Charles Salzberg's was the single best writing course I've ever experienced. He provided just the right amount of support and constructive criticism. I left each session with ideas to improve my piece.
Lauren Weisberger, author of The Devil Wears Prada, developed in Charles Salzberg's workshop.
I took Allison Estes’s class knowing very little about children’s book writing, but in eight weeks she gave me the foundation to write books for all ages. Allison knows how to inspire and when to offer analytical critiques. I finished two full-length children’s novels in her workshops, and even when classes were over she continued to help me. She must be one of the best children’s book teachers in the city.
James M. McGrath
I took Marci's class after completing my masters degree in journalism, when I was struggling to find work as a freelance writer. Marci's sharp, detailed editing proved invaluable, as did the contacts she was willing to share with me. As a result of my experience in Marci's class, I am now a regular freelance writer for the Financial Times. I am so grateful to Marci, and highly recommend her class to both beginning and seasoned writers.
Pamela Ryckman
I just wanted to send you a short note about my experience with a Writer’s Voice workshop. This summer I took a short story writing class with Jonathan Kravetz called “Getting Started.” It was a wonderful experience for me. Jonathan gave me positive and insightful feedback on my writing. Also his excellent advice on technical issues single handedly cured my adverb tic and alleviated my alliteration affliction a bit. I started the workshop not considering myself a writer, but thanks to Jonathan I now do.
Barbara Gorman
Charles Salzberg is a wizard--inspiring, gentle and brilliant with organizational strategy. He gave me the jump start I needed to begin writing fiction, and now I have one novel in hardcover that will soon be a paperback, with a contract for two more books. I’m now running a NYWW workshop myself, but I consider my participation in Charles's workshop to be an invaluable part of my writing process.
Sally Koslow, author of Little Pink Slips
Sally Koslow's course for women (Writing About Women) is only six sessions long so far, but it's already unleashed startling good prose---raw and true and sometimes funny memories tuned into hot memoir material, for sure. We are both new and very experienced writers in this class but we have all been inspired to tell our stories. Sometimes, there's pain involved but that's part of the goodness of the sessions. We can't wait to see what's coming next!
Sherry Suib Cohen
Marci's class is fantastic not only because she knows the ins and outs of freelancing, but also because she is a patient, encouraging and experienced instructor for writers of all levels, from first-timers to those who are already established.
Harlan Protass
The workshop on Creating Children's Fiction has exceeded my expectations. The detailed information on the different fiction categories for different age groups has been invaluable, and the guidance regarding the creation of both narrative and dialogue has been superb. Most of all, the constructive and encouraging feedback that I have received has allowed me to polish and refine my individual project in a manner that I could not have imagined when I began writing it. I highly recommend this class to anyone with an interest in children's fiction.
Jane Tear
Jonathan Kravetz's class was great. His workshop helped me see problems in my fiction that I would never have seen on my own, and was a real help in fixing them.
Louis Wittig
Marci is a fantastic coach and teacher. Not only did she give me all the information I needed for starting a freelance career, but she freely offered me the one thing I needed the most: encouragement. As a former reporter, I had quit my day job to work full-time on my creative writing, and was hesitant—after so many years—about dipping my toes into the world of freelance writing. Marci gave me the courage I needed to take the plunge, and I will be forever grateful.
Shell Fischer
Two years ago I registered for Allison Estes’ class at NYWW by mistake! And it was the best mistake I have ever made. I have repeated Allison’s class on several occasions, and each time I have learned to apply new lessons and energy to my writing attempts.
The title of the class was Creating Children's Fiction but the basic precepts which Ms. Estes teaches turned out to be universal and essential for any type of writing. She is a perceptive and direct teacher, who has a long list of published works, and she brings her own professional talents and experience to her teaching. She reads or listens to a piece of writing and defines the core of its direction or meaning with clear but kind suggestions and examples. My experience has encouraged me to continue to write and finish a long piece.
Florence Herriot
I have taken several sessions of Charles Salzberg's "Works in Progress" writing courses. I have never had a better teacher. His sensitivity and insight into each participant's needs as a writer, the depth of knowledge and experience he brings to his comments, his professionalism, ability to communicate with each participant clearly, yet tactfully and persuasively -- all these qualities are remarkable. Charles has an apparently inexhaustible willingness to help not only in recognizing and solving writing problems but in carrying through the individual's work to publication.
Julia Scully