Success Stories
Success: Sheryl Recinos Publishes Memoir
Current student Sheryl Recinos published her memoir, Hindsight: Coming of age on the streets of Hollywood, in October 2018. Speaking of her experience writing and self-publishing the book, Sheryl says, “Writing my memoir finally put the horrors of my childhood into...
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Success: Instructor Peter Dunne Continues Literary Journal
Longtime Screenwriting instructor Peter Dunne recently published issue two of the literary journal about experiences in the film industry. He says, “Memoir writing, the act of discovering ourselves, is the most consequential writing we will ever do. As Instructor and...
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Success: Gary Dickson’s Publishing Successes
Fiction Certificate Student Gary Dickson recently published An Improbable Pairing, a historical romance novel that chronicles the enduring themes of a young man’s coming of age and the rebellious love of the mismatched. He will also have a book of French poetry...
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Success: Kate Krieger Pilot Premiering at Sundance
Former Screenwriting student Kate Krieger will have her pilot premiered at Sundance next week as part of the Indie Episodic program. The project has had an interesting evolution. “Delivery Girl is the pilot that I adapted from the feature length version I wrote of the...
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Success: John Peters II Self-Publishes Second Travel Memoir
Certificate Graduate John Peters II self-published his second travel memoir, From Lions to Pharaohs, in November 2018. This work takes readers on an adventure through Kenya. He relates stories of amazing wildlife encounters, interactions with locals, and personal...
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Success: Instructor liz gonzález Publishes New Book & Poems
Instructor liz gonzález’s multi-genre book, Dancing in the Santa Ana Winds: Poems y Cuentos New and Selected, was released by Los Nietos Press in July 2018. A review of her book appeared in the November 12 issue of The Press Enterprise in Riverside, California. Her...
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Success: Kerry Fisher’s Latest Bestseller Picked Up by New Publisher
Writers’ Program Alumna Kerry Fisher was delighted to see her fourth novel and USA Today bestseller The Silent Wife picked up by the Forever imprint of Grand Central Publishing. The Silent Wife has sold half a million copies worldwide and was released in paperback in...
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Success: Instructor Suzanne Lummis Wins COLA Fellowship
Longtime instructor Suzanne Lummis recently won a COLA Individual Artist Fellowship, awarded by the City of Los Angeles’ Department of Cultural Affairs. The award ceremony will take place in June 2019, but here’s what Suzanne had to say about the honor. “The majority...
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2019 Writers Studio Recap
This past week, we held our annual Writers Studio, a four day intensive where students from around the world come to learn, write, and engage with each other. This year we had over a hundred and twenty students in eleven classes gathered together. Here’s a visual...
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New Spring Courses
While many places in the northern hemisphere are still entrenched in winter (hope you’ve warmed up by now, polar vortex folks), we’re already looking forward to Spring here at Extension. Registration just opened for Spring quarter and we have an exciting slate of new...
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It’s not too late to start your New Year’s writing goals!
We all know January can be hectic, but if you think you’ve lost your chance at diving into those new year writing goals with some workshops, think again! We have several courses starting this week and beyond that still have some room in them. Write a Novel in 10 Weeks...
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Announcing the 2018 James Kirkwood Award Winners
Last month, the Writers’ Program hosted a luncheon in Los Angeles to honor the recipients of the 2018 James Kirkwood Literary Prize. The James Kirkwood Literary Prize is named for the late Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning author James Kirkwood, one of the...
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WP Year in Review
In case you’ve missed it, 2018’s been a bit of a busy year for the Writers’ Program. We moved offices. Twice. We’re now situated in a (semi)permanent home on Wilshire Blvd, near UCLA’s Wilshire Center. After being in our Gayley location for decades, it’s been a huge...
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Welcome New WP Staffer, Ashley Griggs!
The Writers’ Program is thrilled to add a new Program Representative to our team. Ashley started this week, and will be working as a Program Representative in both the Writers’ Program and Entertainment Studies. She’ll be doing a lot of important behind the scenes...
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Instructor Interview: Kristine Huntley
Welcome new Writers’ Program instructor, Kristine Huntley! She is one of three instructors teaching one-day workshop this Winter, Winning a TV Writing Fellowship to Jumpstart Your Career, and sat down with us to offer some insight into creative life and her upcoming...
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Courses to Warm Up Your Writing Muscles for Winter
2019 is approaching and as you look beyond your holiday celebration and travel plans, we hope you’ll check out our Winter course offerings to get those annual writing goals started out right. Check out our course offerings across creative writing, poetry, editing...
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