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The discussions explored the application submission processes for the writing programs, including the importance of submitting the right scripts which best showcase the applicants writing and the selection process.

The discussions explored the application submission processes for the writing programs, including the importance of submitting the right scripts which best showcase the applicants writing and the selection process.

RESCHEDULED Webinar Event Date: Saturday, May 16, 2020 || Speaker: Russell Nohelty  || Start time: 1:00 pm PST ||

Readers need to believe in the writer’s characters; care about their plight; share in their joy. Join USA Today bestselling author Russell Nohelty as he discusses how he crafts compelling characters that create layers within a story, and how to drive conflict within your story that creates a world that readers don’t want to leave.

What are the secrets of painting a lively, compelling portrait on the pages of your script and/or novel without boring or losing the reader?  How can you keep a story moving forward while developing your characters through conflict? Join us as we delve deeper into this topic, and leave you with actionable, practical ideas you can implement immediately.

Russell Nohelty is a USA Today bestselling author, publisher, and speaker. He runs Wannabe Press (www.wannabepress.com), a small press that publishes weird books for weird people. Russell is the author of many novels, including Sorry for Existing, Invasion, The Vessel, and My Father Didn’t Kill Himself, along with the creator of the Ichabod Jones: Monster Hunter, Gherkin Boy, Pixie Dust, and Katrina Hates the Dead graphic novels. He also edited the Monsters and Other Scary Shit and Cthulhu is Hard to Spell anthologies, which both raised over $25,000 on Kickstarter. To date, Russell Nohelty has raised over $125,000 on Kickstarter across nine projects.

You can check out his books for yourself by joining his mailing list at www.russellnohelty.com/mail, where he’ll send you a collection of his books for free.

Social Media Links: @russellnohelty on Twitter and Instagram. /russellnohelty on Facebook

Webinar Event Date: Saturday, May 9, 2020 || Speaker: Landi Maduro || Start time: 1:00 pm PST ||

This webinar event is with a Writer and Producer who will discuss a variety of topics, including: writing strong characters, creating a compelling premise and/or story, finding your voice, hooking your reader, script development, financing, past projects, among many other topics.

Landi Maduro is no stranger to making her own path. She has worked professionally as a singer and actress for over 10 years. However, unhappy with the lack of roles available to African American women, she decided to go a different route and explore writing, producing and photography.

The first project she produced was, “I Can’t Pretend”. She developed a fondness for producing and discovered a propensity for wearing many hats. Next she co-produced and starred in “Sheroes”. The dual role as co-producer and star was an exhilarating experience. Not content to stop there, she decided to take on the ultimate challenge of directing. She made her directorial debut shooting the infomercial for the book, “Faces I Have Seen” and she has continued to direct and produced short films, features, music videos, small business commercials, business tutorials and documentaries since launching her production company, Bluechild Entertainment, in 2012.

One-On-One with Producer and Director Jason Mirch

UPDATED Zoom Webinar Event Date: Saturday, April 18, 2020 || Speaker: Jason Mirch || Start time: 1:00 pm PST ||

This event is with a Producer and Director who will discuss a variety of topics, including: writing strong characters, creating a compelling premise and/or story, finding your voice, hooking your reader, script development, financing, past projects, among many other topics.

Jason Mirch is a feature film and television producer and executive with over 15 years of experience. Jason also serves as the Director of Script Services at Stage 32 where he works directly with screenwriters, filmmakers, and leading industry executives.  

In addition to his work with Stage 32, Jason runs production and development for a company which produced low-budget genre pictures for an international audience, as well as serves as a business advisor to a successful post production vfx company which contributed to The Peanut Butter Falcon, Crawl, Martin Scorsese’s Silence, Arctic, and Let them Talk for Steven Soderbergh and HBO.  

Most recently, he produced a 3D animated feature film starring Jacob Tremblay, Emmy-winner Christopher Lloyd, Oscar-winner Mel Brooks, Emmy-winner Kenan Thompson,and Emmy-winner Carol Kane.  

The discussions explored the application submission processes for the writing programs, including the importance of submitting the right scripts which best showcase the applicants writing and the selection process.

Sonja Warfield is a television comedy writer known for her work on the Emmy Award-winning NBC sitcom Will & Grace and the BET comedy The Game. Last event of the year, join us!

Sonja will discuss a variety of topics, including: writing strong characters, creating a compelling premise and/or story, finding your voice, hooking your reader, script development, among other topics.

One-On-One with Writer and Story Editor Stephie Theodora

|| Event Date: Saturday, November 14, 2020 ||

|| Speaker: Stephie Theodora ||

|| Start time: 1:00 pm PST ||

This event will discuss a variety of topics, including: story editing, writing for games and theatre plays, the Speaker’s story, writing strong characters, creating a compelling premise and/or story, finding your voice, script development, writer’s vision, past projects, among many other topics.

Stephie Theodora is a Canadian/EU award-winning stage, game and television writer. Her plays have been produced internationally across North America, Europe and Asia. For games, she’s written for hit titles such as Pearl’s Peril and Bubble Island 2. For TV, she has written for series such as BAFTA-nominated Danger Mouse, Littlest Pet Shop and Gummy Bear and Friends as well as freelanced for Mattel, Warner Brothers, Disney and The Jim Henson Company.

Currently, she is the story editor of the action-packed third season of Robot Trains on Netflix.