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Sunday, Jan 11
McNally Jackson Books
Free Screenwriting Class
Tuesday, Jan 13
Gotham Open House - Trinity School
12 Free Writing Classes - Upper West Side
Tuesday, Jan 13
University Settlement
4 Free Writing Classes - Lower East Side

Welcome to Gotham Writers' Workshop. Teaching more than 6,000 students a year, Gotham is the leading creative writing school in NYC and the United States.

New workshops begin frequently Online and in New York City.

Take your writing to the next level in 2009. Register for one of the many creative writing workshops that begin in January.

* Gotham Open House - 26 Free Classes in NYC - Jan. 13 & 14
* Six- and Ten-week Classes begin Online and in NYC
* One-day Intensives on Sunday, January 11 in NYC
* Teen Classes begin Jan. 24 in NYC & Feb. 17 Online
* Mentorships begin in January and throughout the year.

What are you waiting for? Sign up today!

LEARN HOW TO FREELANCE FROM THE PROS

Gotham Writers' Workshop is pleased to announce an exciting collaboration with the New York Times Knowledge Network.

An innovative online How to Freelance seminar will give students access to a successful freelancer and a New York Times editor.

This new five-week course begins February 18 and on March 25, 2009. Click here to learn more and to register.

GOTHAM EARNS IACET CERTIFICATION

The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) has certified Gotham as an Authorized Provider of Continuing Education Units (CEUs). We can now offer IACET approved CEUs to students who successfully complete ten-week and some six-week classes either in NYC or via the Internet.

HAVE YOU READ OUR JANUARY NEWSLETTER?

Check out Gotham's January enewsletter for writing tips, news, events, best books of 2008, and details for how you could win a copy of The Secret Life of Words by Henry Hitchings.

NEW BOOKS BY GOTHAM FACULTY

Looking for a good read? Then check out these recently published books written by Gotham faculty:

The Devil, The Lovers, and Me: My Life in Tarot
by Kimberlee Auerbach
The Compound by SA Bodeen
Loose Girl by Kerry Cohen
Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt de la Pena
Sons and Other Flammable Objects by Porchista Khakpour
Who Can Save Us Now?: Brand-New Superheroes and Their Amazing (Short) Stories
edited by Owen King and John McNally
Binding Energy by Daniel Marcus
Bob, or Man on Boat by Peter Markus
Not Keeping Up with Our Parents: The Decline of the Professional Middle Class
by Nan Mooney
How Far is the Ocean From Here by Amy Shearn
The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti
America Eats! by Pat Willard
After Hours at the Almost Home by Tara Yellen

Read excerpts from other books by Gotham faculty here.

ANOTHER STUDENT SUCCESS

Dear Gotham,

I have great news to share! My first book, A Quick Guide to Improving Note-Taking and Idea-Making in Content-Area Writing is due out early next year.

My dream to write this book became a reality when I enrolled in Stephanie Staal’s Nonfiction Book Proposal course. Her guidance was invaluable because she was able to help me find my voice and bring it out in my writing. She provided me with sample proposals, which I used as a mentor to write my own.

Ann-E Wood read my book when I was ready to revise it. She gave me feedback, which helped me to make my manuscript as strong as possible.

I am pleased with my experience at Gotham and I plan to continue to take courses.

Thanks for the motivation,

Brooke Geller

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To read more Letters to Gotham, visit deargotham

Teen Ink, a national literary magazine, has partnered with Gotham to present six-week online creative writing courses created exclusively for teens, 13 to 19 years old. These classes are all about helping younger writers discover and develop their unique voices. There are no grades, no exams, and no wrong answers.

Students will explore a variety of fiction's forms, including memoir, personal essay, and article writing. Every week, they will engage in conversations about writing craft, partake in writing jam sessions, and have the chance to get feedback on their work. Plus, students will have the opportunity to submit work for review by a Teen Ink editor for possible publication in the national magazine and web site. All students will also receive a one-year subscription to Teen Ink magazine.

For information and registration visit TeenInk.com.

DID YOU KNOW?

Gotham offers you the opportunity to work one-on-one with a professional writer in NYC or online. To learn more, check out our Private Instruction, Mentorship Program, Script Doctoring, and Book Doctoring services.

KYLE MINOR'S SHORT STORY COLLECTION DEBUTS

Gotham teacher Kyle Minor's short story collection In the Devil’s Territory has recently been published. One of the stories has been selected for inclusion in Best American Mystery Stories 2008, and Publisher’s Weekly says, “Minor has a knack for capturing melancholy and establishing empathy for his book’s many wayward characters."

Read an excerpt and learn more here.

Gotham's free monthly e-newsletter is filled with writing tips, workshop news, community events, faculty profiles, special offers, student news, and more. Sign up today.

GOTHAM GOES INTERNATIONAL

Since 1997, aspiring writers from 114 countries have studied online with Gotham Writers' Workshop. As our reputation has expanded internationally so has interest in our methods.

We are pleased to announce that our first book, Writing Fiction, is now available in an Italian edition, Lezioni di scrittura creativa, published by Dino Audino Editore. Learn more at audinoeditore.it.

This joins the German language edition, Romane und Kurzgeschichten schreiben, which debuted in 2004. (The German edition can be ordered from Amazon.de.)

WRITER RESOURCES JUST A CLICK AWAY

You can access many online resources directly from your Gotham home page. Simply roll over the Resources tab at the top of this page for quick links to expert advice, articles, books for writers, reading lists, and more.

Wednesday, Jan 7, 2009