"Four intensive days lets you put everything else aside and concentrate on writing, and thinking about writing. I think four days like this is probably worth a month or more of regular classes."-- Lynn Dougherty, Topanga, CA, 2008 Writers Studio participant

Presented once a year by the UCLA Extension Writers' Program, the Writers Studio brings together a community of writing students to workshop with some of Southern California's most accomplished writers and teachers. From among the 10 offered, participants choose ONE WORKSHOP in which they work closely with a professional writer in classes limited to no more than 18 people.

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The Writers' Program is excited to offer the following workshops at the 2010 Writers Studio:

Screenwriting

Writing Act One and Your Career

Instructor: Keith Giglio

Creating the Script's "WOW!" Factor: Writing for Emotional Impact

Instructor: Karl Iglesias

An Organic Introduction to Screenwriting

Instructor: Kim Krizan

Creating Powerful Scenes and Sequences for the Movies

Instructor: Corey Mandell

Writing the Romantic Comedy

Instructor: Billy Mernit

Creative Writing

Writing the Personal Essay

Instructor: Barbara Abercrombie

Making a Scene: Elements of Structure for Story and Novel

Instructor: David Borofka

Life Story into Art: Writing the Memoir

Instructor: Samantha Dunn

Your Writer's Voice: The Gift of Uniqueness

Instructor: Maria Amparo Escandon

Writing the First Novel

Instructor: Jessica Barksdale Inclan

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"I returned home from the experience so energized that I'm looking into what else the Writers' Program offers that would justify me flying coast to coast so I don't have to wait another year for the next Writers Studio, which I plan to attend in 2009." -- Elizabeth Maggio, Clifton, VA, 2008 Writers Studio participant