All of you need to update your blogs on the process of the script.
As usual, e-mail me with any questions.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Looking For Pages
We're approaching the end of the term. If you're someone in the second term of the cycle, you need to be getting your final drafts to me. If you're in the first term of the cycle, you should be working towards your midpoint.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
New Class For Winter Term
If you've ever wanted to write your memoir or autobiography, then consider enrolling in: ENG 395, Section 002 Studies in Creative Non Fiction 3 credits
This is the first time this course is being taught. It’s a reading course with creative writing assignments. We'll be talking about the so-called 4th genre--Creative Non Fiction and reading memoir, literary reportage and autobiography to find examples of stunning, piercing work. Among the books we will be reading are: Mary Karr's LIAR's CLUB, (about dealing with a dysfunctional family, set in Texas) John Dau's, THEY POURED FIRE ON US FROM THE SKY, (an account of a Lost Boy of Sudan's heroic life) Tracey Kidder's, THE STRENGTH OF WHAT REMAINS, (about a Rwandan immigrant’s escape and life as a medical student in the US) and Frank Conroy's classic, STOP TIME (Wow! Is an understatement to describe the sheer beauty and force of this book, a classic which helped to invent the form). Then you will try writing your own chapters that we will review in a writer's workshop.
The class is open to all majors. Honors Program students can be take it for an Honors option, if they wish. It meets on T Th from 11:00 AM-12:20 PM and is taught by Writing Program Director, Harriet Millan. Hopefully, at least one of the authors we will be reading will visit our class. For more information, you can email Professor Millan at millanhl@drexel.edu
This is the first time this course is being taught. It’s a reading course with creative writing assignments. We'll be talking about the so-called 4th genre--Creative Non Fiction and reading memoir, literary reportage and autobiography to find examples of stunning, piercing work. Among the books we will be reading are: Mary Karr's LIAR's CLUB, (about dealing with a dysfunctional family, set in Texas) John Dau's, THEY POURED FIRE ON US FROM THE SKY, (an account of a Lost Boy of Sudan's heroic life) Tracey Kidder's, THE STRENGTH OF WHAT REMAINS, (about a Rwandan immigrant’s escape and life as a medical student in the US) and Frank Conroy's classic, STOP TIME (Wow! Is an understatement to describe the sheer beauty and force of this book, a classic which helped to invent the form). Then you will try writing your own chapters that we will review in a writer's workshop.
The class is open to all majors. Honors Program students can be take it for an Honors option, if they wish. It meets on T Th from 11:00 AM-12:20 PM and is taught by Writing Program Director, Harriet Millan. Hopefully, at least one of the authors we will be reading will visit our class. For more information, you can email Professor Millan at millanhl@drexel.edu
Monday, November 9, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Ivy Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Greetings from the Ivy Film Festival at Brown University!
In seven short years, the Ivy Film Festival has set itself apart from its peers by providing a unique forum for student filmmakers to exhibit their creative efforts. Completely student-run since its inception, the Ivy Film Festival was created by students for students, exhibiting the works of young filmmakers from around the globe as well as guest speakers, panels, and workshops by industry professionals. Past guests include Oliver Stone, Tim Robbins, Adrian Brody, Martin Scorsese, and Jack Nicholson. Attracting crowds of thousands to Brown University's campus, the Festival has emerged as the largest student-run film festival in the country.
We would like to invite your students to submit to our screenplay competition. While films are the focus of the Ivy Film Festival, we recognize screenwriting as an integral part of the filmmaking process. We have a myriad of events for screenwriters this year that will hopefully encourage many young writers, even those who have never submitted their work to a judged competition, to participate.
Students can electronically submit their screenplays for consideration in the 2010 screenplay competition until our final deadline of February 22nd, 2010, through Withoutabox.com. A link to our Withoutabox.com account can be found on the Ivy Film Festival website www.ivyfilmfestival.com. The screenplay competition is currently accepting both short-form (under 30 pages) and feature-length screenplays from undergraduate and graduate students. Submissions may be in any genre, and the winners will receive a cash prize. Additionally, outstanding work in Comedy, Drama, and other genres will be recognized.
During the festival (April 13th-18th) there will be a reading of the winning screenplays and we will be hosting forums with screenwriters currently working in the industry. All finalists will be notified and invited as VIP guests to the festival. We will provide them with housing, meals, tickets to film screenings, and passes to special networking events, panels and parties. We hope that screenwriting students will be able to attend the festival, and that these events will help make screenwriting one of the more visible and exciting aspects of the Ivy Film Festival this year and in the years to come.
Please do not hesitate to contact myself or our Screenplay Coordinator, Lisa Weisdorf, with further questions or concerns at IFFScreenplay@gmail.com.
Best regards,
Alex Hare
Screenplay Staff Member
Ivy Film Festival 2010
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Contest information--
THE WRITERS PLACE MAY – OCTOBER 2009 SCREENPLAY CONTEST
ONLY 3 DAYS REMAING FOR EARLY SUBMISSIONS!
The Writers Place (TWP) May – October 2009 screenplay competition is in full swing. Submit your best script. Works by single or multiple authors welcomed. Single or multiple entries welcomed. All genres accepted.
EARLY ENTRIES must be submitted not later than 31 October 2009. Final (late) deadline is 15 November 2009.
SUBMISSION FEES:
Single Full-Length Screenplay or MOW (not more than 130 pages): $55
Single ½ Hour Short or Teleplay (not more than 45 pages): $35
Two Full-Length Screenplays or MOWs: $85 (two script limit)
Two ½ Hour Shorts or Teleplays: $60 (two script limit)
Late Fee: (submitted after 31 October): Standard fee + $10 per script
See TWP Web site at www.thewritersplace.org.
Make your submissions electronically – no paper, no envelopes, no postage, no hassle. Seehttp://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php for electronic submissions.
Finalists announced 1 December 2009
Winners announced 1 January 2010
ONLY 3 DAYS REMAING FOR EARLY SUBMISSIONS!
The Writers Place (TWP) May – October 2009 screenplay competition is in full swing. Submit your best script. Works by single or multiple authors welcomed. Single or multiple entries welcomed. All genres accepted.
EARLY ENTRIES must be submitted not later than 31 October 2009. Final (late) deadline is 15 November 2009.
SUBMISSION FEES:
Single Full-Length Screenplay or MOW (not more than 130 pages): $55
Single ½ Hour Short or Teleplay (not more than 45 pages): $35
Two Full-Length Screenplays or MOWs: $85 (two script limit)
Two ½ Hour Shorts or Teleplays: $60 (two script limit)
Late Fee: (submitted after 31 October): Standard fee + $10 per script
See TWP Web site at www.thewritersplace.org.
Make your submissions electronically – no paper, no envelopes, no postage, no hassle. Seehttp://www.thewritersplace.
Finalists announced 1 December 2009
Winners announced 1 January 2010
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