Ed loves reading people’s stories—and is thrilled there are still plenty of magazines and websites that pay writers for their personal essays. The best part? You don’t necessarily need to have high-profile clips to sell your story to a major magazine—plenty of Ed’s friends have gotten their first clip from a personal essay!
Get the inside scoop on how to turn anything from how you met the love of your life to a rant about your roommate’s random collection of turtles into an essay in Ed’s first ever Essay writing class! Designed for everyone from beginners to seasoned writers who are looking to add essay writing to their arsenal, we’ll discuss knowing which outlets accept essays (and offer payment), how to pitch an idea, as well as practical approaches and techniques to self-edit an essay into a polished piece. We’ll also spend time focusing on how to generate ideas, approach editors, as well as discussing the differences between pitching online and for print. In addition, the instructor will work with you one on one to help polish your piece. By the end of the two-day intensive, you’ll have at least one solid essay idea (and will know how to follow through with it).
Students should be prepared with a few potential essay ideas before the first class.
WHEN: Wednesday, August 11 and Thursday, August 12 from 7-9pm
WHERE: Manhattan Theatre Club
311 West 43rd Street, 8th Floor
NY, NY 10036
COST: $150
TO SIGN UP: RSVP to edschool@ed2010.com is REQUIRED as space is limited. You’ll get an email back with the PayPal URL.
About the instructor: Anna Davies has worked at Family Circle magazine and Redbook magazine and has written personal essays for The New York Times, Seventeen, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Jane, Salon.com, Nerve.com and others. Her first national clip came from a personal essay pitch and since then, she’s written about everything from why she loves reading parenting blogs (even though she doesn’t have kids) to why Boggle once caused a boyfriend to break up with her.
