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Career-building courses to launch you to the top of your field
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| Course | Location | Start Date | Instructor |
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| Making Sense of Social Media (Video) How to create and sustain online communities that support your business |
ONLINE 1.5 hours, $15 |
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| Publishing: From Print to Digital (Video) Because now magazine publishing also means producing user-generated content, video, podcasts, and blogs |
ONLINE 1 hour, 11 minutes, $15 |
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| Breaking into Food Writing Eat, drink, and be published |
Boston, MA 3 hours, $65 |
11/19/2008 | Janice O'Leary |
| Copy Editing Essentials Learn copy editing symbols, grammar basics, and how to get copy editing jobs |
New York, NY 3 hours, $65 |
11/19/2008 | Cheryl Della Pietra |
| Humor Writing From headlines to punchlines |
ONLINE 8 weeks, $499 |
11/19/2008 | Brett Leveridge |
| Nonfiction Book Proposal Complete a polished proposal that will win an agent and land a book contract |
ONLINE 8 weeks, $499 |
11/19/2008 | Jill Rothenberg |
| Executive Media Training: One-Day Intensive Tape a video spot and learn how to be confident on camera |
New York, NY 1 day, $950 |
11/20/2008 | Manoush Zomorodi |
| Intermediate Public Relations How to create annual PR plans, master media interviews, and analyze results |
ONLINE 4 weeks, $350 |
11/20/2008 | S.j Sebellin-Ross |
| The Whole Freelancer How to develop a lucrative career as a freelancer and get the clips you need |
ONLINE 4 weeks, $350 |
11/20/2008 | Molly Knight Raskin |
| The Sitcom Writer's Room A 2-day workshop with Emmy-nominated producer Ellen Sandler (Everybody Loves Raymond) |
New York, NY 2 days, $250 |
11/22/2008 | Ellen Sandler |
| Chick Lit Writing Workshop Don't just email your friends your stories -- get them published |
New York, NY 4 hours, $125 |
11/23/2008 | Brenda Janowitz |
| Writing about Technology Write about high tech for high dollars |
Los Angeles, CA 3 hours, $65 |
11/24/2008 | Vince Beiser |
| How to Start Your Own Media Business There is life beyond the cube |
New York, NY 3 hours, $65 |
11/24/2008 | Duy Linh Tu |
| Intro to Copy Editing Learn copy editing skills, master a copy test, and get freelance work as an editor |
ONLINE 6 weeks, $425 |
11/24/2008 | Ellen Tarlin |
| Intro to Magazine Writing Write for the glossies |
ONLINE 8 weeks, $499 |
11/24/2008 | Vanessa Bush |
| Intro to Public Relations Create powerful PR materials that get results |
ONLINE 4 weeks, $350 |
11/24/2008 | S.j Sebellin-Ross |
| Personal Essay Writing First-person pieces are one of the best ways to break into top magazines |
ONLINE 8 weeks, $499 |
11/24/2008 | Andrew Craft |
| Stiletto Boot Camp Write for the best-paying women's magazines |
ONLINE 8 weeks, $499 |
11/24/2008 | Julia Dahl |
| How to Work with Editors Tips for freelancers to build relationships and keep work coming |
Boston, MA 3 hours, $65 |
11/25/2008 | Terri Trespicio |
| Beauty Writing and Editing Taught by a beauty editor for Glamour, Lucky, and Teen People |
ONLINE 6 weeks, $425 |
11/25/2008 | Lori Bergamotto |
| Boot Camp for Print and Online Magazine Editors A boot camp for assigning editors |
ONLINE 4 weeks, $350 |
11/25/2008 | Christopher Scapelliti |
| Copywriting: Mastering Ad Writing Break into advertising! |
ONLINE 8 weeks, $499 |
11/25/2008 | Lori Andreozzi |
| Financial Writing Write about the economy, business, and the financial crisis |
ONLINE 4 weeks, $350 |
11/25/2008 | Beverly Goodman |
| Reinvent Yourself How to get the career you want |
Los Angeles, CA 3 hours, $65 |
12/1/2008 | Nancy Kremer |
| Personal Essay Clinic: Writing About Family Workshop your first person piece with a published personal essay writer |
New York, NY 4 hours, $150 |
12/1/2008 | Helaine Olen |
| Breaking into Freelancing How to write for magazines even if you don't have any clips |
Los Angeles, CA 3 hours, $65 |
12/3/2008 | Vince Beiser |
| Client Management for Public Relations Professionals How to retain and grow happy clients in PR |
New York, NY 3 hours, $65 |
12/3/2008 | Dan Simon |
| Copy Editing: One-Day Intensive A full-day training session that will sharpen your copy editing skills |
New York, NY 1 day, $349 |
12/3/2008 | Cheryl Della Pietra |
| Intro to Travel Writing With an editor from the Lonely Planet guidebooks |
ONLINE 8 weeks, $499 |
12/3/2008 | Jay Cooke |
| Self-Editing Workshop for Writers Get clean copy that's ready to send to publishers |
New York, NY 4 hours, $125 |
12/4/2008 | Jami Bernard |
| Weekend Warrior: 2-Day Film School mb teams up with HFI to put you through film school in one weekend |
Los Angeles, CA 2 days, $414 |
12/6/2008 | Dov S-S Simens |
| Get Over Your Writer's Block Led by a senior editor at Penguin |
New York, NY 4 hours, $125 |
12/6/2008 | Joy Peskin |
| HTML Fundamentals Learn how to code and design web pages |
New York, NY 2 days, $425 |
12/6/2008 | David Tristman |
| Breaking into Travel Writing A one-day workshop with an assigning editor for the Lonely Planet guidebooks |
San Francisco, CA 5.5 hours, $125 |
12/6/2008 | Jay Cooke |
| Writing and Editing for the Web Essentials Learn how writing for the web is different than print |
Los Angeles, CA 3 hours, $65 |
12/8/2008 | Jenna Robbins |
| Grammar, Punctuation, and Meaning Write better. Period. |
ONLINE 4 weeks, $350 |
12/8/2008 | Gaylord Fields |
| Developing Online Videos How to create original content for the web, podcasts, and other new media |
Los Angeles, CA 3 hours, $65 |
12/9/2008 | Jean McCormick |
| Recession-Proof Your Finances Learn how to protect your money (no matter how much you have) |
New York, NY 3 hours, $65 |
12/9/2008 | Galia Gichon |
| The Customer is the Company: How Social Media is Changing Business with Craig Newmark (Craigslist), Keith O'Brien (PR Week), CEOs from Zappos & Get Satisfaction, and community & crowdsourcing experts from Fast Company, FreshBooks, and Wired |
New York, NY 1.5 hours, $75 |
12/9/2008 | |
| Writing and Editing for the Web Learn how to write knockout copy that keeps 'em coming back |
ONLINE 4 weeks, $350 |
12/9/2008 | Tiffany Black |
| Breaking Into Editorial Photography How to get the best freelance photo jobs |
New York, NY 3 hours, $65 |
12/10/2008 | Stella Kramer |
| Improve Your Memoir Workshop your book with a published memoir writer |
New York, NY 4 hours, $125 |
12/10/2008 | Kimberlee Auerbach |
| Interactive Advertising Copywriting: One-Day Intensive Sharpen your web copywriting skills in this full-day session focused on interactive advertising writing |
New York, NY 1 day, $349 |
12/11/2008 | Jennifer Eggers |
| Create Your Own Website Learn to make your own basic web page on a Mac |
New York, NY 2 days, $425 |
12/13/2008 | Duy Linh Tu |
| Weekend Warrior: 2-Day Film School We've teamed up with HFI to put you through film school in one weekend |
New York, NY 2 days, $389 |
12/13/2008 | Dov S-S Simens |
| The Secrets Behind Writing and Selling Your First Book | San Francisco, CA 1 day, $125 |
12/14/2008 | Laura Mazer |
| How to Get a Literary Agent Screenwriters, novelists, and nonfiction book authors: Get represented! |
Los Angeles, CA 3 hours, $65 |
12/15/2008 | Brad Schreiber |
| Photography Portfolio Review with Stella Kramer A Pulitzer Prize-winning photo editor critiques your work and tells you where to sell it |
New York, NY 4 hours, $125 |
12/15/2008 | Stella Kramer |
| The Business of Freelancing How to make money and be successful as a full-time freelancer |
New York, NY 3 hours, $65 |
12/15/2008 | Joel Keller |
| Get Your Fiction Book Published Learn the nuts and bolts of publishing a novel, novella, or short story collection, |
ONLINE 4 weeks, $350 |
1/6/2009 | Allison Dickens |
| Memoir Writing Tell -- and sell -- the story of your life |
ONLINE 10 weeks, $599 |
1/7/2009 | Kelly McMasters |
| Novel Writing Draft your novel in 3 months! |
ONLINE 12 weeks, $610 |
1/7/2009 | Nicole Bokat |
| Breaking into Screenwriting Get your script on the big screen |
Los Angeles, CA 3 hours, $65 |
1/8/2009 | Gail Gilchriest |
| Memoir Writing Start and learn how to sell your memoir |
New York, NY 8 weeks, $499 |
1/8/2009 | Kimberlee Auerbach |
| Copy Editing Essentials Become a copy editor and master a career-boosting skill |
Los Angeles, CA 3 hours, $65 |
1/12/2009 | Gary North |
| Public Speaking Essentials A workshop to help you learn to present effectively |
New York, NY 4 hours, $125 |
1/12/2009 | Joel Schwartzberg |
| Food Writing Boot Camp Create a complete portfolio of food-related articles |
ONLINE 8 weeks, $499 |
1/12/2009 | Molly Watson |
| From Essay to Memoir Build your memoir from a series of linked essays |
ONLINE 8 weeks, $499 |
1/12/2009 | Andrew Craft |
| Op-Ed Writing Write opinion columns for magazines, newspapers, and online |
ONLINE 8 weeks, $499 |
1/12/2009 | Lionel Beehner |
| TV Writing: Spec Script Start (and finish!) your sitcom or drama in 3 months! |
ONLINE 12 weeks, $610 |
1/12/2009 | Laurie Scheer |
| Young Adult Novel Writing Write your YA book with the help of a senior editor at Laura Geringer Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
ONLINE 12 weeks, $610 |
1/12/2009 | Jill Santopolo |
| Profile and Interview Writing How to interview anyone from celebrities to local heroes |
Los Angeles, CA 3 hours, $65 |
1/13/2009 | Jen Jones |
| Screenwriting Start (and finish!) your screenplay in three months |
Los Angeles, CA 12 weeks, $610 |
1/13/2009 | Matthew Waynee |
| Cookbook Proposal Workshop Learn how to get your book sold from a top cookbook publisher |
New York, NY 4 hours, $125 |
1/13/2009 | Harriet Bell |
| Children's Picture Book Writing Complete a first draft in just 6 weeks |
ONLINE 6 weeks, $425 |
1/13/2009 | Dashka Slater |
| Writing Scripts for Online Video How to write digital shorts for the Web, podcasts, and mobile phones |
ONLINE 4 weeks, $350 |
1/13/2009 | Laurie Scheer |
| Breaking into Op-Ed Writing Get your opinion heard |
New York, NY 3 hours, $65 |
1/14/2009 | Lionel Beehner |
| Interviewing Techniques for Journalists How to ask the questions -- and get the answers |
New York, NY 4 hours, $125 |
1/14/2009 | Betty Ming Liu |
| Intro to TV News Reporting Tape two professional news segments for a demo reel |
New York, NY 4 weeks, $450 |
1/14/2009 | Melissa Tamplin |
| Novel Writing Draft your novel in 3 months! |
New York, NY 12 weeks, $610 |
1/14/2009 | Alison Pace |
| Boot Camp for Journalists A reporting and writing class that will transform your portfolio |
ONLINE 8 weeks, $499 |
1/14/2009 | Vince Beiser |
| Environmental Writing and Reporting Writing about climate, energy, and other in-demand stories |
ONLINE 4 weeks, $350 |
1/14/2009 | Doug Struck |
| Intro to Fashion Writing Become a buzz-making fashion writer |
ONLINE 6 weeks, $425 |
1/14/2009 | Sally Lourenco |
| Novel Writing: Advanced Workshop your novel with a published author |
ONLINE 12 weeks, $610 |
1/14/2009 | Erika Mailman |
| Writing Business Proposals and Presentations Mastering communication in corporate environments |
ONLINE 4 weeks, $350 |
1/14/2009 | Dan Zukowski |
| Pitch Letter Essentials Target, craft, and sell magazine stories through query letters |
Los Angeles, CA 3 hours, $65 |
1/15/2009 | Vince Beiser |
| Boot Camp for Journalists Write and sell magazine and newspaper articles in our signature class |
New York, NY 8 weeks, $499 |
1/15/2009 | Julia Dahl |
| Grammar, Punctuation, and Meaning Write better. Period. |
New York, NY 4 weeks, $350 |
1/15/2009 | Magdalena Alagna |
| Personal Essay Boot Camp Personal essays are one of the best ways to break into top magazines |
New York, NY 8 weeks, $499 |
1/15/2009 | Helaine Olen |
| Advanced Public Relations Learn crisis management, speech writing, and other senior PR functions |
ONLINE 4 weeks, $350 |
1/15/2009 | S.j Sebellin-Ross |
| Practical Grammar and Style Tips From the author of Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies |
Los Angeles, CA 3 hours, $65 |
1/20/2009 | June Casagrande |
| Foundations in Form: Prose Writing A creative prose writing workshop led by an MFA program director |
New York, NY 8 weeks, $499 |
1/20/2009 | Jackson Taylor |
| How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal that Sells | New York, NY 3 hours, $65 |
1/20/2009 | Ryan Fischer-Harbage |
| Intro to Magazine Writing Write for the glossies |
New York, NY 8 weeks, $499 |
1/20/2009 | Julia Dahl |
| Intermediate Copy Editing Master the rules that govern clean copy |
ONLINE 6 weeks, $425 |
1/20/2009 | Cheryl Della Pietra |
| Breaking into the Glossies An editor from Boston magazine shows you how to launch a freelance magazine career |
Boston, MA 3 hours, $65 |
1/21/2009 | Alyssa Giacobbe |
| How to Cover New York Stories Turn your street smarts into paid articles |
New York, NY 3 hours, $65 |
1/21/2009 | Betty Ming Liu |
| Nonfiction Book Proposal Writing Complete a polished proposal that will make it out of the slush pile |
New York, NY 8 weeks, $499 |
1/21/2009 | Ryan Fischer-Harbage |
| Brand Yourself How to market yourself and your project for maximum results |
ONLINE 4 weeks, $350 |
1/21/2009 | Laurie Scheer |
| Health and Medical Writing Understand and write about medical studies |
ONLINE 8 weeks, $499 |
1/21/2009 | Mary Pinkowish |
| Writing Comic Books and Graphic Novels Work in a medium that publishers and studios love |
Los Angeles, CA 3 hours, $65 |
1/22/2009 | David Seidman |
| Op-Ed Writing Boot Camp The deputy op-ed editor of the NY Daily News shows you how to make your voice heard |
New York, NY 8 weeks, $499 |
1/22/2009 | Lion Calandra |
| InDesign for Writers and Editors Become proficient in InDesign in just one weekend |
New York, NY 2 days, $425 |
1/24/2009 | Patricia Ryan |
| Young Adult Novel Writing Workshop Workshop your book with a senior editor at Penguin |
New York, NY 4 hours, $125 |
1/24/2009 | Joy Peskin |
| Intro to Magazine Writing Write for the glossies |
Boston, MA 8 weeks, $499 |
1/26/2009 | Alyssa Giacobbe |
| Intro to Copy Editing With the senior copy editor and features copy chief at Variety and Daily Variety |
Los Angeles, CA 6 weeks, $425 |
1/26/2009 | Gary North |
| Business and Email Writing Create powerful correspondence, newsletters, and marketing materials |
New York, NY 4 hours, $125 |
1/26/2009 | Frances Trelease |
| Fact-Checking Essentials How to become a skilled researcher |
New York, NY 3 hours, $65 |
1/26/2009 | Katherine Wessling |
| Screenwriting Start (and finish!) your screenplay in three months |
New York, NY 12 weeks, $610 |
1/26/2009 | D.B. Gilles |
| Intro to Fashion Careers How to break in as a stylist, writer, section or market editor |
ONLINE 6 weeks, $425 |
1/26/2009 | Sally Lourenco |
| Memoir Writing Advanced Get your memoir polished and ready to publish |
ONLINE 10 weeks, $599 |
1/26/2009 | Jami Bernard |
| Young Adult Novel Writing: Advanced Workshop your YA novel with an executive editor |
ONLINE 8 weeks, $499 |
1/26/2009 | Liesa Abrams |







