Gotham Writers Workshop offers creative writing classes in New York City and online. "It's none of their business that you have to learn how to write.
Gotham Writers Workshop is a creative home in New York City and online where writers develop their craft and come together in the spirit of discovery and fellowship. We've been teaching creative writing and business writing to tens of thousands of students since 1993. Let them think you were born that way."
-- Ernest Hemingway
Every summer we host free classes in The Reading Room at Bryant Park, at the magic hour when the sun melts and the lights emerge. ✨ It’s become a favorite Gotham tradition, writing together on summer nights. Join us next Thursday, August 13, for our last class of the season.
08/03/2026
Are you ready to share? Monday Motivation from Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist.
07/27/2026
Screenwriter Carole Eastman on writing. Here’s to a week of wagging, wibbling, waving!
07/23/2026
Are you having a horrible summer vacation? We want to hear about it! Fact or fiction, submit your very short story to our Worst Vacation Ever contest. The winner receives a free class and publication on our website.
Find more details and enter here: https://v2.writingclasses.com/contests/the-worst-vacation-ever-contest
07/20/2026
Are you willing to write badly? Words of wisdom from the great Jennifer Egan. Have a great week, writers! ✨
07/13/2026
Happy Monday! Here’s to a week of simply sitting at your desk. ✨
07/01/2026
It’s the most wonderful time of year—our Bryant Park series begins July 9th! We’ve also got new classes starting, another NYC Write-In, and so many more ways to join our writing community this month. Find a few highlights here and check our website for the full course catalogue. ✍🏽💙☀️
06/22/2026
“Let us trace the pattern.” Happy Monday, writers! We’re wishing you a week full of creativity. ✨
06/18/2026
A huge congratulations to Gotham student Hafeez Lakhani on the publication of his debut novel, Abundance.
Hafeez’s novel has been named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Literary Hub, The Millions, and People, and was described in a starred BookPage review as, “Posing challenging questions about choice and acceptance... a moving multigenerational story about love, faith and family from a sensational new novelist.”
You can read the entirety of Hafeez’s Student Success letter on our website to learn more about the book and his story.
Congratulations, Hafeez—we’re thrilled for you!
06/15/2026
“But most of all, endurance.” Happy Monday to our writing community! Here’s to a week of words on the page. 💙