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Write On with Two-Time Austin Film Fest Screenwriting Competition Winner Troy Anthony Miller

July 26, 2018

Being the only writer to hold the coveted distinction of being a two-time Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition winner, Troy Anthony Miller attributes his affinity for screenwriting to the life-long lessons he picked up through traveling abr...

Write On with Virtual Reality Storyteller Evette Vargas

July 14, 2018

Recently named by The New York Times as an "Artist to Watch," Evette Vargas is an award-winning, cross-platform storyteller who is at the vanguard of the digital and virtual reality landscape.

Write On with Theo Taplitz

July 11, 2018

“It seems to me that there are so many ways to tell a story that it doesn’t necessarily need to be just through writing. It can be through acting; I’m writing my own music right now; there’s a lot of different facets of storytelling which interest me...

Write On with Kelsey Scott

July 3, 2018

Kelsey Scott is a screenwriter that has worked on shows such as Hollywood Girl as well as a creator of her own content. We sat down with Scott to learn more about how she went from child actress to scribe under the influence of her grandmother.

Write On with Guest Host Lee Jessup and 2017 Big Break Feature Winner Greta Heinemann

June 20, 2018

Greta Heinemann is the Big Break feature winner for her thriller, Anatomy of a Breakdown.

Write On with 2017 Big Break Grand Prize TV Winners Charles and Hana Callaghan

June 13, 2018

Hana and Charles Callaghan are the mother/son writing team that won over our 2017 Big Break jury of agents & managers with their one-hour diversity TV pilot, Portia's Law.

Write On with "MADMAN" Writer Alexa Garster

May 21, 2018

Up and coming writer Alexa Garster talks with us about her feature script MADMAN - an adaptation of Caleb Jenner Stephen’s book Worst Seat in the House: Henry Rathbone’s Front Row View of the Lincoln Assassination.

Write On with "Altered Carbon" writer Nevin Densham, live from New York Film Academy

May 16, 2018

Writer and producer Nevin Densham recently shared stories from his career, discussed how he broke into the industry, and answered questions from the live audience.

Write On with “Pacific Rim: Uprising” Writer-Director Steven DeKnight

May 9, 2018

Steven DeKnight, writer-director of Pacific Rim: Uprising chats with us about breaking into the industry later in life, honing his skills in the writers’ room, and bringing a new perspective to an existing IP.