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Creative Writing Challenge – March

  || End Date: Sunday, March 31, 2024 ||   CREATIVITY IS THE KEY!   This MONTHLY challenge is for those who want to work on writing new ideas and who would like to maintain a continuous creativity flow with your writing. Creativity is defined as the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an […]

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Creative Writing Challenge – Part 2 – March

  || End Date: Sunday, March 31, 2024 || CREATIVITY IS THE KEY! PART 2   These challenges are for those who want to continue to work on writing new ideas and who would like to maintain a continuous creativity flow with your writing. Creativity is defined as the use of the imagination or original […]

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Social Virtual Networking Event – April 6

  || Virtual Event Date:  SATURDAY, April 6, 2024 || || Start time:  1:00 PM PDT || || End time:   3:30 PM PDT ||   Our POPULAR Social Virtual Networking Event is a networking event that meets the first (1st) weekend of the month. It started as a way for TV and feature writers to meet one […]

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Script Analysis ~ Readers Class

  || Virtual Event Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024 || || Speaker: Melessa Y. Sargent  || || Start time: 1:00 pm PDT ||   BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Yes, it’s time again to offer our periodic Readers Training and Script Analysis Class for Feature Films and Television. The purpose of this class is twofold: For you, […]

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SWN Update 8/2023

    Update August 2023 _______________________________________________________________________________________   Update 1/10/22     Update on 7/17/21         Update 3.15.21       SWN Information 2.6.21 Information on SWN, our Friday Night Social Networking event and more…  

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Hollywood Outreach Program (HOP)

    Submissions are now CLOSED!   CONTACT: Director at [email protected]   The program’s objective is to help writers improve their craft so they may learn the skills necessary to help them achieve their goal of obtaining representation, selling or optioning their work, and/or landing a writing assignment. This program is for feature-length screenplays only.   PROCESS: […]

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High Concept Screenplay Program (HCSP)

  Submissions are now CLOSED! CONTACT: Director – [email protected]   DESCRIPTION: The High Concept Screenplay Program welcomes all genres and aims to discover, honor and reward different approaches, eclectic points of view and unique voices in screenwriting. A high concept screenplay: has a great premise – the idea is king (e.g. “Big”) has a memorable title […]

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Television Outreach Program (TOP)

    Submissions are now CLOSED!   CONTACT:  Director at  [email protected]    The Television Outreach Program (TOP) is a Scriptwriters Network program to support undiscovered television writing talent. The program’s objective is to help writers improve their craft so that they may achieve their goals of obtaining representation, script development, mentoring and career counseling services, landing writing assignments, […]

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Writing Programs and Fellowships for Emerging Writers Parts 1, 2 & 3

  A series of moderated panels featuring representatives and program alumni from the various TV writing programs. The discussions explored the application submission processes for the writing programs, including the importance of submitting the right scripts which best showcase the applicants writing and the selection process. Please note, the below events are past events.  Videos […]

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Featured Video – Writing for Hit Television Shows

Top writers, producers and showrunners discuss the craft of creating and writing scripted television series, including: GAME OF THRONES, THE WALKING DEAD, MODERN FAMILY, RIZZOLI & ISLES, BURN NOTICE, HOMELAND  and many more. Guests also share behind-the-scenes tips for working in television, along with stories of how they broke into the business. Video available for viewing […]

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Featured Video – Writing The Hollywood Blockbuster

Four of Hollywood’s most successful screenwriters share their behind-the-scenes perspective on the craft of writing, filmmaking and navigating show business. With a combined four billion dollars of domestic box office hits to their names, the guest panel represents an impressive list of writing credits.  The speakers discuss practical tips, along with stories of their journey […]

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Featured Video – Writing Science-Fiction & Fantasy

Science-fiction screenwriters share behind-the-scenes perspective on the craft of writing, filmmaking and navigating show business. The  speakers discuss practical tips, along with stories of their journey to success. The lively panel discussion is followed by a Q&A with the audience. CHARLIE PARALAPNIDES & VLAS PARALAPNIDES Immortals, In Development: Hell to Pay, Live Bet, Death Note JIMMY […]

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Featured Video ~ Special Event – ScriptCon

“Scriptwriters Network Presents….” GUESTS:Angela Hutchinson & Landi Maduro Melessa Y. Sargent — Moderator ScriptCon is designed for you to learn from some of our Partners / friends about their organizations and more about them and everything they do. We’re honored to be providing this valuable opportunity to all our members, friends and guests.  We hope to […]

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Discussion with Actor and Artist Alastair Bayardo 

  || Virtual Event Date: Saturday, March 16, 2024 || || Speaker: Alastair Bayardo || || Start time: 1:00 pm PST ||   This event will discuss a variety of topics, including:  Actors working with writers, the relationships, the writer’s room and the script. What Actors look for in a script. The scripts characters, premise, story, […]

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Script Analysis ~ Readers Class – Members Only

  || Virtual Event Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024 || || Speaker: Melessa Y. Sargent  || || Start time: 1:00 pm PDT ||   BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Yes, it’s time again to offer our periodic Readers Training and Script Analysis Class for Feature Films and Television. The purpose of this class is twofold: For you, […]

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Friday Night Social Networking Event ~ March 8, 2024 (LIVE)

  || LIVE Event Date: Friday, March 8, 2024 || ||  Starts at 6:00 pm PST  || ||  Ends at 10:00 pm PST  ||   The Friday Night Social NETWORKING event is LIVE on March 8th!    Join us at our 1st LIVE EVENT in three years! Gifts and Prizes to be given away at […]

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Discussion with Actor and Artist Alastair Bayardo – Members Only

  || Virtual Event Date: Saturday, March 16, 2024 || || Speakers: Alastair Bayardo || || Start time: 1:00 pm PST || This One-On-One event will discuss a variety of topics, including:  Actors working with writers, the relationships, the writer’s room and the script. What Actors look for in a script. The scripts characters, premise and/or […]

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