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NYIM Training @ 185 Madison Ave, New York, NY
Enhance your business writing skills and professionalism with a hands-on grammar course offered at NYIM Training. Learn how to identify and correct common grammar errors, write effectively for diverse audiences, and refine your language skills to make a lasting impression in the corporate world. Don't let grammar mistakes tarnish your reputation - enroll in this course today.
Apr 16th
6–9pm EDT
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May 14th
10am–5pm EDT
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NYIM Training @ 185 Madison Ave, New York, NY
Master the art of crafting complex, persuasive business documents with NYIM Training's Advanced Business Writing course. Gain valuable skills in outlining and formatting techniques for various documents such as proposals, schedules, project plans, and contracts. Take your business writing to the next level and create impactful documents that effectively communicate your message.
May 31st
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Jul 11th
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Oct 30th
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Dec 12th
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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!
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Explore Professional Private Group EventsThe Writers Studio @ Instructor-led Online Learning, New York, NY
Explore the transformative power of persona writing in this introspective workshop at The Writers Studio. Discover how borrowing the voices of accomplished writers can unlock your most intimate stories and turn difficult subject matter into inspiration for fiction and poetry. Broaden your literary style and approach as you deepen your understanding of technique.
May 1st
6:15am–8:30pm EDT
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May 13th
6:15am–8:30pm EDT
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92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
What makes a good story tick? In this in-person class, Myla Goldberg will take you under the hood of contemporary realist and fabulist fiction to discuss stories from the perspective of craft. You'll plumb the mysteries of scene, point of view, character development and narrative arc, with each discussion culminating with an in-class guided writing exercise inspired by the story. This is not a workshop: rather than share writing, this class creates...
The Writers Studio @ Instructor-led Online Learning, New York, NY
Unlock the power of your personal story in the Memoir Workshop at The Writers Studio. Discover the techniques used by successful memoir writers to shape their charged experiences into captivating narratives. Emulate the voices of acclaimed authors and find your unique storytelling style in this immersive eight-week course.
Apr 24th
6:30am–9pm EDT
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92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
How can poets use sonnets to communicate a whole world of thought and emotion in just fourteen lines? Join Rachel Hadas for an immersive weekend looking at how writers have grappled with the sonnet—one of our most durable, versatile, challenging, and generative forms—throughout its long and still evolving history. Each day begins with looking at a wide range of Petrarchan and Shakespearean sonnets, followed by writing a sonnet of your own.
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
What is dance writing, and what can it be? How are dance critics responsible for being responsive, and what are the forms this first response, and further responses, can take? Why and how do we accept the challenge of writing about an ephemeral artform? First Responders invites you to journey into dance with some of its most gifted, committed artists as your guides. Through writing exercises and assignments, you will track your perceptions, explorations,...
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Each of us has a story to tell. But finding the words and voice to tell it with is an art and craft specific to each storyteller. This course will concentrate on each student’s unique approach to telling his or her tale. Not for the shy or faint of heart.
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
The smell cinnamon rolls baking the oven; the texture of a well-worn coat; the reprise of a certain once-loved song—the sensory details of everyday experience can add richness and spark to what we write. Using delightful sensory prompts, Laura will show you how to tap into your best material, enriching memory and story with imagery and detail. All levels
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Full Course Name: Polish Your Kids’ Book Manuscript: A Work-in-Progress Workshop Do you have a children’s book in you that’s just dying to get out? Join other writers and illustrators for an intensive review-and-redo workshop on the book you’re writing—whatever stage it’s at. Engage in specific analysis, critique and revision in a group environment to create a polished manuscript. All registrants must have a manuscript. Due...
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Forget free verse, you’ve no excuse, come learn to rhyme like Dr. Seuss! Do you reflexively string words together when you walk? Do you like a tight Scrabble game? Do you wince at rap’s and free verse’s “near-rhymes?” Then this course is for you! We address rhythm, rising/falling meter, scansion and all kinds of rhymes. For newbies and veteran word-clangers alike. If you've read to the end of this rant and you buy it, risk rhyming!...
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Gain hands-on experience in reporting, researching, and writing for the web and breaking into publications like Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Slate and Salon.
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Unlock your creativity and find inspiration through the powerful combination of yoga and writing. Join yoga teacher and writer Jennifer Lang for a day-long urban retreat that will guide you through breathwork, movement, meditation, and writing exercises. Discover the connection between these two practices and learn how to tap into your own stories and bring more depth to your writing.
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Art serves as both an outlet for and an invocation of childhood traumas, making writing arguably one of the most powerful art forms. Join author, therapist, and NYU professor, Sherry Amatenstein, as she leads a supportive environment filled with laughter and expression. With the use of exercises, handouts and take home suggestions, you will learn to spend less time worrying about rejection and more on building your body of work.
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Fermentation is one of the oldest food processing methods still used today. Scientifically known as zymology, it is the conversion of carbohydrates into alcohols, carbon dioxide, yeast or bacteria. Beer, miso, sourdough, kefir, kimchi and many other delicious foods we love are the product of fermentation. In this course, we will explore fermentation with a focus on the basic science behind making sauerkraut and why it’s good for you. Plus, we’ll...
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Oftentimes theatre-goers find themselves wondering what happens to the characters after the curtain falls. In her debut novel, After Anatevka, our speaker, Alexandra Silber, takes on that very question with the celebrated musical Fiddler on the Roof. Picking up where the drama left off, we find Hodel at center stage hoping to join her fiancé Perchik in the outer reaches of a Siberian work camp. Come hear how Silber approached this remarkable...
Primary Stages ESPA @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY
Whether you're writing your first play or your hundredth, it's not always easy to set the creative wheels in motion. This 10-week class will guide you through the development of your first draft. This class might be for you if you: Are a playwright of any level looking to start the first draft of your new play. Are starting out in the world of playwriting or want to write your first play. Want concrete deadlines and constructive feedback to...
West Side YMCA - Community Arts @ 5 W 63rd St, New York, NY
This open-level class is for anyone interested in writing personal narrative in any form: memoir, creative nonfiction, or personal essay. Through insightful critique and focused discussion, we hone the tools of strong writing: distinctive voice, precise language, resonant imagery, vivid sensory description, dramatic scene and dialogue, and inventive form. Location Instructions: Students will need to check in with reception, and on their first visit...
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan @ 334 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY
This immersive nonfiction workshop welcomes writers of all levels, offering a comprehensive exploration from idea generation to crafting, drafting, and revising a polished personal narrative. This workshop delves into the intricacies of personal storytelling, providing practical skills, tools, and insights. Weekly readings, craft lessons, and hands-on workshops will enrich your understanding of nonfiction writing. By the end, you will walk away...
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