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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...
$119
Workshop: Story Structure in the YA Novel
Karmen Lizzul Writing Workshops @ 134 W 29th St, New York, NY
This workshop is for writers who want to write or are currently working on a novel. This workshop examines story structure in three contemporary YA novels. Please read these three novels before the workshop. If you don't read the books you will still come away with some guidelines for developing your YA novel. Read the books and the experience will be much richer. "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson "Brooklyn Burning" by Steve Brezenoff ...
All levels
18 and older
$47
Writing with Confidence
York College CPE @ 9450 159th St., New York, NY
You will be given the chance to build upon your professional and personal reading and writing experiences, as well as prepare to read and write confidently and effectively in a college or workplace setting. Note: One-time registration fee included in the price.
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Fiction and Short Story Writing
Alaa Al Aswany Creative Writing Workshop @ 159 20th St, Brooklyn, NY
Learn the art of writing from a master at his craft Through the magic of imagination, fiction takes us deep inside worlds and into the lives of characters. This workshop course teaches students to recognize the qualities that make for spellbinding fiction, including the natural rhythm and tone, mapping the structure, and shaping the content. The short story exemplifies a unique genre of writing. This workshop teaches the essential short story...
All levels
18 and older
Intensive Creative Writing Weekend
Alaa Al Aswany Creative Writing Workshop @ 159 20th St, Brooklyn, NY & Virtually Online
Unlock your creative potential and become a master storyteller in this immersive workshop. Learn the secrets of captivating fiction, from crafting compelling characters to creating vivid settings. Join us for a weekend of intensive training in the art of exceptional storytelling.
All levels
18 and older
Reading Chaucer with Noam Scheindlin
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales takes us back to a time when the sun still revolved around the Earth, and the Earth was at the center of the Divine Plan. How heavily that cosmic order weighs upon the average person! Chaucer, through his collective portrait of a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, takes us into the backwaters of this cosmic order, and helps us to understand what it is like to live life amidst the hierarchies of both...
Screenwriting Basics - One Day Intensive
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
This four-hour course covers the basics of screenwriting, from premise to outline to finished draft. Plus tips on building a career and maintaining a consistent work ethic. And your instructor will share his own story of how a self-taught guy with no connections got to make a Hollywood movie with major stars. Students of all levels are welcome.
$50
Web Series Writing and Development: The Essentials
Made in NY Media Center by IFP @ 30 John St, Brooklyn, NY
Want to create a web series but don’t know where to start? This class is for you. At this day-long workshop, learn the essentials of how to write and develop a web series on your own, and also get insight on how to create a series with a network. This course is taught by Sarah Salovaara, writer and director of the Gotham Award nominated series Let Me Die a Nun. Come in ready to learn about the writing process, independent production (how do...
Intro To Screenwriting Class
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
This class is an introduction class for screenwriting with an overview of all the different types of screenwriting for film (shorts and features), TV and webseries. There is an emphasis on writing for short length scripts (shorts and webseries) but it will give tips on what makes scripts strong and sellable no matter what the medium is. Students are encouraged to bring their ideas to class to get feedback and tips on them. What medium is your...
$50
Sip-N-Scribe
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
Looking to get your creative brain moving? Need a refreshing way to mix-up your writing? Then push away from your keyboard, get ready to put pen to paper, and come mingle with other writers in person! Sip-N-Scribe is a fun evening of creative writing prompts, idea swapping, and drink-sipping. The goal is to experiment with something new on the page in an informal, relaxed way, all while enjoying an afternoon with your friends while making new ones....
$5
Storytelling 101
CLASS & CO @ 260 Ainslie St, Brooklyn, NY
Are you working on stand up, public speaking or have a solo show idea percolating in your brain? Do you want to inject more vulnerability into your comedy? Are you like me and have had a ton of truly ridiculous dating experiences!? In this writing/performance workshop, you’ll sharpen your skills with writing exercises designed to mine memories, improvisational exercises to define your voice, and personal notes to flesh out your material. By the...
Migration: Short Memoir
Fledgling Writing Workshops @ 417 Prospect Pl, Brooklyn, NY
Migration workshops combine traditional manuscript critique with Fledgling’s signature generative approach, meaning plenty of in class writing time and feedback. With a focus on short memoir, we’ll spend the first three sessions writing to prompts and learning how to choose what belongs in a piece about one’s self, what a three act structure is and how to make it work for any length piece, and what mixing “big and little voice” means, plus...
All levels
16 and older
Write For Your Erotic Side: Creative Writing Workshop
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
During this creative writing workshop, we will develop your idea into a full-fledged erotic short story or vignette through group and solo writing and concept development exercises. Attendees will gain an understanding of what makes an erotic story "erotic", how sex scenes should be written, how important the characters are to erotic writing and ways to weave eroticism into what are considered non-erotic scenes. Writing can be PG-13, R or X-rated....
$20
My Date With Shakespeare - Twelfth Night
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
Does Shakespeare scare you or has it just been a long time since you and Shakespeare have spent time together? Have no fear! Becca C. Kidwell will reintroduce you on a cozy Saturday afternoon. Together we will go over Shakespeare's background and language. Then we will read and discuss a selection from his romantic comedy Twelfth Night. BONUS: All participants will take home their own copy of Twelfth Night and receive a discount to Swiftly Tilting...
$10
"Anatomy of a One-Liner" Joke Writing Course
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
"Anatomy of a 1-Liner", is a two-hour joke writing course which describes the various types of 1-Liner jokes used in monologues and roasts, and teaches how to write them. Students will also be able to have a few of their own jokes "punched up" at the end of the course.
$40
Introduction to Nature Writing
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Explore the basics of nature writing in this afternoon seminar. Through close examination of published work and in-class exercises, hone your descriptive powers, injecting vibrancy and lyricism into your prose. Learn how to create work that conveys the physical beauty of the natural world, while also telling a story or making an essayistic argument. Open to fiction and nonfiction authors of any level. Students will be provided a selection of short...
$54
Intro to Storytelling Workshop
CLASS & CO @ 260 Ainslie St, Brooklyn, NY
Are you working on stand up, public speaking or have a solo show idea you’ve been thinking about? Do you want to inject more vulnerability into your comedy? Are you like me and have had a ton of truly ridiculous dating experiences!?* Well, you’ve clicked on the right link! In this writing/performance workshop, you’ll sharpen your skills with writing exercises designed to mine memories, improvisational exercises to define your voice, and personal...
$30
Short Story Writing
Alaa Al Aswany Creative Writing Workshop @ 159 17th St, New York, NY
The short story exemplifies a unique genre of writing. This course teaches the essential short story elements: sketching a story, creating a great opening, devising structure and plot twists, incorporating tension, implementing flashback and viewpoint, and mastering the art of dialogue. Students will learn tips and techniques to write great short stories. In addition to writing exercises, students will complete three short stories and receive feedback...
Advanced
18 and older
Grammar and Conversation (Intermediate)
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
In this class students will increase English fluency by learning grammatical structures and speaking on topics of interest, guided by the teacher. Topics often include discussion of what's happening in the city around us and in our daily lives, culture and current events. Students will broaden their vocabulary through reading articles and stories and discussing them. Emphasis will be placed on pronunciation. Please note that topics...
Playwriting with Charly Evon Simpson
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
In this workshop, we will be generating new material as we work towards writing a hopefully inspiring, possibly messy, definitely "something" first draft of a new play. There will be in-class and out-of-class reading and writing, which we will discuss and share week to week, as well as time to chat about inspiration, revision and more.
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