Writers Collective

For experienced and novice writers, this Collective will help you to take your writing to the next level. Courses are taught by professional writers with a gift for sharing their insights on the craft of writing. Inspired by discussions with others who are passionate, serious, and savvy about writing, you will develop new work. Delve into a variety of genres, including fiction, journalism, creative nonfiction, screenwriting, and technical and grant/proposal writing. Designed for writers who want more—more practice, more feedback, more skills, and more opportunities to write and publish.

Courses
1     Writing Your Life: Introduction to Memoir Writing
2     Getting Published (Summer 2010)
3     Grant/Proposal Writing
4     Fiction Writing
5     Poet’s Corner
6     Cultural Journalism
7     Screenwriting
8     Technical Writing
9     Playwriting (Summer 2010)
10   Writing About and Reviewing Film
11   Writing About and Reviewing Theatre

Writers Collective courses are also offered during the academic year (fall and spring semesters). Descriptions of courses in the program are available on that site.

About the Instructors

Costs
In addition to the tuition, there is a $25 nonrefundable registration fee paid once per semester.

SUMMER 2010 Courses

Early Registration Discount
This discount applies to registrations received (paid in full) by April 2.

NEW! Playwriting
Write—and complete—your own one act play! Explore the art and craft of playwriting with fun, creative, and specific exercises designed to help you write the play of your dreams. Weekly readings of your work will enable you to revise and edit your scripts into viable works for the theatre. Learn the practical elements of copyrighting, finding an agent, and getting your play produced.
AWR9280.10 / $399
AWR9280.11 / $375 (Purchase College employees and alumni, and early registration discount)
Instructor: Matthew Gallagher
Wed., 7:00–9:00 p.m.
May 19–July 21 (10 sessions)
Humanities Bldg., Room 2068

*CANCELLED* Getting Published
Get your work published! Find the right literary agent and learn to work with the departments within a publishing company. Master the writing skills used in book proposals and query letters. Understand the sales of subsidiary, special, and premium rights. Develop effective Internet marketing and promotion skills. Learn how to research the competition before you write your book!
AWR9510.10 / $239
AWR9510.11 / $215 (Purchase College employees and alumni, and early registration discount)
Instructor: Jan L. Kardys, literary agent and former director of contracts for several major publishers
Wed., 6:30–8:30 p.m.
June 9–July 14 (6 sessions)
Humanities Bldg., Room 2070

About the Instructors

Matthew Gallagher, an actor, playwright, and songwriter, earned his B.F.A. from the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, an M.A. in English literature from Western Connecticut State University, and an M.F.A. from Ohio University, where he received a scholarship in playwriting. “Voices Carry,” a play completed and produced at Ohio University, went on to earn an Honorable Mention letter from the famed director Lloyd Richards at the 1994 Eugene O’Neill Theatre Conference. Mr. Gallagher teaches at Eastern Connecticut State University and the University of Hartford.

Jan L. Kardys, president of Black Hawk Enterprises, has 30 years of diversified publishing experience for nine major publishing corporations. She was director of contracts for Warner Books/Little, Brown & Company; director of contracts at Macmillan Publishing Company, Charles Scribner’s Sons; and contracts director at Prentice Hall/Simon & Schuster. Ms. Kardys has worked at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Doubleday, Scholastic, Lippincott & Crowell, Publishers, St. Martin’s Press, Conde Nast Publications, and Google. She has held various executive positions in subsidiary rights, licensing, database design, imaging, royalty conversions, contracts, copyrights, and permissions departments. For more information: www.jankardys.com/Biography.html

Updated June 9, 2010