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January 7, 2025

The State of Hollywood: A 2025 Primer for Film & TV Writers

Screenwriting career coach Lee Jessup brings a new Symposium, exclusively for film and TV writers—both new/emerging and semi-established—focusing on the current state of the industry, the hard truths rarely discussed (yet every writer has to confront), and exploring all that is required to move your writing—and your career—forward.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Alie Flierl
Writer/Producer BoJack Horseman, School Of Rock, Random Tropical Paradise, Conan, Internet Comment Theater, TV Guide Letter Theater After having to wear an incredibly awkward chin gear as a kid, Alison realized the only path for her was comedy. One of her first big hits was a book titled Mr. Kropp And The Hot Dog Attack. It got rave reviews from her fellow […]
Beth Bruckner O'Brien is a writer, producer and entertainment executive who has worked on 36 films during her career. Currently, Beth is developing and packaging a slate of films as an independent producer, including THE NEST, a domestic violence thriller Beth wrote, with Natalia Leite (MFA, The Handmaid’s Tale) attached to direct, and Halle Berry […]
Bri Janes
Bri Janes works as a development executive and contest coordinator with Script Pipeline and Film Pipeline. She started her screenwriting career at the age of 16, when she decided that being a business major in college required too much math. After school, she would ride the BART into Berkeley every week to take her first screenwriting classes from Terrel […]
Bryce McLellan is a Writer, Director and Journalist based in Sydney, Australia. He's the creator of the comic Verge, published by Red5. He also directs Documentaries with a human rights and environmental focus, including Seed, which received national TV broadcast, and Jesus in Congo which was acquired by the United Nations. He's currently shooting a Sci-fi feature film called Earthbound.
Chantelle Aimée Osman (she/her) is acquisitions editor at Lake Union Publishing, and the former editor of Agora Books, an award-winning imprint focusing on socially and culturally unique crime fiction and horror from publisher Polis Books. Since its founding in 2019, Chantelle's Agora titles  won three International Latino Book Award medals, been nominated for Edgar, Stoker, Dagger, Anthony, […]
Ciara Duggan
Ciara Duggan is an author and screenwriter, born and raised in a small town in Northwestern Connecticut. She received her MFA from Boston University where she later taught undergraduate writing courses. Her debut YA Fantasy novel, Awakened, was published in Fall 2021, and her debut poem, Of the Night, was included in Phantom House Press’s Exquisite Poison Anthology. […]
Craig Weeden
Craig Weeden and Jimmy Palmiotti frequently collaborate on projects for film and TV, including their adaptations of Jimmy and Joe Quesada’s graphic novel Painkiller Jane and Jimmy and Garth Ennis’s Back to Brooklyn. They also developed Jimmy’s graphic novel Queen Crab into a TV series for MiLa Media. Fantasima is their third graphic novel. On the solo front, Craig (MA English, MFA […]
Doug Richardson, born in Arcadia, California, grew up on a ranch near Sacramento and developed a passion for cinema after discovering Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels. He studied at USC’s School for Cinematic Arts, initially aspiring to direct, but shifted his focus to screenwriting, which led to a contract with Warner Brothers and the opportunity […]
Eric Brodeur has a decade of experience in feature film post-production, specializing in Picture Editing. He has worked on major studio films like The Nun, The Grudge, Ouija, Sinister 2, and Transformers: The Last Knight with budgets ranging from $4M to $200M for companies including Warner Bros., Sony, Blumhouse, Paramount, and Netflix. Early in his […]
Grant Faulkner
Grant Faulkner is the co-founder of 100 Word Story, the co-host the Write-minded podcast, and an executive producer on America’s Next Great Author. He has published three books on writing: The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story; Pep Talks for Writers: 52 Insights and Actions to Boost Your Creative Mojo; and Brave the Page, a teen writing guide. He’s also […]

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January 7, 2025

The State of Hollywood: A 2025 Primer for Film & TV Writers

Screenwriting career coach Lee Jessup brings a new Symposium, exclusively for film and TV writers—both new/emerging and semi-established—focusing on the current state of the industry, the hard truths rarely discussed (yet every writer has to confront), and exploring all that is required to move your writing—and your career—forward.
February 19, 2025

Logline Workshop

You may have been banging your head against the wall trying to construct a great logline, but you’re frustrated you can’t quite hit the mark. Merridith with teach the components execs want to see in a logline, and provide tons of insights. You’ll leave with the tools you need to whip them into shape.

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Christmas for Cable: Writing Cable Network Films

Writing for cable networks such as Hallmark, Lifetime, or UpTV is specialty writing. Same with any of the streaming services looking for a “Hallmark” type of Christmas film—and they all are. They each have their specific brand. For their specific audiences. They have guidelines you have to write to. This class will lay those out […]
November 13, 2024

One-on-One with Writer Beware's Victoria Strauss

No one works as hard as Victoria Strauss to investigate and educate writers on the people trying to rip money out of our hands. Jeanne Veillette Bowerman chats with Victoria about her career and passion for protecting writers.
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Booking Author Speaking Engagements

Literary events expert Ashley Wilkins champions authors to get a better understanding of different types of speaking gigs, how to connect with the right people, and how to make a great impression at your first or next speaking gig.

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