WHEN Thursday, October 2, 6:30 - 10:30 pm WHERE New York (Midtown East) PRICE $125 ($100 for ) more info

Course Details

Major newspapers and magazines including The New York Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, Vogue, Glamour, Jane, Details, and Esquire publish personal essays. They are a great way to break into the market or get that all-important foot-in-the-door first clip. But how do you mine your own life for the timely, relevant stories that editors are looking for? How can you turn a deeply personal experience into an essay that resonates on a broader level?

In this one-night workshop -- limited to 12 students -- we'll discuss writing and publishing personal essays, ways to approach the process, and potential markets for your work. We will spend most of the class workshopping your first-person pieces in-progress.

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Instructor Bio

Andrew Craft's Courses

Andrew Craft has taught personal memoir writing at the 92nd St Y and the Makor Steinhardt Center. He also created a class designed to access the creative writer's voice. He recently completed ghostwriting a memoir about to be sold to a major publisher. He has run three writer's groups, the members of which are all writing personal memoirs of various length -- some full length autobiographies, some shorter essay pieces.

He has taught screenwriting at beginners, intermediate, advanced, and master class levels at NYU for seven years. Andrew is a busy screenwriting consultant and script doctor and has two films currently in development. He also teaches creative fiction and nonfiction. Andrew is an Englishman who has lived in New York for eighteen years.

Testimonials

Andrew provides great context and content, engages each attendee individually and personally, and is a highly entertaining and informative teacher. -- Beth Amorosi

"Andrew is insightful and experienced -- he immediately understands what each writer is trying to capture in their essay and offers spot-on advice on how to take that story to the next level!" -- Jessica Dang

"When it comes to working with a wide range of story ideas in the classroom, Andrew is a master craftsman." -- Steve Govoni, president, Connecticut Center for Patient Safety

"Andrew is at the top of his game. He is a talented, lively, well-informed teacher who brings perspicacity and humor to his teaching. I'm already on my way to writing my story thanks to him." -- Susan Schwartzman, Susan Schwartzman Public Relations

"Andrew not only knows his stuff, but he knows how to teach it." -- Nelly Sidoti