Success Stories
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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Success: Janet Clare Publishes Debut Novel
Former student Janet Clare has just published her debut novel, Time Is the Longest Distance. Set in the harsh desert of the Australian outback it is a moral story of immorality in a place where "night comes on like a door slamming shut." Of the influence the Writers’...
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Success: Maria Dadouch Awarded Katara Prize
Fiction Certificate graduate Maria Dadouch recently won the Katara Prize. Of her experience, Maria says, “I'm honored to be invited for the second time to share my stories of success here. I recently received the Katara Prize for my novel The Planet of the...
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Success: Francisco Uribe Publishes Two Stories
Former Student Francisco Uribe recently had two stories published. “Lápices de color” was published in Huizache 8, and “No te metas,” can be read on Aquifer: The Florida Review Online. Francisco is very happy with his experience in the Writers’ Program, saying, “In...
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Success: Instructor Natashia Deón to Publish Second Book
Instructor and former student Natashia Deón is an NAACP Image Award Nominee and author of the critically-acclaimed novel, Grace. She has sold her second novel, The Perishing to Counterpoint Press. The Perishing is about a young black woman who suddenly finds herself...
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Success: Shiwani Srivastava’s Script Places in Competitions
Current student Shiwani Srivastava’s script Wedding Season recently won second place in the ScreenCraft Comedy Screenplay Contest. (It also advanced into the quarterfinals and semifinals of other contests this year, including Final Draft and WeScreenplay.) Of her...
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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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Thirty Things to Write Instead of a Novel for NaNoWriMo
National Novel Writing Month isn’t for everyone. However, that doesn’t mean writers should ignore November as a time to dedicate to writing. If you’re averse to becoming part of the NaNoWriMo crowd, here are thirty ideas (one for every day in November) of things you...
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NaNoWriMo Prep Resources
National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo to those in the know) is just over two weeks away. In addition to our course designed for NaNoWriMo participants, and the tips on getting through the month, we wanted to offer some resources for preparing for NaNoWriMo....
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