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WRITING X 411.1WS Writing Your First Novel Creative Writing 3.0 units WRITING & For help in choosing a course or determining if a Writing the first novel can be daunting, at times, even course fulfills certificate requirements, contact the downright lonely. Though being a writer means being Writers’ Program at (310) 825-9415. alone, writing on your own, it’s good to come out of the cave and seek the company of other like-minded individuals for inspiration, support, and to brainstorm Writers Studio ideas. In this class, you are part of a small group of writers working towards the same goal—to write an JOURNALISM Writers Studio Course: A four-day event consist- amazing first novel. Together, we explore the elements ing of 11 writing workshops taught by some of of successful novel writing, develop three-dimensional the best screenwriting and creative writing characters, and understand structure, plot, and scene teachers in Los Angeles. dynamics. This intensive workshop consists of reading assignments (where you will learn what it means to WRITING X 461.13EWS “read like a writer”), in-class exercises, assigned writ- Conquering Your Story and ing, lectures on craft, and the give-and-take of critique Its Superstructure workshops. The goal is for you to create a solid outline 3.0 units of your novel (or a solid plan for finding your way to the The first fundamental challenge facing all writers, heart of your story), write a first chapter, and acquire whether novice or professional, is the process of trans- the tools you need to keep you going when you return forming your premise into a compelling, sustainable to your cave. story. This intensive workshop focuses solely on the art Reg# 364347 of the story, with an emphasis on such fundamentals Fee: $985 as character development, super-objective, rising No refund after 8 Jan. conflict, scene work, and the all-important quest to find ❖❖ Classroom your story’s superstructure. Through a series of lec- 4 mtgs WRITER’S PROGRAM 152 POETRY tures, published examples, and in-class writing exer- Thursday, 9am-6pm, Feb. 7 cises, writers learn how to spot critical mistakes often Friday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 8-10 made in the initial development of any narrative. This UCLA Extension 1010 Westwood: CREATIVE WRITING 153 EDITING AND PUBLISHING workshop is designed for writers with a specific story 1010 Westwood Blvd. they feel passionate about telling. After four days you Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors not 145 Writers Studio will have a greater understanding of what makes a story ­permitted. $150 nonrefundable. SCREENWRITING work, along with your own detailed superstructure 147 Basics of Writing Mark Sarvas, author of the novel, Harry, Revised 153 Special Topics for Film outline to use in the development, completion, and (Bloomsbury), and Memento Park (Farrar, Straus & 147 Special Topics for All Writers revision of your story. Giroux). Mr. Sarvas’s literary blog, The Elegant Variation, & Television Writers Reg# 364348 was a Forbes magazine Best of the Web pick, and a Fee: $985 Los Angeles Magazine Top L.A. Blog. FICTION FEATURE FILM No refund after 8 Jan. ❖❖ Classroom WRITING X 445.1WS 148 Beginning Fiction Writing 155 Beginning Feature 4 mtgs Writing the Young Adult Novel 149 Intermediate Fiction Writing Film Writing Thursday, 9am-6pm, Feb. 7 3.0 units Friday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 8-10 Whether you have a burning desire to write a novel for 150 Advanced Fiction Writing 156 Intermediate Feature UCLA Extension 1010 Westwood: young people or are just interested in learning about 1010 Westwood Blvd. this genre, this workshop teaches you all the elements Film Writing Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors not that go into creating compelling stories with fascinating, CREATIVE NONFICTION ­permitted. $150 nonrefundable. sympathetic young characters and delves into what it 156 Advanced Feature Steven Wolfson, MFA, award-winning playwright, and takes to write in direct, strong, often lyrical prose. 150 Beginning Creative Film Writing founding member of The Mark Taper Forum’s Mentor Jump-starting your book in this stimulating, supportive, Nonfiction Writing Playwrights Project. A WGA member, Mr. Wolfson is the and challenging four-day Writers Studio environment recipient of two UCLA Extension Outstanding Instructor provides you with a great sense of satisfaction, and in 151 Intermediate Creative TELEVISION Awards in Creative Writing and Screenwriting. the process, you engage in lots of lively discussions, learn through lectures and close observation of your Nonfiction Writing 157 Beginning Television Writing WRITING X 461.12EWS own and your peers’ work, create new bonds, and find 158 Intermediate Television Writing Memorable Scenes for Fiction out more about yourself. By the end of the workshop, 151 Advanced Creative and Nonfiction you have in hand an outline and rough first chapter, and Nonfication Writing Writing 3.0 units the inspiration and tools you need to finish your book The writing of powerfully constructed scenes featuring on your own. 158 Advanced Television Writing WRITING FOR compelling characters is the key to any work of fiction Reg# 364625 or nonfiction’s success. This intensive workshop gets Fee: $985 YOUNG READERS you writing and rewriting your own scenes, and arms No refund after 8 Jan. you with a specific skill set that enables you to improve ❖❖ Classroom 152 Writing Picture Books and elevate your work. Drawing on great scenes and 4 mtgs 152 Writing for Young Adults sequences from memorable novels, short stories, per- Thursday, 9am-6pm, Feb. 7 sonal essays, and memoirs throughout the course, you Friday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 8-10 learn to identify the essential building blocks for the UCLA Extension 1010 Westwood: creation of dynamic scenes; work with conflict, subtext, 1010 Westwood Blvd. characterization, dialogue, and imagery; get feedback Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors not that will up your game; and make significant headway ­permitted. $150 nonrefundable. in creating an eminently marketable project. Jennifer Caloyeras, MFA, MA, author of the short fic- Reg# 364349 tion collection, Unruly Creatures, and two young adult Fee: $985 novels, Strays and Urban Falcon. Ms. Caloyeras has also WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY No refund after 8 Jan. published stories in several magazines, including Mon- ❖❖ Classroom day Night Literary, Storm Cellar, and Booth Magazine. 4 mtgs Thursday, 9am-6pm, Feb. 7 “ The Writers’ Program, and Lou Mathews’ classes in particular, have Friday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 8-10 been so important to my growth as a writer. Lou is one of the best UCLA Extension 1010 Westwood: 1010 Westwood Blvd. teachers I’ve ever had. He truly cares about his students and the Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors not ­permitted. $150 nonrefundable. written word. I wrote the first draft of “Auntie Shirin” in his class, Billy Mernit, MFA, screenwriter, novelist, and WGA and it was in that same class that I grew the courage to start member who is a story analyst for Universal Pictures and the author of Writing the Romantic Comedy submitting my stories.” (Harper/Collins). Mr. Mernit is a recipient of the UCLA Extension Distinguished Instructor Award and the ——Sanam Mahloudji, former Writers’ Program student whose short story Outstanding Instructor Award in Screenwriting. “Auntie Shirin” appears in the new issue (#52) of McSweeney’s Quarterly. 146 Writing & Journalism Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971

UCLA Extension Writers’ Program Presents Writers Studio 2019 4-Day Intensive Workshops in Screenwriting & Creative Writing Thursday–Sunday, February 7–10, Westwood: 1010 Westwood ­Center

What Is the Writers Studio? Writers Studio 2019 Workshops Writers Studio Fee Push aside the demands and deadlines of This year’s workshops offer a rich variety of The $886 discounted fee* includes: daily life and dive into your writing at the learning experiences. Writers Studio. • Registration in one 4-day workshop During 4 intensive days, you learn and Creative Writing Workshops • Continental breakfast on Thursday morning write in a workshop equivalent to a regular Writing the Young Adult Novel • Complimentary coffee available throughout 10-week Writers’ Program course. with Jennifer Caloyeras the day Select one workshop from a choice of 11, Writing Your Memoir • Special guest on Saturday each taught by a Writers’ Program instruc- Sunday reception with light refreshments tor who is also an accomplished screen- with Antonia Crane • writer, novelist, short fiction writer, editor, Writing the Personal Essay Refund Policy ­or creative nonfiction writer. with Amy Friedman A $150 administrative fee is withheld from Writing Memorable Scenes for Fiction all refunds. Refund requests must be post- and Nonfiction marked or phoned in by January 8, 2019. No with Billy Mernit refunds are available after that date (full refund if workshop is canceled, discontin- Writers Studio instructor Jennifer Caloyeras Writing Your First Novel ued, or rescheduled). with Mark Sarvas * Fee is $985 after January 8. How to Enroll Conquering Your Story and Its Online Superstructure Visit writers.uclaextension.edu/writers-studio with Steven Wolfson for full information on the Writers Studio. Follow the links to complete your secure Screenwriting Workshops enrollment. Writing Your First Screenplay Phone with Chrysanthy Balis Enrollment by phone is highly recom- Showrunners Bootcamp mended as you will find out immediately with Cynthia Hsiung which workshops are available. Call (800) 825-9971 and have your American Creating Powerful Scenes and Sequences Express, ­Discover, JCB, MasterCard, or for the Movies Writers Studio instructor Zac Hug. VISA ready. with Corey Mandell Other Requirements Creating the One-Hour Television Pilot Attendees will be emailed detailed logisti- with Zac Hug cal information beginning in November. Creating the Half-Hour Television Pilot Please provide your email address when Writers Studio instructor Cynthia Hsiung with Eric Abrams you register. Pages 145–147.

Praise from One of Last Year’s Participants “ The Writers Studio helped me to realize the mechanics of the business and helped me to develop my craft accordingly.” — Zeynep Ucar, Istanbul, Turkey, 2018 Writers Studio participant

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WRITING X 422.1WS FILM TV X 430.24I FILM TV X 435.8WS breath of knowledge a Showrunner needs using hands- Writing the Personal Essay Creating Powerful Scenes and Creating the One-Hour TV Pilot on exercises, lectures, viewing of footage including 3.0 units Sequences for the Movies 3.0 units dailies and rough cuts, discussing the pilot script and The personal essay inspires both readers and writers 3.0 units Anyone who wants to work as a professional television series writing process, giving notes on scripts, as well to discover new perspectives for looking at the world, The secret to success as a screenwriter is being able writer has to be able to submit top-notch original mate- as covering the practical issues of production, maximiz- understanding their own lives, and discovering meaning to write powerfully constructed scenes populated by rial to agents and showrunners. In this fast-paced ing budgets, and overall series logistics. in even those moments that without pondering might original characters that compel a reader to want to keep course, you take your idea for a one-hour TV series and Reg# 364474 seem unimportant. It is also among the most market- reading. This intensive workshop analyzes highly suc- run it through a basic structure of beginning, middle Fee: $985 able of genres. In this four-day course, you engage in cessful scenes and sequences as well as provides and end. From there, we’ll talk about the world of your No refund after 8 Jan. writing exercises, small group work, readings of master structured writing assignments and review of your work show and the characters who inhabit that world. Finally, ❖❖ Classroom essayists, workshopping, and studying marketing in order to provide the tools necessary to conceive, we’ll work those things into an outline for a pilot epi- 4 mtgs techniques, and in the process, unearth new story write, and edit professional-caliber scenes and sode, write intensively, and get feedback from the Thursday, 9am-6pm, Feb. 7 ideas, create messy first drafts, and learn the art and sequences. By working on emotional context, narrative instructor and fellow participants. Throughout this Friday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 8-10 joy of rewriting as well as the pains and pleasures of intensity, organic escalations and high-impact pacing, process, you learn how to envision the world of your UCLA Extension 1010 Westwood: publication. By the end of our four days together, you you are able to create memorable scenes essential for show, create characters and conflict, build a storytelling 1010 Westwood Blvd. will have crafted one 500-to-2,000-word personal any successful screenplay. Participants also learn how engine, and nail down your show’s structure, tone, Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors not essay, as well as planted and begun to develop seeds to properly assemble scenes together to form story, and act breaks. By the end of course, you have ­permitted. $150 nonrefundable. for many future essays. Suitable for both new and sequences, the essential building blocks of narrative strong act breaks, a full beat outline, and both a one- Cynthia Hsiung, producer, writer, director, and execu- experienced writers. structure. Throughout the course, you receive feedback page and 10-page pitch document. tive who served as a producer and head of production Reg# 364619 on the dynamics of your own scenes and sequences. Reg# 364475 for Young Hercules, starring Ryan Gosling. Ms. Hsiung Fee: $985 Reg# 364472 Fee: $985 was part of the team that launched The Larry Sanders No refund after 8 Jan. Fee: $985 No refund after 8 Jan. Show and Taxi Cab Confessions at HBO, and was a ❖❖ Classroom No refund after 8 Jan. ❖❖ Classroom creative executive for MTV’s The Real World. 4 mtgs ❖❖ Classroom 4 mtgs Thursday, 9am-6pm, Feb. 7 4 mtgs Thursday, 9am-6pm, Feb. 7 Friday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 8-10 Thursday, 9am-6pm, Feb. 7 Friday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 8-10 Basics of Writing UCLA Extension 1010 Westwood: Friday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 8-10 UCLA Extension 1010 Westwood: These basic creative writing courses are for 1010 Westwood Blvd. UCLA Extension 1010 Westwood: 1010 Westwood Blvd. students with no prior writing experience. Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors not 1010 Westwood Blvd. Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors no permit- Instruction is exercise-driven; the process of ­permitted. $150 nonrefundable. Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors not ted. $150 nonrefundable. workshopping—in which students are asked to Amy Friedman, MA, author of four memoirs including ­permitted. $150 nonrefundable. Zac Hug, MFA, television writer/producer, WGA member share and offer feedback on each other’s work Desperado’s Wife, and One Souffle at a Time: A Memoir whose credits include Drop Dead Diva and Shadow- Corey Mandell, MFA, award-winning screenwriter and with guidance from the instructor—is introduced. of Food and France (with Anne Willan). Ms. Friedman hunters: The Mortal Instruments. Mr. Hug was a former playwright who has written projects for Ridley Scott, Please call an advisor at (310) 825-9415 to deter- has also written several children’s books, and thou- director of Digital Content at Disney/ABC Television Wolfgang Petersen, Harrison Ford, John Travolta, War- mine which course will best help you reach your sands of essays and stories. She is a recipient of the Group and his other credits include These People, ner Brothers, Universal, 20th Century Fox, Working Title, writing goals. UCLA Extension Outstanding Instructor Award in Cre- Paramount, Touchstone, Trilogy, Radiant, Kopelson #Adulting, Spooksville, and The Malan Show. ative Writing. Entertainment, and Walt Disney Pictures. WRITING X 400 FILM TV X 430.41 WRITING X 423.1WS FILM TV X 433.25 Introduction to Creative Writing Creating the Half-Hour TV Pilot 2.0 units Writing Your Memoir Writing Your First Screenplay and Series This six-week course is perfect for anyone just getting 3.0 units 3.0 units 3.0 units started on their path to being a writer. Students work in Humorous coincidences, extreme trauma, famous Learning to write a screenplay is a process, and to do it Today, you need that original half-hour pilot script in small breakout sessions with experienced writers and exploits—these are often mistaken as the ingredients well can take years of practice. This workshop offers two your portfolio to break into the business of writing teachers, then attend a lecture by various guest speak- necessary for memoir writing. Not true. The real work of tried-and-true ways to make a lot of progress in a short television comedy. In this lively workshop, discover the ers with expertise in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or memoir is about turning life into art, the kind of literature period of time as you: 1) learn how to write a strong ingredients you need to create great sitcoms, learn screenwriting. Short assignments are workshopped in that speaks to the humanity of us all. This four-day outline and 2) get personalized feedback on your work. contemporary techniques to give comic conventions a the weekly breakouts. The goal of the course is to intensive class is unlike any other in the way it helps A series of writing exercises and assignments help you fresh feel, and then set about turning your pilot concept expose new writers to a variety of types of writing while writers enter the psychological space where their deep- master the basics of screenwriting, especially the all- into a show that has the “legs” to last five years. In a getting their creative juices flowing. At the end of the est stories lie. It then provides them the tools for render- important screenplay structure, while also exploring professional writing room atmosphere, find and select quarter, students will feel more confident about their ing those stories in compelling prose. Special focus is scene development, characterization, and dialogue. Boil the ideas to build that outline and unearth the unique skills and will be prepared for further study of writing. given on how to forge an involving story line out of the down your story into a one-sentence logline and then ingredients you bring to the mix: your own comic sen- unwieldy mass of life experience. You learn to employ expand that into a complete outline for a feature-length sibility, your experience, your creative inspiration, your Reg# 364710 fictional techniques, like characterization, dialogue and script. With a solid, entertaining outline in hand, you cousin who runs the network. Okay, not everyone has Fee: $455 plot, to transform personal experience into artful stories leave the workshop ready to conceptualize and begin a useful cousin, but you will leave the workshop with a No refund after 14 Feb. ❖ relevant to readers. Self-revelation, perhaps the form’s work on your own script beyond the classroom. solid outline and encouragement to write the script that ❖ Classroom greatest challenge, is explored in depth. You also learn might be your ticket into the business of writing half- 6 mtgs Reg# 364470 Saturday, 1-4pm, Feb. 9-Mar. 16 how to transfer the people in your life onto the page with Fee: $985 hour shows. integrity and honesty. Finally, the course will provide the UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. No refund after 8 Jan. Reg# 364476 Enrollment limited to 12 students. insight and experience of guest authors, which also ❖❖ Classroom Fee: $985 c Shauna Barbosa, MFA, author of the poetry collection serves as a great networking opportunity. 4 mtgs No refund after 8 Jan. Cape Verdean Blues (University of Pittsburgh Press). Ms. Reg# 364626 Thursday, 9am-6pm, Feb. 7 ❖❖ Classroom Barbosa’s poems have appeared in Boulevard, Lit Hub, Fee: $985 Friday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 8-10 4 mtgs Lenny Letter, Awl, Colorado Review, Virginia Quarterly No refund after 8 Jan. UCLA Extension 1010 Westwood: Thursday, 9am-6pm, Feb. 7 Review, Foundry, Wildness, The Atlas Review, PANK, ❖❖ Classroom 1010 Westwood Blvd. Friday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 8-10 and others. She is a 2018 Disquiet International Luso- 4 mtgs Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors not UCLA Extension 1010 Westwood: American fellow. Thursday, 9am-6pm, Feb. 7 ­permitted. $150 non-refundable. 1010 Westwood Blvd. Friday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 8-10 Chrysanthy Balis, MPW, screenwriter, and WGA mem- Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors not Reg# 364714 UCLA Extension 1010 Westwood: ber whose credits include Asylum (Paramount). ­permitted.$150 nonrefundable. Fee: $455 1010 Westwood Blvd. Ms. Balis has projects with CBS, USA Networks, Zanuck Eric Abrams, screenwriter/producer and WGA member, No refund after 14 Feb. ❖ Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors not Company/Fox 2000 and a pilot for HBO. She received whose television credits include Liv & Maddie, Married ❖ Classroom ­permitted. $150 nonrefundable. the UCLA Extension Outstanding Instructor Award with Children, Abby, among many others. Mr. Abrams 6 mtgs Antonia Crane, MFA, author of the memoir Spent and in Screenwriting. co-wrote the feature film Crocodile Dundee in Los Saturday, 1-4pm, Feb. 9-Mar. 16 senior editor of The Citron Review and Word Riot. Ms. Angeles and has sold pilots to Fox, NBC, CBS and UPN. UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. Crane’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, Enrollment limited to 12 students. Playboy, and Salon, among others. She is a two-time FILM TV X 435.85WS Colette Sartor, MFA, fiction writer whose work has winner of The Moth Slam, and has appeared on This Is Showrunners Bootcamp appeared in Kenyon Review Online, FiveChapters, Life with Lisa Ling and WTF with Marc Maron. 3.0 units Harvard Review, and elsewhere. Ms. Sartor has won a How do you create a narrative dramatic series, sell it, Writers@Work Fiction Prize, an honorable mention in and have the series made, all while keeping your vision Best American Short Stories, and a Truman Capote a priority in every aspect of the creative process? This fellowship from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. is the role of the Showrunner - the lead producer/writer on a television or digital series, responsible for the creative vision along with the business and logistical aspects of a series. There is currently a high demand for skilled Showrunners, and in this workshop, we focus on demystifying what a Showrunner does. This work- shop is set-up as a bootcamp in intensity, exploring the 148 Writing & Journalism Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971

WRITING X 410 WRITING X 403 Reg# 364364 WRITING X 461.3E Fiction: Essential Beginnings Finding Your Story Fee: $475 Gay Men’s Writing Workshop: 2.0 units 2.0 units No refund after 11 Feb. A Literary Approach to Writing About Do you aspire to write creatively but don’t know where The scariest part of writing is staring at that blank page! mmOnline Gay Life to start? This supportive workshop provides you with This workshop is for anyone who has wanted to write but Feb. 6-Mar. 19 3.0 units many techniques to motivate and guide you. You learn doesn’t know where to start, or for writers who feel stuck Course may be taken to satisfy an elective in either This course is designed for students who want to how to transform observation and personal experience and need a new form or jumping off point for unique the Fiction or Creative Nonfiction Certificate. examine gay men’s lives in fiction and nonfiction. Dis- into imaginative prose, create dynamic characters and story ideas. The course provides a safe, playful atmo- Enrollment limited to 15 students. c cussions will include basic milestones that have defined dialogue, and write from different points of view. By the sphere to experiment with different resources for stories, Rochelle J. Shapiro, author of Miriam the Medium and much of gay life, such as coming out, sex, partnership, end of the course, you will have in hand a series of such as life experiences, news articles, interviews, his- Kaylee’s Ghost. Ms. Shapiro’s essays have been pub- and the AIDS crisis. We will explore what messages short sketches or a draft of a short story and key tools tory, and mythology. A series of in-class exercises explore lished in The New York Times and Newsweek. Her short writing about gay men’s lives brings to those outside you need to write creatively. or introduce different writing forms, such as short stories, stories and poems have been published in many our experience, as well as ways we can communicate Reg# 364638 personal essay, plays, and even poems or songs, and anthologies and literary magazines, such as The Iowa across this divide. Students will read and discuss the Fee: $345 generate a notebook filled with unique story ideas from Review, Sedge, and Moment. best examples of gay fiction/nonfiction in order to No refund after 3 Feb. which you craft several short pieces. integrate their qualities into our own work, striving to ❖❖ Classroom Reg# 364722 WRITING X 413.9E say something new and fresh in a very crowded and 6 mtgs Fee: $345 Speculative Fiction and well-established field. By the end of the course, stu- Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 29-Mar. 5 No refund after 22 Jan. Magical Realism dents will have written three works of fiction and nonfic- UCLA Extension Woodland Hills: ❖❖ Classroom 3.0 units tion, and a substantial revision of one of those pieces. 21650 Oxnard St. 6 mtgs Reality is frequently inaccurate. Why not accurately Reg# 364665 Enrollment limited to 20 students. Thursday, 10am-1pm, Jan. 17-Feb. 21 depict that? This workshop is dedicated to kick-starting Fee: $695 Rachel Kann, MFA, author of the collection 10 for UCLA Extension 1010 Westwood: your imagination with the help of visualization and act- No refund after 14 Jan. Everything. Ms. Kann is an award-winning poet whose 1010 Westwood Blvd. ing exercises, Oulipo writing prompts, and other cre- mmOnline work has appeared in various anthologies, including Enrollment limited to 20 students. ative techniques. We will take a leap beyond the Jan. 9-Mar. 19 Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Laurel Ollstein, MFA, award-winning playwright whose ordinary with examples on how to craft an engaging Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Revolution. She is the recipient of the UCLA Extension play Cheese was published by Original Works. Ms. alternate reality, flesh out an enthralling non-human Trebor Healey, author of three novels and a poetry and Outstanding Instructor Award for Creative Writing. Ollstein’s works include Esther’s Moustache, Blackwell’s character, or dream up an unforgettable story line in short story collection. Mr. Healey co-edited Queer & Reg# 364363 Corner, Insomniac, and The Dark Ages. She was a space. At the end of 10 weeks, you’ll have a better grip Catholic and Beyond Definition: New Writing from Gay Fee: $475 member of the Actor’s Gang, and currently is an artistic on how to apply creative writing techniques designed and Lesbian San Francisco. His poetry has appeared No refund after 11 Feb. associate of Playwrights Arena. to help you think outside the box for your own specula- in anthologies including Corpus andQueer Dharma: mmOnline tive fiction story. Voices of Gay Buddhists. He is a recipient of the Feb. 6-Mar. 19 Reg# 364366 Lambda Literary Award. Fee: $695 Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Special Topics for All Writers Michael Buckley, MFA, award-winning author and No refund after 14 Jan. Courses in this section are open to students who mmOnline short fiction writer whose work has appeared in numer- want a deeper understanding of a specific craft ous anthologies. Mr. Buckley’s debut collection is Jan. 9-Mar. 19 issue or area of study. These courses fulfill the Enrollment limited to 15 students. Fiction Miniature Men, and his stories have appeared in The elective requirement for creative writing certifi- c Ploy Pirapokin, MFA, fiction writer whose work is Alaska Quarterly Review, Clarkesworld, and Daily Sci- cates. Please call an advisor at (310) 825-9415 to featured in Tor.com, The Bellingham Review, Fiction ence Fiction, among others. determine which course will best help you reach International, and more. Ms. Pirapokin has taught as a Beginning Fiction Writing your writing goals. WRITING X 420 creative writing lecturer for San Francisco State Univer- Courses in this section are recommended for sity and is currently a 2017-2018 Headlands Center for Nonfiction: Essential Beginnings ENGL XL 138 students with some prior writing experience. 2.0 units the Arts Affiliate Artist. Instruction is a mix of lecture and workshopping. Creative Writing: Screenplay With the close guidance of the instructor, stu- Sometimes the best stories are true. To help you turn 5.0 units WRITING X 461.18E dents share and offer feedback in a supportive your personal experiences, anecdotes from everyday Available for UCLA transferable credit and designed The Art of the Lie: environment focused on assessing the strengths life, and family stories into compelling narratives, this specifically for creative writers, this workshop intro- and weaknesses of their work. Those new to workshop teaches beginning writers the basic elements duces you to writing the feature-length screenplay. To Life Stories into Fiction writing should consider courses in the Basics of of good storytelling. You learn how to excavate memo- ground your understanding of what distinguishes this 1.5 units Writing section. Please call an advisor at (310) ries and discover fresh or unexpected facets of your life narrative form from long and short fiction and plays, This course investigates ways of transforming your 825-9415 to determine which course will best stories. Through weekly exercises, you generate new you study screenplay form and theory as well as pub- real-life stories into powerful fiction. What’s the differ- help you reach your writing goals. material and learn an array of fictional techniques to lished screenplays. Through weekly writing assign- ence between anecdotes—important to you alone—and tell your nonfiction story, including how to play with strong, autonomous fiction that affects readers who ments, you learn key elements of feature film writing, ENGL XL 137 voice, focus on a small unit of time, and describe including story, plot, structure, characterization, dia- don’t know or care about you? What are meaningful landscape and character. By the course’s completion, logue, and visual storytelling; and you build your critical sources for your own fiction? During both days of the Creative Writing: Short Story you will have in hand a series of short sketches or a skills through the process of giving and taking critiques. workshop, we explore ways of choosing and presenting 5.0 units draft of a nonfiction piece. The course goal is to complete one full treatment and the life stories that most define you, most stimulate you, This workshop covers the key elements of fiction writ- Reg# 364817 the first 10 pages of one feature. c and most silence you. Through discussions and writing ing, including plot, characterization, setting, point-of- exercises, we also pay particular attention to character view, and various story development techniques, as well Fee: $345 Reg# 364671 No refund after 3 Feb. development, point-of-view, and dialogue as techniques as publication markets. Your goal is to develop three Fee: $745 c ❖❖ Classroom of fiction. The goal is for each student to leave the short stories over the course of the quarter. No refund after 14 Jan. course with the foundation of a story based on personal 6 mtgs mmOnline Reg# 364672 Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 29-Mar. 5 experience, as well as with tools for developing other Fee: $745 Jan. 9-Mar. 26 such stories. UCLA Extension Woodland Hills: Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after 14 Jan. 21650 Oxnard St. c Reg# 364765 mmOnline Jon Bernstein, screenwriter and WGA member who Enrollment limited to 20 students. Fee: $269 Jan. 9-Mar. 26 wrote Meet the Robinsons, Ringmaster, and Beautiful. c No refund after 25 Jan. Enrollment limited to 15 students. Roberta Wax, freelance writer; former reporter, United He has worked on film and TV projects for Paramount, c ❖❖ Classroom Press International; former president, Society of Profes- DreamWorks, 20th Century Fox, NBC/Universal and the Adam Prince, MFA, PhD, fiction writer whose short 2 mtgs sional Journalists, Los Angeles Chapter. Ms. Wax is a CW. He is a recipient of the UCLA Extension Outstand- story collection, The Beautiful Wishes of Ugly Men, was Saturday, Sunday, 9am-5pm, Jan. 26-27 contributor to many magazines and newspapers, ing Instructor Award in Screenwriting. published by Black Lawrence Press. His work has including the Los Angeles Times, Westways, Emmy, and UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. appeared in The Southern Review and Missouri Review, Enrollment limited to 20 students. Animation, among others. WRITING X 461.1E among others. He is a Pushcart Prize nominee and a Reg# 364818 Emotion Into Art: Daniel Jaffe, MFA, internationally published fiction Tickner Fellow at the Gilman School in Baltimore. Fee: $475 writer, essayist, and literary translator whose latest novel Infusing Your Writing with Feeling is The Genealogy of Understanding, a Rainbow Award WRITING X 412.1 No refund after 11 Feb. 2.0 units mmOnline finalist and honorable mention. Mr. Jaffe’s other work Short Story I How do writers make you laugh and cry? This course is includes The Limits of Pleasure, selected by ForeWord 3.0 units Feb. 6-Mar. 19 designed for beginners and those who want to juice up Enrollment limited to 15 students. Magazine as a Book of the Year Award finalist. It is said that all of us have locked inside at least one c their writing and gain mastery to do both. You begin by good story to tell. Through lectures on craft, short writ- liz gonzález, MFA, author of Dancing Santa Ana Winds: exploring emotion-packed fiction, short prose, and poems Poems y Cuentos New and Selected. Ms. gonzález’s ing exercises, assignments, and discussion, you learn to discover tips, tricks, and strategies to make readers how to tell yours. Topics include plot, point-of-view, work has appeared in Wide Awake: The Poets of Los ache, cheer characters on, or hold their sides with laughter. Angeles and Beyond, and the San Francisco Chronicle, setting, description, conflict, characterization, dialogue, You also learn about gesture, pacing, tone, juxtaposition, tension, rewriting, and submission strategies. The among others. She is the director and founder of hyperbole, personification, double entendres, and more. Uptown Word & Arts, promoting literacy and the arts. course goal is to draft and revise at least one short Through stimulating writing exercises, you are encouraged story. This course is a prerequisite for students who are to find your own voice and create short writing (prose or continuing in the short-fiction sequence. poems) about yourself and/or fictional characters that can attract the attention of readers and editors. kkk kkk Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Writing & Journalism 149

Reg# 364674 Fee: $575 Intermediate Fiction Writing No refund after 14 Jan. These courses are designed for students who ❖❖ Classroom MFA Application Prep have fulfilled the prerequisites stated in each 10 mtgs description. Instruction includes lectures as Wednesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 9-Mar. 13 appropriate, but the focus is on workshopping. UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. Students continue to share and offer feedback in Enrollment limited to 20 students. c a supportive environment. Please call an advisor Specialization Merrill Feitell, MFA, author of the award-winning Here at (310) 825-9415 to determine which course will Beneath Low-Flying Planes. She was on the faculty at best help you reach your writing goals. University of Maryland’s MFA program and taught writ- 3 Required Courses ing at Columbia University and the Pratt Institute. Ms. WRITING X 413.6E Feitell’s fiction has appeared in Best New American Voices among many others. Write a Novel in 10 Weeks Acceptance to Master of Fine Arts pro- 3 Required Courses per Quarter 3.0 units grams in creative writing can be fiercely In this fast-paced, fun, and exhilarating novel writing Short Story III (Winter) WRITING X 411.1 course, you do the unthinkable: write a novel in 10 competitive. In this specialization, Writers’ Novel I weeks from start to finish. Tapping into the rich mate- Program instructors work with you to Page 150. 3.0 units rial inside your subconscious, you do mini exercises in That novel is inside you waiting to emerge, but knowing revise your manuscript submission, craft Intensive Revision (Spring) class that form the plot, characters, setting, genre, and your personal statement, and determine how and where to start can be daunting. This course structure of your very own work of fiction. At home you MFA Prep (Summer) provides you with weekly assignments, group interac- write three pages a day to complete your manuscript. which MFA programs best suit your tion, and instructor feedback to help you explore various This is a class for beginners and seasoned writers needs, passions, and aspirations. methods of writing your first novel while learning the alike. All that is required is discipline, determination, key craft points of plot, structure, characterization, and commitment. Candidacy Fee: $50 point-of-view, sense of place, and voice. The goal is to complete the first chapter of your novel by establishing Reg# 364684 an intimacy with your characters as you artfully shape Fee: $665 For more information about this or other Writers’ Program Specializations, their journey, and to develop an overall concept to guide No refund after 21 Jan. call (310) 825-9415. you through your story. Required for students consider- ❖❖ Classroom ing the long-fiction sequence. 10 mtgs Wednesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 16-Mar. 20 novels have been translated into 15 languages. He Reg# 364683 WRITING X 412.2 UCLA Extension DTLA: 261 S. Figueroa St. Short Story II has been the finalist judge for the AWP Award Series in Fee: $695 Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after 14 Jan. 3.0 units the Novel. Tempany Deckert, author who has published 18 mmOnline Focusing on close textual analysis and intensive writing Reg# 364767 novels for middle grade and young adult readers includ- Jan. 9-Mar. 19 practice, you create two short stories and revise one in Fee: $665 ing It’s Yr Life, The Shooting Stars, and the series Kids Enrollment limited to 15 students. this 10-week workshop. Weekly lectures on technique, No refund after 14 Jan. c Inc./Radio Rebels and Kids Inc./Fashion Police for Jessica Barksdale, MFA, MA, fiction writer, poet, and analysis of published stories, and in-depth instructor ❖❖ Classroom Macmillan. Ms. Deckert is also an actress and motiva- and peer critique develop and deepen your understand- 10 mtgs author of 14 published novels, including The Burning tional speaker. Hour, Her Daughter’s Eyes, and When You Believe. Her ing of the art and craft of short story writing. Strategies Wednesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 9-Mar. 13 for approaching the marketplace also are discussed. UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. short stories, poems, and essays have appeared in WRITING X 413.1E Compose, Salt Hill Journal, The Coachella Review, Reg# 364687 Enrollment limited to 15 students. Carve Magazine, Mason’s Road, and So to Speak. Story Structure for the Novel Fee: $665 Melanie Thorne, MA, award-winning author of the 3.0 units novel, Hand Me Down (Dutton/Plume), named a Kirkus Reg# 364681 No refund after 13 Jan. Many aspiring novelists write with the hope that inspira- ❖❖ Classroom Reviews Best Fiction Book of 2012. Ms. Thorne’s short Fee: $575 tion will come. The result is time wasted on a flabby No refund after 15 Jan. 10 mtgs fiction and non-fiction have appeared in Global City novel with no clear shape and a sagging pace. On the Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 8-Mar. 12 Review, Susurrus, and The Nervous Breakdown, ❖❖ Classroom other hand, story structure gives your novel a skeleton; 10 mtgs UCLA: Bunche Hall among others. it forms the bones of your story. And just as adding flesh Enrollment limited to 15 students. Thursday, 1-4pm, Jan. 10-Mar. 14 and clothing to a body makes that body more unique, Ben Loory, MFA, author of the collection, Stories for WRITING X 411.3 UCLA Extension Woodland Hills: so does any creative addition the writer makes to his or Nighttime and Some for the Day (Penguin), winner of Novel III 21650 Oxnard St. her basic structure. This course teaches you how to the 2012 Nobbie Award for Book of the Year. His stories 3.0 units Enrollment limited to 20 students. build that skeleton, from a solid premise line to building have been published in The New Yorker, The Rattling For those with a minimum of 50 pages of a novel-in- Lisa Lieberman Doctor, author of the novel The the moral argument of your novel. You ensure that your Wall, and The Los Angeles Review of Books, among progress, this workshop guides you to generate at least Deflowering of Rhona Lipshitz. Also a screenwriter, Ms. novel has what story structure guru John Truby calls the Lieberman Doctor was nominated for a Daytime Emmy others, and performed on NPR’s This American Life. 50 new pages, as well as learn essential self-editing “seven key steps,” and you learn how reversals and techniques, with the instructor and peers reviewing Award and Writers Guild Award and was a motion reveals, as well as character wants and needs, can drive Reg# 364688 picture development executive at such studios as Uni- Fee: $695 each participant’s project in detail. Refinements of your story to a satisfying conclusion. Exercises focus on character, structure, emotional content, and the devel- versal Pictures, Warner Bros. and Tristar Pictures. structural elements such as character ghosts, story No refund after 14 Jan. mmOnline opment of the writer’s voice also are explored. The goal Reg# 364682 world, and more, and by the end of the course, you have is to produce a substantial portion of your novel. Fee: $575 in-hand a six-page synopsis that works. In addition, for Jan. 9-Mar. 19 No refund after 15 Jan. most weeks, you submit six pages of writing that relate Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Reg# 364693 ❖❖ Classroom to a particular structural element. Tantra Bensko, MFA, fiction writer, poet, and award- Fee: $665 10 mtgs winning author with hundreds of publications including No refund after 13 Jan. Reg# 364694 ❖ Thursday, 7-10pm, Jan. 10-Mar. 14 four chapbooks, one novella, and two full-length fiction ❖ Classroom Fee: $695 10 mtgs UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. No refund after 14 Jan. books. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Ms. Enrollment limited to 20 students. m Bensko has a psychological suspense series, The Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 8-Mar. 12 c mOnline UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. Adam McOmber, MFA, author of My House Gathers Agents of the Nevermind. Jan. 9-Mar. 19 Enrollment limited to 15 students. Desires: Stories, The White Forest: A Novel, and This Enrollment limited to 15 students. c c WRITING X 411.2 Tony DuShane, columnist at the San Francisco New & Poisonous Air. His stories have appeared in Caroline Leavitt, New York Times best-selling author Conjunctions, Kenyon Review, and Fairy Tale Review. Novel II Chronicle and author of the novel, Confessions of a who has published 11 novels, including her latest,Cruel Teenage Jesus Jerk. Mr. DuShane’s work has appeared Beautiful World. A critic for The San Francisco Chronicle 3.0 units Armed with your overall concept and first chapter, you in Mother Jones, The Believer, Penthouse, The Bold and People, Ms. Leavitt is a recipient of the UCLA Exten- Italic, The Rumpus, and online at SFGate.com, among sion Outstanding Instructor Award in Creative Writing. continue to develop your knowledge of craft by writing scenes using characters and situations from the pro- many others. jected novel and workshopping your in-progress work. Reg# 364691 Mini-lectures on the art of the novel, intuitive creative Fee: $695 process, and conventional vs. non-conventional No refund after 14 Jan. approaches to novel structure also are covered. The mmOnline m ONLINE COURSE, page 4. goal is to complete 50 pages of your novel. Jan. 9-Mar. 19 Enrollment limited to 15 students. g HYBRID COURSE, page 4. Reg# 364690 c Fee: $695 Paul Witcover, MA, author of six novels, including The WEB-ENHANCED COURSE, page 4. No refund after 14 Jan. Watchman of Eternity, and a collection of short stories. c mmOnline His critical essays and book reviews have appeared in v ON-GROUND COURSE, page 4. Jan. 9-Mar. 19 Locus, Realms of Fantasy, and The New York Review Enrollment limited to 15 students. c of Science Fiction. With writer Elizabeth Hand, he & TEXTBOOK REQUIRED Robert Eversz, MFA, author of the novels Zero to the co-created and co-wrote the DC Comics series Anima. Bone, Digging James Dean, Burning Garbo, Killing C UC CREDIT, page 5. Paparazzi, Gypsy Hearts, and Shooting Elvis. Mr. Eversz’s 150 Writing & Journalism Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971

Reg# 364839 Fee: $345 Creative Nonfiction No refund after 19 Feb. Jumpstart Revisions ❖❖ Classroom 6 mtgs Beginning Creative Thursday, 7-10pm, Feb. 14-Mar. 21 Nonfiction Writing UCLA: Bunche Hall Enrollment limited to 20 students. with Advice from a Pro Courses in this section are recommended for c Mathew Rodriguez, MA, contributing editor for the students with some prior writing experience. anthology Modern Loss: Candid Conversations about Instruction is a mix of lecture and workshopping. Grief. Mr. Rodriguez is a staff writer at INTO, an LGBTQ Get thorough feedback from a professional writer on a project draft with our With the close guidance of the instructor, stu- digital magazine, as well as an essayist whose work has Consultation service. An instructor of your choice will give your writing a close dents share and offer feedback in a supportive appeared in Slate, the Village Voice, and Mic. He hosts environment focused on assessing the strengths a podcast, Slayerfest 98, about Buffy the Vampire Slayer. reading, then provide both written and verbal feedback on how you can further and weaknesses of their work. Those new to develop it. writing should consider courses in the Basics of WRITING X 424.14E Writing section. Please call an advisor at (310) Flash Forward: This service is perfect for people who have 50 or more pages of creative writing or a 825-9415 to determine which course will best Writing Microfiction and Nonfiction help you reach your writing goals. complete draft of a film or television script. 2.0 units It should come as no surprise that in our fast-paced, WRITING X 424.13E To get started, visit writers.uclaextension.edu/programs-services and choose Twitter-dominated society, micro stories/flash essays/ How to Write a Million-Dollar short-shorts are in demand by publishers. For creative Creative Writing or Screenwriting to see a list of available instructors. You can sign up for Proposal: A Two-Saturday Workshop consultations any time throughout the year. writers, flash prose is often a rewarding form to write. 1.5 units Generally under 1,000 words, and often under 500, flash Whether you’re in the midst of penning a personal prose pieces can provide a welcome break from longer narrative, a how-to, or a treatise on your area of projects while keeping our writing muscles active. In For More Information expertise, you need a book proposal to get in the door addition, producing material appropriate for publication in (310) 825-9415 | writers.uclaextension.edu at any traditional publisher. This interactive workshop a relatively short time can foster a sense of tangible connects you with one of the industry’s top insiders, accomplishment. In this workshop, you learn how to craft who’s never written a proposal that hasn’t sold—and short prose (nonfiction and/or fiction) for maximum effect Advanced Fiction Writing WRITING X 411.4 for big bucks—and gives you everything you need to through the use of helpful prompts; exchange critiques to Novel IV know to take your idea to the next level. Topics include help you polish your flash stories and essays for potential Advanced-level courses are primarily workshop- 3.0 units the seven-step magic formula to crafting winning publication; and read examples of effective flash prose for driven and are designed for students who are For students with at least 100 pages of a novel, this proposals; what agents respond to, and what you need class discussion about the craft elements that make them well into their projects. Admission is by submis- advanced workshop focuses on elements of technique to approach them; a peek into million-dollar proposals successful. Expect to produce several flash stories and/ sion only and the selection process is competi- and vision necessary for a work to be considered by first-time authors; the how-tos of building a pro- or essays in this class and to have a lot of fun! tive. It is recommended that students take vocative table of contents and creating the right complete. You receive intensive instructor and peer Reg# 364838 intermediate-level courses prior to submitting “architecture” for a book that keeps readers wanting critiques of manuscript chapters and their relation to Fee: $475 their work. For instructions on submitting work, more; the secrets to selling yourself and developing a the overall work, including a review as needed of the No refund after 11 Feb. contact the Writers’ Program at (310) 825-9415 compelling marketing plan; and whether or not inde- effective use of voice, tone, mood, imagery, and meta- mmOnline or go to writers.uclaextension.edu/continuing- pendent (self) publishing is the way to go for you. By phor. A major goal of this course is to give you the Feb. 6-Mar. 19 students. The submission deadline for winter is the end of the course, you understand the inner work- self-editing skills to polish and revise your entire novel Enrollment limited to 15 students. Dec. 10 at 9am (PST). Visitors are not permitted within and beyond the course itself. ings of the publishing industry and know exactly where c Mieke Eerkens, MFA, author of All Ships Follow Me: A in advanced-level courses. Reg# 364696 your potential stands, with all of the materials you need in draft form to move forward. For some, this means Family’s Inheritance of War, forthcoming from Picador. Submission Guidelines for Advanced Fiction Fee: $785 polishing your perfect pitch package and submitting it Ms. Eerkens’ works have appeared in publications such Writing Courses No refund after 2 Jan. to an agent or publisher; for others, this entails posi- as Creative Nonfiction and Best Travel Writing 2011, Please note that there are no pre-approvals. All stu- mmOnline tioning yourself to self-publish successfully. among others. She has received distinguished fellow- dents must submit the following requirements in order Jan. 9-Mar. 19 ships at VCCA and the James Merrill House. to be eligible for an advanced creative writing course. Restricted Course. Not eligible for any discounts. Reg# 364842 Enrollment limited to 12 students. Visitors not Fee: $269 Please submit one document (double-spaced, 12-point WRITING X 424.2E ­permitted. $100 nonrefundable. No refund after 15 Mar. Creative Alchemy: font, 1-inch margins on all sides) containing a 10-page Lynn Hightower, nationally and internationally best- ❖❖ Classroom writing sample; a synopsis of up to one page for any 2 mtgs Finding and Writing Life Stories selling novelist with 14 books in print. Ms. Hightower’s You Were Meant to Tell longer submitted works (novels); a personal statement books have appeared on The New York Times “Notable” Saturday, 9:30am-5pm, Mar. 16 3.0 units of one paragraph outlining what the student hopes to list, The London Times best seller list, and have been Saturday, 9:30am-5pm, Mar. 23 This course is for anyone who has a story from “real life” gain from the class; and a list of previous courses selections of The Literary Guild and The Mystery Guild. UCLA Extension 1010 Westwood: that needs to be told. Sometimes your story is about a completed in the Writers’ Program or other programs, She also is a recipient of the Shamus Award. 1010 Westwood Blvd. with instructors (when known). Enrollment limited to 20 students. person, place, thing, or some concealed part of yourself, a remembered time or event, or even something that WRITING X 411.5 Kristin Loberg, New York Times bestselling writer and will happen as you give account to its unfolding. Over WRITING X 412.3 Novel V editor specializing in proposals and book collaboration. Short Story III Ms. Loberg’s titles include Brain Maker (Little, Brown the span of this course, you identify this element of your 3.0 units story’s core fascination and acquire the skills to tell it, 3.0 units For students who have completed Novel Writing IV, this and Company), Grain Brain (Little, Brown and Com- The short story, one of the most challenging of all liter- pany), Payback Time (Crown), The End of Illness (Free including researching and interviewing techniques, intensive workshop is specifically directed toward refin- cultivating your own unique writing voice, and construct- ary forms, requires the precision and imagistic intensity ing an advanced manuscript into a polished novel. The Press), A Short Guide to a Long Life (Simon & Schuster), of poetry combined with novelistic elements of struc- and The Lucky Years (Thorndike Press), among numer- ing your story into a combination of episodes that focus is on structural and thematic aspects and the advance and present it to best dramatic and imaginative ture, setting, and characterization. This workshop helps maintenance of the author’s unique voice. You work ous others. you to realize your fictional intentions through detailed effect. Finally, you investigate possible venues where closely with your peers and the instructor to assess each story might most effectively be presented. written critiques and to prepare your stories for publica- portions of individual manuscripts. Emphasis is given to WRITING X 424.15E tion in targeted markets. The course goal is to complete developing and perfecting self-editing techniques. The Writing the Thinkpiece Reg# 364840 two new stories and one revision. overall goal of the course is for each novel to reach a 2.0 units Fee: $575 Reg# 364695 professional level appropriate for eventual publication. Perhaps no genre is more shared, read, and critiqued No refund after 2 Jan. Fee: $755 than the online thinkpiece. As much as these essays ❖❖ Classroom Reg# 364698 10 mtgs No refund after 3 Jan. Fee: $785 capture and analyze the current cultural landscape, they ❖❖ Classroom are often misunderstood as quick, cheap, or reaction- Wednesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 9-Mar. 13 No refund after 2 Jan. UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. 10 mtgs m ary. The truth is that the genre is malleable enough for mOnline Enrollment limited to 20 students. Thursday, 7-10pm, Jan. 10-Mar. 14 Jan. 9-Mar. 19 any writer to find their footing and to craft their voice c Harry Youtt, fiction writer and Pushcart Prize-nomi- UCLA: Bunche Hall Restricted Course. Not eligible for any discounts. within its limits. Together, we define what a thinkpiece nated poet whose recent collections include I’ll Always Restricted Course. Not eligible for any discounts. Enrollment limited to 12 students. Visitors not is and is not by reading some of its most well-known Be from Lorain and Outbound for Elsewhere. Mr. Youtt Enrollment limited to 12 students. Visitors not ­permitted. $100 nonrefundable. writers, including Roxane Gay, Kiese Laymon, and ­permitted. $100 nonrefundable. is a co-recipient of the UCLA Extension Outstanding Robert Eversz, MFA, author of the novels Zero to the Bone, Rebecca Solnit. Then, we work on honing your voice, Paul Mandelbaum, MFA, whose short stories have researching your argument and giving structure to your Distinguished Instructor Award and the UCLA Extension Digging James Dean, Burning Garbo, Killing Paparazzi, Instructor Award in Creative Writing. appeared in The Los Angeles Review of Books, Glimmer Gypsy Hearts, and Shooting Elvis. Mr. Eversz’s novels have ideas. Participants walk away from the course with Judith Prager, PhD, fiction and nonfiction writer whose Train, The Southern Review, and others. Mr. Mandelbaum been translated into 15 languages. He has been the finalist several pieces of polished work. has edited two anthologies and is the author of two works include The Newman Factor, Verbal First Aid and judge for the AWP Award Series in the Novel. kkk novels-in-stories. He is a recipient of the UCLA Extension The Worst Is Over: What to Say When Every Moment Outstanding Instructor Award in Creative Writing. Counts. She is a co-recipient of the UCLA Extension Distinguished Instructor Award and the UCLA Extension Outstanding Instructor Award in Creative Writing. Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Writing & Journalism 151

WRITING X 424.3E Reg# 364821 WRITING X 422.2 Sojourns Through Memory: Fee: $695 Personal Essay II Writing Out of Your Life No refund after 14 Jan. 3.0 units Learn the Art m 3.0 units mOnline Unlike fiction, personal essay offers an opportunity to Writing out of your life can be a process of self-revela- Jan. 9-Mar. 19 explore the choices you’ve made, whether life-changing & Business of tion, a way of discerning the pattern of your life even Enrollment limited to 15 students. c moments or those little decisions that set us on a new while you’re in the midst of living it. Whether you want Robert Anasi, PhD, author of Bohemia: Scenes from course. Through this exploration, you come to a better Entertainment to write a memoir or transmute your life into fiction or the Life of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Mr. Anasi’s works understanding of family dynamics, and how events from poetry, this workshop helps you mine the rich vein of have appeared in the New York Times, Salon, Virginia the past have affected the choices you make today. In Top Hollywood professionals teach: material that is yours alone. The focus of this workshop Quarterly Review, and Los Angeles Times, among oth- this course, you expand your knowledge of what makes is on production and encouragement, rather than edit- ers. He has received a New York Foundation for the Arts an essay stronger, more compelling, more honest. This Acting ing and critiquing. Using a combination of weekly Fellowship and a Schaeffer Fellowship. course guides you to write and revise one or more Business & Management prompts and assignments, instructor feedback, and personal essays to be submitted for publication and to of Entertainment group interaction, you write a series of autobiographical WRITING X 423.1 pinpoint the best markets and outlets for your work. narratives. For both beginners and seasoned writers Memoir I Reg# 364823 Cinematography who want to get in touch with their personal voice. 3.0 units Fee: $695 Directing Reg# 364841 A memoir is a book-length narrative that is told from No refund after 14 Jan. Fee: $695 the writer’s point of view and captures a meaningful mmOnline Entertainment Development No refund after 14 Jan. slice of the writer’s life. If you have a story to tell and Jan. 9-Mar. 19 would like to figure out how best to tell it, this course Post-Production mmOnline Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Jan. 9-Mar. 19 helps you get started. In-class writing exercises help Yelizaveta Renfro, MFA, PhD, short story writer whose Producing you identify significant moments from your life, decide Enrollment limited to 15 students. c collection, A Catalogue of Everything in the World, won Film Scoring Lynn Lauber, fiction writer, essayist, and ghostwriter on a workable structure for telling your story, and the St. Lawrence Book Award. Ms. Renfro’s essay col- who has published the autobiographical fiction books determine what, exactly, your story is about. You also lection, Xylotheque, was published by the University of Music Business White Girls and 21 Sugar Street, and a memoir/writing focus on the habits and tools you need to establish and New Mexico Press. A Pushcart Prize nominee, she is book, Listen to Me: Writing Life into Meaning, all with maintain a writing practice and read excerpts from a the editor of Keeping Track: Fiction of Lists. Music Production range of memoirs for inspiration and guidance. By the W. W. Norton. Ms. Lauber’s work has appeared in The Courses start on page 85. New York Times. end of the course, you have an outline and a draft of WRITING X 423.2 one to two chapters. Memoir II WRITING X 421.1 Reg# 364825 3.0 units Creative Nonfiction I Fee: $695 Designed for the serious writer committed to participat- Advanced Creative 3.0 units No refund after 14 Jan. ing in a structured writing regimen as well as engaging m This course explores the unlimited possibilities of cre- mOnline in ongoing critiques and craft discussions, this course Nonfiction Writing ative nonfiction, which embraces forms of creative Jan. 9-Mar. 19 guides you to examine key issues in your work, create Enrollment limited to 15 students. Advanced-level courses are primarily workshop- writing such as personal essay, memoir, profiles, and c an involving storyline out of your life experience, and driven and are designed for students who are Shawna Kenney, MFA, author of the memoir I Was a more. Working with the same techniques as fiction, cast yourself as a compelling character readers want well into their projects. Admission is by submis- Teenage Dominatrix (optioned for film by FX), co-author including artful language choices, dialogue, character to follow. You also develop the self-editing skills you sion only and the selection process is competi- of Imposters, and editor of the anthology Book Lovers. development, structure, and plot, you are guided to need to polish and revise your material at a level tive. It is recommended that students take Ms. Kenney’s work has been published in The New York transform factual events and experiences into a com- appropriate to submit to publishers. Includes discussion intermediate-level courses prior to submitting Times, Playboy, Ms. Narratively, and The Florida Review, plete, imaginative narrative. This course includes several of current marketplace. The course goal is to complete their work. For instructions on submitting work, among others. readings from a variety of nonfiction authors. The course 50 well-crafted pages of your project. contact the Writers’ Program at (310) 825-9415 goal is to produce one complete and revised narrative Reg# 364827 or go to writers.uclaextension.edu/continuing- essay, as well as additional material to develop further. Fee: $695 students. The submission deadline for winter is Reg# 364819 Intermediate Creative No refund after 1 Oct 2018 Dec. 10 at 9am (PST). Visitors are not permitted Fee: $575 Nonfiction Writing mmOnline in advanced-level courses. No refund after 14 Jan. Sept. 26-Dec. 4 Submission Guidelines for Advanced Creative ❖❖ Classroom These courses are designed for students who Enrollment limited to 15 students. c 10 mtgs have fulfilled the prerequisites stated in each Liz Stephens, PhD, author of the memoir, The Days Nonfiction Writing Courses Wednesday, 6:30-9:30pm, Jan. 9-Mar. 13 description. Instruction includes lectures as Are Gods. Ms. Stephens’ essays appear in Brief Please note that there are no pre-approvals. All stu- UCLA Extension DTLA: 261 S. Figueroa St. appropriate, but the focus is on workshopping. Encounters: An Anthology of Short Nonfiction and Dirt: dents must submit the following requirements in order Students continue to share and offer feedback in to be eligible for an advanced creative writing course. Enrollment limited to 20 students. c An Anthology. She has served as managing editor and Alison Singh Gee, MA, nonfiction writer who has writ- a supportive environment. Please call an advisor contributor to Brevity: A Journal of Concise Nonfiction. Please submit one document (double-spaced, 12-point ten for Marie Claire, InStyle, International Herald Tri- at (310) 825-9415 to determine which course will Reg# 364826 font, 1-inch margins on all sides) containing a 10-page bune, and the Los Angeles Times. Ms. Gee was a staff best help you reach your writing goals. Fee: $665 writing sample; a synopsis of up to one page for any writer for People magazine and her memoir, Where the No refund after 20 Jan. longer submitted works (novels); a personal statement Peacocks Sing, was named a National Geographic WRITING X 421.2 ❖❖ Classroom of one paragraph outlining what the student hopes to Traveler Book of the Month. Creative Nonfiction II 10 mtgs gain from the class; and a list of previous courses 3.0 units Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 15-Mar. 19 completed in the Writers’ Program or other programs, WRITING X 422.1 Designed for those who have already begun to explore UCLA: Haines Hall with instructors (when known). memoir or other narrative nonfiction genres, this work- Personal Essay I Enrollment limited to 15 students. c 3.0 units shop guides you to take your skills to the next level by Shawna Kenney, MFA, author of the memoir I Was a WRITING X 422.3 “Personal Essay” is a broad term that encompasses focusing on a collection of essays, a single project, or Teenage Dominatrix (optioned for film by FX), co-author Personal Essay III humorous essays, opinion pieces, and mini-memoirs, other types of nonfiction prose; works-in-progress are of Imposters, and editor of the anthology Book Lovers. 3.0 units but which always details the writer’s journey through a welcome. Every week, you read several short, stylisti- Ms. Kenney’s work has been published in The New York Designed for those familiar with the personal essay specific experience. This workshop teaches aspiring cally adventurous pieces to expand your repertoire and Times, Playboy, Ms. Narratively, and The Florida Review, form and who are already convinced of its unique power personal essayists how to be a compelling first-person post a new installment of your own project for feedback among others. to reach the masses, this advanced workshop focuses narrator and employ craft elements such as theme, from your instructor and peers. The goal is to create on revising existing works, analyzing current markets character development, voice, pacing, scene-setting, two new essay-length works of creative nonfiction and and trends, and submitting for publication. You establish and exposition to tell their stories. The goal is to com- polish your skills for publication. yourself as a professional by completing hands-on plete at least one personal essay (600-2,500 words) Reg# 364820 assignments rooted in the real world, participating in and develop material for future essays. Fee: $695 extensive peer review, and receiving practical support. Reg# 364822 No refund after 14 Jan. Reg# 364824 m Fee: $575 mOnline Fee: $785 No refund after 12 Jan. Jan. 9-Mar. 19 No refund after 9 Jan. ❖❖ Classroom Enrollment limited to 15 students. c mmOnline 10 mtgs Gordon Grice, MFA, nonfiction writer who is the author Jan. 16-Mar. 26 Monday, 7-10pm, Jan. 7-Mar. 25 of four books including The Red Hourglass: Lives of the m ONLINE COURSE, page 4. Restricted Course. NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. Predators and Deadly Kingdom: The Book of Dangerous DISCOUNTS. No meeting Jan. 21; Feb. 18. Animals. Mr. Grice’s shorter pieces have appeared in g HYBRID COURSE, page 4. Enrollment limited to 12 students. Visitors not The New Yorker, Harper’s, GQ, and others. Enrollment limited to 20 students. c ­permitted. $100 nonrefundable. Antonia Crane, MFA, author of the memoir Spent and WEB-ENHANCED COURSE, page 4. Victoria Zackheim, MA, editor of six anthologies of senior editor of The Citron Review and Word Riot. Ms. c personal essays including The Other Woman; For Keeps; Crane’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, v ON-GROUND COURSE, page 4. The Face in the Mirror; and Faith. Her documen­ Playboy, and Salon, among others. She is a two-time tary,Where Birds Never Sang: The Ravensbruck and winner of The Moth Slam, and has appeared on This Is & TEXTBOOK REQUIRED Sachsenhausen Concentration Camps aired nationwide Life with Lisa Ling and WTF with Marc Maron. on PBS. She is a San Francisco Library Laureate. C UC CREDIT, page 5. kkk 152 Writing & Journalism Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971

component students experience focused individual WRITING X 432.3E instruction in a supportive but challenging environment. Cuento Poems Master Class in Writing They study the elements of a YA novel’s plot, character, 2.0 units language, setting, and voice through lectures, discus- Cuento Poems are short, concise narrative poems that sions, manuscript peer critiques and generative writing resonate. They focus on one brief experience or two exercises. One-on-one instruction is also an important brief experiences that speak to each other. Whether you aspect of this program. The four-day residency in Los write poetry or creative prose, this course will help you the Young Adult Novel Angeles builds community through irreplaceable in- vivify and tighten your work. You learn the basics of person bonding, and provides workshops, seminars and narrative poetry, study and discuss poems, and discover guest lectures, all culminating in a literary field trip and how to write resonant poems. Each week, you generate possible public reading. You leave the class with a poems and workshop your drafts in a safe and sup- If you have the passion and determination necessary to produce professional completed manuscript that stays true to your unique portive environment. By the end of the course, you have work, apply for the two-quarter Master Class in Writing the Young Adult Novel vision but also features the very best input from a several completed poems and a better understanding professional novelist and your like-minded peers. Upon of Cuento Poems as a reader and writer. This course is offered this winter. This advanced workshop is limited to eight writers and course completion, excerpts from this novel are submit- appropriate for all levels of poetry and creative prose requires submission of a complete young adult novel draft. ted to an established agent for review and writers. (Six week course) consideration. Reg# 364831 In addition to instruction and a four-day Reg# 364834 Fee: $475 residency in Westwood, each Master Fee: $2,650 No refund after 14 Jan. No refund after 9 Jan. mmOnline Class participant receives written feed- FF Hybrid Jan. 9-Feb. 19 back from a reputable agent and free 20 mtgs Enrollment limited to 15 students. c enrollment in a one-day Writers’ Program Online sessions liz gonzález, MFA, author of Dancing Santa Ana Winds: course during each 10-week session. Jan. 16-May 28 Poems y Cuentos New and Selected. Ms. gonzález’s Onsite residency work has appeared in Wide Awake: The Poets of Los The deadline to apply is 4pm on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 9am-5pm, Angeles and Beyond, and the San Francisco Chronicle, December 3. Mar. 14-17 among others. She is the director and founder of UCLA Extension 1010 Westwood: Uptown Word & Arts, promoting literacy and the arts. Master Class in Writing the Young 1010 Westwood Blvd. Adult Novel No meeting Mar. 6-12 and Mar. 20-26; the week WRITING X 432.7E before, during, and after residency. Reframing the Form (Online/Low Residency) Deadline for application is Dec. 10 at 9am (PST). 2.0 units A 2-quarter course beginning in January. Restricted course; approval needed to enroll. Not How can poets experiment with traditional forms of eligible for any discounts. poetry so that they speak of the world today? This Instructor: Enrollment limited to eight students. Visitors not workshop explores contemporary and innovative Kelly Barson ­permitted. No refund after enrolling. c approaches to poetic forms such as the ghazal, the Kelly Barson, MFA, author of the novels 45 Pounds elegy, the sestina and more. Students will write and Page 152. and Charlotte Cuts it Out. Ms. Barson has published share poems, drawing inspiration from the work of articles in Highlights for Children Magazine, Hunger poets like Patricia Smith, Larry Levis, Aimee Nezhuku- Mountain Literary Journal, and other local family maga- Instructor Kelly Barson. matathil, Yusef Komunyakaa, Jamila Woods and Arace- zines. She is a panelist and speaker at many library lis Girmay. The course goal is to finish with a portfolio events and conferences. of four to five polished poems, utilizing new techniques and approaches to (re)writing form poetry. Reg# 364830 Fee: $475 Writing for Writing for Young Adults Poetry No refund after 11 Feb. mmOnline WRITING 745.1E These workshops are tailored to students with Young Readers specific levels of experience in poetry writing. Feb. 6-Mar. 19 Writing the Young Adult Novel: Enrollment limited to 15 students. One Day Workshop Please review course descriptions carefully or c call an advisor to determine which course will Rosebud Ben-Oni, MFA, author of the poetry collection Writing Picture Books From The Outsiders to The Hunger Games, young adult SOLECISM. Ms. Ben-Oni’s poems appear in Arts & fiction (YA) is an exciting genre that continues to pro- best help you reach your writing goals. Please call an advisor at (310) 825-9415 to determine Letters, American Poetry Review, and POETRY, and she WRITING X 441.1 duce compelling work. In this course, students read writes weekly for The Kenyon Review blog. She was a excerpts from YA novels to explore elements of plot, which course will best help you reach your writ- Picture Book I ing goals. Rackham Merit Fellow, a Horace Goldsmith Scholar, and 3.0 units language, and setting. Through the use of generative a CantoMundo Poetry Fellow. writing exercises, students learn how to use character Created for the beginning writer, this course explores ENGL XL 136 the various genres within the category of children’s studies, write compelling dialogue, and avoid the pitfall WRITING X 431.1 of talking down to readers. Students leave with a solid Creative Writing: Poetry picture books, including nonfiction, writing in rhyme, 5.0 units Poetry I classics, and concept books for young children. Writ- understanding of the genre and a strong draft of the 3.0 units first chapter of their YA novel. Available for UCLA transferable credit, this workshop ing exercises focus on improving fundamental craft combines writing assignments with an exploration of What is a poem and how does it differ from prose? Reg# 364833 skills, such as characterization, story structure, set- contemporary poetry. You look at forms ranging from What sources can you, the beginning poet, look to for Fee: $159 ting, voice, and point-of-view. You are encouraged to the sonnet to prose poems and develop your own voice. ideas and inspiration? How can you encourage a raw No refund after 24 Jan. expand your creative thinking in order to develop your Each week the work of a contemporary poet is dis- unfinished poem to become a thing of power and ❖❖ Classroom own unique writing style (your voice), and a peer cussed and writing assignments are critiqued. The beauty? This course provides a series of enjoyable and 1 mtg feedback group provides a nurturing atmosphere for course goal is to finish with a number of polished and illuminating exercises to expand your imagination and Saturday, 9:30am-5:30pm, Jan. 19 discussion of each writer’s work. The goal is to com- completed poems and understand the demands and introduce you to the complex issues of craft and revi- UCLA: Bunche Hall plete a draft of a picture book manuscript and a rewards of living an inspired life through poetry. c sion in an accessible way. Of value to those who have market list of potential publishers. Enrollment limited to 25 students. never written as well as those with some experience Reg# 364828 Lilliam Rivera, Pushcart Prize-winning author whose who seek new direction and feedback. Reg# 364832 Fee: $745 Fee: $575 first novel, The Education of Margot Sanchez was Reg# 364829 acquired by Simon & Schuster in a two-book deal. Her No refund after 14 Jan. No refund after 24 Jan. mmOnline Fee: $575 ❖ work has appeared in Latina, Los Angeles Times, Tin ❖ Classroom Jan. 9-Mar. 27 No refund after 20 Jan. 10 mtgs House, Bellevue Literary Review, The Rumpus, and Los ❖❖ Classroom Angeles Review of Books, among others. Enrollment limited to 15 students.For more informa- Saturday, 10am-1pm, Jan. 19-Mar. 23 tion on programs and services offered by the Writers’ 10 mtgs Enrollment limited to 20 students. Program, please visit our website. Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 15-Mar. 19 April Halprin Wayland, author of seven picture books, WRITING X 445.4 c UCLA Extension Woodland Hills: Master Class in Writing the Young Rachel Kann, MFA, author of the collection 10 for including New Year at the Pier: A Rosh Hashanah Story, Everything. Ms. Kann is an award-winning poet whose 21650 Oxnard St. named Best Jewish Picture Book. She won the Myra Adult Novel work has appeared in various anthologies, including Enrollment limited to 20 students. 6.0 units c Cohn Livingston Award for Girl Coming In for a Landing: Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Nan Cohen, MA, author of two books of poetry: Unfin- The young adult novel is one of the fastest-growing and A Novel in Poems, and is a recipient of the UCLA Exten- Revolution. She is the recipient of the UCLA Extension ished City and Rope Bridge. Ms. Cohen serves as the exciting genres in publishing today. With complex young sion Outstanding Instructor Award in Creative Writing. Outstanding Instructor Award for Creative Writing. Poetry Director of the Napa Valley Writers Conference. characters, realistic dialogue, and gripping prose, read- She has received fellowships and awards from the ers young and old can’t get enough of these books. This National Endowment for the Arts, the Rona Jaffe Foun- Master Class in the Young Adult Novel offers both an dation, and the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. online and low-residency component for students with serious commitments to revising and polishing their novels for publication. During the 16 class online Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Writing & Journalism 153

Editing and Publishing Screenwriting These courses are designed for writers who want For help in choosing a course or determining if a to improve their editing skills or develop compe- course fulfills certificate requirements, contact tencies toward a career in editing and publishing. Jeff Bonnett at (310) 206-1542 or Chae Ko at Some courses help advanced writing students (310) 206-2612. prepare and submit their work for publication. Please call an advisor at (310) 825-9415 to deter- mine which course will best help you reach your Special Topics for Film writing goals. & Television Writers Courses in Editing WRITING X 451.3 Courses in this section are open to students who The Business of Editing and Publishing want a deeper understanding of a specific craft 3.0 units or area of study. These courses fulfill the elective and Publishing To be successful, editors draw from a broad base of skills requirement for screenwriting certificates. while taking the entire publishing process into account. They are avid, active readers in their own right who FILM TV 786.56 understand the way the publishing market works. Beyond Winning a TV Writing Fellowship to Whether you’re a writer or are considering a career in publishing as an editor that, they also understand the specialized technological Jumpstart Your Career or literary agent, it’s important to know how a project goes from finished tools in use today, are strong proofreaders, understand One of the best ways to launch a T.V. writing career is manuscript to published book. Learn the roles of editors, as well as essential how to identify and check facts, and communicate clearly to participate in a T.V. writing program from one of the and concisely with other departments in order to set a major television networks. These programs typically give editing, proofreading, and fact-checking skills with these courses in editing manuscript up for success through production, marketing, you a period of intense instruction and pair you with and publishing. and media outreach. By the end of the course, students working writers and producers. The goal is to launch understand how these tools help editors meet the your writing career, and give the network a new, quali- m demands of their profession and thrive in the workplace. fied, writer. This workshop is taught by a WGA writer The Business of Editing and Developmental Editing Reg# 364835 who won three TV writing fellowships (Fox Diversity, Publishing m Instructor: Fee: $695 ABC Daytime TV Fellowship and Writer’s Bootcamp Instructor: Seth Fischer, editor, Rare Bird Lit, No refund after 14 Jan. Diversity Fellowship). In this workshop you’ll learn about mmOnline the fellowship process from application to participation. Tobi Harper, deputy director/marketing Stillhouse Press, and individual clients Jan. 9-Mar. 19 You’ll also learn which program is right for you and how director at Red Hen Press; editor and who went on to publish at Farrar, Straus, Enrollment limited to 15 students. c the many fellowships differ. Additionally, two former founder of Quill. and Giroux Tobi Harper, director of development and operations UCLA Writers’ Program students will discuss their at Red Hen Press, editor and founder of Quill, contribut- experience as well. In the ever changing TV writing m ing editor of The Los Angeles Review, and speaker on landscape, TV fellowships still remain a great way to Copyediting Courses begin on page 153. queer literature and publishing at conferences and liter- launch your TV writing career. Instructor: ary festivals and on college campuses. Reg# 364898 Karen Craigo, nonfiction editor and for- Fee: $159 mer editor-in-chief of Mid-American WRITING X 451.1 No refund after 22 Feb. Copyediting ❖❖ Classroom Review, and interview editor of 3.0 units 1 mtg SmokeLong Quarterly This course gives students an overview of copyediting Saturday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 23 processes involved in preparing a manuscript for editorial UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. review or publication. Appropriate for writers of all genres Advanced enrollment required; Visitors not permitted.­ Reg# 364890 Reg# 364889 and those seeking to develop professional skills in copy- Lia Langworthy, MFA, TV writer, essayist; WGA mem- Fee: $575 Fee: $665 editing, students learn best practices for completing a ber whose credits include, Soul Food, The Shield, No refund after 12 Jan. No refund after 15 Jan. document review, including common grammar rules, General Hospital and Media. Ms. Langworthy has writ- ❖❖ Classroom ❖❖ Classroom copyediting notation, and reading like a copyeditor. ten for FX, Showtime, ABC and TvOne. She’s also the 10 mtgs 10 mtgs Reg# 364836 recipient of the ABC Daytime TV Writing Fellowship and Monday, 7-10pm, Jan. 7-Mar. 25 Thursday, 7-10pm, Jan. 31-Mar. 28 Fee: $695 the Fox Diversity TV Writing Fellowship. UCLA: Haines Hall UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. No refund after 14 Jan. Ron McCants, MFA, TV writer, playwright; WGA mem- Enrollment limited to 20 students. Saturday, 10am-1pm, Mar. 23 mmOnline ber who has written forSpeechless. His plays have been John Henry Davis, MFA, director/screenwriter, play- UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. Jan. 9-Mar. 19 produced in L.A. New York and London. Ron’s been a wright; WGA, DGA, SDC member whose credits include Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Enrollment limited to 15 students. c writer for the Disney ABC Writing Program and recipient directing OZ, The Sarah Jones Show, and Broken Mir- Leon Martell, MFA, playwright, actor, and director, Karen Craigo, nonfiction editor and former editor-in- of multiple playwriting awards and the Fred Rogers rors. He’s directed plays at the Lincoln Center, the whose plays include STEEL: John Henry and the chief of Mid-American Review, and interview editor of Memorial Scholarship for children’s television. Kennedy Center, and the Mark Taper Forum, including Shaker, winner of two 2002 Ovation Awards, and who SmokeLong Quarterly. Ms. Craigo is the author of the Kristine Huntley, television writer; WGA member, the show Daughters with Marisa Tomei. directed String of Pearls at Carnegie Hall. He is a recipi- poetry collections No More Milk and Passing Through whose credits include The Unsettling, Freakish, Mind ent of the UCLA Extension Outstanding Instructor Award Humansville, and the chapbook Escaped Housewife Games and Legend of the Seeker. Ms. Huntley was a FILM TV X 431.77 in Creative Writing. Tries Hard to Blend In. participant in the Disney/ABC Writing Program in 2013. Screenwriter’s Lab: The New Method 3.0 units WRITING X 451.2 FILM TV X 437.99 Beau Willimon (creator and show runner, House of Developmental Editing Fundamentals of Story Cards ), Aaron Sorkin (Steve Jobs, The Social Network), 3.0 units 3.0 units and Sheila Callaghan (writer and producer, Shameless) An editor’s job includes not only improving the mechanics Whether you want to be a writer for film, television, or are among countless television and film writers who got of writing, but identifying places where content isn’t work- theatre, a dynamic understanding of story is absolutely their start in the theatre, and who continue to work in ing or needs revision and development. Using exercises necessary for success. In this course you learn how to both disciplines. Agents and producers often read plays and readings, students learn how to line edit writing, their choose and develop your best story ideas while examin- with the goal of finding a writer who excels at charac- own and others’, toward the practice of crafting thorough ing point of view, structure, character development, ter-driven storytelling—which is at the heart of theatre. editorial letters ideal for workshops or self-revision plans. dialogue, subtext, crisis, and climax using classic and In this course, you learn tools to deepen your charac- Class discussions also explore the various roles of profes- contemporary scripts as models. Tools to stimulate your ters, expand on new plot ideas, and most importantly, sional editors. The goal is to gain confidence as an editor writing incorporate acting improvisation as well as find your unique voice as a writer. You first explore the by line-editing a large piece of fiction and writing a photography, painting, and music. Individual and group fundamentals of play construction and writing tech- detailed editorial letter as the final class assignment. writing exercises are shared in a supportive atmo- niques, writing frequently to master the art and craft of Reg# 364837 sphere, with guided rewriting as a core task in the playwriting, culminating in a one-act play or one act of Fee: $695 course. At the end of the class, you will be able to a play. You then learn to apply your new-found skills to m ONLINE COURSE, page 4. No refund after 14 Jan. integrate classic story principles in every facet of your your own film or TV script, and have the best 10 pages mmOnline work as well as use these tools to analyze your own ready to be performed by actors in the final class. g HYBRID COURSE, page 4. Jan. 9-Mar. 19 writing and take it to the next level. kkk Enrollment limited to 15 students. c kkk WEB-ENHANCED COURSE, page 4. Seth Fischer, MFA, editor for Rare Bird Lit, Stillhouse c Press, and individual clients who went on to publish at v ON-GROUND COURSE, page 4. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. Mr. Fischer was a contribut- ing editor at The Rumpus. His writing has appeared in & TEXTBOOK REQUIRED Guernica, Best Sex Writing, and was listed as notable C in The Best American Essays. UC CREDIT, page 5. 154 Writing & Journalism Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971

FILM TV X 474.1 FILM TV X 430.59 It Takes Two: Relationship Driven Writing for Emotional Impact Two Specializations Screenwriting, from Star-Crossed 3.0 units Lovers to Buddy Cops Great writing is about creating an emotional experience 3.0 units in the reader—including producers, directors, or anyone All movies are about people with feelings, problems, in the position to advance your script—so that their desires, and, most of all, relationships. Beneath any attention is riveted and they keep turning pages. for Screenwriters! good script is a core relationship that makes us want Designed for those familiar with the basic elements of to go on a journey, no matter where it leads, because a screenplay and who have at least an outline in hand, we want to see where these two characters will end up. this workshop focuses exclusively on how to craft your It’s an element at the heart of every genre and story words for emotional impact. Through analyses of pro- Designed to give students a quick burst of knowledge on a specific topic, type, from the obvious—buddy cops, star-crossed lov- fessional examples, workshop discussions, and lec- specializations carry many of the same benefits as certificates and require ers—to ones that take more creative routes, like a tures, you learn how to test your concept at the only a modest application fee. lonely man on a desert island, talking to a volleyball emotional level; grab the reader through powerful (Tom Hanks in Castaway ). When you let this relation- storytelling devices; humanize your main characters, ship drive your screenwriting process, it allows you to create emotionally gripping scenes, energize descrip- Television Writers Fellowship Prep Writing and Directing Short Films build an active story, develop meaningful characters, tions; and turn flat, on-the-nose dialogue into individu- For aspiring TV writers, winning a This specialization gives aspiring filmmak- write effective dialogue, and deliver a theme, all by way alized speech that leaps off the page. of that important, central vehicle. By the end of the Prerequisite(s): X 440A Writing the First Screenplay I, network fellowship is one of the quickest ers a quick route to go from concept to course, you craft a full story outline and write the first or equivalent. ways to get staffed on a show. This completion. Two courses in screenwriting 30 pages of your script, launching yourself and that Reg# 364895 specialization helps you write the scripts teach you the basic skills you need to core relationship toward something incredible. Fee: $695 you need to make a competitive entry. write your script, and two courses in Prerequisite(s): X 440A Writing the First Screenplay I, No refund after 14 Jan. X 440B Writing the First Screenplay II, X 440C Writing mmOnline Candidacy Fee: $50 directing set you on the path to making the First Screenplay III, and X 440D Writing the First Jan. 9-Mar. 19 your cinematic vision a reality. This series Screenplay IV, or departmental approval. Enrollment limited to 15 students. Courses begin on page 157. is great for people completely new to Reg# 364897 Karl Iglesias, MFA, screenwriter and script doctor, who filmmaking, or experienced artists in one Fee: $665 is the author of The 101 Habits of Highly Successful area who want mentorship in the other. No refund after 14 Jan. Screenwriters andWriting for Emotional Impact. Mr. ❖❖ Classroom Iglesias is a former development executive for Samson Candidacy Fee: $50 10 mtgs Entertainment. He is a recipient of the UCLA Extension Wednesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 9-Mar. 13 Outstanding Instructor Award in Screenwriting. Courses begin on page 155. UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. FILM TV X 431.999 Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Michael Weiss, screenwriter; WGA member; former VP The Anatomy of a Pilot of production for Miramax Films whose credits include 3.0 units Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Scorpion King A new television show has exactly one shot at survival: 4, and I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer. He its pilot episode. If the viewer isn’t grabbed in the first is a recipient of the UCLA Extension Outstanding hour, they’re gone forever. But what is a pilot? How is Instructor Award in Screenwriting. it different from all other forms of screenwriting? What For More Information makes a good one work and a bad one fail? And how can you be sure yours is one of the winners? In this (310) 825-9415 | writers.uclaextension.edu FILM TV X 478.39 Writing Screenplay Coverage intense, informative, and entertaining course, you learn 3.0 units everything you need to know about what goes into a FILM TV X 450.1 FILM TV X 432.1 Designed for both aspiring story analysts and screen- winning pilot. You watch and dissect recent network and writers who want to accelerate their careers, this course cable pilots; examine character, theme and structure; Adaptation for Screenwriters I Strategies for Getting Representation and discuss which pilots best launched their respective 3.0 units 2.0 units helps you master the methods used by story analysts who evaluate submissions to production companies, series. Emphasis is on identifying the common struc- The first part in a two-part sequence designed for writ- Understanding how Hollywood operates is crucial for tural elements of all successful pilots, gaining an ers who want to focus on adapting literary material, any new screenwriter seeking agents and managers for agencies, and studios. You learn how to do an in-depth analysis of the three-act structure, as well as dramatic understanding of “weekly franchise” versus “series fiction or nonfiction, into films and television pilots. The representation. First you must know the differences mythology,” and crafting long-term character arcs. We goal is to help you develop the skills associated with between the roles an agent plays versus a manager. and comic scene construction. You also learn the pre- cise terminology used in story sessions, the foundations also discuss and develop student pilot ideas, help you adaptation so vital in the current industry and your Furthermore, differentiating between power agents, turn your idea into a concise “pitch document” (a two- unique voice and style. This course will introduce boutique agents, and managers who act like agents for great dialogue, and how to find original approaches to established genres. These and other principles to-three-page breakdown of concept, character, and screenwriters, writers of fiction and drama, and creators empowers you to find the representation that is right weekly story structure) and give you the tools you need of new media to the aesthetic and techniques of creat- for you. Special attention is paid to preparing your script become synthesized into coverage written to the high- est professional standards, in preparation for a job as to make the big move from pitch document to pilot ing visual, dramatically compelling scripts. Your major for agency submission to demystify what reps really outline and script. The course features guest speakers project is to complete and polish an outline and the look for in their next hot writing client, as this can be either a story analyst or screenwriter who needs to critique his or her own scripts effectively. who have written, directed, and/or produced their own opening scene of your script, based on a public domain different from what development executives and buyers network television pilots. material from literary, theatrical, mythical, and tradi- look for. While it’s true that formulaic scripts tend to sell Reg# 364893 tional sources. The participant may also work other better in Tinseltown, this course also covers strategies Fee: $695 Reg# 364887 available material including biographies, fact-based and for writers who seek representation with more charac- No refund after 14 Jan. Fee: $575 personal material. In addition, you learn how to source ter-driven indies in their portfolios. By the end of the mmOnline No refund after 14 Jan. for original material and the attaining of rights, including course, you have a solid understanding of what steps Jan. 9-Mar. 19 ❖❖ Classroom life rights. The scripts can be preparation for Adaptation to take next for your career. Enrollment limited to 15 students. 10 mtgs Wednesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 9-Mar. 13 II in which full-length features and television pilots will Reg# 365345 Barney Lichtenstein, MA, professional story analyst be developed and written. for companies such as Amblin, Imagine, and New Line. UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. Fee: $475 Enrollment limited to 35 students. Prerequisite(s): X 440A Writing the First Screenplay I, No refund after 4 Feb. Referring trained story analysts to Sundance Institute or equivalent. mmOnline and production companies, he is a UCLA Extension Richard Hatem, executive producer/TV writer; WGA member, who created Miracles and The Gates for ABC. Reg# 364884 Jan. 30-Mar. 5 Outstanding Instructor in Screenwriting and story editor His writing and producing credits include The Lost Fee: $575 Enrollment limited to 15 students. of a Peabody Award winning program. c Room, Witches of East End, Damien, Tru Calling, Super- No refund after 15 Jan. Chris Sablan, owner of Avenue 220, and former agent ❖❖ Classroom natural, The Secret Circle, The Dead Zone, Grimm, and at Original Artists, his clients include screenwriters/ Once Upon A Time in Wonderland. 10 mtgs producers/directors whose credits include, The Girl Next Thursday, 7-10pm, Jan. 10-Mar. 14 Door, Saw, The Heat, This is 40, Journey to the Center UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. of the Earth, Helix, Colony, Grey’s Anatomy, and Scan- Enrollment limited to 20 students. dal, among many others. Warren Lewis, MFA, screenwriter/producer and WGA m ONLINE COURSE, page 4. member who wrote Black Rain, directed by Ridley Scott, and The 13th Warrior, starring Antonio Banderas. He g HYBRID COURSE, page 4. has also sold and developed both features and pilots for Warner Bros. FOX, Paramount, Ensemble Entertain- WEB-ENHANCED COURSE, page 4. ment, and Sony Pictures, among many others. c v ON-GROUND COURSE, page 4. & TEXTBOOK REQUIRED C UC CREDIT, page 5. 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Reg# 364596 Fee: $695 Feature Film No refund after 14 Jan. mmOnline Jan. 9-Mar. 19 Beginning Feature Enrollment limited to 15 students. & Film Writing Larry Wilson, screenwriter, director, and producer; WGA member whose feature film credits include Bee- Recommended for beginning students, these tlejuice, The Addams Family, and The Little Vampire. courses build on one another in a four-part Mr. Wilson’s television credits include Tales from the sequence. With the close guidance of the instruc- Crypt, The Year Without a Santa Claus, and Aliens for tor, students share and offer feedback in a sup- Breakfast. He previously worked as a story analyst for portive environment focused on assessing the Columbia, Warner Bros. Paramount, and Universal. Enter the Feature Film strengths and weaknesses of the work. By the Reg# 364597 end of the sequence, students have a completed Fee: $695 draft of their first feature film script. No refund after 14 Jan. mmOnline FILM TV X 440A Jan. 9-Mar. 19 and TV Writing Writing the First Screenplay I Enrollment limited to 15 students. & 3.0 units Ron Wilkerson, writer/director and WGA member The first in a four-part sequence designed to take you whose credits include Stargate SG-1, Star Trek: The through the full process of writing a feature film screen- Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, and Trade Show. play, this course grounds you in the key craft elements He is currently developing Dreamland for ABC Studios Competitions by April! of story structure, plot, scene development, character, and is a recipient of the UCLA Extension Outstanding theme, genre, and dialogue, and shows you how they Instructor Award in Screenwriting. work together to grip an audience’s emotions. You learn how to create and evaluate story ideas; explore how Reg# 364598 Three exclusive opportunities recognize the highest levels of screenwriting characters’ inner wants and immediate goals shape Fee: $695 students’ skill and craft: the UCLA Extension Feature Film Competition and the and drive a screenplay’s action; see what constitutes No refund after 14 Jan. m compelling plots and subplots; and learn how to con- mOnline UCLA Extension Television Writing (Spec and Pilot) Competitions. All three struct a scene. Throughout the course, you complete a Jan. 9-Mar. 19 competitions provide winners with one-on-one mentoring and targeted and series of exercises which serve as the basis for your Enrollment limited to 15 students. & script outline, a prose description of your screenplay. Ronald Raley, screenwriter; WGA member whose invaluable Hollywood-industry exposure. The course goal is to learn how to write effective, credits include Edge of Sanity, Dorian, Cupid and Cate, compelling scenes and to create a four-to-five-page The Runaway, and The Locket, for which he received a Applications for this year’s competitions are now available. Deadline is April 2. outline that clearly delineates your script’s beginning, Camie Award. Mr. Raley has worked as a development Visit writers.uclaextension.edu/competitions/ for details and to submit. middle, and end. The ability to write an effective outline executive for Cannon Pictures and Hallmark Hall of is a critical skill for the professional screenwriter, serves Fame Productions. as the basis for most pitches, and is required for admis- Reg# 364546 sion into X 440B Writing the First Screenplay II. This Fee: $575 course counts toward the 4-course Writing and Direct- No refund after 15 Jan. ing Short Films Specialization. ❖❖ Classroom For More Information Reg# 364565 10 mtgs [email protected] | (310) 206-1542 Fee: $575 Thursday, 7-10pm, Jan. 10-Mar. 14 No refund after 12 Jan. UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. ❖❖ Classroom Enrollment limited to 20 students. & created in Writing the First Screenplay I to first class Reg# 364677 10 mtgs Peter Barsocchini, Emmy Award-winning screenwriter/ meeting and be prepared to pitch it. Fee: $695 Monday, 7-10pm, Jan. 7-Feb. 11-Mar. 25 producer and WGA member who wrote the multibillion Reg# 364670 No refund after 14 Jan. UCLA Extension DTLA: 261 S. Figueroa St. dollar franchise,High School Musical, High School Musi- Fee: $575 mmOnline No meeting Feb. 18. cal 2, andHigh School Musical 3: Senior Year. Mr. No refund after 13 Jan. Jan. 9-Mar. 19 Enrollment limited to 20 students. & Barsocchini’s has sold scripts to Paramount, HBO, ❖❖ Classroom Enrollment limited to 15 students. Andrew Knauer, MFA, screenwriter and WGA member Intermedia, and Beacon Films, among many others. 10 mtgs Michael Janover, MFA, screenwriter; WGA member who wrote The Last Stand, starring Arnold Schwar- Reg# 364548 Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 8-Mar. 12 whose credit include The Philadelphia Experiment, zenegger, and Ghost Team One (Paramount Pictures). Fee: $575 UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. Hardly Working, and Mr. Boogedy. His projects include He also wrote a sci-fi/action feature for Universal Pic- No refund after 17 Jan. Enrollment limited to 20 students. a horror/comedy script for Cheech and Chong, and a tures and is currently adapting the comic book, 5 Days ❖❖ Classroom Dito Montiel, award-winning screenwriter/director/ pilot for Aaron Spelling Productions. He was also a to Die, for Circle of Confusion. 10 mtgs author; WGA and DGA member, who wrote and directed writer on the original Hawaii Five-O series. Reg# 364595 Saturday, 10am-1pm, Jan. 12-Mar. 23 his bestselling novel A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints Reg# 364675 Fee: $575 UCLA Extension Woodland Hills: starring Robert Downey Jr. Mr. Montiel’s other credits Fee: $575 No refund after 13 Jan. 21650 Oxnard Street include The Clapper, Man Down, Boulevard, Empire No refund after 15 Jan. ❖❖ Classroom No meeting Jan. 19. State, The Son of No One and Fighting. ❖❖ Classroom 10 mtgs Enrollment limited to 20 students. & Reg# 364673 10 mtgs Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 8-Mar. 12 Cynthia Riddle, MFA, award-winning writer/producer, Fee: $575 Thursday, 7-10pm, Jan. 10-Mar. 21 UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. a former development exec at MGM, and WGA member No refund after 13 Jan. UCLA Extension Woodland Hills: Enrollment limited to 20 students. & who wrote the films Crossroads, Puppy Love, and The ❖❖ Classroom 21650 Oxnard Street Laurence Rosenthal, writer/producer, development Brittany Murphy Story. She has also written projects for 10 mtgs No meeting Feb. 7. exec and WGA member who supervised the develop- Netflix, Showtime, PBS, Nickelodeon, Disney, Starz, and Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 8-Mar. 12 Enrollment limited to 20 students. ment of Scream, Beautiful Girls, Copland, and Citizen MarVista, among others. UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. Billy Mernit, MFA, screenwriter, novelist, and WGA Ruth. Mr. Rosenthal is a recipient of the UCLA Extension Enrollment limited to 20 students. member who is a story analyst for Universal Pictures Outstanding Instructor Award in Screenwriting and is FILM TV X 440B Matthew Harrison, director/writer/producer, whose and the author of Writing the Romantic Comedy also the writer/producer of the film No Manches Frida. Writing the First Screenplay II credits include Rhythm Thief (Jury Prize, Sundance Film (Harper/Collins). Mr. Mernit is a recipient of the UCLA Reg# 364540 3.0 units Festival), Kicked in the Head (executive producer Martin Extension Distinguished Instructor Award and the Out- Fee: $575 This second in a four-part sequence in writing a fea- Scorsese), Spare Me, Sex and the City, Popular, and standing Instructor Award in Screenwriting. No refund after 14 Jan. ture film script has you hit the ground running. You Dead Last. Mr. Harrison received the UCLA Extension ❖❖ Classroom begin by pitching your story based on your outline and Outstanding Instructor Award. 10 mtgs revising it to make sure the premise can carry the Reg# 364676 Wednesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 9-Mar. 13 entire movie. Armed with a workable outline, you then Fee: $695 UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. flesh it out into either a beat sheet or treatment (at the No refund after 14 Jan. Enrollment limited to 20 students. & instructor’s discretion) and begin writing your screen- mmOnline Hank Nelken, screenwriter; WGA member, whose play. Personalized feedback along with mini-lectures Jan. 9-Mar. 19 credits include Saving Silverman, Are We Done Yet?, on key craft points, including character development, Enrollment limited to 15 students. story structure, and conflict, help you to meet the and Mama’s Boy. Mr. Nelken rewrote National Security Kate Marciniak, MA, writer, and professional story course goal, which is to write Act I (approximately 30 and has sold specs to New Line, MGM, Walt Disney analyst who has worked on studio features and inde- pages). May be repeated for credit. This course counts Pictures, Warner Bros. Columbia Pictures, Revolution pendent movies for over two decades, for companies toward the four-course Writing and Directing Short Studios, RCR Pictures, and Fox. such as Disney, HBO, Miramax, Dreamworks SKG, Films Specialization. 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Intermediate Feature Advanced Feature One Mentor, One Month Film Writing Film Writing Courses in this section are for students who have Advanced-level courses are primarily workshop- completed at least one screenplay. A new project driven and are designed for students who are Get personalized instruction, feedback, and guidance from a Writers’ Program is begun with an emphasis on craft issues such well into their projects. Admission is by submis- as structure, character development, and sion only and the selection process is competi- instructor of your choice with our Mentorship program. Students have access to emotional content. Self-editing techniques tive. It is recommended that students take their instructor by email Monday through Friday to share draft pages and get are introduced. intermediate-level courses prior to submitting answers to their craft and career questions, with responses in 24-36 hours for their work. For instructions on submitting work, FILM TV X 431.101 contact the Writers’ Program at (310) 825-9415 most submissions. Mentorships last for one month and are renewable. Feature Film Writing Workshop: or go to writers.uclaextension.edu/continuing- This service is ideal for students who have specific goals and want focused attention over Outline and Act I students. The submission deadline for winter is 3.0 units Dec. 10 at 9am (PST). Visitors are not permitted four weeks. Designed for writers with at least one screenplay under in advanced-level courses. their belts, this workshop guides you to launch and To get started, visit writers.uclaextension.edu/programs-services and choose make significant headway on a new project. The goal FILM TV X 432.5 Creative Writing or Screenwriting to see a list of available instructors. You can sign up for is to develop a strong premise that sustains your entire Advanced Workshop: mentorships any time throughout the year. script, create and refine the story outline, and write Act One-on-One Feature Film Rewrite I. Brief lectures on craft issues based on the demands 3.0 units of the participants’ work supplement the workshop. This advanced workshop is intended for 12 serious Prerequisite(s): X 440A Writing the First Screenplay I, writers who want to turn good scripts into great ones. X 440B Writing the First Screenplay II, X 440C Writing You first work closely with the instructor to analyze the First Screenplay III, and X 440D Writing the First your script’s overall strengths and weaknesses. Every Screenplay IV, or departmental approval. week, you turn in pages, and receive back specific For More Information Reg# 364697 notes that help guide you to concentrate on structure, (310) 825-9415 | writers.uclaextension.edu Fee: $695 characterization, scene construction, and other aspects No refund after 14 Jan. of the screenwriting process. As you rewrite, you get mmOnline further feedback, designed to prepare you to enter FILM TV X 440C FILM TV X 440D Jan. 9-Mar. 19 screenplay competitions and the commercial market- Writing the First Screenplay III Writing the First Screenplay IV Enrollment limited to 15 students. place. The course goal is to rewrite your full-length 3.0 units 3.0 units Michael Barlow, producer, screenwriter, and WGA feature film script. The third in a four-part sequence in writing a feature In the last of a four-part sequence in writing a feature member who, as an executive at Paramount Classics, Prerequisite(s): Submit the feature-length screenplay film screenplay, this course focuses on the greatest film screenplay, you reach FADE OUT. In the process of oversaw Black Snake Moan and Mad Hot Ballroom. He that you will rewrite in the course. challenge facing screenwriters: writing the second act. writing Act III, you home in on structuring conversations, was vice president of production at various major stu- Reg# 364701 As you write these crucial 60 pages, you refine your explore how to maximize your story’s visual implica- dios, including Orion Pictures. His writing credits include Fee: $785 story outline; flesh out main and secondary characters; tions, deepen scene writing skills, assemble scenes to the miniseries Kidnapped and the ABC drama Family. No refund after 2 Jan. continue to develop the art of the scene as it pertains form powerful sequences, ensure your script’s central mmOnline to type, choice, structure, and placement; and begin to conflict is resolved, and work on theme and imagery. FILM TV X 431.102 Jan. 9-Mar. 19 discover each character’s unique voice. You also learn Also covered are revision techniques and the business Restricted Course. Not eligible for any discounts. the habits you need to sustain the work of writing a aspects of feature film writing. The goal is to complete Feature Film Writing Workshop: Acts II and III Course may be taken as a certificate program core screenplay. The goal is to write Act II. May be repeated writing your first feature film script. requirement or elective. for credit. Prerequisite(s): X 440A Writing the First Screenplay I, 3.0 units This workshop guides you to complete your current Enrollment limited to 12 students. $100 Prerequisite(s): X 440A Writing the First Screenplay I X 440B Writing the First Screenplay II, and X 440C nonrefundable. and X 440B Writing the First Screenplay II. Students Writing the First Screenplay III. Students must bring project. You focus on developing a successful second c and third act, with special attention given to structure, Beverly Gray, PhD, screenwriter, author, and develop- must bring their beat sheets or treatments and Act I to their beat sheets or treatments and Acts I and II to the ment exec who oversaw the development of 170 films the first class meeting and be prepared to write. first class meeting and be prepared to write. character development, emotional content, and cine- matic style. You also acquire self-editing techniques at Concorde-New Horizons Pictures. Dr. Gray’s newest Reg# 364685 Reg# 364689 essential for the professional writer. This is not a rewrite book is Seduced by Mrs. Robinson: How The Graduate Fee: $665 Fee: $665 course; you must be working toward the completion of Became the Touchstone of a Generation. She has writ- No refund after 13 Jan. No refund after 12 Jan. a feature-length script and have your outline and Act I ten biographies of Roger Corman and Ron Howard. ❖ ❖ ❖ Classroom ❖ Classroom of your script in hand. 10 mtgs 10 mtgs Prerequisite(s): X 430.101 Feature Film Writing Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 8-Mar. 12 Monday, 7-10pm, Jan. 7-Mar. 25 ­Workshop: Outline and Act I, or equivalent, or consent UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. of instructor. Enrollment limited to 15 students. No meetings Jan. 21; Feb. 18. Reg# 364699 Donald H. Hewitt, screenwriter and WGA member Enrollment limited to 15 students. Fee: $665 whose feature film credits include the English-language Philip Eisner, screenwriter-director and WGA member No refund after 14 Jan. screenplay for Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning film, who wrote Event Horizon for Paramount Pictures and ❖❖ Classroom Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and the Oscar- Firestarter 2: Rekindled for USA Networks. Mr. Eisner 10 mtgs nominated Howl’s Moving Castle. Mr. Hewitt has written has written for Scott Rudin Productions, Robert De Wednesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 9-Mar. 13 for Pixar, Miramax, New Line, and Disney. Niro’s Tribeca Productions, Edward R. Pressman, TriStar, UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. Universal Pictures, and The Jim Henson Company. Course Icons Reg# 364686 Enrollment limited to 15 students. Fee: $695 Reg# 364692 Donald H. Hewitt, screenwriter and WGA member Provide No refund after 14 Jan. Fee: $695 whose feature film credits include the English-language mmOnline No refund after 14 Jan. m screenplay for Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning film, Information Jan. 9-Mar. 19 mOnline Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and the Oscar- Enrollment limited to 15 students. Jan. 9-Mar. 19 nominated Howl’s Moving Castle. Mr. Hewitt has written Ernie Contreras, screenwriter and WGA member Enrollment limited to 15 students. for Pixar, Miramax, New Line, and Disney. At-a-Glance whose credits include the HBO drama Walkout, and the Steven Schwartz, screenwriter/producer, WGA mem- Reg# 364700 feature films, Fairy Tale: A True Story and The Page- ber, Spirit Award nominee for his screenplay for the m ONLINE COURSE master. Mr. Contreras has written and developed scripts Sidney Lumet-directed movie Critical Care. His TV Fee: $695 No refund after 14 Jan. Technical requirements, page 4 for Walt Disney, Sony, Universal, Fox Searchlight, Para- credits include The Practice and100 Centre Street. He mmOnline mount, DreamWorks, TNT, and Starz/Encore. has written scripts and pilots for Fox, ABC, FX, Disney, Jan. 9-Mar. 19 g HYBRID COURSE, page 4 NBC, Universal, Lionsgate, HBO, and many others. Enrollment limited to 15 students. Jon Bernstein, screenwriter and WGA member who c WEB-ENHANCED COURSE, page 4 wrote Meet the Robinsons, Ringmaster, and Beautiful. ON-GROUND COURSE He has worked on film and TV projects for Paramount, v DreamWorks, 20th Century Fox, NBC/Universal and the & TEXTBOOK REQUIRED CW. He is a recipient of the UCLA Extension Outstand- Visit our website for textbook ing Instructor Award in Screenwriting. information. C UC CREDIT May be transferable­ to other colleges and universities, page 5 Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Writing & Journalism 157

FILM TV X 430.6 Beginning Writing for the Television Half-Hour Spec I 3.0 units This course teaches you how to create an airtight story Beginning Television Writing and outline—the critical first step in writing a strong Recommended for beginning students who are half-hour comedy spec script and a process that makes writing a spec script of an existing comedy or writing your script much easier, faster, and more suc- drama series. With the close guidance of the cessful. You begin by learning how to pinpoint what instructor, students share and offer feedback in makes any half-hour comedy show tick, studying the a supportive environment focused on assessing appeal and quirkiness of the main characters, and the strengths and weaknesses of the work. identifying the unique spin shows put on their stories. You then focus on your own script for a current show, FILM TV X 430.4 finding the story and identifying the comedy in it, learn- Beginning Writing for the ing how to pitch it, and creating a workable outline from One-Hour Spec I which to write. Instruction also covers the “need to 3.0 units know” business aspects of the half-hour show, such as Modeled directly on how writers write in the real world the current use of spec scripts to get jobs and the of one-hour dramas, this course focuses on what is basics of how a comedy writer works on staff, how Available for most central to creating a strong script as well as the freelance writers move onto staff, how a writing staff is largest piece (40%) of the writer’s deal with any show: structured, and how writers work collaboratively “in the the story and outline. You learn to choose the best room.” All student projects must focus on current story for your spec script, map it out from beginning shows from a list provided by the instructor; no pilots. to end, and write a strong outline in proper script This course counts toward the four-course Writer’s UCLA Transfer Credit format. In the process, you learn how to identify and Fellowship Prep Specialization. capture the tone, characters, dialogue, and themes of Reg# 364771 any one-hour drama series—the key to breaking into Fee: $575 Look for this icon c to identify our transfer credit courses! the field. Also covered are the various genres (police No refund after 13 Jan. procedurals, medical, legal) and their specific rules; ❖❖ Classroom m what’s popular in the current marketplace; and how to 10 mtgs Creative Writing: Short Story Creative Writing: Poetry work within the special requirements of timeslots, Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 8-Mar. 12 Instructor: Adam Prince, MFA, PhD Instructor: Rachel Kann, MPA outlets, and styles. The course goal is to master the UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. process of constructing an airtight story and detailed Enrollment limited to 20 students. Page 148. Page 152. outline so you are ready to write a script for any cur- Tom Pinchuk, TV writer, comic book writer and WGA m rent show as quickly and expertly as possible. All member, whose credits include Ben 10 (Cartoon Net- Creative Writing: Screenplay student projects must focus on current shows; no work) and Gormiti: Nature Unleashed (Mondo World). Instructor: Jon Bernstein pilots. This course counts toward the four-course Mr. Pinchuk’s comics include Hybrid Bastards, Max Writer’s Fellowship Prep Specialization. Steel, Unimaginable, Tales From the Acker-Mansion and Page 148. Reg# 364770 Hero Hotel. Fee: $695 Reg# 364772 No refund after 14 Jan. Fee: $695 For More Information mmOnline No refund after 14 Jan. (310) 825-9415 | writers.uclaextension.edu Jan. 9-Mar. 19 mmOnline Enrollment limited to 15 students. Jan. 9-Mar. 19 Joan Weiss, TV writer/producer, WGA member who Enrollment limited to 15 students. Reg# 364775 Reg# 364968 served as a supervising producer/writer on White Collar, Jim Staahl, writer, producer, and actor; WGA member; Fee: $665 Fee: $665 Unforgettable, and Journeyman. Ms. Weiss was a two-time Emmy Award nominee whose comedy feature No refund after 15 Jan. No refund after 25 Jan. writer/producer on Eureka, Everwood, and Summerland. credits include The Beverly Hillbillies, Under Surveil- ❖❖ Classroom ❖❖ Classroom Her other credits include Gilmore Girls; Sabrina, the lance, and Blow Hard. Mr. Staahl also has written 10 mtgs 4 mtgs Teenage Witch; and Grace Under Fire. sketch/variety shows for Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Thursday, 7-10pm, Jan. 10-Mar. 14 Saturday, Sunday, 10am-6pm, Jan. 26 & 27; Reg# 364769 Howie Mandel. UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. Feb. 23 & 24 Fee: $575 Enrollment limited to 15 students. UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. No refund after 15 Jan. FILM TV X 431.4 Daniel Sussman, MFA, JD, screenwriter; WGA member Enrollment limited to 15 students. Advanced enroll- ❖❖ Classroom Beginning Writing for the who served as a staff writer for ABC’s The Practice. Mr. ment required; no admittance at the door. 10 mtgs One-Hour Spec II Sussman most recently sold his big-budget disaster Zac Hug, MFA, television writer/producer, WGA member Thursday, 7-10pm, Jan. 10-Mar. 14 3.0 units feature Galveston to Warner Bros. Pictures. He has sold whose credits include Drop Dead Diva and Shadow- UCLA: Kaplan Hall Mirroring the process that professionals undergo in scripts to production companies including Polaris hunters: The Mortal Instruments. Mr. Hug was a former Enrollment limited to 20 students. c current episodic series production, this course guides Pictures and NBC Television Network. director of Digital Content at Disney/ABC Television Lia Langworthy, MFA, TV writer, essayist; WGA mem- you to write a solid first draft of your script and work Group and his other credits include These People, ber whose credits include, Soul Food, The Shield, on polishing it. You begin by refining your story idea and NEW #Adulting, Spooksville, and The Malan Show. General Hospital and Media. Ms. Langworthy has writ- outline as needed, and then write your script, focusing FILM TV X 439.23 ten for FX, Showtime, ABC and TvOne. She’s also the on capturing the essence of the show through its four- One-Hour TV Spec Script Writing recipient of the ABC Daytime TV Writing Fellowship and act structure, plot and story, multiple storylines, char- in a Month: Part 2 the Fox Diversity TV Writing Fellowship. acters, scenes, and dialogue. On the business side, you 3.0 units learn how to develop your career game plan and hear Mirroring the process that professionals undergo in from industry guest speakers on the business of the current episodic series production, this course guides one-hour drama. Students must bring a complete you to write a solid first draft of your script and work outline to the first class. All student projects must focus on polishing it. You begin by refining your story idea and on current shows; no pilots. This course counts toward outline as needed, and then write your script, focusing the 4-course Writer’s Fellowship Prep Specialization. on capturing the essence of the show through its four- Prerequisite(s): X 430.4 Beginning Writing for the One- act structure, plot and story, multiple storylines, char- Hour Spec I. acters, scenes, and dialogue. On the business side, you Reg# 364776 learn how to develop your career game plan and hear Fee: $695 from industry guest speakers on the business of the No refund after 14 Jan. one-hour drama. Students must bring a complete mmOnline outline to the first class. All student projects must focus Jan. 9-Mar. 9 on current shows; no pilots. Enrollment limited to 15 students. kkk Laurence Walsh-Hodson, screenwriter; WGA member who has written for such hit network shows as CSI: Miami and NCIS. Ms. Walsh co-produced and wrote on the critically acclaimed Syfy series The Dresden Files and Against the Wall. 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Reg# 364806 Reg# 364814 Fee: $665 Fee: $695 No refund after 15 Jan. No refund after 14 Jan. UCLA Extension ❖❖ Classroom mmOnline 10 mtgs Jan. 9-Mar. 19 Thursday, 7-10pm, Jan. 10-Mar. 14 Enrollment limited to 15 students. UCLA: Rolfe Hall Andrew Osborne, MA, screenwriter and WGA member Specializations Enrollment limited to 15 students. whose indie film credits include On_Line, The F Word, Douglas Steinberg, TV writer/exec producer and WGA and Apocalypse Bop. Mr. Osborne received an Emmy member, whose credits include The Tonight Show, Wild Award for the Discovery Channel program, Cash Cab. Card, St. Elsewhere, and Moonlighting. Mr. Steinberg He has developed projects for Warner Bros. HBO, MTV, was the creator/exec producer for Combat Hospital and and Orion. exec producer on Boston Public. He has worked on 10 Reg# 364811 ensemble dramas as a writer/producer. Fee: $665 No refund after 15 Jan. FILM TV X 431.7 ❖❖ Classroom Writing the Half-Hour Pilot I 10 mtgs 3.0 units Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 8-Mar. 12 Television executives and showrunners want to read UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. Gain focused studies concentrated on in-demand skills sought by employers. original pilots that demonstrate your unique voice and Enrollment limited to 15 students. comedic sensibilities. This workshop shows you how to Phil Kellard, TV writer and WGA member who was an take your original comedy idea and develop a strong executive producer on The Wayans Brothers and Martin, With UCLA Extension Specializations, Over 30+ specializations offered, story, rife with memorable characters and even funnier and a creative consultant for The Inspectors. He has you can: including: jokes. Breaking story in the style of a real writer’s room, written for The Disney Channel, Showtime, and Syfy. He you develop a compelling story, brainstorm, and support has received an Emmy Award and the UCLA Extension Acquire specific, targeted skills in a Entertainment Project Management another’s vision. By the end of course, you have strong Outstanding Instructor Award in Screenwriting. • act breaks, a full beat outline, and a critique of the first focused area of study Event Planning and Management 10 pages of your original half-hour pilot script. This course counts toward the four-course Writer’s Fellow- Advanced Television Writing • Network with instructors MFA Application Prep ship Prep Specialization. and students Prerequisite(s): X 430.6 Beginning Writing for the Half- Advanced-level courses are primarily workshop- Short Fiction Hour Spec I and X 431.6 Beginning Writing the Half- driven and are designed for students who are • Complete them in one year TV Writers Fellowship Prep Hour Spec II, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. well into their projects. Admission is by submis- Reg# 364786 sion only and the selection process is competi- Writing and Directing Short Films Fee: $665 tive. It is recommended that students take No refund after 14 Jan. intermediate-level courses prior to submitting And many more ❖❖ Classroom their work. For instructions on submitting work, 10 mtgs contact the Writers’ Program at (310) 825-9415 Wednesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 9-Mar. 13 or go to writers.uclaextension.edu/continuing- Learn more at uclaextension.edu UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. students. The submission deadline for winter is Enrollment limited to 15 students. Dec. 10 at 9am (PST). Visitors are not permitted Barry Vigon, MFA, writer/producer, and WGA member in advanced-level courses. FILM TV X 431.6 Intermediate who served as a co-exec producer onMalcolm & Eddie Beginning Writing for the and Martin, a producer on Something Wilder, and a FILM TV X 432.4B Half-Hour Spec II Television Writing supervising producer on Veronica’s Closet. Mr. Vigon Writing the One-Hour Drama Pilot: 3.0 units Courses in this section are for students who have wrote for Soap, Roseanne, and Fame, and created pilots Advanced Workshop This workshop guides you to write a solid draft spec completed at least one draft of a spec script of for CBS, NBC, ABC, and The Disney Channel. 3.0 units script from your half-hour comedy outline and move as In today’s market, a good original pilot is an essential an existing series. The focus is on writing and Reg# 364805 far ahead as you can in polishing it. You begin by sample. Neither pure episodes nor stand-alone screen- polishing a solid first draft of an original pilot. Fee: $695 reworking your outline to simplify your story, nail down Students also gain a better understanding of the No refund after 14 Jan. plays, one-hour pilots nevertheless must have the the essence of your characters, focus and tighten business of writing for television. mmOnline feeling of both—all in 55-60 pages. This workshop scenes, create mood and pacing, and punch up dia- Jan. 9-Mar. 19 guides you to develop a drama series premise that logue from the blueprint you’ve created. You then move FILM TV X 442.1 Enrollment limited to 15 students. combines your original vision with a network’s likely to the writing and polishing stage. On the business side, requirements. From the idea to pilot story structure and Writing the One-Hour Pilot I , Emmy-nominated TV writer/producer you deepen your knowledge of the current comedy Kevin Kelton finished script, your goal is to create a pilot that effec- 3.0 units whose credits include Saturday Night Live, Boy Meets series marketplace and map out basic career building tively establishes ongoing series elements while bring- Anyone who wants to work as a professional television World, Night Court, and A Different World. Mr. Kelton strategies. Students must bring a complete outline to ing your characters to life. This course counts toward writer has to be able to submit top-notch original mate- has written for ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, FX, AMC, and the the first class. All student projects must focus on cur- the four-course Writer’s Fellowship Prep Series. rial to agents and showrunners. In this fast-paced WB. He has also written original pilots for HBO and FX, rent shows; no pilots. This course counts toward the Prerequisite(s): Spec script or original pilot submittal is course, you take your idea for a one-hour TV series and and articles for National Lampoon. 4-course Writer’s Fellowship Prep Specialization. turn it into an outline, write intensively, and get feed- required. Prerequisite(s): X 430.6 Beginning Writing for the back from the instructor and fellow participants every Reg# 364881 Half-Hour Spec I. FILM TV X 433.7 week. Throughout this process, you learn how to envi- Writing the One-Hour or Half-Hour Fee: $755 Reg# 364783 sion the world of your show, create characters and Pilot II No refund after 10 Jan. Fee: $665 conflict, build a storytelling engine, and nail down your ❖❖ Classroom 3.0 units No refund after 14 Jan. show’s structure, tone, story, and act breaks. By the end 10 mtgs This workshop guides you to write a solid draft of an ❖❖ Classroom of course, you have strong act breaks, a full beat out- Thursday, 7-10pm, Jan. 17-Mar. 21 original pilot script from your one-hour or half-hour 10 mtgs line, and a critique of the first 10 pages of your original UCLA: Bunche Hall outline created in a previous course. You start by Wednesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 9-Mar. 13 one-hour pilot script. This course counts toward the Restricted Course. Not eligible for any discounts. reworking your story idea and outline as needed, fixing UCLA: Rolfe Hall four-course Writer’s Fellowship Prep Specialization. Course may be taken as a certificate program core story problems and maximizing the drama or comic Enrollment limited to 15 students. Prerequisite(s): X 430.4 Beginning Writing for the One- requirement or elective. potential. Special attention is paid to refining the world, Joe Fisch, Television writer/executive producer; WGA Hour Spec I and X 431.4 Beginning Writing for the One- Enrollment limited to 12 students. $100 characters, tone, and story of your pilot. You then move member who served as a co-executive producer for 3rd Hour Spec II, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. nonrefundable. toward completing a polished first draft of your script, c Rock from the Sun and Boston Common, and as a Reg# 364807 working on scenes, dialogue, and action, until it cap- Matt Witten, MFA, WGA member who has served as a showrunner for ROC and Just for Kicks. Mr. Fisch was Fee: $695 tures your original vision and matches a network’s likely writer for Pretty Little Liars, Law and Order, and House, a writer/producer for Step By Step, A Different World, No refund after 14 Jan. requirements. You must bring a completed story outline M.D. Mr. Witten has also written for CSI: Miami, Super- and Who’s the Boss. mmOnline and first 10 pages to the first day of class. This course natural, Judging Amy, Medium, and Homicide: Life on Reg# 364784 Jan. 9-Mar. 19 counts toward the four-course Writer’s Fellowship Prep the Street. Mr. Witten has also written pilots for ABC, Fee: $695 Enrollment limited to 15 students. Specialization. MTV, and the CW. No refund after 14 Jan. Erica Byrne, screenwriter and WGA member whose Prerequisite(s): X 442.1 Writing the One-Hour Pilot I or mmOnline numerous credits include episodes of La Femme Nikita; X 431.7 Writing the Half-Hour Pilot I, or equivalent, or Jan. 9-Mar. 19 Nowhere Man; Silk Stalkings; Hunter; Knots Landing; consent of instructor. Enrollment limited to 15 students. and Walker, Texas Ranger. She received the UCLA Exten- Claudia Grazioso, MFA, screenwriter and WGA mem- sion Outstanding Instructor Award in Screenwriting. kkk ber whose credits include Are We There Yet?, starring kkk Ice Cube and Nia Long, Bring It On Again, and Christ- mas Bounty. Ms. Grazioso has written several pilots for ABC, Sony, Fox, HBO, Lifetime, and CBS, and television movies for ABC Family.