Success Stories

Success: Cassandra Rose Wins at AFF

Success: Cassandra Rose Wins at AFF

Former student Cassandra Rose won Austin Film Festival's 2022 Scripted Digital Series screenplay award with her original series, Walk Into a Bar. Cassandra says, “UCLA Extension's class in Advanced TV Series Showrunning gave me the confidence to write my own web...

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Success: Kathy Forti’s Novel Series

Success: Kathy Forti’s Novel Series

Former student Kathy Forti is about to have the third novel in her Stacks series published this April. The series initially started as a pilot script in a Writers’ Program course. Kathy says, “Before I became a clinical psychologist, I was a news writer with a...

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Success: Joseph Dabby’s Debut Memoir

Success: Joseph Dabby’s Debut Memoir

Former student Joseph Dabby recently published his memoir. He says of the experience, “My book No Looking Back was published recently. It's a memoir about my growing up as a Jew in Iraq, my childhood, adolescence, imprisonment, marriage to my sweetheart, and our...

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Feature Articles

Instructor Interview: Philip Hoover

Instructor Interview: Philip Hoover

Welcome new Writers’ Program instructor Philip Hoover! Philip is teaching a section of One-Hour TV I (Reg# 391148) this Spring. Philip is teaching in our Remote online format on Mondays starting April 3. He sat down with us to offer some insight into creative life and...

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Instructor Interview: Cynthia Dewi Oka

Instructor Interview: Cynthia Dewi Oka

Welcome new Writers’ Program instructor Cynthia Dewi Oka! Cynthia is teaching a section of Personal Essay I (Reg# 391063) this Spring. Cynthia is teaching in our Remote online format on Wednesdays starting April 12. She sat down with us to offer some insight into...

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NEW Spring 2023 Courses

NEW Spring 2023 Courses

Although in many parts of the US winter is still very much here, we’re already looking forward to Spring and the renewal of nature and ourselves it can bring. UCLA Extension’s Spring quarter starts the first week of April, with many of our classes starting the week of...

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How to Show a Writer Love

How to Show a Writer Love

As with all relationships, communication is key. Writers are still individuals and each person has a different way of receiving love and care. While surprises are lovely, odds are few others (particularly non-writers) have asked your writer what they need to have an...

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Success: Instructor Matt Witten’s New Novel

Success: Instructor Matt Witten’s New Novel

Screenwriting instructor Matt Witten recently had a new novel published. Matt says, "My thriller Killer Story came out this month from Oceanview Publishing. Killer Story is inspired by all the true-crime podcasts I love listening to during my commutes to UCLA. It's...

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2022 Year in Review

2022 Year in Review

As another year nears its end, the Writers’ Program reflects on how the world, and our program continue evolving. We know this continues to be a difficult time for many, and for others they have experienced personal and professional growth this past year that deserves...

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