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Creative Nonfiction 101 Level 1: 6 Weeks

Unleash your storytelling prowess and hone your craft in the world of nonfiction writing. Join a community of aspiring writers to explore the art of crafting compelling true stories that resonate with readers. Embrace creativity while mastering the techniques of nonfiction writing in this transformative course.

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  • 555 8th Ave, New York, NY
  • 18 hours over 6 sessions

Start Dates (0) $395/person

  • Price includes $25 registration fee.

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Class Description

Description

Nonfiction—pieces that spring from the real world—is everywhere. Magazines, newspapers, books, blogs, websites. And nonfiction has grown more diverse and creative than ever, embracing all styles from straight to zany to lyrical, encompassing every topic imaginable from schoolyard memories to a trek in Nepal to the creation of the universe.

Here you will gain an introduction to six major forms of creative nonfiction— memoir, personal essay, feature articles, profiles, reviews, and travel writing. You’ll learn what they are and how to create them. It’s a sampler platter, with no pressure to work on a specific project or settle on which type of nonfiction you prefer.

If you’re eager to explore the endless possibilities of nonfiction, your guided tour begins here.

Notes:
The 101 courses do not include workshopping of student projects, but students write and receive feedback on writing exercises and assignments.

Syllabus:

Introduction to Creative Nonfiction: What is Creative Nonfiction? The difference between articles and essays. The role of the angle. Imagination in nonfiction writing.

Focus: Feature articles.

Characters in Nonfiction: Transforming flesh-and-blood people into characters in a story. Using angles to define characters. Using character sketches to craft angles.

Focus: Profiles.

Being Subjective: The art of description in nonfiction. When to be subjective. How to be opinionated but fair.

Focus: Reviews.

Sense of Place in Nonfiction: Setting descriptions. Finding and re-creating the mood. Use of observation. The difference between travel articles and travel essays.

Focus: Travel writing.

Personal Narratives: Differences between forms of personal narrative. Structure of essays vs. articles. Use of reflection and point of view.

Focus: Personal essay.

The Life of the Writer: Drawing from your own life for your stories. Making room in your life for storytelling. Persistence and perseverance.

Focus: Memoir writing.

Note: Content may vary among individual classes.

Refund Policy

All Classes (except One-day and Zoom Intensives and Write-Ins):

  • For a refund or credit, contact us three business days or more before your class starts. You can either choose to hold a full credit with us good for one year on other Gotham classes OR you can opt for a refund less a $25 administrative fee and your $25 registration fee ($50 total).
  • If you need to withdraw after your class has started (or two business days before it starts), you won’t receive a refund, but you’re welcome to a Gotham credit less the price of Week 1 and your $25 registration fee, but we need to hear from you three business days or more before Week 2 meets for that to happen. After that point, no credits are available.

One-day and Zoom Intensives:

  • You may reschedule a One-day or Zoom Intensive one time, if you notify us two business days before the class begins. After that first reschedule, there is a $25 rescheduling fee.
  • If you notify us three business days or more before your class begins, rescheduling is free. If you notify us less than three business days before your class begins, there is a $25 rescheduling fee. If you don’t notify us until after your class begins, we cannot reschedule you.
  • You may get a refund (minus a $50 fee) if you notify us three business days or more before your class begins.

Write-Ins:

  • If you withdraw 1 business day or more before it begins, you’re welcome to a full credit good for one year toward another Write-In. No refunds are available.
  • If you simply don’t show up and don’t notify us in advance, you forfeit your money.

A few more things:

  • Credits are valid for one year and cannot be changed into refunds down the road.
  • Simply not attending class or notifying the instructor does not mean you've officially withdrawn.
  • Some exceptions are made on a case-by-case basis for medical emergencies with a doctor's note.
  • Refunds take up to six weeks to process.

Please understand, we can't issue a refund after classes have started, even if you miss your first class. Similarly, we can't offer you a credit one day before your second class or after that. We understand that other obligations get in the way of attending class, but these policies allow us to get other interested writers into class early enough to have a good experience, and this allows us to offer our classes at a reasonable price.

Important Notes:

  • Students are allowed to join a class in the second week.
  • Only those who pay the tuition in full can be guaranteed a place in class.
  • Class dates and times may be subject to change. A substitute may be assigned or make-up classes added to the end of the term.
  • Auditing and the recording of classes are not allowed.
  • For all classes, students receive a record of payment and registration.
  • Gotham reserves the right to remove any student at our discretion.
  • Gotham does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, socioeconomic status, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.
  • Our courses are not intended to provide instruction that will result in the student's acquisition of occupational skills.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

Reviews of Classes at Gotham Writers Workshop (752)

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This class: 4.6 out of 5 from 14 reviews

  • Creative Nonfiction 101 Level 1: 6 Weeks

    I’ve taken a course before and felt like it was more interactive and the prompts were a bit more creative. Was a little bit disappointed that wasn’t more writing focused and more on the genre. Previously we shared and critiqued as small groups and 1:1 but this time was whole group. I just prefer more of the 1:1 small group. Learned a bit but don’t think it prompted creativity as much as I had hoped maybe it’s because it’s nonfiction
  • Creative Nonfiction 101 Level 1: 6 Weeks

  • Creative Nonfiction 101 Level 1: 6 Weeks

  • Creative Nonfiction 101 Level 1: 6 Weeks

    Mind expanding, extremely constructive, inspiring, I learnt more than I expected and had a wonderful experience. Alana is a truly great teacher an well rounded in her approach to constructive criticism and encouragement. Highly, highly recommend.
  • Creative Nonfiction 101 Level 1: 6 Weeks

    I really enjoyed the class. The instructor was engaging and even her focus of what she tends to write about happened to be very in line with my own. In the future I would probably want to take a longer course that was more focused on a specific project, whereas this was separate lessons (like a series as opposed to a serial). Not a complaint as that is part of the class description and probably exactly what I needed this time, a good chance to dip my feet in, in a supportive environment. I would gladly take more classes from Gotham and from the instructor.
  • Creative Nonfiction 101 Level 1: 6 Weeks

  • Creative Nonfiction 101 Level 1: 6 Weeks

    Chris was very inspiring, brought great energy and gave very structured and understandable critical feedback on my written pieces. The class atmosphere was very open and it was an absolute pleasure to attend over the 6 weeks.
  • Creative Nonfiction 101 Level 1: 6 Weeks

  • Creative Nonfiction 101 Level 1: 6 Weeks

    My professor was Janet Flora...She was great! Coming to class every week was a treat, and as our class dwindled to a consistent six, the learning transformed. It was like participating in a master class with one-on-one attention. With each assignment, it felt like it opened a side of me that I thought wasn't there. I plan on taking a couple more classes, and hope other instructors are as great as Janet.
  • Creative Nonfiction 101 Level 1: 6 Weeks

    Instructor was supportive and kind. He listened carefully to all of us and always had the perfect comment that helped me and others along our writers path. He seemed to know a lot about everything and best of all he was genuine and his supportive comments showed that to be true. This was my first experience at go them and I plan on more
  • Creative Nonfiction 101 Level 1: 6 Weeks

  • Creative Nonfiction 101 Level 1: 6 Weeks

  • Creative Nonfiction 101 Level 1: 6 Weeks

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