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Melissa Petro

Teaches at Gotham Writers Workshop

Melissa Petro has published nonfiction in Salon, Rumpus, the Daily Beast, Penthouse, Bitch, The Nervous Breakdown, Whiskey Dregs, The Gloss, The Fix, xojane, and Post Road, and her work appears in the anthologies Sex Work Matters and Hos, Hookers, Call Girls and Rent Boys. She has taught in the New York City public schools. She holds a BA from Antioch, an MS in Education from Fordham, and an MFA in Nonfiction from the New School.

Reviews of Melissa Petro

(12 Reviews)
  • Memoir Writing Level 1 (Self-Paced)

    Reviewed by Tamara M. on 7/28/2017
  • Memoir Writing Level 1 (Self-Paced)

    Reviewed by Anika V. on 7/24/2017
    Feel I really got my time and money's worth in this class. Taking classes in universities can sometimes feel stiff and also costs way more but Gotham feels more accessible and casual but still professional. I'm a copywriter for a living but was curious about what it would take to write a personal project: a memoir. This class was a good intro to all you need to know. Even it was a one day intensive, it didn't overwhelm either so I give props to the instructor for handling our time and the exchanges among students well. Would def recommend this!
  • Personal Essay Writing Intensive

    Reviewed by Angie D. on 7/24/2016
  • Personal Essay Writing Intensive

    Reviewed by Euletha D. on 6/24/2016
  • Memoir Writing Level 1 (Self-Paced)

    Reviewed by Edith Z. on 5/21/2016
    I liked Cullen Thomas's teaching technique and ended up learning a lot during that one-day session. He systematically went through every important aspect of writing a memoir, which gave me the inspiration to get back to writing. I am thinking of signing up for a 10-week Memoir II session that it taught by him this summer or fall, although I already completed both Memoir I and II at Gotham last year.
  • Hit Send: Publishing Short Nonfiction

    Anonymous review on 7/6/2015
  • Personal Essay Writing Intensive

    Reviewed by Cynthia A. on 2/24/2015
  • Personal Essay Writing Intensive

    Reviewed by . on 1/27/2015
  • Memoir Writing Level 1 (Self-Paced)

    Reviewed by Kaitlin Z. on 1/12/2015
    Great instruction, peers, and learning opportunity.
  • Memoir Writing Level 1 (Self-Paced)

    Reviewed by Louise K. on 1/12/2015
  • Personal Essay Writing Intensive

    Anonymous review on 11/16/2014
  • Memoir Writing Level 1 (Self-Paced)

    Reviewed by Gary on 8/2/2012
    Very satisfied. Good instructor. Nice group of students.

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