Apr 16, 2019 | Feature Articles
Welcome new Writers’ Program instructor Annie Gilbertson! Annie is teaching a one day course, Sound to Scene: Narrative Writing for Podcasts (Reg# 367018) this May, and sat down with us to offer some insight into creative life and her upcoming course. What sparks your...
Apr 2, 2019 | Feature Articles
Guest post by instructor Cole Kazdin. Kristen Roupenian’s short story “Cat Person” pretty much broke the internet after it was published in The New Yorker in December 2017, going viral instantly. Following its success, Roupenian got a seven-figure, two-book deal. Her...
Mar 29, 2019 | Feature Articles
Earlier this year, I had the chance to attend for the second time the annual awards ceremony for Final Draft’s Big Break Screenwriting Contest. The Writers’ Program frequently partners with Final Draft in various capacities, such as offering discounted screenwriting...
Mar 26, 2019 | Feature Articles
Welcome new Writers’ Program instructor Roberto Marinas! Roberto is teaching an onsite section of Writing the First Screenplay I (UCLA, Reg# 366681) this Spring, and sat down with us to offer some insight into creative life and his upcoming course. What sparks your...
Mar 22, 2019 | Feature Articles
Welcome new Writers’ Program instructor Michael Luongo! Michael is teaching an online section of Personal Essay I (Reg# 366423) this Spring, and sat down with us to offer some insight into creative life and his upcoming course. What sparks your creativity? I think...
Mar 19, 2019 | Feature Articles
Guest post by instructor Cole Kazdin. In preparing for my spring class, Defeating Distractions: Creating a Writing Practice, I reached out to Samin Nosrat to talk about writing. The chef, bestselling author and Netflix star of Salt Fat Acid Heat, recently announced...
