Writing for Children II: Developing Your Manuscript

Continuing Professional Studies at Bank @ 610 W 112th St, New York, NY

Now that you've found your voice and your story, this is the workshop to help serious writers refine your manuscript. We recommend taking WFC I: Writing Your First Children's Book prior to this workshop, but it's not required.

(17) All levels 18 and older
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$225

3 sessions

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Meditative Writing Level 2

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

Take all the tools you learned in level one and discover how to apply them to your current writing project. Rewrite scenes, discover organic and unique structure, trip into delicious dialogue without ever staring at a blank page for hours on end. Feel the joy of discovery and play even when you are in your final polish, outline or pitch. Workshop pages and participate in exercises that will prepare you to use these skills outside of the class...

(5) Intermediate 18 and older
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$315
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Reading Calvino with Joseph Luzzi

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

Italo Calvino is synonymous to readers worldwide of the literary imagination’s power to create alternate worlds of staggering beauty.   In this course, we will consider the Italian author’s remarkable mix of compelling cultural analysis and otherworldly fantasy in three of his most enduring works: Invisible Cities, Six Memos for the Next Millennium, and If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler.  Our conversations will explore such...

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

4 sessions

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