Meet our talented family of teachers—each an accomplished writer and trustworthy guide. Leaf through our faculty bios, profiles, book excerpts, and writing advice articles. You’ll like the people you meet.
Cindy House

Faculty Profile

Meet Cindy House

“I frequently feel so moved in the middle of class at people’s bravery at what they’re sharing,” Gotham teacher Cindy House says. “I feel very honored just to be there and I’m so grateful to my students.”

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Erica Magrin

Faculty Profile

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Gotham teacher Erica Magrin has always been at Gotham, from taking a teen class, to interning, and now teaching here.

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The instructor was the first writing instructor I ever had that actually gave constructive criticism. After every one of her comments I felt that I had been given a little gift.

Erin Foster,student

Faculty Excerpts

Shad Hadid and the Forbidden Alchemies

Shad Hadid and the Forbidden Alchemies

George Jreije
This is an excerpt from George Jreije's middle-grade novel, Shad Hadid and the Forbidden Alchemies.***“I won’t practice alchemy unsupervised so long as the sun is in the sky,” I said, peeking up at the stars over the courtyard. “But Mrs....
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Shad Hadid and the Alchemists of Alexandria

Shad Hadid and the Alchemists of Alexandria

George Jreije
An excerpt from the first book in George Jreije's middle grade series, out in paperback this September.***I glanced up at a large black figure hovering over me as if descending from the sky. A shadow.I’d once convinced myself that the...
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Faculty Articles

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

修改

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett
Writers have a love/hate relationship with revision. On the one hand, we hate it because we want our pieces to come out right the first time, and the drafting process is so much more fun, full of promise and discovery,...
Rita Chang-Eppig

How to Write a Fight Scene

Rita Chang-Eppig
I’m fortunate that I’ve never been in a real physical fight, but I’ve been in plenty of sparring matches. Sure, I lost most of them, but I’d like to think I learned a few things from the various martial arts...