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Breaking into the Glossies

An editor from Boston magazine shows you how to launch a freelance magazine career

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Breaking into the Glossies

WHEN Tuesday, September 2, 7-10 pm

WHERE Offices of Boston Magazine, Boston, MA

PRICE
$65 ($50 for )
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Course Details

What does it take to get your byline into one of the thousands of consumer magazines being published today? While it's not as hard as you might think, breaking into the glossies does require specific knowledge about how the magazine world works, and an understanding of the strategies that will get you published. This seminar will show you how to penetrate the world of the glossies, whether you're coming from a background in trade writing or are still just dreaming of seeing your name in print.

In order to really make it work, a professional freelancer needs to be highly disciplined. In this seminar, we will discuss the challenges and triumphs freelancers face, the lessons to be learned, and where the freelance career is headed.

In this seminar, you will learn:

  • How to break into the business
  • How to form a pitch editors will go for
  • How to market yourself as a freelancer, and make yourself in-demand
  • How to maintain the best relationships with editors and become part of someone's freelancer "stable"
  • How to gather a list of contacts and use them to your best advantage
  • What you need to consider to figure out if this is the life for you

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Instructor Bio

Alyssa Giacobbe's Courses

Breaking into the Glossies – Boston (Seminar on January 21)
Intro to Magazine Writing – Boston (Class starts January 26)

Alyssa Giacobbe
Alyssa Giacobbe is a Boston-based freelance writer, and writer-at-large for Boston magazine, where until recently she served as style director, overseeing fashion, food, travel, home design, beauty, and fitness coverage as well as features relating to business, culture, and society.

Alyssa is a former editor for Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Teen Vogue, and part of the original staff hired to launch the celebrity mag In Touch Weekly. Currently, she is a columnist for Martha Stewart's Body + Soul, a regional editor for Lucky, and regularly writes for publications including Self, InStyle, Town & Country Travel, Details, and Teen Vogue.

Testimonials


Alyssa was absolutely superb. An A+ instructor. As a result of her teaching, I got an article in the music section of Time Out New York, and a travel assignment Town and Country Travel. Alyssa is simply the best! -- Sophie Powell

"Alyssa is a seasoned media expert who very candidly described her journey in a really fun, relaxed, and informative way. I came away with a sense that there is a writer's community out there trying to do what I'm doing, and plenty of bread crumbs for all of us to share on our publishing journeys." -- Vallerie Malkin

"Alyssa's seminar was fabulous. I immediately enrolled in her 8-week Intro to Magazine Writing class." -- Kim Van Dyke

"Alyssa really tailored the course content and syllabus to the class. She recognized that some of us were more advanced than others and gave us all feedback based on where we were with our ability." -- Jennifer DeChristoforo

"Alyssa was helpful, informative, and insightful. The information she provided was consistent and clear. She managed to condense her considerable experience into the most relevant instruction." -- Claire Kim Van Dyke

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