Dec 5, 2019 | Success Stories
At the recent American Film Market (AFM), the feature film Never Too Late was introduced to the industry, written by instructor Donald Martin. The film stars Ellen Burstyn, Loretta Devine, Ann-Margret, James Caan and Christopher Lloyd. Shot in Atlanta, the film is...
Nov 21, 2019 | Success Stories
Instructor Shawna Kenney just published a longform piece of reportage about co-housing and the LA housing crisis with the literary magazine Narratively. Shawna was recently named a Contributing Editor with Narratively, too, (after being a longtime contributor). Shawna...
Nov 14, 2019 | Success Stories
Longtime instructor Lou Mathews’ first attempt at a new genre, mystery/noir, has been honored as an Other Distinguished Story in the 2019 Best American Mystery Stories anthology. His story, “Crab Dinners” was published in Santa Cruz Noir, edited by Susie Bright....
Nov 7, 2019 | Success Stories
Current Feature Film Writing Certificate student, Jia Huo, recently sold one of her scripts to Chinese television. She explains the unique journey of her sale saying, “Since it’s difficult for new writers to sell a script in China, I wrote a romantic story using...
Oct 31, 2019 | Success Stories
Current Feature Film Writing Certificate student, Seppe Van Beneden has had quite a run of successes with a script developed in Writers’ Program classes. Seppe says, “A screenplay I wrote, inspired by an assignment during Writing the First Screenplay, has received...
Oct 24, 2019 | Success Stories
Student Rachel Vogel, who has already had success this year, is celebrating her latest achievement. Rachel says, “My short story “Visitors,” which I completed in Paul Mandelbaum’s Short Story III winter workshop this past year, has won the 2019...
