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Manuscript Intensive Program

SF Creative Writing Institute @ Virtual Classroom

Send your book out without self-doubt. Instead, work with one of our editors to get your manuscript in shape.   In this month-long one-on-one intensive, an experienced published author will closely read your entire book and mentor you, giving focused editorial feedback on the first 25 pages and an editorial letter to guide revision of the rest. There will be significant opportunity for extended correspondence with your mentor, who will provide...

(6) All levels 18 and older
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$770

16 sessions

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Advanced Lyric Writing

Primary Stages ESPA @ 307 W 38th St, New York, NY

By invitation or application only. Armed with the foundational lyric writing principles—including song structure, scansion, rhyme, and classical musical theater song forms—you will expand your lyric writing skills through doing and apply this knowledge to your own projects. This class might be for you if you: Have taken Lyric Writing 1 and are looking to continue your learning! In this class you will: Develop and present work in a...

(11) Advanced 18 and older
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$520

8 sessions

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Short Form Screenwriting

Primary Stages ESPA

Screenwriting is a specialized craft with its own set of dramatic writing principles. Film allows writers to tell stories in an infinite range of styles, from special effects-charged blockbusters to the intimate indie projects. In this 6-week class with screenwriter and playwright Melisa Annis, you will apply the concepts of character development, visual storytelling, theme, plot, and dialogue to your own original short film script. This class...

(11) All levels 18 and older
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Online: Fast First Draft

Primary Stages ESPA

This class is set up for you to swiftly and decisively embark on a first draft of a new play. In the first session of this 5-week class, you will work on generative writing exercises designed to kickstart your creativity, and in each subsequent session you'll workshop new pages. Propelled forward by page-generating exercises and unencumbered by extensive critique, you will start to develop a new play—either a one-act or a full-length—and have...

(11) All levels 18 and older
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Short Story 2: Short Story Writing Workshop

Writing Pad

You’ve learned the Short Story Basics, but how do you do you take your skills to the next level? In this 5-week San Francisco advanced short story workshop, Dominica Phetteplace (ZYZZYVA, Pushcart Prizes) will show you how! Through fun in-class exercises, you’ll learn to how to evaluate your ideas, write glorious prose, and troubleshoot problematic arcs. Dominica will teach you how to transform your rough drafts into literary gold. You’ll...

(60) Intermediate 16 and older
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$425

5 sessions

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Blog Basics Level 1: 4-week Selling Seminar

Gotham Writers Workshop

Blogs come in all shapes and styles, and have become an established part of the literary, journalistic, professional, and social landscape. They are a great way to establish a platform as a writer or expert, promote a business, or just let the world know what you’re up to.  Perhaps you would like to start a blog. Or improve your blog. The beautiful thing about blogs is that you don’t have to wait for permission to publish your work. You...

(745) Beginner 18 and older
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$200

4 sessions

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How to Write for Musical Theater

The Songwriting School of Los Angeles @ Live Online

Unlock your creative potential and learn the art of writing for musical theater with this comprehensive course at The Songwriting School of Los Angeles. From developing a concept to bringing it to life on stage, film, and television, you'll gain the skills and knowledge needed to create your own original musical. Explore the history, structure, and character development of musical theater while honing your songwriting abilities in this transformative ten-meeting class.

(2) All levels 18 and older
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$699

10 sessions

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Meditative Writing Level 1 and 2

Meditative Writing

Use neuroscience, cognitive behavioral training, neuro linguistic programming, behavioral economics, psychology, evolutionary biology, and meditation to write from your most connected self. Each class starts with an introduction to various cognitive & meditative tools to build a prolific writing habit and write universal stories. Each class includes a meditation that guides you into a deeply connected writing session. You will generate many...

(5) Beginner 18 and older
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$550

6 sessions

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From Capitalist Realism to Acid Communism

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research

From Capitalist Realism to Acid Communism: an Introduction to Mark Fisher Most of the writings of the late cultural theorist Mark Fisher began their life not as academic papers or monographs or fully wrought essays but as blog posts, online responses, and even internet comments. These writings—including those that would be later collected into his some of his most famous texts—reflect one of the most unique theoretical voices of the early 21st...

(29) All levels 21 and older
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$335

4 sessions

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Fundamentals of Screenwriting

Meditative Writing

Join us for an 8 week dive into the new fundamentals of screenwriting. No paint-by-numbers approach here. We will learn and practice an approach to visual story telling inspired by the psychology of creativity and storytelling for the screen. Get your questions answered and develop an approach to screenwriting that works for you! Week 1: Discovering Your Storytelling Voice Introduction to Meditative Writing and the philosophy behind the course...

(5) All levels 18 and older
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$599

8 sessions

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Online Solo Show 2: Performance

The Barrow Group Acting School @ Live Online

In this 6-week class, students will continue to draft their solo show while focusing on performance, using The Barrow Group acting tools. The class culminates in a sharing of 5-10 minute excerpts of their pieces. Prerequisite: Students must have completed Solo Show I: Writing or the 10-Week Solo Show I class.

(66) Intermediate 18 and older
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$395

6 sessions

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Solo Show 1: Writing

The Barrow Group Acting School @ Live Online

In this 4-week class, students will begin crafting and writing their own solo show. The class begins with an overview of script analysis and story structure. Then, students will share an outline of their show for review and dramaturgy.  During the last session, students will share a fully formed draft of an excerpt of their show.  Please bring in your solo show (or ideas for a solo show), in whatever shape it is in, to the first class...

(66) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$295

4 sessions

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Creative Writing (Ages 11-13)

Writing Pad

Do you have a middle grader who’s interested in creative writing? What if they could sample poetry, short story, personal essay or middle grade writing? In this four-session live online creative writing class, your 11-13-year-old will get the chance to try each of these forms in two-hour sessions tailored just for them taught by an award-winning writer with expertise in working kids from this age group.  Each class includes fun craft talks,...

(60) All levels 11 - 13 years old
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Creative Writing for Teens

Writing Pad

Do you have a high schooler who’s interested in creative writing? What if they could sample short story, screenwriting, personal essays or novel writing? In this four-session live online creative writing class, your 14-18-year-old will get the chance to try each of these forms in two-hour sessions tailored just for them taught by an award-winning writer with expertise in working kids from this age group.  Each class includes fun craft talks,...

(60) All levels 14 - 18 years old
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Online Level 1 Intro to Poetry

The Writers Studio @ Google Meet

Develop your narrative and lyric voices in this introductory poetry workshop. Broaden your sense of what is possible in your work as you explore various literary styles and approaches. Join us online to deepen your understanding of the technique and receive constructive critiques from both teachers and fellow students.

(7) All levels 18 and older
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$435

8 sessions

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Meditative Writing Level 2: 1st Draft/Rewrite Intensive

Meditative Writing

Do you wish you could just lock yourself in a room and bang out a rewrite in one weekend? Okay, let's do it. Use Intervaled Story Structure-Guided Visual Meditation to step into your characters at the top of each scene.  Connect with the wants and needs of your character that build scene structure.  Great for screenplays, plays, TV scripts or novels.  ​ ​Prerequisite:  Meditative Writing Level 1...

(5) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$475

3 sessions

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TV /Film Workshop

Meditative Writing @ Virtual Classroom

Want to workshop your entire TV pilot? Want to workshop half of your feature screenplay? Interested to find out how readers will experience your work? Each week we will  workshop an entire pilot/pitch bible or half a screenplay.  Each writer will get feedback on their script and will learn tools demonstrated in other writers' works.  You will leave with a solid plan for rewriting or polishing your script.  ...

(5) All levels 18 and older
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$479

6 sessions

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Meditative Writing: Creative/Artistic Health

Meditative Writing

You know you are meant to create but you haven't been creating. Or perhaps you sit down but the process feels empty. Perhaps you haven't picked up your pen, paintbrush, guitar, or ballet slippers in months, days, years.   You are suffering but don't know what to do or where to start.  Or maybe you just might want to do some preventative care, knowing that the road will be hard ahead, so you want to give yourself the...

(5) Beginner 18 and older
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$475

10 sessions

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Fine-tuning Your Story in a Supportive Community

Continuing Professional Studies at Bank

Join a committed community of writers at Continuing Professional Studies at Bank for a supportive and interactive workshop. Receive valuable feedback on your works in progress and gain insights from guest speakers in the publishing industry. Prerequisite: Writing for Children: Finding Your Voice.

(17) All levels 18 and older
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$390

5 sessions

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Basics of Narrative Writing

Newmark Graduate School of Journalism @ 219 W 40th St, New York, NY

Narrative writing is a chronological, character-centered, scene-driven genre that deeply engages readers and triggers empathy for a story. But this description is only the armature of narrative writing; the discipline also requires writers to open up their writing. In this hands-on two-session workshop, writers will learn how to do just that. The class will be organized as follows: Read, discuss, write. In the first session, students will...

(64) Beginner 18 and older
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$79

2 sessions

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