Welcome to Your Book Deal $200 NEW!
From creation to contract; you will understand what to do, and what not to do when you set out to find a literary agent. Learn the easy-to-fix mistakes many writers make when querying agents, as well as seven surefire techniques that get you out of the slush pile. Learn how to develop your selling points, make the perfect pitch, become a contentpreneur, and get editors to say “yes”.
Tue. 6:00 – 7:30pm; 3/6 – 4/3 (5 sessions)
Hunter College Campus Schools, 71 East 94^th Street 
Katharine Sands is a literary agent with the Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency in New York. She is the editor of Making the Perfect Pitch: How to Catch a Literary Agent's Eye and has been a guest expert on writing and publishing for Poets and Writers, The American Society of Journalists and Authors, New York University, and the New York State Council on the Arts.
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Mystery Fan's Book Club $125
Love mysteries? Our readings include the following classic mysteries: The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri; a Donna Leon mystery entitled Willful Behavior; Michael Dibdin’s Vendetta; a new series detective, Oscar Wilde, in Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders by Gyles Brandreth; and Ruth Rendell’s recent mystery Portebello. The sixth selection will be chosen by the class. Please read The Shape of Water for the first class.
Rosemary Gelshenen is a teacher and author, having composed her own book, Instant English Literature, and having co-authored several manuals for aspiring fiction writers.  Rosemary has been teaching for several decades, having been awarded the New York City “Teacher of the Year” award in 1983.
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Introduction to Social Media $310 NEW!
Media mogul Arianna Huffington once said “Self-expression is the new entertainment,” referring, of course, to social media. But beyond entertainment, how can you use social media to get your name out there? With this course, you'll learn not only the basics of social media, but how to brand and market yourself with various social media platforms, from Facebook to Twitter and everything in between. Social media is the new frontier in communication, so here's your chance to get out there and explore.
Mon. 6:00 – 7:30pm; 1/30 – 3/26 (8 sessions, skips 2/20)
Hunter College Campus Schools, 71 East 94^th Street
Elyssa Goodman is Miss Manhattan, a freelance writer, photographer, and social media consultant. She has worked with companies like Time Out New York, Nerve.com, YourTango.com, Her Campus.com, and more. In her spare time she likes to devour New York in big bites. Goodman graduated with honors from Carnegie Mellon University.
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