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Ever dreamed of making your living as a journalist, writing for hip glossy magazines like GQ and Vogue? If so, you'll need to learn how to connect your own personal experiences with the International Zeitgeist. Who better to help you do it than Natasha Vargas-Cooper (NY Times, GQ, Atlantic Monthly)? In this three-week class, Natasha will show you how to research trends and scan current events to find a sellable hook into your personal story. You'll also learn the formula for the Cultural Essay: Part Personal Essay, Reportage, and Celebrity Gossip. By the end of the class you'll have written one of your own, and Natasha will help you find where to pitch it. Nose-job not included.
Instructor: Natasha Vargas-Cooper
July 9, 16, 23 (3 Wed. Nights)
7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Cost: $240 (includes snacks and tea)
Location: Writing Pad East (688 S Santa Fe, Apt. 312, Los Angeles, CA 90021)
About Natasha Vargas-Cooper:
Natasha Vargas Cooper is a journalist whose essays and articles have been published in The New York Times, Atlantic Monthly, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, GQ, The New Republic, Out, Spin, The New Statesman, New York Magazine, The Telegraph, Los Angeles Magazine, BookForum, Russia GQ, The Morning News, Pacific Standard, Buzzfeed, The New Inquiry, Elle, Slake, In Style, Latina, Blackbook, Bullett, Good, The Awl, Salon, E! Online, The Daily Beast, The Daily, The Hairpin, and Gawker. She is also the author of Mad Men Unbuttoned: A Romp Through 1960's America and runs the monthly storytelling series called Public School. Natasha spent several years working as a union organizer and a health policy analyst for a labor union in Los Angeles and Washington D.C. She holds a Bachelor's degree from UCLA in History and Public Policy.
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LocationWriting Pad East (View)
688 S Santa Fe, Apt. 312
Los Angeles, CA 90021
United States
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