Here you’ll find a bulletin board for the global Gotham community. In addition to our classes, we present happenings in NYC, such as Write-Ins and Free Events. And we offer ways to stay connected wherever you are.
Community News
Announcement
Winter Classes
Winter classes are now available for enrollment, on Zoom, Online, and in NYC!
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Announcement
The Razor
Gotham’s new literary magazine.
Two sharp stories each month—fiction and nonfiction. Presented with text, audio, and original art.
Enter the experience.
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Announcement
Scholarships for Writers of Color
Scholarships for Writers of Color are available to all people of color who aspire to improve their writing skills, either in the fields of creative writing or elsewhere.
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Contest
Crossroads Contest
Deadline: November 30, 2024
Heart-wrenching decisions, seemingly impossible choices—this is the stuff of narrative gold. We invite you to tell a story, either from your real life or completely made-up, in fifty words or less, about a crossroads.
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New Course
How to Get Published
Here you will learn how to navigate the ins-and-outs of the publishing business and you’ll write (and refine) the most important selling tool for your book—the query letter. All under the guidance of an established literary agent.
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Contest
Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize
Deadline: March 7, 2025
Every year, the Selected Shorts program at Symphony Space hosts the Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Contest. The winner will have his or her work performed and recorded live at Symphony Space in NYC.
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Event
Write-In
Friday evenings in NYC
Do you wish there was a place you could go for writing inspiration and practice? Where you could hang out with other writers? Without needing to make a long-term commitment or spend a lot of money? With food and drink involved?
Gotham Write-Ins are that place.
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Corporate Classes
Gotham brings its world-renowned teaching right into your workplace with our Corporate Classes. We come, we teach, you benefit.
Options include Business Writing, Grammar, and Corporate Creativity.
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Free Event
Free Events in NYC
We do free classes and other fun things around New York City—at bookstores, bars, Bryant Park, etc. It’s our way of showcasing what we do and getting to know you. Show up to get a little Gotham in your life.
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Contest
#GWstorieseverywhere November
Deadline: monthly
Each month we invite you to share a very short story for a chance to win a free class.
Your stories (which can be true or made up) will be inspired by what you see, know, or do, and they should relate in some way to our monthly “themes.”
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