GOTHAM WRITERS' WORKSHOP EXPANDS TRAVEL WRITING PROGRAM

ADVANCED ARTICLE WRITING WORKSHOPS OFFERED ONLINE AND IN NYC


New York, NY (9/13/05) - To accommodate interest by students around the world who share a desire to turn the world into words, Gotham Writers' Workshop, New York's leading creative writing school is expanding its travel writing program. This fall the school adds 10- week advanced article writing workshops to its schedule. The new workshops will be offered in New York City and online at www.WritingClasses.com and begin on September 21 and October 19, 2005, respectively.

The advanced workshops join the Travel Writing basics workshops that will be taught online by Rita Cook and in NYC by David Farley. These workshops begin on September 20 and October 18, 2005 respectively.

Gotham's comprehensive 10-week travel writing workshops cover the spectrum of travel writing from newspaper and magazine articles to guidebooks to travel memoirs and essays. Students learn how to choose destinations and angles, research ideas, utilize travel resources, craft compelling travel pieces, tailor work for the marketplace, and
more.

Gotham's online writing classes, selected "Best of the Web" by Forbes, feature everything one would find in the school's popular New York City workshops--lectures on craft, class discussions, writing exercises, and personal feedback from a professional writer. Small class size facilitates discussion and extensive student-teacher interaction.

Appropriate for the beginning travel writer or an experienced professional, the school's travel writing workshops help participants take their writing to the next level. Busy writers and travelers appreciate the online format that fits any schedule, allowing students to participate in class from home, office, or an Internet café in some distant land.

Interested students can obtain additional information or enroll by visiting WritingClasses.com or calling 1-877-WRITERS (974-8377) toll- free.

Andrew Collins is author of seven Fodor's guides, has edited or co- edited more than 20 Fodor's titles, and has contributed to more than 130 travel guides. He is a frequent contributor to Travel + Leisure and his work has appeared in numerous publications including Fairfield County and Sunset magazines. Andrew also writes "Out of Town" a biweekly travel column that is syndicated in more than a dozen newspapers across the country.

Rita Cook served as a travel editor and editor-in-chief for Insider magazine and Premier Bride. She is a travel correspondent for North Star Media and writes travel columns for RomanceEverAfter and Best of Brazil. She has also written for such publications as Lifesmart, LA Splash, Airliner Magazine, Pilot Getaways, Cruisemates, Eco Florida, Mexico Connect, Greatest Escapes, Dreamscapes Travel Magazine, Travelwise, Off-Road, Destinations, Real Adventure Travel, Contemporary Bride, Senior View, and Dirty Trails. She has also written extensively about the fields of entertainment, fashion, and business.

David Farley served as travel-editor-at-large for the The Wave. He has also written travel-related articles for numerous publications, including Travel + Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, Time Out New York, New York Magazine, Playboy, the Chicago Tribune, the Dallas Morning News, Details, Black Book, and Gayot Hotel and Restaurant Guide. He's also been featured in The Best Travelers' Tales 2004 and is currently editing Travelers' Tales Prague, an anthology of literary nonfiction about the Czech capital.

Gotham Writers' Workshop is the largest school in the country devoted exclusively to teaching creative writing, enrolling over 6,000 students a year. While based in New York City, its online division, www.WritingClasses.com, has enrolled thousands of students worldwide since its inception in 1997 and was selected "Best of the Web" by Forbes. With a faculty of over 100 professional writers, the school offers introductory and advanced classes in more than a dozen forms of writing including fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, memoir, novels, mystery, poetry, feature articles, science fiction, romance, comedy, children's books, business communications, and more. The publication of Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide (ISBN: 1-58234-330-6) in August 2003 and Fiction Gallery (ISBN: 1-58234-462-0) in August 2004 marked the first two in a series of Gotham books to be published by Bloomsbury.

For additional information, contact Andre Becker (andre@write.org) at 1-877-974-8377.