Workshop
Land Big Bylines by Writing for Columns
with Courtney Kocak
April 14 • 2:00 PM (EST) - 4:00 PM (EST)
Dates
April 14 • 2:00 PM (EST) - 4:00 PM (EST)
Duration
2 hours
Location
Online
Price
US$75
About the workshop
Writer/instructor Courtney Kocak has gotten her best bylines by placing essays in popular columns. She will give you ten targets and help you workshop premises, pitches, and beginnings of essays.
Details
In this workshop, Courtney will explain the crux of popular columns for top publications. You'll do a brainstorming exercise for each, and there will be an opportunity to workshop your ideas and ask questions. You'll receive a list of potential columns and editor contact information for each. By the end, you'll have a game plan for landing your best bylines yet!
What you will learn
How to land bylines at top publications by writing for popular columns.
Workshop takeaways
• Decoding the premise and angle of popular columns and identifying ideas that would be a good fit. • Pitching best practices.
What you will be reading
Various in-class examples from popular columns.
Additional info
If you can't attend this class live, it will be recorded! Students will receive a recording the day after the class, and it will be available for 30 days.
About the instructor
Courtney Kocak is a writer, podcaster, and comedian based in Los Angeles. She wrote for Amazon’s Emmy-winning animated series Danger & Eggs and Netflix’s Know It All podcast. She’s produced a slew of highly-ranked podcasts—including The Bellas Podcast, which debuted at #1 on Apple Podcasts, PayPal’s Never Stand Still, and Girlboss Radio—and currently hosts three of her own with over two million downloads to date: Private Parts Unknown, about love and sexuality around the world, The Bleeders, about book writing and publishing, and Podcast Bestie, a best friend to podcasters trying to grow and monetize their shows (and a popular Substack). As a writer, her bylines include The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Cosmopolitan, BUST, Bustle, InsideHook, and more. She’s currently working on a coming-of-age memoir in essays.
Learn how to land bylines at top publications by writing for popular columns