Success Stories
Success: Thuc Nguyen’s Recent Screenwriting Work
Former student Thuc Nguyen has had a busy year with her own writing as well as other projects. Of her recent experiences she says, “This year a couple good things happened: I got into Round 2 of the Warner Brothers - MACRO (#stayMACRO) - The BlackList Incubator with...
Success: Alison Turner Wins Catamaran Poetry Prize
Recent student Alison Turner’s manuscript The Second Split Between was selected by Dorianne Laux to be the winner of the 2021 Catamaran Poetry Prize for West Coast Poets. The collection will be published by Catamaran in the fall of 2021. Of her experience in the...
Success: Ha Kiet Chau Publishes Debut Poetry Book
Former student and Phyllis Gebauer Scholarship awardee Ha Kiet Chau’s debut poetry collection, Eleven Miles to June, was published earlier this month. Some of this work was developed during a poetry class in the Writers’ Program. Of her experience in the Writers’...
Success: Wendy Cheng’s Essay Publications
Former student Wendy Cheng recently had essays published in the Cincinnati Review and Boom: A Journal of California. Both works were developed in Writers’ Program courses. Of the publication experience, Wendy says, “After over a dozen rejections, the acceptance of my...
2021 Allegra Johnson Prize
The Writers’ Program is thrilled to announce Maggie Morris as the winner of the 2021 Allegra Johnson Prize. The final judge panel included Writers’ Program instructors Alison Singh Gee, Paul Guest, and Eduardo Santiago. From our semifinalists, the panel selected...
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...
Feature Articles
2021 Virtual YA Symposium
Our third annual YA Symposium,The Young and The Reckless: Writing for Teens,starts August 14th, with prerecorded content, live seminars, a keynote, and a wealth of resources and community building opportunities. Our events team answers a few FAQs about what makes this...
Welcome Events Intern Erykah Brown
The Writers’ Program is thrilled to add an events intern to our team through March 2022, thanks to a generous opportunity through the LA County Arts Commission Arts Internship Program. Erykah will be working on event-related planning and execution at many levels, and...
Summer Places to Visit (Virtually)
The last few years have seen the meteoric rise in popularity, and breadth, of ambient and ASMR content. And while summer is a time for many to vacation in places near and far, for some that is not a reality they can achieve every year. Not only has the global pandemic...
One-day & Weekend Seminars for Summer
Summer quarter is underway, with most of our classes starting this week. While the majority of Writers’ Program courses are ten weeks, we also offer a range of one-day and weekend classes and intensives. Not only are these courses a good way to get a sampling of the...
2021 Allegra Johnson Prize
The Writers’ Program is thrilled to announce Maggie Morris as the winner of the 2021 Allegra Johnson Prize. The final judge panel included Writers’ Program instructors Alison Singh Gee, Paul Guest, and Eduardo Santiago. From our semifinalists, the panel selected...
Student Spotlight: An Interview with Nathan Glovinsky
Former student Nathan Glovinsky has been busy since taking classes last year, using lessons from our Writing Screenplay Coverage course to help advance as a professional reader. Nathan sat down with us to talk a bit about being a reader, and his experiences as a...
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...