Gotham Writers' Workshop is an adult-education program for aspiring writers based in New York City. Established in 1993, it offers courses in-person and online, and has been recognized for its classes in science fiction and mystery writing. In 2004, it published Gotham Writers' Workshop Fiction Gallery: Exceptional Short Stories Selected by New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School.
The workshop also organizes the Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Contest. Gotham Writers Workshop has been called "the city's premiere writing workshop" by Culture Trip magazine.
The Gotham Writers' Workshop was founded by owners David Grae and Jeff Fligelman, whose backgrounds are in business and advertising, in 1993. They rented out space from a local church. Both Grae and Fligelman had previously taught writing classes before.
Gotham Writers Workshop offers classes in creative writing and business writing, along with writing conferences and one-on-one services, including consults on publishing guidance with literary agents.
Gotham classes are offered in-person in New York City, on Zoom, and asynchronously online. They offer courses in types of writing (fiction, memoir, screenwriting, non-fiction, etc.) and also in specific elements of writing (character, plot, grammar, etc.). Gotham also offers fiction classes in collaboration with ', the literary magazine founded by Francis Ford Coppola.
The format of classes is typically lectures, writing exercises, and workshopping sessions. Courses can be self-paced and asynchronous, meaning that students are encouraged to work through the material at a pace that works for them.
The Teen Creative Writing Workshop is aimed at students ages 13-17 and lasts six weeks. The class is designed to encourage young writers to become comfortable sharing their work with others.
Gotham also offers free events, including free Write-Ins, every Friday on Zoom.
Gotham Writers Workshop hosted its first annual writing conference in 2019. It lasts two days and features panels of authors discussing their work and process. Some talks may include audience participation and exercises to improve one's own writing.
Gotham Writers Workshop has produced three books, edited by school President Alexander Steele: Writing Fiction, Fiction Gallery, and Writing Movies. Writing Fiction is available in several foreign language editions: Escribir ficcion (Spanish); Lezioni di scrittura creativa (Italian); Romane und Kurzgeschichten schreiben (German); and Kezdà  ÃÂrók kézikönyve (Hungarian). Writing Movies is available as Escribir Cine (Spanish).
Gotham faculty are all working writers, published or produced in their fields, as well as experienced teachers.
Gotham's current faculty members include:
Gotham's former faculty members include:
Gotham draws approximately 8,000 students per year, from practically every country in the world. Most Gotham classes are for students age 18 or over, with the exception of the teen courses, for ages 13âÂÂ17.
Notable alumni of Gotham include: