David Tabatsky

Teaches at I Write NY

David Tabatsky is a writer, editor, teacher and performing artist. He is the Lead Writing Coach for the “Write Smart,” one-hour topic writing workshops and the Saturday two-hour sessions: “Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Cool Writing.”

David has taught writing in many New York City public and private schools, as well theatre and circus arts, at the American School of London, The United Nations International School, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, The Cooper Union, and Henry Street Settlement. He received a BA in Communications and an MA in Theatre Education, both from Adelphi University. David is the co-author of Dear President Obama: Letters of Hope from Children Across America, The Boy Behind the Door: How Salomon Kool Escaped the Nazis, and So Much for Happy, a young adult novel. David was the consulting editor for Marlo Thomas and her New York Times bestseller The Right Words at the Right Time, Volume 2: Your Turn and Chicken Soup for the Soul’s The Cancer Book: 101 Stories of Courage, Support and Love.

(1 Review)

Fiction, Non-Fiction and Cool Writing

Reviewed by Karla S. on 11/24/2019

While the instructor was very nice and seemed very well qualified, I did have a few issues: 1. When I arrived at the specified address it was difficult to find the correct entrance and it could have been indicated. Then, the security guard at the desk did not know where my class was. I had to wander around looking until I was late and someone called me to find out whether I was attending. I did not see any phone number in the confirmation e-mail that I could have called when I was lost. 2. The class started almost 30 min late. 3. There was only one other person in the class and she was 12 while I am 43. While she was very sweet and I enjoyed getting to know her, our experience levels and age difference made it difficult to have a cohesive class. 4. We took home a few good exercises, but did not really spend more than 15-20 minutes writing during the class. We shared some, but did not really get to talk about writing technique. 5. The advice shared was very general in nature-- the best thing I took away from the class was to have a bulletin board with post-its to set up my writing ideas and make them more visible, which is a great idea, but it didn't really help me with my own writing. In general this class would be ok for beginners. I wish that we had spent more time writing, sharing our own writing and/or reading.

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