New York has always been a city where writers have flocked to. Alongside America’s creative crowd, students can identify iconic landmarks, evaluate Broadway performances and draw inspiration to further develop their creative writing skills and appreciate the diversity of the English language.
Throughout history, the United States’ most populous city has inspired writers from Arthur Miller to Herman Melville, Norman Mailer to F Scott Fitzgerald. With evocative settings found throughout the city, key literary districts include Harlem, Brooklyn and Manhattan, with Tiffany’s, Times Square and the Algonquin Hotel amongst the notable landmarks. New York has been host to literary movements, such as the Harlem Resistance, and important groups such as The New York Intellectuals. Accompanying this literary acclaim is theatrical finesse, with Broadway shows a firm feature of the city’s arts scene since the 1880s.
Take you students to explore new settings and characters by comparing and investigating New York’s distinct districts. They can identify narratives and themes in Broadway shows, and explore identity and values as they gain first-hand experience of New York’s diverse cultures. Pick up a copy of the New York Quarterly for your students to appreciate the range of the city’s literary scene, then grab a coffee and a pen and join the freelance writers in New York’s coffee shops.
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5 Days to New York
Day 1:
Transatlantic Flight to New York, meet your transfer to your accommodation and check in. Time permitting, enjoy a walk around Times Square and the local area.
Day 2:
Spend the day exploring! Hop on the subway to Battery Park and take the Staten Island Ferry to see the views of Statue of Liberty. Walk back through Battery Park to the Wall Street financial district. Take a tour of NBC Studios. In the evening visit the Empire State Building and admire the spectacular views of New York by night.
Day 3:
Enjoy a workshop on Broadway. Around lunchtime walk through Central Park used in so many films and novels. During the late afternoon visit the Lincoln Centre for the Performing Arts. In in the evening take your group to see a Broadway show.
Day 4:
Spend the morning at leisure for last minute sightseeing or shopping. In the afternoon transfer to the airport for your overnight return flight back to the UK.
Day 5:
Early morning arrival in the UK.
