Nov 18, 2021 | Success Stories
Current TV Writing Certificate student Laurel Gans had a spec script make the second round for AFF. Laurel says of the experience, “My spec script for Brooklyn Nine Nine was selected as a Second Rounder at the Austin Film Fest! Second Rounder means that it...
Nov 11, 2021 | Success Stories
Former Writers Studio and Entertainment Studies student Zimran Jacob recently signed with The Gotham Group, about which he says, “Nancy Nigrosh’s class helped me so much to get repped by a major literary management company.” Additionally Zimran says,...
Nov 4, 2021 | Success Stories
Current Television Writing Certificate Student Monica Furman’s spec script recently had some festival success, thanks in part to our classes. Monica says, “After developing my spec episode (“Parsnip and Old Rubber” for Mom) in Half Hour I and II under Tom...
Oct 28, 2021 | Success Stories
Former student Elaine Kim has gone the extra mile in her writing journey, not only writing and self-publishing her own book, but creating a book to help others self-publish. Elaine says, “For me, writing a book was just the beginning of the journey; turning that...
Oct 21, 2021 | Success Stories
UCLA alumna (BA, English) and freelance copywriter Kathleen Guthrie Woods wanted to learn something new when she signed up for Barbara Abercrombie’s Personal Essay class through the Writers’ Program. She figured she’d have fun stretching her creative...
Oct 14, 2021 | Success Stories
Former student Curtis Pierce recently had his first publication in print with a story in the Evening Street Review. He says of the experience, “Literary journals are inundated with submissions. The themes of denial and PTSD in my piece appear to have resonated with...
