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Finding the Ritual That Gets You Writing

September 16, 2026
You write for a few days or even weeks but can’t keep it consistent. You’ve written in the past, fell off the writing-train, and can’t figure out why it’s so darn hard to get back on track. You write consistently but you’re miserable doing it. In this symposium, Script Pipeline-winning filmmaker and meditation teacher Erin Cantelo will guide you through a variety of habit-forming tools to discover your own personal ritual that gets you writing consistently and even… (gasp) joyfully.

Book Pipeline

Book Pipeline connects writers to publishers, agents, and the film industry through competitions and workshops, providing hands-on support to bridge the gap between emerging authors and the industry since 2014.

Script Pipeline

Script Pipeline connects writers with producers, agents, and managers, facilitating over $8 million in sales through competitions and ongoing industry support, helping launch major films and secure high-profile representation since 1999.

Film Pipeline

Film Pipeline connects filmmakers and writers with agencies and executives, focusing on diverse storytelling and playing an active role in developing and promoting projects, reviewing thousands of submissions annually since its launch in 2018.

Kuros Charney

Kuros Charney is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and fiction writer. His plays have had productions and staged readings at Stella Adler Theatre, Dayton Playhouse, the WorkShop Theater, Theatre Row, Urban Stages, Repertorio Español, North Coast Repertory, and the William Inge Center for the Arts, among others. He wrote the feature film Another City, which premiered at the Manhattan Film Festival and is being released by BayView Entertainment, and his fiction has been published in Another Chicago Magazine and FOLIO, where he won the Editor’s Prize for Fiction. He teaches playwriting and screenwriting at Gotham Writers Workshop, William Paterson University, and St. John’s University.

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Writing Dazzling Dialogue (For Any Medium)

August 13, 2022
The skills for writing dialogue in plays can be applied to many other forms of creative writing. So, how can you start honing those skills?

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Finding the Ritual That Gets You Writing

September 16, 2026
You write for a few days or even weeks but can’t keep it consistent. You’ve written in the past, fell off the writing-train, and can’t figure out why it’s so darn hard to get back on track. You write consistently but you’re miserable doing it. In this symposium, Script Pipeline-winning filmmaker and meditation teacher Erin Cantelo will guide you through a variety of habit-forming tools to discover your own personal ritual that gets you writing consistently and even… (gasp) joyfully.

One-on-One with Professional Screenwriter Corey Mandell

September 17, 2026
Corey Mandell joins our Symposium converstaion to dive into the essentials every screenwriter needs to know, including what it takes to launch your career in the current marketplace. Plus, we'll sprinkle your questions into the conversation.

Multidimensional Comp Titles

September 23, 2026
Caroline Malloy's dynamic presentation is designed to help you weed through overwhelming possibilities to hone in on the books that will make yours shine. Her comp title secret: it's not about working to show what you know about other books; it's about getting the books to work for you. Comp titles, ultimately, prove your book is a deep, thoughtful, pleasurable, multidimensional read.

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Substack as a Writer's Swiss Army Knife: How to Build Your Email List & Beyond

September 2, 2026
Substack has evolved from a simple newsletter platform into one of the most powerful tools available to writers. It can help you connect with readers, expand your network, promote your work, test ideas, generate new revenue streams, and build a sustainable creative career—all while maintaining direct ownership of your audience.

Professional Screenplay Formatting and Structure

August 26, 2026
Timothy Cooper walks you through everything he wishes he’d known when he started: the principles behind why formatting matters, his tried-and-true steps to building your story from logline to outline to script, and exactly what differentiates professional pages from amateur ones.

Mistakes Comedy Writers Make and How to Fix Them

August 19, 2026
Dive into the world of comedy writing. Amanda Graham explores the biggest mistakes in comedy scripts and how you can avoid them. For new and seasoned writers.

Symposium, presented by Pipeline Artists, is a year-round virtual conference empowering creatives with honest, no-nonsense guidance across the arts. Through seminars, industry panels, and Town Hall discussions on screenwriting, filmmaking, publishing, and career-building, Symposium offers grounded advice from working professionals to help you forge your own unique path.

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