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WRITING X 420 Nonfiction: Essential Beginnings Writers’ Program 2.0 units WRITING, Sometimes the best stories are true. To help you turn your personal experiences, anecdotes from everyday life, and family stories into compelling narratives, this Creative Writing workshop teaches beginning writers the basic elements For help in choosing a course or determining if a of good storytelling. You learn how to excavate memo- course fulfills certificate requirements, contact ries and discover fresh or unexpected facets of your life the Writers’ Program at (310) 825-9415. stories. Through weekly exercises, you generate new JOURNALISM material and learn an array of fictional techniques to tell your nonfiction story, including how to play with voice, focus on a small unit of time, and describe Basics of Writing landscape and character. By the course’s completion, These basic creative writing courses are for stu- you will have in hand a series of short sketches or a dents with no prior writing experience. Instruction draft of a nonfiction piece. is exercise-driven; the process of workshopping—in Reg# 360972 & LITERATURE which students are asked to share and offer feed- Fee: $342 back on each other’s work with guidance from the ❖❖ Classroom instructor—is introduced. Please call an advisor 6 mtgs at (310) 825‑9415 to determine which course Wednesday, 7-10pm, July 11-Aug. 15 will best help you reach your writing goals. UCLA Extension Woodland Hills: 21650 Oxnard Street WRITING X 410 Enrollment limited to 20 students. No refund after Fiction: Essential Beginnings July 13. 2.0 units Roberta Wax, freelance writer; former reporter, United Do you aspire to write creatively but don’t know where Press International; former president, Society of Profes- WRITERS’ PROGRAM POETRY to start? This supportive workshop provides you with sional Journalists, Los Angeles Chapter. Ms. Wax is a many techniques to motivate and guide you. You learn contributor to many magazines and newspapers, 137 Poetry how to transform observation and personal experience including the Los Angeles Times, Westways, Emmy, and CREATIVE WRITING into imaginative prose, create dynamic characters and Animation, among others. 132 Basics of Writing EDITING & PUBLISHING dialogue, and write from different points of view. By the Reg# 360992 end of the course, you will have in hand a series of Fee: $468 short sketches or a draft of a short story and key tools mmOnline 132 Special Topics for 138 Editing & Publishing you need to write creatively. All Writers Aug. 1-Sept. 11 SCREENWRITING Reg# 361289 Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after Fee: $468 Aug. 7. c FICTION 139 Special Topics for Film mmOnline liz gonzález, MFA, poet and author of Beneath Bone. July 25-Sept. 4 Ms. González’s work has appeared in Wide Awake: The 134 Beginning Fiction & Television Writers Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after Poets of Los Angeles and Beyond, and the San Fran- July 31. c cisco Chronicle, among others. She was recently 134 Intermediate Fiction FEATURE FILM Michael Buckley, MFA, award-winning author and awarded an Irvine Fellowship at the Lucas Artists Resi- short fiction writer whose work has appeared in numer- dency Program. 134 Advanced Fiction 140 Beginning Feature Film ous anthologies. Michael’s debut collection is Miniature Men, and his stories have appeared in The Alaska CREATIVE NONFICTION 141 Intermediate Feature Film Quarterly Review, Clarkesworld, and Daily Science Fic- Special Topics for All Writers tion, among others. 135 Beginning Creative 141 Advanced Feature Film Courses in this section are open to students who WRITING X 402 want a deeper understanding of a specific craft Nonfiction issue or area of study. These courses fulfill the elec- TELEVISION Finding Your Voice 136 Intermediate Creative 2.0 units tive requirement for creative writing certificates. 142 Beginning Television You’ve lived, listened, seen, had a childhood—there’s Please call an advisor at (310) 825‑9415 to Nonfiction your raw material. Now it’s a question of channeling determine which course will best help you 142 Intermediate Television and shaping that experience with the tools of literary reach your writing goals. 136 Advanced Creative craft. In this beginner’s course, you explore the basics 143 Advanced Television of the three major genres—fiction, nonfiction, and WRITING 760.1 Nonfiction poetry—reading and practicing within those areas of Writing Retreat at Lake Arrowhead expression to help you find the modes that best fit your Give yourself the gift of time to write away from the WRITING FOR YOUNG READERS JOURNALISM & LITERATURE story and your voice. Each week you turn in short writ- demands of your daily life. Join a small group of com- ing assignments that help you get your feet wet with mitted writers for four full days of uninterrupted writing 137 Writing Picture Books craft aspects like description, character, dialogue, etc. time at UCLA’s beautiful conference center on Lake JOURNALISM These assignments culminate in a finished very short Arrowhead. Participants will enjoy private bedrooms, 137 Writing for Kids and story or essay or poem that you present on the last day private baths, and three gourmet meals each day, along Middle Grade Readers 143 Journalism of class to a supportive workshop. with complimentary beverages all day long. The Writers’ Reg# 361819 Program will coordinate some structured activities, Fee: $342 including informal craft talks, pre-dinner social hours, ❖❖ Classroom and nightly open mic events, but your time will ulti- 6 mtgs mately be yours to plan and enjoy. Thursday, 7-10pm, July 26-Aug. 30 Reg# 358943 UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. 6 mtgs Enrollment limited to 20 students. No refund after Sunday-Friday, Sept. 9-14 Lake Arrowhead July 30. c WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY Nancy Spiller, author of the memoir Compromise Cake Enrollment limited to 15 students. and Entertaining Disasters: A Novel (with Recipes). Ms. To register, click “Add to Cart” to pay the $25 nonre- Spiller was an editor at the Los Angeles Times Syndi- fundable application fee through UCLA Extension. cate, and her articles and essays have appeared in Upon receipt of your fee, we will email you the itiner- “ A great mix of instructors, all with tons of such publications as Los Angeles Review of Books, Los ary and link to submit your $1,599 fee directly to the Angeles Times Sunday Magazine, and Salon.com. UCLA Conference Center at Lake Arrowhead. experience, wisdom, and insight into the art and Mar. 9: Last day to cancel registration for full refund. 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WRITING X 461.10E Reg# 361275 MFA Preparation Fee: $690 th 3.0 units mmOnline June 27-Sept. 4 25 Annual Writers’ With over three hundred MFA programs to choose from nationwide, it’s often difficult to know which Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after program might be right for you, how to be prepared July 3. c & for the arduous application process, and whether a Toiya Kristen Finley, PhD, author of Narrative Design full-residency or low-residency option is your best and Game Writing for Mobile Games: Pocket-Sized Program Publication Party choice. This course addresses the process from the Storytelling. Ms. Finley is a narrative designer and game ground up. Guests from MFA programs discuss their writer, and an Executive Board member of the Game programs, and current and former students from both Writing Special Interest Group, International Game A Free Event! full-residency and low-residency programs talk hon- Developers Association. estly about what to expect in terms of workload. Equally important is the focus on your creative work WRITING X 461.1E Tuesday, June 5, 7–9:30pm (fiction or creative nonfiction), which is honed in Emotion Into Art: Doors open at 7pm; readings begin at 7:30pm workshops, with the goal of ensuring an application Infusing Your Writing with Feeling packet that is appropriate for your targeted university. 2.0 units New Venue Moss Theater*, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica Note: students wishing to apply to MFA programs in How do writers make you laugh and cry? This course poetry are welcome to take the course; however, is designed for beginners and those who want to juice The featured readers are Writers’ workshops will focus primarily on prose. up their writing and gain mastery to do both. You begin Program instructors who have Reg# 361278 by exploring emotion-packed fiction, short prose, and Fee: $690 poems to discover tips, tricks, and strategies to make published work within the past year. mmOnline readers ache, cheer characters on, or hold their sides June 27-Sept. 4 with laughter. You also learn about gesture, pacing, Featured Readers Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after tone, juxtaposition, hyperbole, personification, double Noel Alumit July 3. c entendres, and more. Through stimulating writing Wendy Oleson, MFA, PhD, fiction writer, poet, and exercises, you are encouraged to find your own voice Robert Anasi essayist whose work has appeared in journals and and create short writing (prose or poems) about yourself anthologies including Copper Nickel, Baltimore Review, and/or fictional characters that can attract the attention Laurel Ann Bogen PANK, and The Journal. She was a Van Sickle Fellow of readers and editors. and a recipient of a Washington Square Review Fiction Reg# 361287 Jennifer Caloyeras Award, the Elizabeth Bruss Prize, and the storySouth Fee: $468 Nan Cohen Million Writers Award. mmOnline July 25-Sept. 4 Antonia Crane WRITING X 461.16E Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after Tony DuShane Don’t Stop Writing! July 31. c 2.0 units Rochelle J. Shapiro, author of Miriam the Medium and Beverly Gray This intermediate workshop is designed for writers who Kaylee’s Ghost. Ms. Shapiro’s essays have been pub- Antonia Crane, a featured reader at this year’s Publication Party. have begun the writing process but need a safe envi- lished in The New York Times and Newsweek. Her short Daniel M. Jaffe ronment to continue their creative growth. Focusing on stories and poems have been published in many UCLA Extension Writers’ Program stu- Lou Mathews in-class writing exercises that encourage creative anthologies and literary magazines, such as The Iowa expression and experimentation, the course highlights Review, Sedge, and Moment. dents and friends are cordially invited to Adam McOmber important story elements such as 3-dimensional char- attend our 25th annual Publication Party. acter arcs, alternating aspects of emotion, classic story WRITING X 413.9E Maureen Murdock structure, and the art of revision. The final goal is the Speculative Fiction and Join us for spirited readings, book sign- Wendy Oleson continuation and refining of each writer’s stories along Magical Realism ings, refreshments, and the opportunity with critical strategies to keep you writing for the rest 3.0 units to meet fellow writers. Judith Prager of your life. Reality is frequently inaccurate. Why not accurately Mark Sarvas Reg# 361826 depict that? This workshop is dedicated to kick-starting Parking at the Moss Theater is free. Fee: $342 your imagination with the help of visualization and act- Dan Vining ❖❖ Classroom ing exercises, Oulipo writing prompts, and other cre- *Please note the new location on the 6 mtgs ative techniques. We will take a leap beyond the campus of New Roads School. Ian Randall Wilson Thursday, Friday, 11am-2pm, July 26-Aug. 10 ordinary with examples on how to craft an engaging Harry Youtt UCLA Extension 1010 Westwood: alternate reality, flesh out an enthralling non-human 1010 Westwood Blvd. character, or dream up an unforgettable story line in Enrollment limited to 20 students. No refund after space. At the end of 10 weeks, you’ll have a better grip Please R.S.V.P. July 30. on how to apply creative writing techniques designed [email protected] | (310) 825-9415 Steven Wolfson, MFA, award-winning playwright, and to help you think outside the box for your own specula- founding member of The Mark Taper Forum’s Mentor tive fiction story. Playwrights Project. A WGA member, Mr. Wolfson is the Reg# 361286 have several pieces of experimental fiction, and if recipient of two UCLA Extension Outstanding Instructor Fee: $690 appropriate, you revisit and revise your own work. Awards in Creative Writing and Screenwriting. mmOnline Readings include selections by masters of experimental Course Icons June 27-Sept. 4 fiction, including Italo Calvino and Kyle Muntz, and WRITING X 471.1 Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after opportunities to engage with the experimental com- Provide Video Game Writing I July 3. c munity and publications. 3.0 units Ploy Pirapokin, MFA, fiction writer whose work is Reg# 361865 Information Videogame players demand deep stories with rich featured in Tor.com, The Bellingham Review, Fiction Fee: $690 characters, as hits such as Fallout 4, The Witcher 3: International, and more. Ms. Pirapokin has taught as a mmOnline At-a-Glance Wild Hunt, and The Last of Us prove. Further, the rise creative writing lecturer for San Francisco State Univer- June 27-Sept. 4 of touch-screen devices of all sizes opens up exciting sity and is currently a 2017-2018 Headlands Center for Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after new innovations for storytelling techniques. In this m the Arts Affiliate Artist. July 30. c ONLINE COURSE course, you tackle all the key elements of narrative Tantra Bensko, MFA, fiction writer, poet, and award- Technical requirements, page 4 design and game writing, learning how to generate a WRITING X 413.12E winning author with hundreds of publications including winning concept, develop characters, integrate game- Writing Experimental Fiction four chapbooks, one novella, and two full-length fiction g HYBRID COURSE, page 4 play and story, and, most importantly, collaborate with 3.0 units books. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Ms. a game’s development team. To make sure you know Designed for writers well-versed in the elements of Bensko has a psychological suspense series, The c WEB-ENHANCED COURSE, page 4 what it takes to work on a project and target possible traditional literary fiction, this course focuses on creat- Agents of the Nevermind. employment and freelance opportunities, you survey the ing a new generation of innovative fiction by showing v ON-GROUND COURSE, page 4 business side of videogames. You will learn the basics you how to subvert every craft strategy and practice of designing your own independent project. The course you’ve learned—and thereby opening up a vast number & TEXTBOOK REQUIRED goal is to develop a polished portfolio, including an of bold and exciting directions your work can take. You Visit our website for textbook interactive choose-your-own-adventure game. learn to question conventional definitions of plot struc- information. kkk ture, character, use of language, placement of text on C the page, and even how to construct your own author UC CREDIT bio. Through this process, your own prose, mainstream May be transferable­ to other or not, is infused with your own authentic voice and colleges and universities, page 5 originality of vision, and by the end of the course, you 134 Writing, Journalism & Literature Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971

Hour, Her Daughter’s Eyes and When You Believe. Her Reg# 361312 Intermediate Fiction Writing short stories, poems, and essays have appeared in Fee: $780 Fiction mm These courses are designed for students who Compose, Salt Hill Journal, The Coachella Review, Online have fulfilled the prerequisites stated in each Carve Magazine, Mason’s Road, and So to Speak. June 27-Sept. 4 Beginning Fiction Writing description. Instruction includes lectures as Reg# 361348 Enrollment limited to 12 students. Visitors not permit- appropriate, but the focus is on workshopping. Fee: $660 ted. $100 nonrefundable; No refund after Courses in this section are recommended for Students continue to share and offer feedback in ❖❖ Classroom June 20. c Submission Requirements: students with some prior writing experience. a supportive environment. Please call an advisor 10 mtgs A single short story sample (maximum 3,000 words). Instruction is a mix of lecture and workshopping. at (310) 825‑9415 to determine which course Wednesday, 7-10pm, June 27-Sept. 5 With the close guidance of the instructor, stu- will best help you reach your writing goals. UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. Adam Prince, MFA, PhD, fiction writer whose short dents share and offer feedback in a supportive No meeting July 4. story collection, The Beautiful Wishes of Ugly Men, was environment focused on assessing the strengths WRITING X 412.2 Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after published by Black Lawrence Press. His work has and weaknesses of their work. Those new to Short Story II June 29. appeared in The Southern Review and Missouri Review, writing should consider courses in the Basics of Melanie Thorne, MA, award-winning author of the novel, among others. He is a Pushcart Prize nominee and a 3.0 units Tickner Fellow at the Gilman School in Baltimore. Writing section. Please call an advisor at (310) Focusing on close textual analysis and intensive writing Hand Me Down (Dutton/Plume), named a Kirkus Reviews 825‑9415 to determine which course will best Best Fiction Book of 2012. Ms. Thorne’s short fiction and practice, you create two short stories and revise one in WRITING X 411.4 help you reach your writing goals. this 10-week workshop. Weekly lectures on technique, non-fiction have appeared in Global City Review, Susur- analysis of published stories, and in-depth instructor rus, and The Nervous Breakdown, among others. Novel IV 3.0 units WRITING X 412.1 and peer critique develop and deepen your understand- For students with at least 100 pages of a novel, this Short Story I ing of the art and craft of short story writing. Strategies WRITING X 411.3 advanced workshop focuses on elements of technique and 3.0 units for approaching the marketplace also are discussed. Novel III 3.0 units vision necessary for a work to be considered complete. It is said that all of us have locked inside at least one Reg# 361290 good story to tell. Through lectures on craft, short writ- For those with a minimum of 50 pages of a novel-in- You receive intensive instructor and peer critiques of Fee: $690 manuscript chapters and their relation to the overall work, ing exercises, assignments, and discussion, you learn mm progress, this workshop guides you to generate at least Online including a review as needed of the effective use of voice, how to tell yours. Topics include plot, point-of-view, June 27-Sept. 4 50 new pages, as well as learn essential self-editing setting, description, conflict, characterization, dialogue, techniques, with the instructor and peers reviewing tone, mood, imagery, and metaphor. A major goal of this Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after course is to give you the self-editing skills to polish and tension, rewriting, and submission strategies. The July 3. each participant’s project in detail. Refinements of c & character, structure, emotional content, and the devel- revise your entire novel within and beyond the course itself. course goal is to draft and revise at least one short Charles Wyatt, MFA, MM, author, whose short fiction opment of the writer’s voice also are explored. The goal Please prepare a one-page, double-spaced synopsis and story. This course is a prerequisite for students who are has appeared in American Literary Review and New is to produce a substantial portion of your novel. your novel’s first five pages for the first week of class. continuing in the short-fiction sequence. American Writing, among others. Mr. Wyatt is the author Reg# 361316 Reg# 361342 of Listening to Mozart (winner of the John Simmons Reg# 361292 Fee: $780 Fee: $570 Award), and the novella The Spirit Autobiography of S. Fee: $690 mm mm Online ❖❖ Classroom N. Jones. Online 10 mtgs June 27-Sept. 4 June 27-Sept. 4 Enrollment limited to 12 students. No refund after Tuesday, 7-10pm, June 26-Aug. 28 WRITING X 413.1E Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. July 3. June 20. c Story Structure for the Novel c Submission Requirements: Enrollment limited to 20 students. No refund after 3.0 units Alyx Dellamonica, author of The Town on Blighted Sea, June 28. a Year’s Best Science Fiction pick, and Indigo Springs, A two-page synopsis and the first 20 pages of your c Many aspiring novelists write with the hope that inspira- work-in-progress. Ron Darian, author and writer/producer whose fiction tion will come. The result is time wasted on a flabby a Sunburst Award winner. She has published short Lynn Hightower, nationally and internationally best- has appeared in Fiction International, Inkwell, and The novel with no clear shape and a sagging pace. On the fiction in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, MacGuffin, among many others. Mr. Darian is also a SciFi.Com, and Realms of Fantasy. selling novelist with 14 books in print. Ms. Hightower’s other hand, story structure gives your novel a skeleton; books have appeared on The New York Times “Notable” WGA member whose television credits include Frasier, Reg# 361351 it forms the bones of your story. And just as adding flesh list, The London Times best seller list, and have been Mad About You, and 7th Heaven. He was recently Fee: $660 and clothing to a body makes that body more unique, selections of The Literary Guild and The Mystery Guild. nominated for a Pushcart Prize. ❖❖ Classroom so does any creative addition the writer makes to his or She also is a recipient of the Shamus Award. her basic structure. This course teaches you how to 10 mtgs WRITING X 411.1 Thursday, 7-10pm, June 28-Aug. 30 build that skeleton, from a solid premise line to building NEW Novel I the moral argument of your novel. You ensure that your UCLA: Rolfe Hall 3.0 units novel has what story structure guru John Truby calls the Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after WRITING X 413.13 Advanced Workshop in That novel is inside you waiting to emerge, but knowing “seven key steps,” and you learn how reversals and July 2. c how and where to start can be daunting. This course reveals, as well as character wants and needs, can drive Mark Sarvas, author of the novel, Harry, Revised Revising the Novel provides you with weekly assignments, group interac- your story to a satisfying conclusion. Exercises focus on (Bloomsbury), and Memento Park (Farrar, Straus & 3.0 units tion, and instructor feedback to help you explore various structural elements such as character ghosts, story Giroux). Mr. Sarvas’s literary blog, The Elegant Variation, For writers who have completed a draft of their novel, methods of writing your first novel while learning the world, and more, and by the end of the course, you have was a Forbes magazine Best of the Web pick, and a or have found themselves mired in the vast middle, key craft points of plot, structure, characterization, in-hand a six-page synopsis that works. In addition, for Los Angeles Magazine Top L.A. Blog. uncertain of direction, this advanced workshop focuses point-of-view, sense of place, and voice. The goal is to most weeks, you submit six pages of writing that relate on techniques in revision applied to the first 60 pages complete the first chapter of your novel by establishing to a particular structural element. of your manuscript. To paraphrase the great Billy Wilder, an intimacy with your characters as you artfully shape Reg# 361311 Advanced Fiction Writing there are no third act problems, only first act problems. their journey, and to develop an overall concept to guide Fee: $690 Novels fly or flop based on the elaborate architecture you through your story. Required for students consider- mm Online Advanced-level courses are primarily work- of language, character, and plot developed in the first ing the long-fiction sequence. June 27-Sept. 4 shop-driven and are designed for students 50 pages of the story. Through the close reading of your Reg# 361346 Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after who are well into their projects. Admission work, the study of techniques in revising extended Fee: $570 July 3. is by submission only and the selection narratives, and above all by rewriting, this workshop will c guide you through a revision of the first act of your ❖❖ Classroom Caroline Leavitt, New York Times best-selling author process is competitive. It is recommended novel, and examine the dramatic implications of the first 10 mtgs who has published 11 novels, including her latest, Cruel that students take intermediate-level act through to the end. Thursday, 7-10pm, July 5-Sept. 6 Beautiful World. A critic for The San Francisco Chronicle courses prior to submitting their work. For Prerequisite(s): Novel IV or equivalent. UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. and People, Ms. Leavitt is a recipient of the UCLA Exten- instructions on submitting work, contact the Enrollment limited to 20 students. No refund after Reg# 361887 sion Outstanding Instructor Award in Creative Writing. Writers’ Program at (310) 825-9415 or go to June 28. Fee: $780 c writers.uclaextension.edu/continuing-students. , MFA, author of My House Gathers mm Online Adam McOmber WRITING X 411.2 The submission deadline for summer is Desires: Stories, The White Forest: A Novel, and This Novel II June 27-Sept. 4 New & Poisonous Air. His stories have appeared in June 4 at 9am (PST). Visitors are not permit- Submission Requirements: 3.0 units ted in advanced-level courses. Conjunctions, Kenyon Review, and Fairy Tale Review. Armed with your overall concept and first chapter, you Please submit a statement detailing where you are in Reg# 361288 the writing or revision process, whether you’ve fin- continue to develop your knowledge of craft by writing WRITING X 412.3 Fee: $690 scenes using characters and situations from the pro- ished a draft or are stuck somewhere in the middle. mm Online jected novel and workshopping your in-progress work. Short Story III Attach to this statement a two-page synopsis and the 3.0 units June 27-Sept. 4 Mini-lectures on the art of the novel, intuitive creative first 20 pages of your work-in-progress. The short story, one of the most challenging of all liter- Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after process, and conventional vs. non-conventional Enrollment limited to 12 students. $100 nonrefund- ary forms, requires the precision and imagistic intensity July 3. approaches to novel structure also are covered. The able; No refund after June 20. c of poetry combined with novelistic elements of struc- c Paul Witcover, MA, author of six novels, including The goal is to complete 50 pages of your novel. Robert Eversz, MFA, author of the novels Zero to the ture, setting, and characterization. This workshop helps Bone, Digging James Dean, Burning Garbo, Killing Watchman of Eternity, and a collection of short stories. Reg# 361291 you to realize your fictional intentions through detailed Paparazzi, Gypsy Hearts, and Shooting Elvis. Mr. Ever- His critical essays and book reviews have appeared in Fee: $690 written critiques and to prepare your stories for publica- sz’s novels have been translated into 15 languages. He Locus, Realms of Fantasy, and The New York Review of mm Online tion in targeted markets. The course goal is to complete has been the finalist judge for the AWP Award Series in Science Fiction. With writer Elizabeth Hand, he co- June 27-Sept. 4 two new stories and one revision. the Novel. created and co-wrote the DC Comics series Anima. Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after kkk July 3. c Jessica Barksdale, MFA, MA, fiction writer, poet, and author of 14 published novels, including The Burning Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Writing, Journalism & Literature 135

Reg# 361629 Fee: $660 Creative Nonfiction ❖❖ Classroom 4 mtgs Saturday, Sunday, 9am-5pm, July 28-29 Beginning Creative UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. Nonfiction Writing Saturday, Sunday, 9am-5pm, Aug. 25-26 UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. Courses in this section are recommended for Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after students with some prior writing experience. July 27. Instruction is a mix of lecture and workshopping. Antonia Crane, MFA, author of the memoir Spent and With the close guidance of the instructor, stu- senior editor of The Citron Review and Word Riot. Ms. dents share and offer feedback in a supportive Crane’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, environment focused on assessing the strengths Playboy, and Salon, among others. She is a two-time Four Days of Fresh Air and weaknesses of their work. Those new to winner of The Moth Slam, and has appeared on This Is writing should consider courses in the Basics of Life with Lisa Ling and WTF with Marc Maron. Writing section. Please call an advisor at (310) 825‑9415 to determine which course will best WRITING X 424.14E help you reach your writing goals. Flash Forward: Writing and Free Writing Time! Microfiction and Nonfiction NEW 2.0 units WRITING X 424.15E It should come as no surprise that in our fast-paced, Writing the Thinkpiece Twitter-dominated society, micro stories/flash essays/ September 9–14 2.0 units short-shorts are in demand by publishers. For creative Join us in beautiful Lake Arrowhead for the writing retreat of a lifetime. You’ll Perhaps no genre is more shared, read, and critiqued writers, flash prose is often a rewarding form to write. than the online thinkpiece. As much as these essays Generally under 1,000 words, and often under 500, spend four full days focused on the project of your choice, writing at your own capture and analyze the current cultural landscape, they flash prose pieces can provide a welcome break from pace among a community of writers in a peaceful and cozy mountain setting. are often misunderstood as quick, cheap, or reaction- longer projects while keeping our writing muscles ary. The truth is that the genre is malleable enough for active. In addition, producing material appropriate for any writer to find their footing and to craft their voice publication in a relatively short time can foster a sense Find your perfect spot in nature, hunker 7am–12pm within its limits. Together, we define what a thinkpiece of tangible accomplishment. In this workshop, you learn down, and get those pages written. Come Writing Time is and is not by reading some of its most well-known how to craft short prose (nonfiction and/or fiction) for together for meals with like-minded peers 8am–9am writers, including Roxane Gay, Kiese Laymon, and maximum effect through the use of helpful prompts; and join in optional guided activities exchange critiques to help you polish your flash stories Buffet Breakfast Rebecca Solnit. Then, we work on honing your voice, designed to bolster your writing and keep researching your argument and giving structure to your and essays for potential publication; and read examples 12pm–1pm ideas. Participants walk away from the course with of effective flash prose for class discussion about the it moving forward. several pieces of polished work. craft elements that make them successful. Expect to Buffet Lunch produce several flash stories and/or essays in this class Enjoy private bedrooms and baths, three Reg# 361058 meals a day, and all the beverages you 1pm–2pm Fee: $342 and to have a lot of fun! Optional Group Craft Talk ❖❖ Classroom Reg# 361050 can drink for one affordable all-inclusive 6 mtgs Fee: $468 price of $1,599, plus a $25 non-refundable 1pm–6pm Thursday, 7-10pm, Aug. 2-Sept. 6 mmOnline registration fee. Writing Time UCLA: Humanities Bldg. July 25-Sept. 5 Enrollment limited to 20 students. No refund after Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after 5:30pm c Optional Social Time Aug. 6. c July 31. Mathew Rodriguez, MA, contributing editor for the Mieke Eerkens, MFA, author of All Ships Follow Me: A 6pm anthology Modern Loss: Candid Conversations about Family’s Inheritance of War, forthcoming from Picador. Grief. Mr. Rodriguez is a staff writer at INTO, an LGBTQ Ms. Eerkens’ works have appeared in publications such Dinner digital magazine, as well as an essayist whose work has as Creative Nonfiction and Best Travel Writing 2011, 8pm appeared in Slate, the Village Voice, and Mic. He hosts among others. She has received distinguished fellow- Optional Open Mic a podcast, Slayerfest 98, about Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ships at VCCA and the James Merrill House. 7pm–12am NEW WRITING X 424.6E Writing Time WRITING X 424.16E Memoir and Personal Essay Personal Essay Intensive: Weekend Workshop A Two-Weekend Workshop 1.5 units For More Information 3.0 units Everyone has a story (and often many stories) to tell, (310) 825-9415 | writers.uclaextension.edu/writers-retreat-at-lake-arrowhead/ The personal essay inspires both readers and writers whether your life has been a wild ride or a quiet stroll. to discover new perspectives for looking at the world, This course is designed for those interested in learning understanding their own lives, and discovering meaning more about the similarities and differences between the even in those moments that without pondering might two forms and how to explore and shape your stories. seem unimportant. It is also among the most market- Through exercises, prompts, and workshop, you begin Learn the Art Course Icons able of genres. In this two-weekend course, you engage work on several stories; you may develop some of these in writing exercises, small group work, readings of into longer pieces, while others may simply get your & Business of Provide master essayists, workshopping, and studying market- creative juices flowing. Because both personal essay ing techniques, and in the process, unearth new story and memoir call upon the writer to dig deep and hover Information ideas, create messy first drafts, and learn the art and patiently over the material of memory, this weekend’s Entertainment joy of rewriting as well as the pains and pleasures of worth of writing and exploration gives you tools Top Hollywood professionals teach: publication. By the end of our final weekend, you will for staying the course long after the actual class At-a-Glance have crafted one 500-to-2,000-word personal essay, has finished. Acting as well as planted and begun to develop seeds Reg# 361051 Business & Management m ONLINE COURSE for many future essays. Suitable for both new and Fee: $266 Technical requirements, page 4 experienced writers. ❖❖ Classroom of Entertainment 2 mtgs Cinematography g HYBRID COURSE, page 4 kkk Saturday, Sunday, 9:30am-5pm, July 28 & 29 UCLA Extension 1010 Westwood: Directing WEB-ENHANCED COURSE, page 4 1010 Westwood Blvd. Entertainment Development c Enrollment limited to 20 students. No refund after v ON-GROUND COURSE July 27. Post-Production Amy Friedman, MA, author of four memoirs including Producing & TEXTBOOK REQUIRED Desperado’s Wife, and One Souffle at a Time: A Memoir Visit our website for textbook of Food and France (with Anne Willan). Ms. Friedman Film Scoring information. has also written several children’s books, and thou- Music Business sands of essays and stories. She is a recipient of C UC CREDIT the UCLA Extension Outstanding Instructor Award in Music Production May be transferable­ to other Creative Writing. colleges and universities, page 5 Courses start on page 27. 136 Writing, Journalism & Literature Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971

WRITING X 423.1 Reg# 361026 Memoir I Fee: $690 3.0 units mmOnline The Phyllis Gebauer June 27-Sept. 4 A memoir is a book-length narrative that is told from the writer’s point of view and captures a meaningful Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after slice of the writer’s life. If you have a story to tell and July 3. would like to figure out how best to tell it, this course Shawna Kenney, MFA, author of the memoir I Was a Scholarship in Writing helps you get started. In-class writing exercises help Teenage Dominatrix (optioned for film by FX), co-author you identify significant moments from your life, decide of Imposters, and editor of the anthology Book Lovers. on a workable structure for telling your story, and Ms. Kenney’s work has been published in The New York determine what, exactly, your story is about. You also Times, Playboy, Ms., Narratively, and The Florida This needs-based scholarship program is funded by the late Phyllis Gebauer, focus on the habits and tools you need to establish and Review, among others. a beloved Writers’ Program instructor who was passionate about providing maintain a writing practice and read excerpts from a Reg# 361028 range of memoirs for inspiration and guidance. By the Fee: $660 learning opportunities for those who lack access. end of the course, you have an outline and a draft of ❖❖ Classroom 1-2 chapters. 10 mtgs Up to 6 scholars receive complimentary Applications are now available at Reg# 361024 Tuesday, 7-10pm, July 3-Sept. 4 enrollment in 3 full-length Writers’ writers.uclaextension.edu/scholarship. Fee: $690 UCLA: Humanities Bldg. Program courses during a 1-year period. mmOnline Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after Deadline to submit materials is June 22. June 27-Sept. 4 July 5. Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after Liz Stephens, PhD, author of the memoir, The Days July 3. c Are Gods. Ms. Stephens’ essays appear in Brief Jayanti Tamm, MFA, Pushcart Prize-nominated mem- Encounters: An Anthology of Short Nonfiction and Dirt: oirist and fiction writer whose first book, Cartwheels in An Anthology. She has served as managing editor and a Sari: A Memoir of Growing Up Cult was published by contributor to Brevity: A Journal of Concise Nonfiction. For More Information Random House. Ms. Tamm’s work has also appeared in the anthology Forgotten Borough, the Huffington Post, (310) 825-9415 | writers.uclaextension.edu and The Washington Post, among others. Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing WRITING X 424.2E Reg# 361021 Creative Alchemy: Fee: $690 Intermediate Creative Advanced-level courses are primarily work- Finding and Writing Life Stories mmOnline Nonfiction Writing shop-driven and are designed for students June 27-Sept. 4 who are well into their projects. Admission You Were Meant to Tell These courses are designed for students who 3.0 units Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after is by submission only and the selection July 3. have fulfilled the prerequisites stated in each This course is for anyone who has a story from “real description. Instruction includes lectures as process is competitive. It is recommended life” that needs to be told. Sometimes your story is Gordon Grice, MFA, nonfiction writer who is the author that students take intermediate-level of four books including The Red Hourglass: Lives of the appropriate, but the focus is on workshopping. about a person, place, thing, or some concealed part Students continue to share and offer feedback in courses prior to submitting their work. For of yourself, a remembered time or event, or even Predators and Deadly Kingdom: The Book of Dangerous instructions on submitting work, contact the Animals. Mr. Grice’s shorter pieces have appeared in a supportive environment. Please call an advisor something that will happen as you give account to its at (310) 825‑9415 to determine which course Writers’ Program at (310) 825-9415 or go to unfolding. Over the span of this course, you identify The New Yorker, Harper’s, GQ, and others. will best help you reach your writing goals. writers.uclaextension.edu/continuing-students. this element of your story’s core fascination and The submission deadline for summer is acquire the skills to tell it, including researching and WRITING X 422.1 Personal Essay I WRITING X 421.2 June 4 at 9am (PST). Visitors are not permit- interviewing techniques, cultivating your own unique ted in advanced-level courses. writing voice, and constructing your story into a com- 3.0 units Creative Nonfiction II “Personal Essay” is a broad term that encompasses 3.0 units bination of episodes that advance and present it to WRITING X 423.3 best dramatic and imaginative effect. Finally, you humorous essays, opinion pieces, and mini-memoirs, Designed for those who have already begun to explore investigate possible venues where each story might but which always details the writer’s journey through memoir or other narrative nonfiction genres, this work- Memoir III 3.0 units most effectively be presented. a specific experience. This workshop teaches aspiring shop guides you to take your skills to the next level by focusing on a collection of essays, a single project, or Designed for serious writers who seek to refine their Reg# 361020 personal essayists how to be a compelling first-person narrator and employ craft elements such as theme, other types of nonfiction prose; works-in-progress are manuscripts into polished memoirs, this intensive Fee: $690 welcome. Every week, you read several short, stylisti- workshop offers a structured writing regimen and ongo- mmOnline character development, voice, pacing, scene-setting, and exposition to tell their stories. The goal is to cally adventurous pieces to expand your repertoire and ing critique. Issues of structure, theme, and honing the June 27-Sept. 4 post a new installment of your own project for feedback author’s unique voice are emphasized. You also develop Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after complete at least one personal essay (600-2,500 words) and develop material for future essays. from your instructor and peers. The goal is to create and perfect self-editing techniques. The course goal is July 3. to write or revise two chapters or essays and increase c Reg# 361022 two new essay-length works of creative nonfiction and Harry Youtt, fiction writer and Pushcart Prize-nomi- polish your skills for publication. mastery over this artistic form. nated poet whose recent collections include I’ll Always Fee: $570 Reg# 361025 Reg# 361052 Be from Lorain and Outbound for Elsewhere. Mr. Youtt ❖❖ Classroom Fee: $690 Fee: $780 is a co-recipient of the UCLA Extension Outstanding 10 mtgs mmOnline mmOnline Distinguished Instructor Award and the UCLA Extension Monday, 7-10pm, June 25-Aug. 27 June 27-Sept. 4 June 27-Sept. 4 Instructor Award in Creative Writing. UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. Enrollment limited to 20 students. No refund after Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after Enrollment limited to 12 students. $100 nonrefund- Judith Prager, PhD, fiction and nonfiction writer whose July 3. able; No refund after July 3. works include The Newman Factor, Verbal First Aid and June 27. c c c Victoria Zackheim, MA, editor of six anthologies of Submission Requirements: The Worst Is Over: What to Say When Every Moment Antonia Crane, MFA, author of the memoir Spent and personal essays including The Other Woman; For A 3-page writing sample and 1 paragraph of your Counts. She is a co-recipient of the UCLA Extension senior editor of The Citron Review and Word Riot. Ms. Keeps; The Face in the Mirror; and Faith. Her documen- project summary/overview or chapter-by-chapter out- Distinguished Instructor Award and the UCLA Extension Crane’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, tary, Where Birds Never Sang: The Ravensbruck and line for entire book project. Outstanding Instructor Award in Creative Writing. Playboy, and Salon, among others. She is a two-time winner of The Moth Slam, and has appeared on This Is Sachsenhausen Concentration Camps aired nationwide Shawna Kenney, MFA, author of the memoir I Was a Life with Lisa Ling and WTF with Marc Maron. on PBS. She is a San Francisco Library Laureate. Teenage Dominatrix (optioned for film by FX), co-author WRITING X 421.1 of Imposters, and editor of the anthology Book Lovers. Reg# 361023 Creative Nonfiction I Ms. Kenney’s work has been published in The New York Fee: $690 WRITING X 423.2 3.0 units Times, Playboy, Ms., Narratively, and The Florida This course explores the unlimited possibilities of mmOnline Memoir II 3.0 units Review, among others. creative nonfiction, which embraces forms of creative June 27-Sept. 4 Designed for the serious writer committed to participat- writing such as personal essay, memoir, profiles, and Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after ing in a structured writing regimen as well as engaging more. Working with the same techniques as fiction, July 3. c in ongoing critiques and craft discussions, this course including artful language choices, dialogue, character Yelizaveta Renfro, MFA, PhD, short story writer whose guides you to examine key issues in your work, create development, structure, and plot, you are guided to collection, A Catalogue of Everything in the World, won an involving storyline out of your life experience, and transform factual events and experiences into a com- the St. Lawrence Book Award. Ms. Renfro’s essay col- cast yourself as a compelling character readers want plete, imaginative narrative. This course includes lection, Xylotheque, was published in the University of to follow. You also develop the self-editing skills you several readings from a variety of nonfiction authors. New Mexico Press. A Pushcart Prize nominee, she is need to polish and revise your material at a level The course goal is to produce one complete and the editor of Keeping Track: Fiction of Lists. appropriate to submit to publishers. Includes discussion revised narrative essay, as well as additional material of current marketplace. The course goal is to complete to develop further. 50 well-crafted pages of your project. kkk kkk Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Writing, Journalism & Literature 137

Writing for Writing for Kids & Young Readers Middle Grade Readers The Writers’ Program NEW Courses in this section offer opportunities for writers to study in the full array of books for WRITING X 445.2 children, including picture books, easy readers, Young Adult Novel II 3.0 units Proudly Announces the chapter books, middle grade novels, and young adult novels. Please call an advisor at (310) Readers of young adult novels demand immediate 825‑9415 to determine which course will best action, fascinating characters, interesting situations, help you reach your writing goals. realistic dialogue, and unique, yet somehow familiar settings—all at the same time! Crafting all of those Debut of The Write Process elements, while also developing a distinctive voice, can be quite tricky. This course helps take your young adult Writing Picture Books novel—either a work-in-progress or a completed draft— to the next level by exploring the nuance of the young A Biweekly Podcast in Which A Writer Talks About Creating a NEW adult novel; diving deeper into elements like character, Single Work from Concept to Completion. WRITING 741.1E voice, plot, dialogue, and description; and by support- Writing a Picture Book and ively critiquing each other’s work. By the end, you will Getting it Published have completed approximately 30 to 50 pages of a Season 1 includes: You have the dream—I’ve always wanted to write a young adult novel and have a workable plan for finish- Dorothy Blyskal, The 15:17 to Paris children’s picture book. But ... how? This inspiring class ing the draft. offers you practical tools to help you realize that dream. Reg# 361053 Jennifer Caloyeras, Unruly Creatures It includes writing exercises, examples of current and Fee: $690 Greta Heineman, NCIS: New Orleans classic picture books (and why they are classics), mmOnline behind-the-scenes stories from award-winning writers, June 27-Sept. 4 Zac Hug, Shadowhunters practical tips on the business of writing for children and Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after Liska Jacobs, Catalina how to make inroads in this field. By the end of the day July 3. c Elissa Matsueda, Dog Days you’ll have effective tools to guide you to your next step Kelly Barson, MFA, author of the novels 45 Pounds in this vibrant field. and Charlotte Cuts it Out. Ms. Barson has published Miguel Murphy, Detainee Reg# 361060 articles in Highlights for Children Magazine, Hunger Laurel Ollstein, They Promised Her Fee: $155 Mountain Literary Journal, and other local family maga- ❖❖ Classroom zines. She is a panelist and speaker at many library the Moon 1 mtg events and conferences. Mae Respicio, The House that Lou Built Saturday, 9:30am-4:30pm, July 14 UCLA Extension 1010 Westwood: Lilliam Rivera, The Education of 1010 Westwood Blvd. Margot Sanchez Enrollment limited to 100 students. No refund after Mark Sarvas, Memento Park July 13. Poetry Moisés Zamora shares his experience writing for the TV series April Halprin Wayland, author of seven picture books, These workshops are tailored to students with American Crime. Moisés Zamora, American Crime including New Year at the Pier: A Rosh Hashanah Story, specific levels of experience in poetry writing. named Best Jewish Picture Book. She won the Myra Please review course descriptions carefully or Cohn Livingston Award for Girl Coming In for a Landing: call an advisor to determine which course will A Novel in Poems, and a recipient of the UCLA Exten- best help you reach your writing goals. Please sion Outstanding Instructor Award in Creative Writing. call an advisor at (310) 825‑9415 to determine Alexis O’Neill, PhD, author of the picture books The which course will best help you reach your Recess Queen, a Los Angeles Times bestseller and writing goals. New Creative Writing children’s choice book in 12 states; Loud Emily; Estela’s Swap (Lee & Low); and The Kite That Bridged NEW Two Nations. Dr. O’Neill’s work also has been pub- WRITING X 432.2E lished in Cobblestone, Calliope, Faces, Odyssey, Poetry of Witness Spider, and Cricket. 2.0 units and Screenwriting Barney Saltzberg, multiple-award-winning writer and For those with an interest in poetry and social justice, illustrator of more than 30 books for children, includ- this workshop will help students generate new work in ing Crazy Hair Day, adapted into an animated DVD by response to current dark times. In this course, we will Scholastic Books; and Cornelius P. Mud, Are You read and analyze contemporary witness and social Ready for Baby?. Mr. Saltzberg also has recorded four justice poetry with the purpose of finding strategies for Courses for Summer albums for children and his music has been used on writing new poetry that is both personal and political. PBS’s Arthur. With a focus on experimentation and exercise, students will play with new forms while reaching for higher Advanced Workshop in Revising Young Adult Novel II m meaning and a wider audience, culminating in a small the Novel portfolio of work ready to be submitted to literary Kelly Barson journals of varying size and aesthetics. Robert Eversz Page 137. Reg# 361042 Page 134. From Writing to Author: Fee: $468 Writing the Thinkpiece A Roadmap to Publication mmOnline Aug. 1-Sept. 5 Mathew Rodriguez David Groff Enrollment limited to 20 students. No refund after Page 135. Page 138. Aug. 7. c m Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo, MFA, author of the poetry Personal Essay Intensive Freelancing for Editors collection Posada: Offerings of Witness and Refuge. Ms. Antonia Crane Jeanne De Vita Bermejo has taught courses on social justice poetry, literary communities of Los Angeles, and literary sub- Page 135. Page 138. mission strategies. Her work is published in Acentos Writing a Picture Book and Adaptation for Screenwriters II Review, CALYX, and crazyhorse among others. Getting it Published Warren Lewis m ONLINE COURSE, page 4. April Halprin Wayland, Page 139. g HYBRID COURSE, page 4. Barney Saltzberg, and Alexis O’Neill Next Draft, Best Draft: Page 137. Advanced Screenwriting Workshop m WEB-ENHANCED COURSE, page 4. c Michael Weiss v ON-GROUND COURSE, page 4. Page 141. & TEXTBOOK REQUIRED For advisement on courses or to learn about our certificates or specializations C UC CREDIT, page 5. call (310) 825‑9415 or email [email protected]. 138 Writing, Journalism & Literature Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971

NEW Editing and Publishing WRITING X 452.3 Courses in Editing Freelancing for Editors These courses are designed for writers who want 3.0 units to improve their editing skills or develop compe- Editors who want to work outside of big publishing tencies toward a career in editing and publishing. houses can find success in freelance editing. Freelance Some courses help advanced writing students editors must learn to balance projects, find and bid on and Publishing prepare and submit their work for publication. new work, and maintain client relationships over time. Please call an advisor at (310) 825‑9415 to This course will provide students an overview of the determine which course will best help you skills necessary to pursue freelance editing work and reach your writing goals. to operate a business with one employee: yourself. By Whether you’re a writer or are considering a career in publishing as an editor the end of the course, students will have the knowledge or literary agent, it’s important to know how a project goes from finished NEW to structure and maintain a freelance editing practice. manuscript to published book. Learn the roles of editors, as well as essential WRITING 752.1E Reg# 361056 From Writer to Author: Fee: $690 editing, proofreading, and fact-checking skills with these spring courses in A Roadmap to Publication mmOnline editing and publishing. This seminar, led by a longtime independent book edi- June 27-Sept. 4 tor, helps you transition from being a prose writer or Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after New Introduction to Literary Agenting m poet who is publishing individual works to becoming the July 3 c author of a book. You explore the vast changes occur- Jeanne De Vita, MFA, award-winning author, and editor Editor Consultation: Christopher Rhodes ring in the publishing business and how, as a proactive with an extensive background in publishing. Ms. De Vita One Day Workshop (UCLA Campus) is currently a Developmental Editor for Waterhouse Page 138. writer, you can make them work for you; how to answer David Groff the five questions every publishing professional will ask Press, and previously worked as both an Acquisitions Developmental Editing m about your book; how the practice of literary citizenship Editor and a Managing Editor. She counts several New Page 138. can benefit your book project, your career, and the York Times best-selling authors among her clients. Quressa Robinson overall culture; and how you can chart your own path New Page 139. to getting your words between covers and into the WRITING X 452.1 Freelancing for Editors m hands of readers. Editorial Management I: Copyediting m Reg# 361070 Acquisition to Publication Jeanne De Vita Fee: $75 3.0 units Page 138. Karen Craigo ❖❖ Classroom The process from written manuscript to published book Page 139. 1 mtg is more complicated than most authors and newer New Saturday, 10am-1pm, Sept. 8 publishing professionals expect. From what to look for Editorial Management I: UCLA: Haines Hall in acquisitions to how to use metadata to your advan- Acquisition to Publication m Enrollment limited to 100 students. No refund after tage to booking a successful author tour, this course July 3. c covers everything that an author and publisher should Julia Callahan David Groff, MFA, poet, writer, independent book editor, expect from reading manuscripts to the actual publica- Page 138. literary scout, and teacher. Mr Groff has worked with tion date. By the end of the course, you understand New York Times bestselling authors Homer Hickam, how an editor turns an author’s manuscript into a Gregory Maguire, and Christopher Rice, and his clients saleable product. have been published by Basic Books, Farrar Straus, Reg# 361049 HarperCollins, Morrow, Penguin Press, St. Martin’s, and Fee: $690 Simon & Schuster. mmOnline June 27-Sept. 4 WRITING X 432.5E WRITING X 431.1 NEW Enrollment limited to 15 students. c No refund after Spoken Word Intensive Poetry I WRITING 752.2E July 3. 3.0 units 3.0 units Editor Consultation with David Groff Julia Callahan, acquisitions editor and director of sales This intensive workshop offers support, structure, and What is a poem and how does it differ from prose? Only for Attendees of WRITING 752.1E From Writer and marketing for Rare Bird Books, a literary publicity guidance for anyone who has a message to deliver. Be What sources can you, the beginning poet, look to for to Author: A Roadmap to Publication. and events firm. Ms. Callahan is also the fiction editor it traditional spoken word poetry, speech or sermon ideas and inspiration? How can you encourage a raw “From Writer to Author” attendees can pay an additional of The Rattling Wall literary journal. She helped run the delivery, songwriting, or solo performance art, this unfinished poem to become a thing of power and fee to send 10 sample pages of their writing and a events department at Book Soup for four years. intensive workshop helps students create material beauty? This course provides a series of enjoyable and 1-page pitch or query in advance of the workshop. worth standing for, and then helps them raise their illuminating exercises to expand your imagination and Instructor David Groff will schedule a 30-minute consul- WRITING X 455.1 voices to meet the moment. The first weekend offers introduce you to the complex issues of craft and revi- tation following his class to discuss the strengths and Introduction to Literary Agenting generative writing exercises, small group shares and sion in an accessible way. Of value to those who have opportunities for revision in each students’ submission. 3.0 units discussions, lectures on craft, reading aloud of newly- never written as well as those with some experience Reg# 361071 Literary agents are uniquely positioned in the publishing created work, and viewing of performance footage. Over who seek new direction and feedback. Fee: $110 world to have their hands in many facets of the book the next month, students edit and fine-tune their pieces Reg# 361044 ❖❖ Classroom process, from a book’s inception through to finished and prepare their performance through memorization Fee: $570 1 mtg copies and publicity. This course begins with an over- and practice. On the final weekend, they gather to ❖❖ Classroom Saturday, 2-5pm, Sept. 8 view of the Agency Agreement, the contract that binds compile the material for a culminating live performance. 10 mtgs UCLA: Haines Hall an author with an agent. Students analyze the contract Students come away with fresh material, live perfor- Thursday, 7-10pm, July 5-Sept. 6 Limit of 6 students. No refund after Sept. 7. in order to gain a general understanding of the role and mance experience, and a taste of collaborative creation. UCLA: Humanities Bldg. David Groff, MFA, poet, writer, independent book editor, responsibilities of an agent and how they go about Suitable for all levels of experience in regards to both Enrollment limited to 20 students. No refund after shepherding authors and their work. This course also writing and performance. literary scout, and teacher. Mr Groff has worked with July 9. c New York Times bestselling authors Homer Hickam, unravels the mysteries of book Publishing Agreements Reg# 361045 Suzanne Lummis, poet, author of Open 24 Hours, and Gregory Maguire, and Christopher Rice, and his clients and provides a step-by-step guide to understanding the Fee: $660 editor of Wide Awake: Poets of Los Angeles and have been published by Basic Books, Farrar Straus, legal language; recognizing which subsidiary rights can ❖❖ Classroom Beyond. Ms. Lummis’s work has appeared in The New HarperCollins, Morrow, Penguin Press, St. Martin’s, and (and should) be negotiated; and the differences 4 mtgs Yorker, Ploughshares, and The Hudson Review among Simon & Schuster. between a good deal and bad deal—it isn’t always Saturday, Sunday, 9am-5pm, Aug. 4 & 5; others. She is a recipient of the UCLA Extension Out- money. Students leave the course with a general Aug. 25 & 26 standing Instructor Award in Creative Writing. knowledge of what it takes to foster a book project from UCLA Extension DTLA: 261 S. Figueroa St. query to signed contracts. Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after Reg# 361048 Aug. 3. Fee: $690 Rachel Kann, MFA, author of the collection 10 for mmOnline Everything. Ms. Kann is an award-winning poet whose June 27-Sept. 4 work has appeared in various anthologies, including m ONLINE COURSE, page 4. Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word July 3. c Revolution. She is the recipient of the UCLA Extension g HYBRID COURSE, page 4. Christopher Rhodes, literary agent with The Stuart Outstanding Instructor Award for Creative Writing. Agency in New York, specializing in well-crafted debut c WEB-ENHANCED COURSE, page 4. fiction and platform driven nonfiction. Prior to joining The Stuart Agency, Mr. Rhodes was an agent at The v ON-GROUND COURSE, page 4. James Fitzgerald Agency and worked in the sales and & TEXTBOOK REQUIRED marketing departments at Simon and Schuster. C UC CREDIT, page 5. Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Writing, Journalism & Literature 139

WRITING X 451.2 script for the short film—22 pages maximum—begun in Developmental Editing Adaptation 1 or a rough draft for a full length screenplay. 3.0 units Prerequisite(s): FILM TV X 450.1 Adaptation for 2018-2019 Master Class An editor’s job includes not only improving the mechan- Screenwriters I ics of writing, but identifying places where content isn’t Reg# 361586 working or needs revision and development. Using Fee: $660 exercises and readings, students learn how to line edit ❖❖ Classroom writing, their own and others’, toward the practice of 10 mtgs and Pro-Series Workshops crafting thorough editorial letters ideal for workshops Wednesday, 7-10pm, June 27-Sept. 5 or self-revision plans. Class discussions also explore UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. the various roles of professional editors. The goal is to No meeting July 4. If you have the talent, passion, and determination necessary to produce gain confidence as an editor by line-editing a large No refund after June 29. c piece of fiction and writing a detailed editorial letter as Warren Lewis, MFA, screenwriter/producer and WGA professional-quality work, apply for 1 of 3 master classes or pro-series offered the final class assignment. member who wrote Black Rain, directed by Ridley Scott, Reg# 361046 and The 13th Warrior, starring Antonio Banderas. He this fall for 6-9 months. Each of these advanced workshops is limited­ to Fee: $690 has also sold and developed both features and pilots 8 ­writers and requires submission of a complete novel, feature-length mmOnline for Warner Bros., FOX, Paramount, Ensemble Entertain- screenplay, or television script. June 27-Sept. 4 ment, and Sony Pictures, among many others. Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after In addition to instruction, each master class or pro-series participant receives July 3. c FILM TV X 433.59 Seth Fischer, MFA, editor for Rare Bird Lit, Stillhouse Adapting Literature for TV: The Pitch written feedback from a reputable agent, discounted certificate enrollment Press, and individual clients who went on to publish at 2.0 units fees, and more. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. Mr. Fischer was a contribut- This course is designed for students interested in ing editor at The Rumpus. His writing has appeared in adapting literature for television, a trend in Hollywood The deadline to apply is at 4pm on August 27. Guernica, Best Sex Writing, and was listed as notable only growing in popularity. You look at how to transfer in The Best American Essays. and restructure the world of the book—its characters, setting, plot, and themes—into a compelling and com- WRITING X 451.1 mercial television series while maintaining the heart and Master Class in Novel Writing Copyediting soul of the original work. You also hone your show’s (Online/Low Residency) 3.0 units concept; develop character descriptions, which may A 9-month course. This course gives students an overview of copyediting include generating composite characters; and create processes involved in preparing a manuscript of work short pitches for the pilot episode, the season, and Instructor: Alyx Dellamonica for editorial review or publication. Appropriate for writers future episodes. The goal of this four-week course is to of all genres and those seeking to develop professional develop an initial pitch for your adaptation. Designed for novelists committed to revising skills in copyediting, students learn best practices for Reg# 361957 their projects to a publishable level and completing a document review, including common Fee: $396 includes a 4-day residency at UCLA. grammar rules, copyediting notation, and reading like ❖❖ Classroom a copyeditor. 6 mtgs Reg# 361047 Monday, 7-10pm, July 9-Aug. 13 Fee: $690 UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. mmOnline Enrollment limited to 20 students. No refund after June 27-Sept. 4 July 11. c Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after Jacqueline Heinze, MFA, author, screenwriter, and Alyx Dellamonica July 3. c playwright who has written for the Lifetime Network, Karen Craigo, Nonfiction editor and former editor-in- Oprah Winfrey’s Oxygen Network and Jarrett Creative. chief of Mid-American Review, and interview editor of Ms. Heinze was a former editor for Scholastic, Inc., and Pro-Series in Feature Film Writing SmokeLong Quarterly. Ms. Craigo is the author of the has won The Agnes Nixon Playwriting Award. poetry collections No More Milk and Passing Through (Online/Low Residency) Humansville, and the chapbook Escaped Housewife FILM TV X 431.77 A 9-month course. Tries Hard to Blend In. Screenwriter’s Lab: The New Method 3.0 units Instructor: Diane Drake Beau Willimon (creator and show runner, House of Cards), Aaron Sorkin (Steve Jobs, The Social Network), Designed for screenwriters committed to Screenwriting and Sheila Callaghan (writer and producer, Shameless) beginning a new screenplay and seeing it are among countless television and film writers who got through to the final polish. Includes a 4-day For help in choosing a course or determining if a their start in the theatre, and who continue to work in course fulfills certificate requirements, contact both disciplines. Agents and producers often read plays residency at UCLA. Jeff Bonnett at (310) 206-1542 or Chae Ko at with the goal of finding a writer who excels at charac- (310) 206-2612. ter-driven storytelling—which is at the heart of theatre. In this course, you learn tools to deepen your charac- ters, expand on new plot ideas, and most importantly, find your unique voice as a writer. You first explore the Special Topics for Diane Drake fundamentals of play construction and writing tech- Film & Television Writers niques, writing frequently to master the art and craft of Courses in this section are open to students who playwriting, culminating in a one-act play or one act of want a deeper understanding of a specific craft a play. You then learn to apply your new-found skills to Pro-Series in Television Pilot Writing or area of study. These courses fulfill the elective your own film or TV script, and have the best 10 pages (Onsite) requirement for screenwriting certificates. ready to be performed by actors in the final class. A 6-month course. Reg# 362064 NEW Fee: $660 Instructor: Phil Kellard FILM TV X 450.2 ❖❖ Classroom Adaptation for Screenwriters II 10 mtgs Designed for those interested in taking their 3.0 units Wednesday, 7-10pm, June 27-Sept. 5 idea for a 1-hour or half-hour television pilot A glance at movie listings or network, cable, and UCLA: Humanities Bldg. from beginning to rewrite. streaming offerings will indicate that adaptations are Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after the basis of the contemporary industry. This is the June 29. c continuation of a course created and designed for Leon Martell, MFA, playwright, actor, and director, students who want to focus on adapting literary, theatri- whose plays include STEEL: John Henry and the cal, graphic novel, and fact-based material into films Shaker, winner of two 2002 Ovation Awards, and who and long form television. Participants can start or directed String of Pearls at Carnegie Hall. He is a recipi- continue projects based on public domain material and ent of the UCLA Extension Outstanding Instructor Award Phil Kellard develop short films or complete full length scripts. The in Creative Writing. goal is the development of an adaptation and the writer’s unique voice and style. The students’ major project will be a completed and polished, camera ready For More Information (310) 825-9415 | writers.uclaextension.edu/courses/master-classes 140 Writing, Journalism & Literature Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971

FILM TV X 431.999 FILM TV X 478.39 Reg# 361608 The Anatomy of a Pilot Writing Coverage: Fee: $690 3.0 units Story Analysis for Film Feature Film mmOnline A new television show has exactly one shot at survival: 3.0 units June 27-Sept. 4 its pilot episode. If the viewer isn’t grabbed in the first Designed for both aspiring story analysts and screen- Beginning Feature Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after hour, they’re gone forever. But what is a pilot? How is writers who want to accelerate their careers, this course July 3. c & it different from all other forms of screenwriting? What helps you master the methods used by story analysts Film Writing Ron Wilkerson, writer/director and WGA member makes a good one work and a bad one fail? And how who evaluate submissions to production companies, whose credits include Stargate SG-1, Star Trek: The can you be sure yours is one of the winners? In this agencies, and studios. You learn how to do an in-depth Recommended for beginning students, these Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, and Trade Show. intense, informative, and entertaining course, you learn analysis of the three-act structure, as well as dramatic courses build on one another in a four-part He is currently developing Dreamland for ABC Studios everything you need to know about what goes into a and comic scene construction. You also learn the pre- sequence. With the close guidance of the instruc- and is a recipient of the UCLA Extension Outstanding winning pilot. You watch and dissect recent network and cise terminology used in story sessions, the foundations tor, students share and offer feedback in a sup- Instructor Award in Screenwriting. portive environment focused on assessing the cable pilots; examine character, theme and structure; for great dialogue, and how to find original approaches Reg# 361609 strengths and weaknesses of the work. By the and discuss which pilots best launched their respective to established genres. These and other principles Fee: $690 end of the sequence, students have a completed series. Emphasis is on identifying the common struc- become synthesized into coverage written to the high- mmOnline draft of their first feature film script. tural elements of all successful pilots, gaining an est professional standards, in preparation for a job as June 27-Sept. 4 understanding of “weekly franchise” versus “series either a story analyst or screenwriter who needs to Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after mythology,” and crafting long-term character arcs. We FILM TV X 440A critique his or her own scripts effectively. July 3. c & also discuss and develop student pilot ideas, help you Writing the First Screenplay I Ernie Contreras, screenwriter and WGA member Reg# 361946 3.0 units turn your idea into a concise “pitch document” (a two- whose credits include the HBO drama Walkout, and the Fee: $690 The first in a four-part sequence designed to take you to-three-page breakdown of concept, character, and mmOnline feature films, Fairy Tale: A True Story and The Page- through the full process of writing a feature film screen- weekly story structure) and give you the tools you need June 27-Sept. 4 master. Mr. Contreras has written and developed scripts play, this course grounds you in the key craft elements to make the big move from pitch document to pilot Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after for Walt Disney, Sony, Universal, Fox Searchlight, Para- of story structure, plot, scene development, character, outline and script. The course features guest speakers July 3. mount, DreamWorks, TNT, and Starz/Encore. who have written, directed, and/or produced their own c theme, genre, and dialogue, and shows you how they Barney Lichtenstein, MA, professional story analyst Reg# 361449 network television pilots. work together to grip an audience’s emotions. You learn for companies such as Amblin, Imagine, and New Line. how to create and evaluate story ideas; explore how Fee: $570 Reg# 361954 Referring trained story analysts to Sundance Institute characters’ inner wants and immediate goals shape ❖❖ Classroom Fee: $570 and production companies, he is a UCLA Extension 10 mtgs ❖❖ Classroom and drive a screenplay’s action; see what constitutes Outstanding Instructor in Screenwriting and story editor compelling plots and subplots; and learn how to con- Saturday, 10am-1pm, June 30-Sept. 8 10 mtgs of a Peabody Award winning program. UCLA Extension Woodland Hills: Wednesday, 7-10pm, June 27-Sept. 5 struct a scene. Throughout the course, you complete a series of exercises which serve as the basis for your 21650 Oxnard Street UCLA: Dodd Hall FILM TV X 431.11 No meeting July 7. No meeting July 4. script outline, a prose description of your screenplay. Rewrite Toolbox: The course goal is to learn how to write effective, Enrollment limited to 20 students. No refund after Enrollment limited to 35 students. No refund after A Two-Day Intensive Workshop July 3. & June 29. compelling scenes and to create a four-to-five-page c 1.0 units outline that clearly delineates your script’s beginning, Julian Goldberger, MFA, screenwriter/director/pro- Richard Hatem, executive producer/TV writer; WGA Writing a first draft is the “dating” phase of creating a middle, and end. The ability to write an effective outline ducer, WGA member, whose credits include The Hawk member, who created Miracles and The Gates for ABC. polished, marketable screenplay; the long and complex is a critical skill for the professional screenwriter, serves Is Dying, The Eulipion Chronicles, and Trans. He has His writing and producing credits include The Lost process of revising it requires the commitment of a as the basis for most pitches, and is required for admis- pilots and features in development with Lionsgate Room, Witches of East End, Damien, Tru Calling, Super- marriage between you and your material. Designed for sion into X 440B Writing the First Screenplay II. This Television, Bow Street Films, and Universal Studios. natural, The Secret Circle, The Dead Zone, Grimm, and dedicated writers with a full draft feature film script and course counts toward the 4-course Writing and Direct- Once Upon A Time in Wonderland. the willingness to acquire rewriting tools through spe- ing Short Films Specialization. FILM TV X 440B cific exercises, this seminar covers skills to assess what Writing the First Screenplay II FILM TV X 431.47 Reg# 361089 works and doesn’t in your script. Acquire a toolbox of Fee: $570 3.0 units Writing Great Dialogue practical techniques for examining your own work ❖❖ This second in a four-part sequence in writing a 3.0 units Classroom objectively and diagnosing its strengths and problems; 10 mtgs feature film script has you hit the ground running. You Perhaps the ultimate challenge for screenwriters is prepare a strategy for making corrections; and, once begin by pitching your story based on your outline and creating authentic, sparkling, and compelling dialogue Monday, 7-10pm, June 25-Aug. 27 you determine the relationship is worth the effort, jump UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. revising it to make sure the premise can carry the that individualizes characters, leaps off the page, and into the rewriting process. The course goal is to leave entire movie. Armed with a workable outline, you then entertains the studio or production company reader who Enrollment limited to 20 students. No refund after the seminar ready to revise an existing piece of work. June 27. & flesh it out into either a beat sheet or treatment (at has the power to give a thumbs up or down. This Prerequisite(s): X 430.48 Rewrite Toolbox, X 431.102 c Ben van der Veen, screenwriter, WGA member who the instructor’s discretion) and begin writing your course explores a range of techniques designed to Feature Film Writing Workshop: Act II and III, wrote the Steven Soderbergh film Che. He has written screenplay. Personalized feedback along with mini- improve the dialogue in your current project, including or equivalent. lectures on key craft points, including character how to create powerful subtext, write “reel” vs. real and is currently developing projects for Terrence Malik, Reg# 361969 development, story structure, and conflict, help you to dialogue, craft dialogue that’s both honest and emotion- Julian Schnabel, Rober De Niro, Keanu Reeves, Don Fee: $266 meet the course goal, which is to write Act I (approxi- ally impactful, and seamlessly weave in exposition. You Cheadle, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger as ❖❖ Classroom well as for Amazon Studios and Regency. mately 30 pages). May be repeated for credit. This also learn how to fix common flaws such as on-the- 2 mtgs course counts toward the 4-course Writing and Direct- Reg# 361432 nose dialogue, chit-chat, and characters that all sound Saturday, 10am-6pm, Aug. 18-25 ing Short Films Specialization. Fee: $570 the same. The course goal is to raise your dialogue in UCLA: Dodd Hall Prerequisite(s): X 440A Writing the First Screenplay I. ❖❖ Classroom your script to professional standards and to rewrite it Advanced enrollment required; no enrollment at the Students must bring a four-to-five-page outline they 10 mtgs in a way that expresses the uniqueness of your voice. door. Limited to 20 students. No refund after Aug. 17. created in Writing the First Screenplay I to first class Prerequisite(s): X 440A Writing the First Screenplay I, Tuesday, 7-10pm, June 26-Sept. 4 meeting and be prepared to pitch it. X 440B Writing the First Screenplay II, X 440C Writing Quinton Peeples, executive producer/TV writer; WGA UCLA Extension DTLA: 261 S. Figueroa St. Reg# 361623 the First Screenplay III, and X 440D Writing the First member who is currently serving as a co-executive No meeting July 3. Fee: $570 Screenplay IV, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. producer for Marvel’s Runaways. Mr. Peeples’ credits Enrollment limited to 20 students. No refund after ❖❖ Classroom also include Iron Fist, Inhumans, 11.22.63, Unforget- June 28. & Reg# 361939 table, The Last Ship and FlashForward, Woodlawn, and c 10 mtgs Andrew Knauer, MFA, screenwriter and WGA member Fee: $690 Joyride, among many others. Tuesday, 7-10pm, June 26-Sept. 4 mm who wrote The Last Stand, starring Arnold Schwar- Online UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. zenegger, and Ghost Team One (Paramount Pictures). June 27-Sept. 4 No meeting July 3. He also wrote a sci-fi/action feature for Universal Pic- Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after Enrollment limited to 20 students. No refund after tures and is currently adapting the comic book, 5 Days July 3. June 28. c to Die, for Circle of Confusion. c Karl Iglesias, MFA, screenwriter and script doctor, who Philip Eisner, screenwriter-director and WGA member is the author of The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Reg# 361097 who wrote Event Horizon for Paramount Pictures and Screenwriters and Writing for Emotional Impact. Mr. Fee: $570 Firestarter 2: Rekindled for USA Networks. Mr. Eisner Iglesias is a former development executive for Samson ❖❖ Classroom has written for Scott Rudin Productions, Robert De Entertainment. He is a recipient of the UCLA Extension 10 mtgs Niro’s Tribeca Productions, Edward R. Pressman, TriStar, Outstanding Instructor Award in Screenwriting. Wednesday, 7-10pm, June 27-Sept. 5 Universal Pictures, and The Jim Henson Company. UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. No meeting July 4. kkk Enrollment limited to 20 students. No refund after June 29. c & William Hasley, screenwriter and WGA member who has sold features to 20th Century Fox, Universal, and Warner Bros. His TV credits include Swift Justice; Ghost Stories; Murder, She Wrote; Kung Fu; Young Riders; and Highway to Heaven and has also written for Castle Rock, Columbia, and Warner Bros. kkk Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Writing, Journalism & Literature 141

Reg# 361674 FILM TV X 440D Fee: $570 Writing the First Screenplay IV ❖❖ Classroom 3.0 units 10 mtgs A 1-on-1 Approach to In the last of a four-part sequence in writing a feature Wednesday, 7-10pm, June 27-Sept. 5 film screenplay, you reach FADE OUT. In the process of UCLA Extension Woodland Hills: writing Act III, you home in on structuring conversations, 21650 Oxnard Street explore how to maximize your story’s visual implica- No meeting July 4. tions, deepen scene writing skills, assemble scenes to Your Writing Education Enrollment limited to 20 students. No refund after form powerful sequences, ensure your script’s central June 29. c conflict is resolved, and work on theme and imagery. Michael Jann, Emmy-nominated television writer and Also covered are revision techniques and the business WGA member who served 22 years as a comedy aspects of feature film writing. The goal is to complete Full-length courses not your thing? Then take your project to the next level monologue writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. writing your first feature film script. through our unique mentorship and consultation services, in which you work Mr. Jann most recently served as a comedy writer for Prerequisite(s): X 440A Writing the First Screenplay I, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and has writ- X 440B Writing the First Screenplay II, and X 440C 1-on-1 with a published or produced writer. ten features and TV pilots for major studios. Writing the First Screenplay III. Students must bring Reg# 361818 their beat sheets or treatments and Acts I and II to the Mentorships: Appropriate for novelists who have a complete manuscript or screenwriters Fee: $690 first class meeting and be prepared to write. who have written at least 1 screenplay, you communicate with the instructor via email mmOnline Reg# 361834 Monday-Friday for 4 full weeks. June 27-Sept. 4 Fee: $660 Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after ❖❖ Classroom Consultations: Submit your work for careful review by an instructor who sends you a July 3. c 10 mtgs written evaluation. You then meet with the instructor in person, over the phone, via Steven Schwartz, screenwriter/producer, WGA mem- Wednesday, 7-10pm, June 27-Sept. 5 email, or via video conferencing to discuss your work. ber, Spirit Award nominee for his screenplay for the UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. Sidney Lumet-directed movie, Critical Care. His TV No meeting July 4. credits include The Practice and 100 Centre Street. He Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after For More Information has written scripts and pilots for Fox, ABC, FX, Disney, June 29. c NBC, Universal, Lionsgate, HBO, and many others. Donald H. Hewitt, screenwriter and WGA member (310) 825-9415 | writers.uclaextension.edu whose feature film credits include the English-language FILM TV X 440C screenplay for Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning film, FILM TV X 431.102 Writing the First Screenplay III Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and the Oscar- Advanced Feature 3.0 units nominated Howl’s Moving Castle. Mr. Hewitt has written Feature Film Writing Workshop: The third in a four-part sequence in writing a feature for Pixar, Miramax, New Line, and Disney. Acts II and III Film Writing film screenplay, this course focuses on the greatest 3.0 units Reg# 361837 Advanced-level courses are primarily work- challenge facing screenwriters: writing the second act. This workshop guides you to complete your current Fee: $690 shop-driven and are designed for students As you write these crucial 60 pages, you refine your mmOnline project. You focus on developing a successful second story outline; flesh out main and secondary characters; and third act, with special attention given to structure, who are well into their projects. Admission June 27-Sept. 4 is by submission only and the selection continue to develop the art of the scene as it pertains Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after character development, emotional content, and cine- process is competitive. It is recommended to type, choice, structure, and placement; and begin to July 3. matic style. You also acquire self-editing techniques c essential for the professional writer. This is not a rewrite that students take intermediate-level discover each character’s unique voice. You also learn Ernie Contreras, screenwriter and WGA member course; you must be working toward the completion of courses prior to submitting their work. For the habits you need to sustain the work of writing a whose credits include the HBO drama Walkout, and the screenplay. The goal is to write Act II. May be repeated a feature-length script and have your outline and Act I instructions on submitting work, contact the feature films, Fairy Tale: A True Story and The Page- of your script in hand. for credit. master. Mr. Contreras has written and developed scripts Writers’ Program at (310) 825-9415 or go to Prerequisite(s): X 440A Writing the First Screenplay I Prerequisite(s): X 430.101 Feature Film Writing Work- writers.uclaextension.edu/continuing-students. for Walt Disney, Sony, Universal, Fox Searchlight, Para- shop: Outline and Act I, or equivalent, or consent of and X 440B Writing the First Screenplay II. Students mount, DreamWorks, TNT, and Starz/Encore. The submission deadline for summer is must bring their beat sheets or treatments and Act I to instructor. June 4 at 9am (PST). Visitors are not permit- the first class meeting and be prepared to write. Reg# 361850 ted in advanced-level courses. Reg# 361820 Fee: $690 Intermediate Feature mm Fee: $660 Online NEW ❖❖ Classroom Film Writing June 27-Sept. 4 FILM TV X 432.67 10 mtgs Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after Courses in this section are for students who have July 3. Next Draft, Best Draft: Wednesday, 7-10pm, June 27-Sept. 5 completed at least one screenplay. A new project c Michael Barlow, producer, screenwriter, and WGA Advanced Screenwriting Workshop UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. is begun with an emphasis on craft issues such as 3.0 units member who, as an executive at Paramount Classics, No meeting July 4. structure, character development, and emotional Congratulations! You’ve blasted out the first draft of a oversaw Black Snake Moan and Mad Hot Ballroom. He Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after content. Self-editing techniques are introduced. screenplay. But now what? Because if you’re serious was vice president of production at various major stu- June 29. about it, if you want it to shine, if you want to show it c dios, including Orion Pictures. His writing credits include Cynthia Riddle, writer and producer who has worked FILM TV X 431.101 to industry professionals and enter screenplay competi- the miniseries Kidnapped and the ABC drama Family. with CBS, Lifetime, Showtime, Nickelodeon, and PBS. Feature Film Writing Workshop: tions, you need to rewrite it. This advanced workshop Her work includes the award-winning CBS/Hallmark Hall Outline and Act I provides the guidance, tools and group forum that can of Fame film, Crossroads. She was a finalist in the 3.0 units help you rewrite your script to take it to the next level. Sundance Episodic Story Lab 2015 and an honoree of Designed for writers with at least one screenplay under You’ll learn to analyze your current draft, then hone your the 2014 WGA’s TV Writer Access Project. their belts, this workshop guides you to launch and Course Icons premise, tighten your structure, pump up your charac- Reg# 361828 make significant headway on a new project. The goal ters and fine-tune your action, dialogue and tone. Along Fee: $690 is to develop a strong premise that sustains your entire Provide the way, you’ll receive personal feedback on your script, mmOnline script, create and refine the story outline, and write Act while providing insight to other students on their work. June 27-Sept. 4 I. Brief lectures on craft issues based on the demands Information You’ll also get tips and advice on how to market your Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after of the participants’ work supplement the workshop. new draft once you’re done. July 3. c Prerequisite(s): X 440A Writing the First Screenplay I, At-a-Glance Reg# 361583 Andrew Osborne, MA, screenwriter and WGA member X 440B Writing the First Screenplay II, X 440C Writing Fee: $780 whose indie film credits include On_Line, The F Word, the First Screenplay III, and X 440D Writing the First mmOnline and Apocalypse Bop. Mr. Osborne received an Emmy Screenplay IV, or departmental approval. m ONLINE COURSE June 27-Sept. 4 Award for the Discovery Channel program, Cash Cab. Reg# 361849 Technical requirements, page 4 Submission Requirements: He has developed projects for Warner Bros., HBO, MTV, Fee: $690 The first 30 pages of the feature-length screenplay that and Orion. mmOnline g HYBRID COURSE, page 4 you wish to rewrite in class. June 27-Sept. 4 Enrollment limited to 12 students. Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after c WEB-ENHANCED COURSE, page 4 $100 nonrefundable until June 20; No refund thereafter. July 3. c v ON-GROUND COURSE c Martin Copeland, PhD, award-winning screenwriter Michael Weiss, screenwriter; WGA member; former VP who has written feature films in both the U.S. and & TEXTBOOK REQUIRED of production for Miramax Films whose credits include Europe, among them Texas Rangers for Miramax; Visit our website for textbook Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Scorpion King 4, and I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer. He Handyman, a 2006 Buena Vista International co-pro- information. duction; The Heavenly Kid; and The Sinking of the is a recipient of the UCLA Extension Outstanding Rainbow Warrior. C UC CREDIT Instructor Award in Screenwriting. May be transferable­ to other colleges and universities, page 5 142 Writing, Journalism & Literature Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971

by the instructor; no pilots. This course counts toward the current comedy series marketplace and map out basic 4-course Writer’s Fellowship Prep Specialization. career building strategies. Students must bring a complete Two Specializations Reg# 361893 outline to the first class. All student projects must focus on Fee: $570 current shows; no pilots. This course counts toward the ❖❖ Classroom 4-course Writer’s Fellowship Prep Specialization. 10 mtgs Prerequisite(s): X 430.6 Beginning Writing for the Half- Wednesday, 7-10pm, June 27-Sept. 5 Hour Spec I. for Screenwriters! UCLA Reg# 361907 Enrollment limited to 20 students. No refund after Fee: $660 June 29. ❖❖ Classroom Eric Abrams, screenwriter/producer and WGA member, 10 mtgs Designed to give students a quick burst of knowledge on a specific topic, whose television credits include Liv & Maddie, Married Monday, 7-10pm, June 25-Aug. 27 specializations carry many of the same benefits as certificates and require with Children, Abby, among many others. Mr. Abrams UCLA: Rolfe Hall only a modest application fee. co-wrote the feature film Crocodile Dundee in Los Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after Angeles and has sold pilots to Fox, NBC, CBS and UPN. June 27. c Reg# 361899 Eric Abrams, screenwriter/producer and WGA member, Writing and Directing Short Films Television Writers Fellowship Prep Fee: $690 whose television credits include Liv & Maddie, Married This specialization gives aspiring filmmak- For aspiring TV writers, winning a mmOnline with Children, Abby, among many others. Mr. Abrams June 27-Sept. 4 co-wrote the feature film Crocodile Dundee in Los ers a quick route to go from concept to network fellowship is one of the quickest Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after Angeles and has sold pilots to Fox, NBC, CBS and UPN. completion. Two courses in screenwriting ways to get staffed on a show. This July 3. c Reg# 361909 teach you the basic skills you need to specialization helps you write the scripts Claudia Grazioso, MFA, screenwriter and WGA mem- Fee: $690 write your script, and two courses in you need to make a competitive entry. ber whose credits include Are We There Yet?, starring mmOnline Ice Cube and Nia Long, Bring It On Again, and Christ- June 27-Sept. 4 directing set you on the path to making Candidacy Fee: $50 Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after your cinematic vision a reality. This series mas Bounty. Ms. Grazioso has written several pilots for ABC, Sony, Fox, HBO, Lifetime, and CBS, and television July 3. c is great for people completely new to Courses begin on page 142. movies for ABC Family. Jim Staahl, writer, producer, and actor; WGA member; filmmaking, or experienced artists in one . two-time Emmy Award nominee whose comedy feature area who want mentorship in the other. FILM TV X 431.4 credits include The Beverly Hillbillies, Under Surveil- Beginning Writing for the lance, and Blow Hard. Mr. Staahl also has written Candidacy Fee: $50 One-Hour Spec II sketch/variety shows for Steve Martin, Martin Short, and 3.0 units Howie Mandel. Courses begin on page 140. Mirroring the process that professionals undergo in current episodic series production, this course guides you to write a solid first draft of your script and work Intermediate on polishing it. You begin by refining your story idea and outline as needed, and then write your script, focusing Television Writing on capturing the essence of the show through its four- Courses in this section are for students who have act structure, plot and story, multiple storylines, char- completed at least one draft of a spec script of acters, scenes, and dialogue. On the business side, you an existing series. The focus is on writing and For More Information learn how to develop your career game plan and hear polishing a solid first draft of an original pilot. (310) 825-9415 | writers.uclaextension.edu from industry guest speakers on the business of the Students also gain a better understanding of the one-hour drama. Students must bring a complete business of writing for television. outline to the first class. All student projects must focus Enrollment limited to 20 students. No refund after on current shows; no pilots. This course counts toward FILM TV X 442.1 the 4-course Writer’s Fellowship Prep Specialization. Television June 28. c Writing the One-Hour Pilot I Zac Hug, MFA, television writer/producer, WGA member Prerequisite(s): X 430.4 Beginning Writing for the One- 3.0 units whose credits include Drop Dead Diva and Shadow- Hour Spec I. Anyone who wants to work as a professional television Beginning Television Writing hunters: The Mortal Instruments. Mr. Hug was a former Reg# 361903 writer has to be able to submit top-notch original mate- rial to agents and showrunners. In this fast-paced Recommended for beginning students who are Director of Digital Content at Disney/ABC Television Fee: $660 course, you take your idea for a one-hour TV series and writing a spec script of an existing comedy or Group and his other credits include These People, ❖❖ Classroom turn it into an outline, write intensively, and get feed- drama series. With the close guidance of the #Adulting, Spooksville and The Malan Show. 10 mtgs back from the instructor and fellow participants every instructor, students share and offer feedback in Reg# 361889 Wednesday, 7-10pm, June 27-Sept. 5 week. Throughout this process, you learn how to envi- a supportive environment focused on assessing Fee: $690 UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. sion the world of your show, create characters and the strengths and weaknesses of the work. mmOnline No meeting July 4. June 27-Sept. 4 Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after conflict, build a storytelling engine, and nail down your show’s structure, tone, story, and act breaks. By the end FILM TV X 430.4 Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after June 29. c July 3. Lia Langworthy, MFA, TV writer, essayist; WGA mem- of course, you have strong act breaks, a full beat out- Beginning Writing for the c line, and a critique of the first 10 pages of your original One-Hour Spec I Danny Tolli, TV writer/producer most recently on ber whose credits include, Soul Food, The Shield, General Hospital and Media. Ms. Langworthy has writ- one-hour pilot script. This course counts toward the 3.0 units Shonda Rhimes’ The Catch. Mr. Tolli’s credits include ten for FX, Showtime, ABC and TvOne. She’s also the 4-course Writer’s Fellowship Prep Specialization. Modeled directly on how writers write in the real world the Stalker (CBS) and The Ropes, a digital series cre- recipient of the ABC Daytime TV Writing Fellowship and Prerequisite(s): X 430.4 Beginning Writing for the of one-hour dramas, this course focuses on what is ated by Vin Diesel. He is also a National Hispanic Media Coalition Writing Fellow and is currently chair of the the Fox Diversity TV Writing Fellowship. One-Hour Spec I and X 431.4 Beginning Writing for most central to creating a strong script as well as the the One-Hour Spec II, or equivalent, or consent WGA’s Latino Writers Committee. Reg# 361905 largest piece (40%) of the writer’s deal with any show: of instructor. the story and outline. You learn to choose the best story Fee: $690 mm Reg# 361913 for your spec script, map it out from beginning to end, FILM TV X 430.6 Online Fee: $690 and write a strong outline in proper script format. In the Beginning Writing for the June 27-Sept. 4 mmOnline process, you learn how to identify and capture the tone, Half-Hour Spec I Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after June 27-Sept. 4 characters, dialogue, and themes of any one-hour 3.0 units July 3. c Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after drama series—the key to breaking into the field. Also This course teaches you how to create an airtight story Erica Byrne, screenwriter and WGA member whose July 3. covered are the various genres (police procedurals, and outline—the critical first step in writing a strong numerous credits include episodes of La Femme Nikita; c medical, legal) and their specific rules; what’s popular half-hour comedy spec script and a process that makes Nowhere Man; Silk Stalkings; Hunter; Knots Landing; Joan Weiss, TV writer/producer, WGA member who in the current marketplace; and how to work within the writing your script much easier, faster, and more suc- and Walker, Texas Ranger. She received the UCLA Exten- served as a supervising producer/writer on White Collar, special requirements of timeslots, outlets, and styles. cessful. You begin by learning how to pinpoint what sion Outstanding Instructor Award in Screenwriting. Unforgettable, and Journeyman. Ms. Weiss was a The course goal is to master the process of construct- makes any half-hour comedy show tick, studying the writer/producer on Eureka, Everwood, and Summerland. ing an airtight story and detailed outline so you are appeal and quirkiness of the main characters, and FILM TV X 431.6 Her other credits include Gilmore Girls; Sabrina, the ready to write a script for any current show as quickly identifying the unique spin shows put on their stories. You Beginning Writing for the Teenage Witch; and Grace Under Fire. and expertly as possible. All student projects must focus then focus on your own script for a current show, finding Half-Hour Spec II Reg# 361912 on current shows; no pilots. This course counts toward the story and identifying the comedy in it, learning how 3.0 units Fee: $660 the 4-course Writer’s Fellowship Prep Specialization. to pitch it, and creating a workable outline from which to This workshop guides you to write a solid draft spec script ❖❖ Classroom Reg# 361883 write. Instruction also covers the “need to know” business from your half-hour comedy outline and move as far ahead 10 mtgs Fee: $570 aspects of the half-hour show, such as the current use as you can in polishing it. You begin by reworking your Thursday, 7-10pm, June 28-Aug. 30 ❖❖ Classroom of spec scripts to get jobs and the basics of how a outline to simplify your story, nail down the essence of your UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. 10 mtgs comedy writer works on staff, how freelance writers characters, focus and tighten scenes, create mood and Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after Tuesday, 7-10pm, June 26-Sept. 4 move onto staff, how a writing staff is structured, and pacing, and punch up dialogue from the blueprint you’ve July 2. c UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. how writers work collaboratively “in the room.” All student created. You then move to the writing and polishing stage. Greg Elliot, TV writer and WGA member whose credits No meeting July 3. projects must focus on current shows from a list provided On the business side, you deepen your knowledge of the include Star Trek: Voyager, for which he received a Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Writing, Journalism & Literature 143

Sci-Fi Universe Award nomination. Mr. Elliot’s credits Reg# 361915 also include Savannah, Charmed, and In a Heartbeat. Fee: $690 He is a recipient of the UCLA Extension Outstanding mm Online June 27-Sept. 4 Journalism Certificate Instructor Award in Screenwriting. Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after FILM TV X 431.7 July 3. c Writing the Half-Hour Pilot I Jacqueline Zambrano, writer/producer and WGA The Skills to Succeed in Today’s Multimedia Market 3.0 units member and multiple award nominee, Ms. Zambrano Open to International Students Television executives and showrunners want to read has written for numerous shows, including CSI: Crime original pilots that demonstrate your unique voice and Scene Investigation and Star Trek. She also has created comedic sensibilities. This workshop shows you how to and executive produced dramatic television series for With numerous media outlets delivering a constant stream of news and information, take your original comedy idea and develop a strong Fox, CBS, Pax, and Showtime, and the Internet. journalism has become one of the fastest-growing professions. Successful journalists story, rife with memorable characters and even funnier and media professionals must master tech-savvy storytelling to create blogs, viral jokes. Breaking story in the style of a real writer’s room, videos, and broadcast coverage with ease. you develop a compelling story, brainstorm, and support Advanced Television Writing another’s vision. By the end of course, you have strong Our certificates are a practical alternative to traditional journalism schools, offering act breaks, a full beat outline, and a critique of the first Advanced-level courses are primarily work- 10 pages of your original half-hour pilot script. This shop-driven and are designed for students quality instruction to students who wish to study while they work part time or full-time. course counts toward the 4-course Writer’s Fellowship who are well into their projects. Admission Internship opportunities are also available to eligible certificate students. Prep Specialization. is by submission only and the selection Prerequisite(s): X 430.6 Beginning Writing for the Half- process is competitive. It is recommended Hour Spec I and X 431.6 Beginning Writing the Half- that students take intermediate-level Hour Spec II, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. For More Information courses prior to submitting their work. For Reg# 361910 instructions on submitting work, contact the [email protected] | (310) 825‑7093 | uclaextension.edu/journalism Fee: $660 Writers’ Program at (310) 825-9415 or go to ❖❖ Classroom writers.uclaextension.edu/continuing-students. 10 mtgs audio-visual content, including text, photos, audio and structure complex stories. Recommended to take as The submission deadline for summer is Tuesday, 7-10pm, June 26-Sept. 4 video; website analytics; and building the visibility of one of the initial Journalism courses. UCLA: Franz Hall June 4 at 9am (PST). Visitors are not permit- your news site, blog, or portfolio. Prerequisite(s): Proficiency in college-level writing. No meeting July 3. ted in advanced-level courses. Prerequisite(s): A basic understanding of Microsoft Office Reg# 361231 Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after and how to use Internet browsers to navigate the web. Fee: $573 FILM TV X 432.9 Reg# 361504 mm Online June 28. c Eunetta Boone, TV writer/executive producer and WGA Rewriting Your One-Hour or Half-Hour Fee: $415 July 2-Sept. 9 member who created and exec-produced UPN comedy Television Spec or Pilot Script: mm Online Enrollment limited to 25 students. Visitors not series One on One. She served as co-executive pro- Advanced Workshop July 9-Aug. 20 permitted. Enrollment deadline: July 6. No refund ducer for My Wife and Kids and The Hughleys, and was 3.0 units Enrollment limited to 25 students. No refund after after July 6. c & a supervising producer on The Parent ‘Hood; and a If 90% of writing is rewriting, then 99% of television July 13. c & Richard Hendrickson, PhD, Communication Studies, story editor/consultant on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. writing is rewriting. And rewriting, for the most part, Darragh Worland, MA, New York Unversity, vice presi- Bowling Green State University; associate professor of Reg# 361911 means fixing story problems and maximizing the drama dent, Digital Media, The News Literacy Project communications and online journalism instructor for Fee: $690 or comic potential of a story idea. In this workshop, the John Carroll University in Cleveland with 40 years of mm Online goal is to take your previously written one-hour or half- JOURN X 417 journalism experience. June 27-Sept. 4 hour scripts, both originals and specs, that ultimately Journalism Internship Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after did not fulfill their ambitions, and determine where they 3.0 units JOURN X 490 July 3. fell short and make the necessary changes so that each Internships are an important first step in resume building, Master Class in Narrative Journalism: c premise is fully realized. Andrew Osborne, MA, screenwriter and WGA member developing a professional network, and getting your foot Turning Facts into Stories whose indie film credits include On_Line, The F Word, Reg# 361921 in the door. The Journalism Internship offers certificate 3.0 units and Apocalypse Bop. Mr. Osborne received an Emmy Fee: $750 students in advanced standing an opportunity to acquire Call it what you like—narrative journalism, literary Award for the Discovery Channel program, Cash Cab. ❖❖ Classroom real-world experience, providing a crucial link between journalism, New Journalism—it all means the same He has developed projects for Warner Bros., HBO, MTV, 10 mtgs the classroom and the field. Interns work a minimum of thing: riveting, character-driven articles about the and Orion. Thursday, 7-10pm, July 5-Sept. 6 90 hours during one quarter and earn 3 units of elective issues, pitfalls, and victories that affect individuals, UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. credit toward the Journalism Certificate. An Internship groups, and sometimes the world. That can mean FILM TV X 433.7 Submission Requirements: Coordinator (a UCLA Extension journalism instructor) entering the mind of a serial killer or finding out what Writing the One-Hour or Half-Hour A spec script of an existing series or original pilot. monitors the internship throughout to ensure a substantive happens when you cast Lindsay Lohan in a movie—and Enrollment limited to 12 students. Visitors not learning experience. Students must earn a passing grade you can write about any of these once you acquire the Pilot II permitted. $100 nonrefundable until June 28; of “C” or better in order to receive credit. Most internships 3.0 units right tools and understanding of the form. Because No refund thereafter. are unpaid; however, some offer a modest stipend and/ This workshop guides you to write a solid draft of an origi- powerful narrative journalism requires multiple revi- Phil Kellard, TV writer and WGA member who was an or flexible working hours. For more information and an sions, you spend nine weeks reporting, writing, and nal pilot script from your one-hour or half-hour outline application, email [email protected] or call created in a previous course. You start by reworking your executive producer on The Wayans Brothers and Martin, revising just two articles, with the goal of making at and a creative consultant for The Inspectors. He has (310) 825-7093. least one of them ready for publication in a newspaper, story idea and outline as needed, fixing story problems and Prerequisite(s): Open to students who have established maximizing the drama or comic potential. Special attention written for The Disney Channel, Showtime, and Syfy. He magazine, journal, or website. Along the way, you has received an Emmy Award and the UCLA Extension candidacy in a Journalism Certificate and have com- deconstruct great works of narrative journalism, learn is paid to refining the world, characters, tone, and story of pleted the courses below with a letter grade of “B” or your pilot. You then move toward completing a polished Outstanding Instructor Award in Screenwriting. how to identify and develop story-worthy characters; better.JOURN X 432 Reporting and Writing I, JOURN optimize reporter-subject relationships; develop char- first draft of your script, working on scenes, dialogue, and X 452 Reporting for a Digital World, JOURN X 494 action, until it captures your original vision and matches a acters; recognize and humanize complicated topics and Investigative Reporting Techniques, JOURN X 462 themes; employ structure and pacing; and write clearly, network’s likely requirements. You must bring a completed Media Law and Ethics story outline and first 10 pages to the first day of class. Journalism using one’s own voice. This course counts toward the 4-course Writer’s Fellowship Reg# 361901 Prerequisite(s): Proficiency in college-level writing. Prep Specialization. For more information about Journalism Certificates June 25-Sept. 9 X 432 Reporting and Writing I or equivalent experience Prerequisite(s): X 442.1 Writing the One-Hour Pilot I or email [email protected] or call No refund after July 2. and consent of the instructor is strongly X 431.7 Writing the Half-Hour Pilot I, or equivalent, or (310) 825-7093. Scott Bowles, business features editor, TheWrap; previ- recommended. consent of instructor. ously film critic, USA Today; crime writer, The Washington Reg# 361233 JOURN X 411 Post; and breaking news reporter, Atlanta Journal-Con- Reg# 361914 Fee: $573 stitution. A two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee for beat mm Online Fee: $660 Web Mastery for Journalists ❖❖ Classroom 2.0 units reporting, Bowles is the author of The Needle and the June 25-Sept. 3 10 mtgs In the age of entrepreneurial and citizen journalism, Damage Done and lead author of Crime on Deadline. This course is suitable for advanced Journalism Monday, 7-10pm, June 25-Aug. 27 blogs and personal websites are a great way for jour- Certificate students, as well as those with prior UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. nalists at all levels to independently publish their own JOURN X 432 proessional writing experience. Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after work, increase their visibility, and establish their exper- Reporting and Writing I Enrollment limited to 25 students. Enrollment dead- June 27. tise in a particular subject area or beat. Designed for 3.0 units line: June 29 No refund after June 29. c & those who have little or no prior experience in online Both experienced journalists and novices gain skills in , MS, Columbia University, School of Phil Kellard, TV writer and WGA member who was an Michael Fleeman production, this course takes you through the process executive producer on The Wayans Brothers and Martin, this course, which focuses on the foundation of writing Journalism, book author, freelance editor-writer of creating, managing, and styling a professional and and a creative consultant for The Inspectors. He has a good publishable news story, feature, or profile. interactive hyperlocal news site, blog, or portfolio. You written for The Disney Channel, Showtime, and Syfy. He Exercises center on clear and tight writing; interviewing learn how to optimize basic content management has received an Emmy Award and the UCLA Extension techniques; diverse leads; ethical issues; and other systems and blogging platforms to create and publish Outstanding Instructor Award in Screenwriting. critical skills for careers or freelancers in public rela- compelling multidimensional content. Topics include tions or broadcast, print, and online journalism. Stu- kkk registering a domain; building a website; installing a dents dissect stories in all different formats and learn blog; formatting and publishing visually appealing how to find solid sources, get compelling quotes, and