Personal Essay Writing | One-Day Intensives | New York City | Creative Writing Classes in NYC and Online with Professional Writing Instructors

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"I came home and told my daughter it was one of the best experiences of my life...truly."

- Christine Passarella
Teacher

"Fascinating for a newcomer to the world of freelance."

- Sue Scaff
professor of humanities

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Kelly Caldwell

The One-Day Intensives are fun, fast-paced immersions in a type of writing. You’ll get a mixture of brief lectures that hit the high-points and writing exercises that let you immediately try your hand at what you’ve just learned. The one-days provide an excellent overview of their fields, ideal for both the beginner and someone wanting a quick refresher course. Come in to class with a notepad, pen, and desire to learn. By the end of the day, you’ll be a more knowledgeable and skilled writer.

One-Days are for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals.

One-Day Intensives are offered in NYC on Fridays and weekends throughout the year.

Gotham also offers two and four-week seminars, including: How to Get Published, How to Freelance, How to Blog, Nonfiction Book Proposal, and How to Sell Your Screenplay.

Personal Essay Writing
What do you think? If you can express yourself well enough, people will pay attention. The personal essay is a (usually) brief expression of viewpoint based on personal experience and observation. These essays grace most magazines and many newspapers, ranging from the sophistication of Joan Didion to the "regular-guy" take of Dave Barry. Personal essays are similar to memoir, but the emphasis is more on viewpoint than story, and they are much more personal in nature than those essays you wrote in school. In this course you'll learn how to gather ideas and utilize structure, voice, and style to create compelling personal essays. You will also learn how and where to market your work.

What to Expect at a One-Day Intensive

New York City Classes

Tuition: $125. Registration Fee $25.

Each class strictly limited to 26 students, ages 18 and up.

Date	Instructor	Location	Time	Enroll
Saturday, Feb 25	Kelly Caldwell	30 W. 16 St.	11AM - 6:00PM	CLASS FULL Call for waitlist
Friday, Mar 9	Kelly Caldwell	555 8th Ave.	10AM - 5:00PM