Success Stories
Success: Lisa Knight’s Post-Certificate Work
Feature Film Certificate alum Lisa Knight has had writing and career success recently, which she attributes to lessons and encouragement attained in the Writers' Program. Lisa says, "I wasn't sure I could find a paying job doing what I love until I met Barney...
Success: Bekah Rossman’s Recent Essay Publications
Creative Writing Certificate student Bekah Rossman recently had essays published, both workshopped in Writers’ Program classes. She says of the experience, “I went from not writing since 1998 to beginning a memoir and having three pieces published within three months....
Success: Indra Zuno Wins IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award
Former student Indra Zuno recently won the gold prize in the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Historical Fiction for her debut novel Freedom Dues. She says of the experience, “I'm sincerely still in a state of slight disbelief. There were times when I doubted I would...
Success: Instructor Donald Martin’s Latest Movie
Instructor Donald Martin has a new film coming out next month. Queen Bees, starring Ellen Burstyn, James Caan, Ann-Margret, Jane Curtin and Christopher Lloyd will be in cinemas nationwide and on PVOD starting June 11, 2021. Donald says about the movie, “At its core,...
Success: Leanne Ogasawara Wins Calvino Prize
Creative Writing Certificate student Leanne Ogasawara’s story “Bare Bones” won the 2020 Calvino Prize. You can read the story here: http://louisville.edu/miraclemonocle/issue-16/leanne-ogasawara. She says of the experience, “Around Christmas, I learned that my story...
Success: Instructor Norman Kolpas’ New Book
Longtime instructor Norman Kolpas recently published a new food book. He says, "I was asked by Reaktion Books, a well-respected book publisher based in London, to write a history of foie gras for their "Edible" series of single subject books on food. While the subject...
Success: Catherine Klatzker’s Debut Memoir
Former student Catherine Klatzker is about to release her debut memoir, You Will Never Be Normal from Stillhouse Press in May, 2021. While it was still a book-in-progress, You Will Never Be Normal was longlisted for the 2017 Santa Fe Writers Project Literary Awards...
Success: Upcoming Instructor Projects
The Writers’ Program often shares success stories of our students, alum, and instructors. One of the great things about having instructors who are active in their field is their inside knowledge of the writing biz. It’s also great because they constantly have new...
Feature Articles
Instructor Interview: Rebecca Bohanan
Welcome new Writers’ Program instructor Rebecca Bohanan! Rebecca is teaching a section of Developmental Editing (Reg# 380026) in our Remote Instruction format, with live Zoom class meetings on Thursdays at 7pm PT this Summer. She sat down with us to offer some insight...
Instructor Interview: Aminah Mae Safi
Welcome new Writers’ Program instructor, Aminah Mae Safi. Aminah is teaching Young Adult Novel I (Reg# 380537) in our Remote Instruction format, with live Zoom class meetings on Thursdays at 7pm PT this Summer. She sat down with us to offer some insight into creative...
Class of 2021: Work Study Retrospective with Alexis & Noemi
Sometimes it seems the past year-ish has made time stand still. Other times, it’s like a year happened in a day. For the Writers’ Program staff, a clear marker of time passage has always been the graduation of our UCLA work studies. Throughout the years, these...
Instructor Interview: Guillermo Escalona
Welcome new Writers’ Program instructor Guillermo Escalona. Guillermo is teaching a NEW course, Television Content for a Global Age (Reg# 380980) in our Remote Instruction format, with live Zoom class meetings on Saturdays at 10am PT this Summer. He sat down with us...
NEW Summer Courses for 2021
As the weather turns warmer and we all ache to get outside for a bit, let’s not forget our writing goals for the year. We’ve got new courses for Summer, and with all our offerings still online (in several types of formats), you can take classes just as easily sitting...
Instructor Interview: Tony Camerino
Welcome new Writers’ Program instructor Tony Camerino! Tony is teaching a section of One-Hour TV I (Reg# 381266) in our Remote Instruction format, with live Zoom class meetings on Mondays at 7pm PT this Summer. He sat down with us to offer some insight into creative...
Research Resources for Writers
By Alexis Harmon As writers, we rely on internet search engines more than anyone else. From rare diseases to small town traditions, we all have obscure topics that we type into Google with crossed fingers for accurate, understandable information. But sometimes, Google...
Taking a Page Out of Dickens’ Book
By Noemi VanSlyke Despite being the book-lover that I am, for years I was unable to rouse up the courage to pick up one of those hefty classics by Charles Dickens. I’d heard horror stories—sentences that go on for pages and scenes that never end—but I’d also heard...