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is the founder of the nonprofit POPS the Club and is the editor and publisher of an annual collection of personal Writers’ Program essays and poetry, the most recent (2019) is We Got WRITING & Game. Ms. Friedman is a recipient of the UCLA Exten- sion Outstanding Instructor Award in Creative Writing. Creative Writing WRITING X 423.1WS For help in choosing a course or determining if a Writing Your Memoir course fulfills certificate requirements, contact the 3.0 units Writers’ Program at (310) 825-9415. Humorous coincidences, extreme trauma, famous JOURNALISM exploits—these are often mistaken as the ingredients necessary for memoir writing. Not true. The real work of memoir is about turning life into art, the kind of literature Writers Studio that speaks to the humanity of us all. This four-day A four-day event consisting of 12 writing work- intensive class is unlike any other in the way it helps shops taught by some of the best screenwriting writers enter the psychological space where their deep- and creative writing teachers in Los Angeles. est stories lie. It then provides them the tools for render- ing those stories in compelling prose. Special focus is WRITING X 411.1WS given on how to forge an involving story line out of the Writing Your First Novel unwieldy mass of life experience. You learn to employ 3.0 units fictional techniques, like characterization, dialogue, and Writing the first novel can be daunting, at times, even plot to transform personal experience into artful stories downright lonely. Though being a writer means being relevant to readers. Self-revelation, perhaps the form’s alone, writing on your own, it’s good to come out of the greatest challenge, is explored in depth. You also learn cave and seek the company of other like-minded how to transfer the people in your life onto the page with individuals for inspiration, support, and to brainstorm integrity and honesty. Finally, the course provides the ideas. In this class, you are part of a small group of insight and experience of guest authors, which also WRITER’S PROGRAM 147 POETRY writers working towards the same goal—to write an serve as a great networking opportunity. amazing first novel. Together, we explore the elements Reg# 377267 of successful novel writing, develop three-dimensional Fee: $788 CREATIVE WRITING 148 EDITING AND PUBLISHING characters, and understand structure, plot, and scene No refund after 18 Jan. dynamics. This intensive workshop consists of reading F Hybrid 136 Writers Studio SCREENWRITING assignments (where you will learn what it means to 4 mtgs 139 “read like a writer”), in-class exercises, assigned writ- Thursday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 18-21 Basics of Writing 149 Special Topics for Film ing, lectures on craft, and the give-and-take of critique Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors not 140 Special Topics for All Writers workshops. The goal is for you to create a solid outline ­permitted. $150 nonrefundable. c & Television Writers of your novel (or a solid plan for finding your way to the Antonia Crane, MFA, author of memoir Spent. Ms. heart of your story), write a first chapter, and acquire Crane is the 2018 Creative Nonfiction Grand Prize FICTION FEATURE FILM the tools you need to keep you going when you return Winner for PRISM International magazine and the Dis- to your cave. tinguished Alum in the area of Activism and Community 141 Beginning Fiction Writing 152 Beginning Feature Reg# 377265 Service (AULA). She has written for The New York Film Writing Fee: $788 Times, Quartz, Bustle, Narratively, The Establishment, 143 Intermediate Fiction Writing No refund after 18 Jan. The Rumpus, Buzzfeed, and DAME, among others. 144 Advanced Fiction Writing 153 Intermediate Feature F Hybrid 4 mtgs NEW Film Writing Thursday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 18-21 CREATIVE NONFICTION WRITING X 424.12WS 153 Advanced Feature Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors not Storytelling for Live Audiences 145 Beginning Creative ­permitted. $150 nonrefundable. c 3.0 units Film Writing Noel Alumit, author of the novels Letters to Montgom- Storytelling is one of the earliest and most intrinsic Nonfiction Writing ery Clift and the Los Angeles Times bestseller Talking forms of human expression, and it’s been experiencing TELEVISION to the Moon (2007). Mr. Alumit’s work has been a resurgence in pop culture with the popularity of sto- 146 Intermediate Creative published­ in USA Today, The Advocate, The Huffington rytelling shows and podcasts like The Moth and This 154 Beginning Television Writing Post, and others, and his awards include the Stonewall American Life. In this course, students learn the funda- Nonfiction Writing Book Award. mentals of the art of storytelling and create a polished 147 Advanced Creative 154 Intermediate Television story of their own from their unique experiences. WRITING X 422.1WS Through playful writing exercises and prompts, students Nonfication Writing Writing Writing the Personal Essay generate gripping ideas, using their own lives as mate- 155 3.0 units rial. The workshop teaches the difference between a WRITING FOR YOUNG READERS Advanced Television Writing The personal essay inspires both readers and writers story you tell at a dinner party and a story you tell to discover new perspectives for looking at the world, onstage, focusing on craft and structure and the com- 147 Writing for Kids and Middle 156 JOURNALISM understanding their own lives, and discovering meaning ponents every personal story needs to be great. Stu- in even those moments that without pondering might dents read and listen to examples of great stories to Grade Readers seem unimportant. It is also among the most market- illustrate what works. The course also teaches perfor- able of genres. In this four-day course, you engage in mance techniques and techniques on building confi- 147 Writing Picture Books writing exercises, small group work, readings of master dence on stage and connecting with an audience. essayists, workshopping, and studying marketing Reg# 377269 techniques; in the process, you unearth new story Fee: $788 ideas, create messy first drafts, and learn the art and No refund after 18 Jan. joy of rewriting as well as the pains and pleasures of F Hybrid For more information call Writers ’ Program (310) 825-9415 publication. By the end of our four days together, you 4 mtgs will have crafted one 500-to-2,000-word personal Thursday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 18-21 Journalism (310) 825-7093. essay, as well as planted and begun to develop seeds Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors not for many future essays. Suitable for both new and ­permitted. $150 nonrefundable. c experienced writers. Cole Kazdin, MS, writer, performer, and Emmy-winning WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY Reg# 377266 television journalist. Ms. Kazdin is a regular contributor Fee: $788 to VICE and has written for The New York Times. She is No refund after 18 Jan. a three-time Moth GrandSLAM champion and tells F Hybrid stories onstage all across the country, on NPR, and in “ As a graduate of the UCLA Extension Writers’ ­Program, I 4 mtgs the book All These Wonders. Thursday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 18-21 studied with so many incredible, gifted and generous teachers. Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors not ­permitted. $150 nonrefundable. c The Extension program taught me about creative nonfiction.” Amy Friedman, MA, author of four memoirs, several children’s books, and thousands of essays and stories. — Tembi Locke, former Writers’ Program student whose memoir, Ms. Friedman’s most recent memoirs are Desperado’s From Scratch, is a New York Times Bestseller. 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UCLA Extension Writers’ Program Presents Writers Studio 2021: Home Edition 4-Day Intensive Workshops in Screenwriting & Creative Writing Thursday–Sunday, February 18-21. Fully Online Courses Blending Live Zoom Meetings and Offline Activities

What Is the Writers Studio? Writers Studio 2021 Workshops Writers Studio Fee Push aside the demands and deadlines of This year’s workshops offer a rich variety of The Writers Studio fee is $788 daily life, and dive into your writing at the learning experiences. Writers Studio. A 10% discount is available for WP NOW members. To join the During 4 intensive days, you learn and Creative Writing Workshops WP NOW membership program, write in a workshop equivalent to a regular Character and Conflict go to uclaextension.edu/wp-now 10-week Writers’ Program course. Instructor: Colette Sartor • Registration in one 4-day workshop Select 1 workshop from a choice of 12, each Writing Your Memoir taught by a Writers’ Program instructor • Special keynote speaker who is also an accomplished screenwriter, Instructor: Antonia Crane • Industry guest speakers daily novelist, short fiction writer, editor, or­ Writing the Personal Essay • Access to a exclusive book sale online ­creative nonfiction writer. Instructor: Amy Friedman To ensure the health and safety of our stu- Writing Your First Novel Refund Policy dents, instructors, and staff in the light of A $150 administrative fee is withheld from the ongoing and unpredictable COVID-19 Instructor: Noel Alumit all refunds. Refund requests must be pandemic, the Writers’ Program has moved Storytelling for Live Audiences postmarked or phoned in by January 18. Writers Studio Instructor Jeanne De Vita our signature intensive workshop series to Instructor: Cole Kazdin No refunds are available after that date a safe, fully online environment combining (full refund if workshop is canceled, Zoom-based meetings, offline independent Structuring Your Story How to Enroll discontinued, or rescheduled). work time, small group activities, and other Instructor: Jeanne De Vita Online approaches to learning. The conference Visit writers.uclaextension.edu/writers-studio also features daily guest speakers and a Developmental Editing Instructor: Tobi Harper for full information on the Writers Studio. keynote presentation by an industry Follow the links to complete your secure ­professional of note. Screenwriting Workshops enrollment. Writing Your First Feature Film Phone Instructor: Koji Sakai Online enrollment is highly recommended. Please reserve enrollment by phone for Writing Powerful Scenes for Movies urgent needs only. Call (800) 825-9971 and and TV have your American Express, Disco­ ver, JCB, Instructor: Roberto Marinas MasterCard, or VISA ready. Creating the Half-Hour Television Pilot Other Requirements Instructor: Eric Abrams Attendees will be emailed detailed logisti- Creating the One-Hour Television Pilot cal information beginning in November. Instructor: Zac Hug Please provide your email address when you register. Showrunners Bootcamp Instructor: Cynthia Hsiung Writers Studio Instructor Amy Friedman Page 136.

Writers Studio Instructor Noel Alumit

Praise from One of Last Year’s Participants “If you want to learn from experienced and prepared professionals, you should take this class, the experience is amazing.”

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NEW Reg# 377268 WRITING X 462.3WS Fee: $788 Character and Conflict No refund after 18 Jan. 3.0 units F Hybrid One of the most misunderstood concepts in the craft of 4 mtgs fiction writing is the relationship between character and Thursday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 18-21 conflict. A story can involve a complex character with Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors not fascinating thoughts, ideas, and interests, but without a ­permitted. $150 nonrefundable. c conflict that motivates the character to act, the ensuing Jeanne De Vita, MFA, award-winning author, and story will be stagnant and flat. In this workshop, we freelance developmental editor for several publishing explore, through our own writing and through published companies and authors of fiction and nonfiction. Ms. De work, how to create richly imagined characters and how Vita also works as a “story doctor” for spec TV/film to challenge them with conflicts that threaten their hid- projects. She writes and publishes romance under a pen den, most deeply held desires, forcing them to act in name, including serialized original content for Radish. ways that change the world around them. We read sample fiction to identify craft tools that help us identify SCRIPT X 410.1WS and convey the flaws in our characters, flaws that then Writing Your First Screenplay Join WP NOW help us pick a conflicted situation to push our characters 3.0 units into action. Writing exercises put theory into practice and Learning to write a screenplay is a process, and to do it help you discover what works (and doesn’t) in your own well can take years of practice. This workshop offers two writing practice. tried-and-true ways to make a lot of progress in a short Reg# 377270 period of time as you: 1) learn how to write a strong The Writers’ Program Fee: $788 outline and 2) get personalized feedback on your work. No refund after 18 Jan. A series of writing exercises and assignments help you F Hybrid master the basics of screenwriting, especially the all- 4 mtgs important screenplay structure, while also exploring Thursday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 18-21 scene development, characterization, and dialogue. Boil Network of Writers Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors not down your story into a one-sentence logline and then ­permitted. $150 nonrefundable. expand that into a complete outline for a feature-length c script. With a solid, entertaining outline in hand, you Colette Sartor, MFA, fiction writer, author of the story leave the workshop ready to conceptualize and begin Whether you’re a current student or a recent alum, the Writers’ Program collection Once Removed (UGH Press) and winner of work on your own script beyond the classroom. ­Network of Writers (WP NOW) can help you stay immersed in our community, the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction. Ms. Sartor’s work has appeared in Kenyon Review Online, Reg# 377564 enhance your professional skills, and extend your network through members- Carve Magazine, Slice Magazine, Chicago Tribune, Fee: $788 Colorado Review, Prairie Schooner, and elsewhere. No refund after 18 Jan. only events throughout the year. With reciprocal memberships in some of the ❖ Remote Instruction region and the nation’s most significant associations for writers, you’ll have NEW 4 mtgs Thursday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 18-21 access to more knowledge, resources, and opportunities than ever before. WRITING X 451.2WS Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors not Developmental Editing ­permitted. $150 nonrefundable. For just $99, you receive over $340 in benefits: 3.0 units c Koji Steven Sakai, MFA, award-winning screenwriter/ To be successful, an editor must draw from a broad producer/novelist and WGA member, whose feature A 10% discount on Writers’ Program enrollments for one year** ($65 average base of skills, consider the entire publishing process, • credits include Dying to Kill, Monsters & Me, #1 Serial and be capable of developmentally editing a book into savings after one use) Killer, The People I’ve Slept With, and Haunted Highway. its best version. Developmental editing requires big Mr. Sakai has produced a comedy special for Netflix picture thinking coupled with the ability to focus on A 10% discount on consultation services (a minimum $50 value) and the series Comedy InvAsian. • critical areas that reflect on the entire text. Students will A free enrollment in a 3-hour one-day workshop (a $30 value) learn how to choose a manuscript, developmentally edit SCRIPT X 415.1WS • the text, craft an editorial letter, and give feedback directly to the author in a video interview with the class. Writing Powerful Scenes for Movies • Invitations to attend at least 4 exclusive members-only events and TV Reg# 377747 3.0 units Fee: $788 • Access to professional development events hosted by the Writers Guild The secret to success as a screenwriter or episodic TV No refund after 18 Jan. writer is being able to write powerfully constructed Foundation F Hybrid scenes populated by original characters that compel a 4 mtgs reader to want to keep reading. This intensive workshop • Access to a members-only online community where you can find writing Thursday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 18-21 analyzes highly successful scenes and sequences, as ­ Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors not partners, form writing groups, and get advice from peers well as provides structured writing assignments and ­permitted. $150 nonrefundable. c review of your work in order to provide the tools neces- • A 30% discount on Final Draft screenwriting software (up to $70 in savings) Tobi Harper, deputy director at Red Hen Press, editor and sary to conceive, write, and edit professional-caliber founder of Quill (a queer publishing series of Red Hen scenes and sequences. By working on emotional con- • A 30% discount on Scrivener writing software (up to $15 in savings) Press); publisher of The Los Angeles Review; and public text, narrative intensity, organic escalations, and high- speaker on queer literature, editing, and publishing. impact pacing, you create memorable scenes essential • A free one-year membership in two of the following professional associations, for any successful screenplay or pilot. Throughout the with full access to their member benefits: WRITING X 461.22EWS course, you hear your scenes workshopped and receive Structuring Your Story feedback on the dynamics of your work. You leave the • Association of Writers and Writing Programs—Digital Membership 3.0 units course with a set of scenes written/re-written, new (a $49 value) If every project starts with a compelling idea, the jour- writing tools, and fresh insights into your work, includ- ney to completing that project begins with an under- ing a scene-writing checklist that you are able to use • New Filmmakers LA (a $50 value) standing of structure. Structure is the foundation—the as a “scene enhancer” for years to come. bones—of a well-executed story. This intensive work- Independent Writers of Southern California (a $25 value) Reg# 377568 • shop provides practical instruction in the two most Fee: $788 Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (a $55 value) popular narrative formats: the three-act structure and • No refund after 18 Jan. the hero’s journey. Relying on examples from popular ❖ Remote Instruction Keep your education and professional development going strong outside the and canonical works of both fiction and nonfiction, we 4 mtgs define the essential building blocks of an effective story classroom. Join WP NOW any time and enjoy a year of benefits. Thursday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 18-21 and test the strength of those building blocks with Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors not practical exercises. We develop plot grid templates for ­permitted. $150 nonrefundable. both narrative formats and write scenes that allow c authors the opportunity to build the connections Roberto Marinas, MFA and screenwriter/producer, between the pieces that form a strong foundation. whose credits include Lasso, Headgame, and Alien Vs. Whether you have an idea or completed draft that just Zombies. His award-winning screenplay Last Road isn’t holding together, this intensive workshop not only Home was selected for the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, and he is also a recipient of the Walt Disney Studios * Indicates benefits that may be partially or fully available only to students who can access onsite/on ground events presents the essential elements of storybuilding but Screenwriting Fellowship. ** Excluding Master Classes, Pro-Series, and other multi-quarter workshops provides tools and practical templates applicable to authors working in many genres and media. Learn more about the WP NOW membership program and complete benefits at kkk uclaextension.edu/wp-now. Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Writing & Journalism 139

SCRIPT X 422.1WS Creating the Half-Hour Television Pilot 3.0 units Welcome Our New and Returning Today, you need that original half-hour pilot script in your portfolio to break into the business of writing television comedy. In this lively workshop, discover the ingredients you need to create great sitcoms, learn contemporary techniques to give comic conventions a Creative Writing Instructors for Winter! fresh feel, and then set about turning your pilot concept into a show that has the “legs” to last five years. In a professional writing room atmosphere, find and select the ideas to build that outline and unearth the unique Jennifer Chukwu, MFA, writer and Carlos Allende, PhD, scholar of media ingredients you bring to the mix: your own comic sen- visual artist whose work has appeared psychology and author of Love, or the sibility, your experience, your creative inspiration, your in New Delta Review, Black Warrior Witches of Windward Circle. cousin who runs the network. Okay, not everyone has a useful cousin, but you leave the workshop with a solid Review, and DIAGRAM. The Psychology of Compelling outline and encouragement to write the script that Fiction: Essential Beginnings Storytelling might be your ticket into the business of writing half-hour shows. Page 139. Page 140. Reg# 377565 Fee: $788 No refund after 18 Jan. ❖ Remote Instruction 4 mtgs Jennifer Chukwu Carlos Allende Thursday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 18-21 Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors not Michele Bigley, MFA, Lowell Thomas- Scott Eagan, MA, owner and ­permitted. $150 nonrefundable. c Eric Abrams, screenwriter/producer and WGA member, winning travel writer and author of ­acquisitions editor for Greyhaus whose TV credits include Liv & Maddie, Married with over 30 guidebooks, including Fodor’s ­Literary Agency focusing on traditional Children, Abby, Gary & Mike, among many others. Mr. ­California and Rand McNally’s Best of romance and women’s fiction. Abrams co-wrote the film Crocodile Dundee in Los the Road Atlas. Angeles and has sold pilots to Fox, NBC, CBS and UPN. Developmental Editing Travel Writing in Place SCRIPT X 422.3WS Page 149. Creating the One-Hour Television Pilot Page 140. 3.0 units Anyone who wants to work as a professional television writer has to be able to submit top-notch original mate- rial to agents and showrunners. In this fast-paced Michele Bigley Scott Eagan course, you take your idea for a one-hour TV series and run it through a basic structure of beginning, middle, and end. From there, we talk about the world of your For advisement on courses or to learn about our certificates call (310) 825-9415 or email [email protected]. show and the characters who inhabit that world. Finally, we work those things into an outline for a pilot episode, write intensively, and get feedback from the instructor Reg# 377567 revising or improving a particular writing project, the Reg# 377492 and fellow participants. Throughout this process, you Fee: $788 class focuses solely on committing to the writing prac- Fee: $455 learn how to envision the world of your show; create No refund after 18 Jan. tice itself. All levels of writers are welcome. No refund after 20 Feb. characters and conflict, build a storytelling engine; and ❖ Remote Instruction ❖ Remote Instruction nail down your show’s structure, tone, story, and act Reg# 377527 4 mtgs Fee: $30 6 mtgs breaks. By the end of course, you have strong act Thursday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 18-21 Saturday, 1-4pm, Feb. 6-Mar. 13 breaks, a full beat outline, and both a one-page and No refund after 22 Jan. Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors not ❖ Enrollment limited to 12 students. 10-page pitch document. Remote Instruction c ­permitted. $150 nonrefundable. c 1 mtg liz gonzález, MFA, author of Dancing Santa Ana Winds: Reg# 377566 Cynthia Hsiung, exec-producer, writer/director, Saturday, 10am-1pm, Jan. 23 Poems y Cuentos New and Selected. Ms. González’s Fee: $788 c who served as a showrunner for Young Hercules, Cole Kazdin, MS, writer, performer, and Emmy-winning work has appeared in Wide Awake: The Poets of Los No refund after 18 Jan. FanAddicts!, and a sci-fi series for Alibaba. She was television journalist. Ms. Kazdin is a regular contributor Angeles and Beyond, and the San Francisco Chronicle, ❖ Remote Instruction part of the team that launched The Larry Sanders Show, to VICE and has written for The New York Times. She is among others. She is the director and founder of 4 mtgs Taxi Cab Confessions and The Real World and a former a three-time Moth GrandSLAM champion and tells Uptown Word & Arts, promoting literacy and the arts. Thursday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, Feb. 18-21 development exec for HBO, MTV and Warner Bros. stories onstage all across the country, on NPR, and in Enrollment limited to 15 students. Visitors not the book All These Wonders. WRITING X 410 ­permitted. $150 nonrefundable. c Fiction: Essential Beginnings Zac Hug, MFA, television writer, playwright, WGA Basics of Writing WRITING X 400 2.0 units member whose credits include Drop Dead Diva, Shad- Do you aspire to write creatively but don’t know where owhunters, and Hallmark movies Road to Christmas These basic creative writing courses are for Introduction to Creative Writing 2.0 units to start? This supportive workshop provides you with and the Christmas in Evergreen series. Other credits students with no prior writing experience. This six-week course is perfect for anyone just getting many techniques to motivate and guide you. You learn include the webseries These People and the Outfest Instruction is exercise-driven; the process of started on their path to being a writer. Students work in how to transform observation and personal experience short film Lazy (Sunday). workshopping—in which students are asked to into imaginative prose, create dynamic characters and share and offer feedback on each other’s work small breakout sessions with experienced writers and teachers, then attend a lecture by various guest speak- dialogue, and write from different points of view. By the SCRIPT X 426.1WS with guidance from the instructor—is introduced. end of the course, you will have in hand a series of Please call an advisor at (310) 825-9415 to deter- ers with expertise in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or Showrunners Boot Camp screenwriting. Short assignments are workshopped in short sketches or a draft of a short story and the key 3.0 units mine which course will best help you reach your tools you need to write creatively. writing goals. the weekly breakouts. The goal of the course is to How do you create a narrative dramatic series, sell it, expose new writers to a variety of types of writing while Reg# 377494 and have the series made, all while keeping your vision getting their creative juices flowing. At the end of the Fee: $475 a priority in every aspect of the creative process? This WRITING 704 Defeating Distraction: Creating a quarter, students will feel more confident about their No refund after 17 Feb. is the role of the showrunner—the lead producer/writer skills and will be prepared for further study of writing. m Online on a television or digital series, responsible for the Writing Practice One Day Workshop Reg# 377493 Feb. 3-Mar. 16 creative vision along with the business and logistical Whether you are writing a screenplay, short story, per- Enrollment limited to 15 students. aspects of a series. There is currently a high demand sonal essay, or not even writing yet at all (but would like Fee: $455 c Jennifer Chukwu, MFA, writer and visual artist from for skilled showrunners, and in this workshop, we focus to!), the way to create and finish any project is through No refund after 20 Feb. ❖ the Midwest. Ms. Chukwu was a 2019 Lambda Literary on demystifying what a showrunner does. This work- a consistent and committed writing practice. The regular Remote Instruction Fellow. Her work has appeared in New Delta Review, shop is set up as a boot camp, exploring the breath of discipline of writing can feel elusive and at times unat- 6 mtgs Black Warrior Review, DIAGRAM, and TAYO, and she knowledge a showrunner needs using hands-on exer- tainable, but it can be done! In this course, students Saturday, 1-4pm, Feb. 6-Mar. 13 has presented her writing and art at University of Wis- cises, lectures, viewing of footage including dailies and learn the fundamentals of creating a lasting writing Enrollment limited to 12 students. c consin-Madison, National Louis University, The Univer- rough cuts, discussing the pilot script and series writing practice as well as concrete tools to employ as defenses Ron Darian, author and writer/producer whose fiction has sity of Manchester, and elsewhere. process, and giving notes on scripts—as well as cover- against procrastination and writer’s block. Class time will appeared in Fiction International, Inkwell, and The Mac- ing the practical issues of production, maximizing consist of lectures, in-class writing prompts, and exer- Guffin, among many others. Mr. Darian is also a WGA budgets, and overall series logistics. cises to build craft. Think of it as “Couch to 5K” personal member whose television credits include Frasier, Mad training—but for writing. Rather than focusing on About You, and 7th Heaven. He was recently nominated kkk for a Pushcart Prize. kkk 140 Writing & Journalism Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971

Reg# 377680 Special Topics for All Writers Fee: $399 No refund after 17 Feb. Courses in this section are open to students who ❖ Remote Instruction want a deeper understanding of a specific craft 6 mtgs issue or area of study. These courses fulfill the Wednesday, 6-9pm, Feb. 3-Mar. 10 elective requirement for creative writing certifi- Enrollment limited to 15 students. cates. Please call an advisor at (310) 825-9415 to c determine which course will best help you reach Lesley Hyatt, MFA and Fulbright Scholar, has taught your writing goals. imaginative writing to students of all ages and back- grounds for over 20 years. She is the founder of The NEW WriteMind Project, a course that bridges creative writing and mindfulness practice, and also Joyriders LA, an WRITING 762.10E ongoing mindfulness class. Free One-Day Courses Words & Pictures: Weekend Workshop in Creative Writing from Visual Art NEW Every picture tells a story, and writers get to discover WRITING X 464.1 them. Whether it’s poetry, fiction, or personal memoir, this workshop (consisting of two half-day sessions) will Voices of Color Workshop for Winter 3.0 units inspire you to find the abundance of narratives waiting A workshop for all underrepresented writers of color, in visual art. From an introduction to the ancient prac- where we will take a process-driven approach to create tice of ekphrastic writing to samples of acclaimed Travel Writing in Place Character Arcs, the Lifeblood of our own work that accurately depicts our respective com- authors’ art influenced words and lively writing exer- munities’ values in our own words. We examine global Your Story cises revealing metaphor, telling details, emotions, and Instructor: Michele Bigley story models to see how we can better write our lived attitudes, you’ll find new ways to engage with art while January 30 Instructor: John Henry Davis experience in the face of western systems of oppression expanding your own writing’s frontiers. Class will meet and patriarchy. In this workshop, we work toward one Page 140. February 27 over two consecutive days with an overnight homework practice in our art and our lives. All are welcome. Page 150. assignment for critique in the second day’s session. How to Jumpstart Your Inner Poet Reg# 377724 Reg# 377685 Fee: $665 through Memory and Story Winning a TV Writing Fellowship to Fee: $159 No refund after 26 Jan. Jumpstart Your Career No refund after 19 Feb. Instructor: Kim Dower ❖ Remote Instruction ❖ Remote Instruction 10 mtgs March 6 Instructors: 2 mtgs Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 12-Mar. 16 Kristine Huntley and Ron McCants Saturday, Sunday, 10am-1:30pm, Feb. 20-21 Page 147. Enrollment limited to 15 students. January 30 Enrollment limited to 15 students. c c Wally Rudolph, a multi-disciplinary artist and author of Writer Friendly Careers: Webinar Nancy Spiller, author of the memoir It’s Compromise the novels Four Corners and Mighty, Mighty, among Page 151. Cake: Lessons Learned From My Mother’s Recipe Box Instructors: other works of creative writing. Born in Canada to and Entertaining Disasters: A Novel (with Recipes). Ms. Chinese-Jamaican immigrant parents, Mr. Rudolph is Julia Callahan, Jeanne De Vita, Katie Spiller was an editor at the Los Angeles Times Syndi- the former co-chair of the Asian American Writers Com- Dunham, Seth Fischer, Tobi Harper, cate, and her articles and essays have appeared in mittee of the WGA and writer-in-residence at the such publications as Los Angeles Review of Books, Los Eve Porinchak Annenberg Beach House. January 6 Angeles Times Sunday Magazine, and Salon.com. Page 149. NEW NEW WRITING 763.1E WRITING X 463.7E The Psychology of WRITING X 420 and create short writing (prose or poems) about yourself Travel Writing in Place Stuck at home and wondering how to kick in that Compelling Storytelling Nonfiction: Essential Beginnings and/or fictional characters that can attract the attention 3.0 units of readers and editors. wanderlust? In this course, you learn how to begin 2.0 units writing about place from home. You learn key aspects Novice storytellers tend to associate the quality of a story Sometimes the best stories are true. To help you turn Reg# 377497 of the craft of travel writing, with a bit about how to with the quality of its prose. While a clear and concise your personal experiences, anecdotes from everyday Fee: $475 break into the business. We do short writing assign- style will facilitate understanding, the commercial suc- life, and family stories into compelling narratives, this No refund after 17 Feb. ments and breakout sessions to brainstorm ideas about cess of “poorly written” books demonstrates that good m workshop teaches beginning writers the basic elements Online your stories of your community, destinations you’ve storytelling, the kind of storytelling that fascinates and of good storytelling. You learn how to excavate memo- Feb. 3-Mar. 16 visited in the past, and places you hope to go in the persuades, calls for a different skill: the ability to create ries and discover fresh or unexpected facets of your life Enrollment limited to 15 students. c & future. By the end of this seminar, you have a plan for urgency. This is not a writing course. This course stories. Through weekly exercises, you generate new Rochelle J. Shapiro, author of Miriam the Medium and a project that might just help you stretch out those explains how it is that stories engage and persuade and material and learn an array of fictional techniques to Kaylee’s Ghost. Ms. Shapiro’s essays have been pub- restless legs. provides a theoretical background of the mental pro- tell your nonfiction story, including how to play with lished in The New York Times and Newsweek. Her short cesses that guide attention and decision making as well Reg# 377727 voice, focus on a small unit of time, and describe stories and poems have been published in many as of the limits of cognition so that students can apply Fee: $0 landscape and character. By the course’s completion, anthologies and literary magazines, such as The Iowa that knowledge to the crafting of more engaging and you will have in hand a series of short sketches or a No refund after 29 Jan. more persuasive stories. For that purpose, this course Review, Sedge, and Moment. ❖ draft of a nonfiction piece. Remote Instruction takes a multidisciplinary approach to storytelling, bor- 1 mtg Reg# 377495 WRITING X 461.16E rowing concepts from media psychology, communication Saturday, 10am-1pm, Jan. 30 studies, social psychology, and even seemingly unrelated Fee: $475 Don’t Stop Writing! Enrollment for this course opens on Jan. 16. No refund after 17 Feb. 2.0 units c disciplines such as cognitive neuroscience and ethology, Michele Bigley, MFA, Lowell Thomas-winning travel m Online This intermediate workshop is designed for writers who the study of animal behavior. writer and author of over 30 guidebooks, including Feb. 3-Mar. 16 have begun the writing process but need a safe envi- Reg# 377722 Fodor’s California, Fodor’s Hawaii and Rand McNally’s Enrollment limited to 15 students. ronment to continue their creative growth. Focusing on Fee: $695 c Best of the Road Atlas. Ms. Bigley has contributed to in-class writing exercises that encourage creative No refund after 27 Jan. Roberta Wax, freelance writer; former reporter, the Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco expression and experimentation, the course highlights m Online United Press International; former president, Society Chronicle, and more. of Professional Journalists, Los Angeles Chapter. Ms. important story elements such as three-dimensional Jan. 13-Mar. 23 Wax is a contributor to many magazines and news- character arcs, alternating aspects of emotion, classic NEW Enrollment limited to 15 students. c papers, including the Los Angeles Times, Westways, story structure, and the art of revision. The final goal is Carlos Allende, PhD in Media Psychology with a con- Emmy, and Animation. the continuation and refining of each writer’s stories WRITING X 463.4E centration in audience engagement and a self-directed along with critical strategies to keep you writing for the Creative Writer’s Boot Camp concentration in media neuroscience. He teaches WRITING X 461.1E rest of your life. 2.0 units psychology and researches the motivational effect of Emotion Into Art: Reg# 377496 In this six week workshop, writers develop a productive compassion in securing engagement as well as the Infusing Your Writing with Feeling Fee: $399 writing practice and deepen their knowledge of the craft paradoxically positive effect of stereotypical representa- of writing. In this course, we design achievable thirty- 2.0 units No refund after 19 Feb. tion. His fiction incorporates history with social satire. day plans for success with a writing project and develop How do writers make you laugh and cry? This course ❖ Remote Instruction Rare Bird Books published his novel Love, or the skills for recognizing and neutralizing the undermining is designed for beginners and those who want to juice 6 mtgs Witches of Windward Circle in 2015 and he was a powers of resistance and the inner critic. We will also up their writing and gain mastery to do both. You begin Friday, 10am-1pm, Feb. 5-Mar. 12 panelist on modern horror at the LA Times Festival of focus on the art of craft (plot, character, voice) and by exploring emotion-packed fiction, short prose, and Enrollment limited to 15 students. Books in 2016. c devote time to the practice of compassionate self-cri- poems to discover tips, tricks, and strategies to make Steven Wolfson, MFA, award-winning playwright, and tique. Class sessions will include time for in-class readers ache, cheer characters on, or hold their sides founding member of The Mark Taper Forum’s Mentor writing, revision, and safe, supportive feedback. with laughter. You also learn about gesture, pacing, Playwrights Project. A WGA member, Mr. Wolfson is the tone, juxtaposition, hyperbole, personification, double recipient of two UCLA Extension Outstanding Instructor kkk entendres, and more. Through stimulating writing Awards in Creative Writing and Screenwriting. exercises, you are encouraged to find your own voice Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Writing & Journalism 141

WRITING X 463.1E WRITING X 432.6E Women’s Writing Workshop Hybrid and Cross-Genre Poetics 3.0 units 2.0 units New Creative Writing Women’s stories are as diverse as women’s experi- Techniques of poetry are ubiquitous in advertising and ences. In this course, we focus on finding our voice on popular music, and professional writers across genres the page and allowing the stories that want to emerge attest to poetry’s utility for sharpening one’s skills—for to emerge naturally. Each week, we focus on a different reasons not unlike why football players study ballet. theme, utilize fun in-class writing prompts, and write and Through an exploration of hybrid poetics, students Courses for Winter share in class. We create a nurturing community for our strengthen and diversify their toolbelt of creative tech- stories, from the hilarious to the heartbreaking, the funny niques. Students develop new ways to explore and to the intense. All stories are welcome. Students write cultivate their creativity through readings, discussions, with compelling details and heart. By the end of the experiments, and creation of new work in a variety of The Psychology of Literary Journalism II m class, students have a variety of pieces in progress. hybrid forms, blending poetry with other forms of liter- Compelling Storytelling m Instructor: Robert Anasi Reg# 377594 ary art, as well as with visual and performing arts. Instructor: Carlos Allende, PhD Fee: $665 Writers from all genres and backgrounds welcome. Page 146. Students leave the course with a portfolio of hybrid No refund after 27 Jan. Page 140. m ❖ Remote Instruction poetic works and a deeper understanding of the ways Copyediting II 10 mtgs in which hybridity can broaden a writer’s audience and Voices of Color Workshop evolve their voice and imagination. Instructor: Jeanne De Vita Wednesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 13-Mar. 17 Instructor: Wally Rudolph Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Reg# 377299 Page 148. Robin Finn, MPH, MA, is the author of the novel Rest- Fee: $475 Page 140. less in L.A. Her writing has appeared in The Washington No refund after 3 Feb. Internship in Editing and Publishing Post, The Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed, and many m Online Writing Through Grief and Tragedy Instructor: Charles Jensen Jan. 20-Mar. 2 others. She is a creativity and project coach, and the Instructor: Tony DuShane creator and founder of Heart. Soul. Pen. an L.A.-based Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Page 149. course that blends deep-dive creativity and writing. Amber West, MFA, PhD, playwright, and author of the Page 145. poetry collection Hen & God and the chapbook Daugh- WRITING X 463.3E ter Eraser. Ms. West’s writings have appeared in jour- When Research Ends and nals and anthologies such as Calyx, Puppetry MOffered online. Writing Begins International, and Furies: A Poetry Anthology of Women 3.0 units Warriors. She is the co-founder and director of the artist Every writer is an expert in something—in fact, most of collective Alphabet Arts. us know far more than we realize about the topics that inspire us. Whether it’s a criminal court case, the meat NEW of your specialized day job, the history of violin-making WRITING X 460 in Prussia, the ins and outs of dental surgery, the Creative Writing Certificate Capstone subject of your master’s thesis, or simply the fine 3.0 units details of your own lived existence, fact-based material Creative writers benefit from opportunities to assess “ Vicarious happiness is boring. is the backbone of art. Everything we create and imag- their growth, review their work, and reflect on their Vicarious pain is not.” ine draws upon the real world. By the end of the course, learning and artistic development. The Creative Writing you have completed one short creative project and a Capstone satisfies the final requirement for Certificate — Carlos Allende, PhD longer work that incorporate your found or tacit knowl- in Creative Writing candidates by providing a structured edge, as well as a concrete plan for further develop- environment in which to engage in these activities. ment of the longer piece. Students provide a sample of their writing which they Reg# 377063 will develop into a portfolio representative of their skills, Fee: $695 revising it once with peer input. A reflective essay project No refund after 27 Jan. encourages students to measure their creative progress m Online during their time in the program and documents impor- Jan. 13-Mar. 23 tant lessons learned. An artist’s statement generated in this course articulates each student’s approach to writ- Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Alyx Dellamonica, author of The Town on Blighted Sea, ing. By the end of the course, students complete a a Year’s Best Science Fiction pick, and Indigo Springs, portfolio of writing and a clear assessment of their own a Sunburst Award winner. She has published short personal growth and achievements during the program, fiction in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, and they engage in preliminary career planning to SciFi.Com, and Realms of Fantasy. identify their professional and creative next steps. Reg# 377498 For advisement on courses or to learn about our certificates call (310) 825-9415 or WRITING X 461.14E Fee: $475 email [email protected]. Writing the Erotic No refund after 17 Feb. 3.0 units m Online Writing about sex can be challenging. This course helps Feb. 3-Mar. 16 job, family obligations, or attacks of self-doubt), you writers build erotic writing grounded in various charac- Enrollment limited to 12 students. Restricted course; Fiction gain the confidence and tools to start your journey to ters, settings, and voices. We explore how humor, bad only Creative Writing Certificate students who have publication. You also get frank and helpful advice on sex, or even problematic sex lend themselves to a completed 18 units are eligible to enroll. what will be expected of you, the author, in terms of fuller—and more erotic—interaction between two char- Rachel Kann, MFA, author of the collection 10 for Beginning Fiction Writing self-promotion and marketing, including the importance of a website and building a social platform. Note: acters to establish a relationship between sex and litera- Everything. Ms. Kann is an award-winning poet whose Courses in this section are recommended for Although the course is geared toward the mystery ture, as well as how we make it fit naturally in the flow work has appeared in various anthologies, including students with some prior writing experience. genre, it can equally apply to mainstream fiction. of a good story. This course encourages students to take Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Instruction is a mix of lecture and workshopping. chances and experiment with building eroticism into their Revolution. She is the recipient of the UCLA Extension With the close guidance of the instructor, stu- Reg# 377510 work or creating a story that is primarily driven by the Outstanding Instructor Award for Creative Writing. dents share and offer feedback in a supportive Fee: $305 erotic, along the lines of Pauline Reage’s Story of O or environment focused on assessing the strengths No refund after 29 Jan. George Bataille’s The Story of the Eye. Students leave the and weaknesses of their work. Those new to ❖ Remote Instruction course with an understanding of both erotic writing as a writing should consider courses in the Basics of 4 mtgs genre and incorporating the erotic into other writing. Writing section. Please call an advisor at (310) Saturday, Sunday, 9am-12:30pm, Reg# 377072 825-9415 to determine which course will best Jan. 30-Feb. 7 Fee: $695 help you reach your writing goals. Enrollment limited to 15 students. c No refund after 27 Jan. m ONLINE COURSE, page 5. Hannah Dennison, author of the bestselling Vicky Hill m Online WRITING X 413.14E mystery series (Berkley Prime Crime/Penguin USA and Jan. 13-Mar. 23 g HYBRID COURSE, page 5. Taking the Mystery Out of Writing the Constable & Robinson/UK) and Murder at Honeychurch Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Mystery Novel Hall, the first book in her new series (Minotaur/US and Trebor Healey, author of three novels, a book of poetry, WEB-ENHANCED COURSE, page 5. 1 units Constable & Robinson/UK). and three collections of stories, Mr. Healey co-edited c This course is a crash course in how to put your dream Queer & Catholic and Beyond Definition: New Writing v REMOTE INSTRUCTION, page 5. on paper with a commitment of just fifteen minutes a from Gay and Lesbian San Francisco. His poetry has day. You learn how to determine which mystery sub- appeared in anthologies including Corpus and Queer & TEXTBOOK REQUIRED genre best suits your style and interests; explore the Dharma: Voices of Gay Buddhists. He is a recipient of C basic tools of storytelling; and develop your sleuth, the Lambda Literary Award. UC CREDIT, page 6. sidekick, and villain. 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WRITING X 462.2 Massachusetts Review, Metaphorosis, Arcturus, and Reg# 377508 of these genres. The course goal is to complete and Setting and Description Barrelhouse; and nonfiction in The Los Angeles Review Fee: $695 polish a short science fiction or fantasy story and to 3.0 units of Books, as well as online on Medium. He currently No refund after 27 Jan. identify three appropriate markets for the finished piece. Setting and description are foundational to a story and writes regularly for The Kenyon Review blog. m Online Reg# 377064 can support larger themes well—if done thoughtfully Jan. 13-Mar. 23 Fee: $695 with fresh and vivid language, attention to detail, impli- WRITING X 462.1 Enrollment limited to 15 students. c No refund after 27 Jan. cation, and perspective. They can, in effect, give one’s Dialogue and Point of View Ploy Pirapokin, MFA, fiction writer whose work is m Online characters a home or space to work within, as well as 3.0 units featured in Tor.com, The Bellingham Review, Fiction Jan. 13-Mar. 23 This is a reading and exercise-based class designed to International, and more. Ms. Pirapokin has taught as a open up possibilities for deepening and expanding the Enrollment limited to 15 students. c scope of any story. In this reading and exercise-based explore and practice dialogue, voice, and point-of-view creative writing lecturer for San Francisco State Univer- Alyx Dellamonica, author of The Town on Blighted Sea, class, we explore and practice descriptive writing and in fiction and creative nonfiction. Each week, we read sity and was a 2017-2018 Headlands Center for the a Year’s Best Science Fiction pick, and Indigo Springs, its power in establishing setting and mood while enliv- sample fiction and creative nonfiction to identify how Arts Affiliate Artist. a Sunburst Award winner. She has published short ening action and supporting symbolic relationships in the content is influenced by the narrative choices the fiction in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, fiction and creative nonfiction. Each week, we read writers make. We discuss how dialogue can bring WRITING X 413.3E SciFi.Com, and Realms of Fantasy. sample fiction and creative nonfiction to identify how characters and situations to life without imitating the Creating Universes, Building Worlds: the content is influenced by the description of setting, hesitation or redundancy of real conversation and The Short Story in Science Fiction ENGL XL 137 action, events, and objects. By the end of class, you identify the benefits and drawbacks of narrating your and Fantasy Creative Writing: Short Story have improved skills in writing descriptively to enrich work in first, second, and third-person point-of-view. 3.0 units 5.0 units and enliven your work. We explore the power of voice and the influence of How do you introduce an alien environment, create an This workshop covers the key elements of fiction writ- Reg# 377511 narrative distance on the reader. Weekly exercises put alternate timeline or magical realm, and then populate ing, including plot, characterization, setting, point-of- Fee: $665 theory into practice and help discover what works (and it with characters whose problems matter to its read- view, and various story development techniques, as well No refund after 28 Jan. what doesn’t) in your own writing practice. ers—all in 5,000 words or less? Designed for those as publication markets. Your goal is to develop three ❖ Remote Instruction kkk interested in focusing on short speculative fiction, this short stories over the course of the quarter. c 10 mtgs course deepens your understanding of its many sub- kkk Thursday, 7-10pm, Jan. 14-Mar. 18 genres, including alternate history, horror, dark fantasy, Enrollment limited to 15 students. c sword and sorcery, urban fantasy, sociological sci-fi, Aatif Rashid, Author of Portrait of Sebastian Khan. hard science fiction, and others. At the same time, it Mr. Rashid has published short stories in The immerses you in the writing principles common to all Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Writing & Journalism 143

Reg# 377502 Chinese-Jamaican immigrant parents, Mr. Rudolph is storytelling and developing dexterity with an assort- WRITING X 413.15E Fee: $745 the former co-chair of the Asian American Writers Com- ment of narrative tools and techniques, students Revising Your First Draft Novel No refund after 20 Jan. mittee of the WGA and writer-in-residence at the should finish the class with a story that’s really on 3.0 units m Online Annenberg Beach House. course to being done. You’ve just finished writing a first draft of your novel Jan. 6-Mar. 23 Reg# 377520 through “National Novel Writing Month” (NaNoWriMo), Enrollment limited to 15 students. c WRITING X 445.1 Fee: $665 or you’ve written your first draft on your own. Now Wendy Oleson, MFA, PhD, fiction writer, poet, and Young Adult Novel I No refund after 26 Jan. what? This workshop helps you move that first draft essayist whose work has appeared in journals and 3.0 units ❖ Remote Instruction forward by exploring strategies for revision and delving anthologies including Copper Nickel, Baltimore Review, The young adult novel is one of the fastest-growing and 10 mtgs deeper into the elements of novel writing, including PANK, and The Journal. She was a Van Sickle Fellow exciting genres in publishing today. With complex young Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 12-Mar. 16 shape, structure, point-of-view, characterization, dia- and a recipient of a Washington Square Review Fiction characters, realistic dialogue, and gripping prose, read- Enrollment limited to 15 students. c logue, and different approaches to the use of time. The Award, the Elizabeth Bruss Prize, and the storySouth ers young and old can’t get enough of these novels. In Merrill Feitell, MFA, author of the award-winning Here class proceeds in two modes: lectures on the art of the Million Writers Award. a supportive and inspiring environment, you explore the Beneath Low-Flying Planes. She was on the faculty at novel and its working components and close consider- elements of a YA novel’s plot, character, language, University of Maryland’s MFA program and taught writ- ation of your draft, including constructive in-class cri- WRITING X 412.1 setting, and voice—all enhanced by in-depth lectures, ing at Columbia University and the Pratt Institute. Ms. tique and written feedback. Participants must come into Short Story I discussions, manuscript workshopping, and generative Feitell’s fiction has appeared in Best New American the course with the completed first draft in hand. 3.0 units writing exercises. Also covered is the current market- Voices among many others. Prerequisite(s): At least one fiction writing course and/ It is said that all of us have locked inside at least one place for young adult fiction and how to query agents. or the course Write a Novel in a Month as Part of good story to tell. Through lectures on craft, short writ- You leave the class with a completed first chapter and WRITING X 413.1E National Novel Writing Month. ing exercises, assignments, and discussion, you learn a rough outline of your entire book, as well as the tools Story Structure for the Novel Reg# 377560 how to tell yours. Topics include plot, point-of-view, to continue writing on your own. 3.0 units Fee: $665 setting, description, conflict, characterization, dialogue, Reg# 377507 Many aspiring novelists write with the hope that inspira- No refund after 27 Jan. tension, rewriting, and submission strategies. The Fee: $695 tion will come. The result is time wasted on a flabby ❖ Remote Instruction course goal is to draft and revise at least one short No refund after 27 Jan. novel with no clear shape and a sagging pace. On the 10 mtgs story. This course is a prerequisite for students who are m Online other hand, story structure gives your novel a skeleton; Wednesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 13-Mar. 17 continuing in the short-fiction sequence. Jan. 13-Mar. 23 it forms the bones of your story. And just as adding Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Reg# 377505 Enrollment limited to 15 students. c flesh and clothing to a body makes that body more Ian Randall Wilson, MFA, MA, fiction writer and poet Fee: $695 Jennifer Caloyeras, MFA, MA, author of the short fic- unique, so does any creative addition the writer makes whose work has appeared in North American Review, No refund after 27 Jan. tion collection, Unruly Creatures, and two young adult to his or her basic structure. This course teaches you The Gettysburg Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, and m Online novels, Strays and Urban Falcon. Ms. Caloyeras has also how to build that skeleton, from a solid premise line to The Boston Literary Review, among many others. Mr. Jan. 13-Mar. 23 published stories in several magazines, including Mon- building the moral argument of your novel. You ensure Wilson’s story collection, Hunger and Other Stories, and Enrollment limited to 15 students. c day Night Literary, Storm Cellar, and Booth Magazine. that your novel has what story structure guru John his novella Great Things Are Coming, were published Adam Prince, MFA, PhD, fiction writer whose short Truby calls the “seven key steps,” and you learn how by Hollyridge Press. story collection, The Beautiful Wishes of Ugly Men, was WRITING X 413.5E reversals and reveals, as well as character wants and published by Black Lawrence Press. His work has Writing the Horror Novel needs, can drive your story to a satisfying conclusion. WRITING X 412.2 appeared in The Southern Review and Missouri Review, 3.0 units Exercises focus on structural elements such as char- Short Story II among others. He is a Pushcart Prize nominee and a The horror novel is on one of its upswings, and America acter ghosts, story world, and more. By the end of the 3.0 units Tickner Fellow at the Gilman School in Baltimore. has a huge interest in vampires, zombies, paranormal course, you have in hand a six-page synopsis that Focusing on close textual analysis and intensive writing Reg# 377506 activity, and Lovecraftian cosmic horror. Horror is both works. In addition, for most weeks, you submit up practice, you create two short stories and revise one in Fee: $665 highbrow (Penguin Classic is re-issuing Thomas Ligot- to 750 words of writing that relate to a particular this ten-week workshop. Weekly lectures on technique, No refund after 27 Jan. ti’s collections) and low-brow (Tales from the Crypt has structural element. analysis of published stories, and in-depth instructor ❖ Remote Instruction returned). This course provides aspiring horror writers Reg# 377518 and peer critique develop and deepen your understand- 10 mtgs with a broad understanding of the modern horror scene Fee: $695 ing of the art and craft of short story writing. Strategies Wednesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 13-Mar. 17 and its roots and helps you figure out how your vision No refund after 27 Jan. for approaching the marketplace are also discussed. and style fit into it. You discover what you’re good at, m Online Prerequisite(s): WRITING X 412.1 Short Story I or Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Adam McOmber, MFA, author of My House Gathers learn the pitfalls and obstacles you must avoid to create Jan. 13-Mar. 23 comparable workshop experience. the well-paced novel that will sell, and acquire the skills Desires: Stories, The White Forest: A Novel, and This Enrollment limited to 15 students. c & Reg# 377517 New & Poisonous Air. His stories have appeared in and techniques you need to scare the pants off your Caroline Leavitt, New York Times best-selling author Fee: $665 Conjunctions, Kenyon Review, and Fairy Tale Review. readers. The course goal is to create an outline for your who has published 11 novels, including her latest, Cruel No refund after 26 Jan. entire project, craft the perfect beginning for your horror Beautiful World. A critic for The San Francisco Chronicle ❖ Remote Instruction WRITING X 411.1 novel, and receive expert advice about selling it. and People, Ms. Leavitt is a recipient of the UCLA Exten- 10 mtgs Novel I Reg# 377509 sion Outstanding Instructor Award in Creative Writing. Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 12-Mar. 16 3.0 units Fee: $695 Enrollment limited to 15 students. c That novel is inside you waiting to emerge, but knowing No refund after 27 Jan. WRITING X 413.6E Ben Loory, MFA, author of the collection Stories for how and where to start can be daunting. This course m Online Write a Novel in 10 Weeks Nighttime and Some for the Day (Penguin), winner of provides you with weekly assignments, group interac- Jan. 13-Mar. 23 3.0 units the 2012 Nobbie Award for Book of the Year. His stories tion, and instructor feedback to help you explore various Enrollment limited to 15 students. c In this fast-paced, fun, and exhilarating novel writing have been published in The New Yorker, The Rattling methods of writing your first novel while learning the Don Webb, author of 24 books, including a St. Mar- course, you do the unthinkable: write a novel in ten weeks Wall, and The Los Angeles Review of Books, among key craft points of plot, structure, characterization, tin’s Press mystery series, five nonfiction books on from start to finish. Tapping into the rich material inside others, and performed on NPR’s This American Life. point-of-view, sense of place, and voice. The goal is to the occult, a volume of poetry, and collections of your subconscious, you do mini exercises in class that Reg# 377516 complete the first chapter of your novel by establishing horror, western, and science fiction stories. Mr. Webb form the plot, characters, setting, genre, and structure of Fee: $695 an intimacy with your characters, as you artfully shape is the winner of both the Fiction Collective and Death your very own work of fiction. At home, you write three No refund after 27 Jan. their journey and to develop an overall concept to guide Equinox Awards. pages a day to complete your manuscript. This is a class m Online you through your story. Required for students consider- for beginners and seasoned writers alike. All that is Jan. 13-Mar. 23 ing the long-fiction sequence. required is discipline, determination, and commitment. Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Reg# 377503 Intermediate Fiction Writing Reg# 377519 Tantra Bensko, MFA, fiction writer, poet, and award- Fee: $695 These courses are designed for students who Fee: $665 winning author with hundreds of publications, including No refund after 27 Jan. No refund after 27 Jan. have fulfilled the prerequisites stated in each four chapbooks, one novella, and two full-length fiction m ❖ Remote Instruction Online description. Instruction includes lectures as books. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Ms. 10 mtgs Jan. 13-Mar. 23 appropriate, but the focus is on workshopping. Bensko has a psychological suspense series, The Wednesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 13-Mar. 17 Enrollment limited to 15 students. Students continue to share and offer feedback in Agents of the Nevermind. c Enrollment limited to 15 students. Paul Witcover, MA, author of six novels, including The a supportive environment. Please call an advisor c Watchman of Eternity, and a collection of short stories. at (310) 825-9415 to determine which course will Tempany Deckert, author who has published 18 His critical essays and book reviews have appeared in best help you reach your writing goals. novels for middle grade and young adult readers, Locus, Realms of Fantasy, and The New York Review of including It’s Yr Life, The Shooting Stars, and the series Science Fiction. With writer Elizabeth Hand, he co- WRITING X 461.9E Kids Inc./Radio Rebels and Kids Inc./Fashion Police created and co-wrote the DC Comics series Anima. Intensive Revision for Macmillan. Ms. Deckert is also an actress and Reg# 377504 3.0 units motivational speaker. Fee: $665 After all the work of getting through a first draft, little No refund after 28 Jan. seems so barbarian as the slashing and burning of ❖ Remote Instruction entire characters and scenes—but making such vulgar 10 mtgs literary sacrifices can enable the writer to unearth the Thursday, 6-9pm, Jan. 14-Mar. 18 heart of conflict and character, to find focus in each Enrollment limited to 15 students. c scene, and to harness the best story s/he can offer. In Wally Rudolph, a multi-disciplinary artist and author of this workshop, participants will undertake two rigorous the novels Four Corners and Mighty, Mighty, among revisions, sticking with a draft all the way through to other works of creative writing. Born in Canada to its best potential. By considering various elements of 144 Writing & Journalism Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971

Reg# 377514 WRITING X 411.4 Fee: $695 Novel IV No refund after 27 Jan. 3.0 units m Online For students with at least 100 pages of a novel, this Jan. 13-Mar. 23 advanced workshop focuses on elements of technique and Enrollment limited to 15 students. c vision necessary for a work to be considered complete. Jessica Barksdale, MFA, MA, author of 15 novels You receive intensive instructor and peer critiques of including The Play’s the Thing and a poetry collection, manuscript chapters and their relation to the overall work, When We Almost Drowned. Ms. Barksdale short stories, including a review as needed of the effective use of voice, poems, and essays have appeared in Compose, Salt tone, mood, imagery, and metaphor. A major goal of this Hill Journal, The Coachella Review, and Carve Maga- course is to give you the self-editing skills to polish and revise your entire novel within and beyond the course itself. zine. She is a professor of English at Diablo Valley Prerequisite(s): WRITING X 411.3 Novel III or compa- College and teaches in the MFA program at Southern rable workshop experience. New Hampshire University. Reg# 377522 Reg# 377515 Fee: $755 Fee: $665 No refund after 5 Jan. Writers’ Program No refund after 28 Jan. ❖ Remote Instruction ❖ Remote Instruction 10 mtgs 10 mtgs Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 12-Mar. 16 Thursday, 7-10pm, Jan. 14-Mar. 18 Enrollment limited to 12 students.Visitors not Enrollment limited to 15 students. c ­permitted. $100 nonrefundable. Enrollment discounts Open House Adam McOmber, MFA, author of My House Gathers limited to WP NOW members; no other discounts Desires: Stories, The White Forest: A Novel, and This apply. c New & Poisonous Air. His stories have appeared in Mark Sarvas, MFA, author of the novels Harry, Revised Online Conjunctions, Kenyon Review, and Fairy Tale Review. (Bloomsbury), finalist for the SoCal Independent Book- sellers First Novel Award; and Memento Park (Farrar, Tuesday, February 4, 4–6pm Straus & Giroux), winner of the 2019 American Book Advanced Fiction Writing Award and finalist for the Sami Rohr Prize in Jewish The Writers’ Program at UCLA Extension invites you a virtual Open House event where Literature. Mr. Sarvas is a member of the National Book Advanced-level courses are primarily workshop- Critics Circle and PEN/America. you can learn more about who we are, what we do, and why we’re the best choice for driven and are designed for students who are your writing education. well into their projects. Admission is by submis- WRITING X 411.5 sion only and the selection process is competi- Novel V tive. It is recommended that students take Whether you’re a prospective student or a current student looking for more information 3.0 units on all the opportunities available, the Open House is here to answer your questions on intermediate-level courses prior to submitting For students who have completed Novel IV, this inten- our courses, certificate programs and specializations, competitions, scholarships, men- their work. For instructions on submitting work, sive workshop is specifically directed toward refining contact the Writers’ Program at (310) 825-9415 an advanced manuscript into a polished novel. The torships, events, and more. Learn about our general programs in this interactive Zoom or go to writers.uclaextension.edu/continuing- focus is on structural and thematic aspects and the session and meet advisors and other writers in small breakout rooms. students. The submission deadline for winter is maintenance of the author’s unique voice. You work Dec. 14 at 9am (PT). Visitors are not permitted in closely with your peers and the instructor to assess advanced-level courses. portions of individual manuscripts. Emphasis is given to For More Information developing and perfecting self-editing techniques. The [email protected] | (310) 825-9415 Submission Guidelines for Advanced Fiction overall goal of the course is for each novel to reach a Writing Courses professional level appropriate for eventual publication. Please note that there are no pre-approvals. To be Prerequisite(s): WRITING X 411.4 Novel IV or compa- WRITING X 411.2 WRITING X 445.2 eligible for an advanced creative writing course, all rable workshop experience. Novel II Young Adult Novel II students must submit one document (double-spaced, Reg# 377523 3.0 units 3.0 units 12-point font, 1-inch margins on all sides) containing Fee: $785 Armed with your overall concept and first chapter, you Readers of young adult novels demand immediate action, a 10-page writing sample; a synopsis of up to one page No refund after 6 Jan. continue to develop your knowledge of craft by writing fascinating characters, interesting situations, realistic for any longer submitted works (novels); a personal m Online scenes using characters and situations from the pro- dialogue, and unique, yet somehow familiar settings—all statement of one paragraph outlining what the student Jan. 13-Mar. 23 jected novel and workshopping your in-progress work. at the same time! Crafting all of those elements, while hopes to gain from the class; and a list of previous Enrollment limited to 12 students. Visitors not Mini-lectures on the art of the novel, intuitive creative also developing a distinctive voice, can be quite tricky. courses completed in the Writers’ Program or other ­permitted. $100 nonrefundable. Enrollment discounts process, and conventional vs. non-conventional This course helps take your young adult novel—either a programs with instructors (when known). limited to WP NOW members; no other discounts approaches to novel structure also are covered. The work-in-progress or a completed draft—to the next level apply. goal is to complete fifty pages of your novel. by exploring the nuance of the young adult novel: diving WRITING X 412.3 Robert Eversz, MFA, author of the novels Zero to the Bone, Prerequisite(s): WRITING X 411.1 Novel I or comparable deeper into elements like character, voice, plot, dialogue, Short Story III Digging James Dean, Burning Garbo, Killing Paparazzi, workshop experience. and description and supportively critiquing each other’s 3.0 units Gypsy Hearts, and Shooting Elvis. Mr. Eversz’s novels have Reg# 377512 work. By the end, you will have completed approximately The short story, one of the most challenging of all liter- been translated into 15 languages. He has been the finalist Fee: $695 thirty to fifty pages of a young adult novel and have a ary forms, requires the precision and imagistic intensity judge for the AWP Award Series in the Novel. No refund after 27 Jan. workable plan for finishing the draft. of poetry combined with novelistic elements of struc- m Online Reg# 377521 ture, setting, and characterization. This workshop helps Jan. 13-Mar. 23 Fee: $695 you to realize your fictional intentions through detailed Enrollment limited to 15 students. c No refund after 27 Jan. written critiques and to prepare your stories for publica- Chris L. Terry, MFA, author of the novels Black Card m Online tion in targeted markets. The course goal is to complete Strategic Branding (Catapult, 2019) and Zero Fade (Curbside Splendor, Jan. 13-Mar. 23 two new stories and one revision. 2013), which was named Best Book of the Year by Slate Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Prerequisite(s): WRITING X 412.2 Short Story II or & Public Relations and Kirkus Reviews. Mr. Terry’s short work has Kim Askew, MA, co-author of the Twisted Lit novels, comparable workshop experience. appeared in PANK, Razorcake, Very Smart Brothas, and contemporary YA adaptations of Shakespeare plays, and Reg# 377524 Certificate more. He has taught for PEN America, Writing Work- the screenplay for a forthcoming Hallmark Channel movie. Fee: $755 shops LA, and Storycatchers Theatre. Ms. Askew’s work has appeared in The Wall Street Jour- No refund after 7 Jan. This certificate program provides nal, Elle, the anthology The May Queen, and elsewhere. ❖ Reg# 377513 Remote Instruction you with up-to-date knowledge in Fee: $665 10 mtgs No refund after 30 Jan. WRITING X 411.3 Thursday, 7-10pm, Jan. 14-Mar. 18 social media and brand management, ❖ Remote Instruction Novel III Enrollment limited to 12 students. Visitors not as well as helps you improve written, 10 mtgs 3.0 units ­permitted. $100 nonrefundable. Enrollment discounts verbal, and digital communications Saturday, 1-4pm, Jan. 16-Mar. 20 For those with a minimum of fifty pages of a novel-in- limited to WP NOW members; no other discounts Wednesdays, 6-9pm, Jan. 13-Mar. 17 progress, this workshop guides you to generate at least apply. skills. fifty new pages, as well as learn essential self-editing Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Paul Mandelbaum, MFA, whose short stories have Page 42. Francesca Lia Block, author of The Thorn Necklace: techniques with the instructor and peers reviewing each appeared in The Los Angeles Review of Books, Glimmer Healing Through Writing and the Creative Process and participant’s project in detail. Refinements of character, Train, The Southern Review, and others. Mr. Mandelbaum many bestselling and award-winning novels, including structure, emotional content, and the development of has edited two anthologies and is the author of two The Elementals, Beyond the Pale Motel, Dangerous the writer’s voice are also explored. The goal is to novels-in-stories. He is a recipient of the UCLA Extension Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books, Necklace of Kisses, and produce a substantial portion of your novel. Outstanding Instructor Award in Creative Writing. Roses and Bones, Ms. Block received the Margaret A. Prerequisite(s): WRITING X 411.2 Novel II or comparable Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award. workshop experience. For More Information kkk (310) 825-4192 Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Writing & Journalism 145

WRITING X 424.2E Creative Alchemy: Creative Nonfiction Finding and Writing Life Stories You Were Meant to Tell Beginning Creative 3.0 units This course is for anyone who has a story from “real life” Nonfiction Writing that needs to be told. Sometimes your story is about a person, place, thing, or some concealed part of yourself; Courses in this section are recommended for a remembered time or event; or even something that students with some prior writing experience. will happen as you give account to its unfolding. Over Instruction is a mix of lecture and workshopping. the span of this course, you identify this element of your With the close guidance of the instructor, stu- story’s core fascination and acquire the skills to tell it, dents share and offer feedback in a supportive including researching and interviewing techniques, environment focused on assessing the strengths cultivating your own unique writing voice, and construct- and weaknesses of their work. Those new to ing your story into a combination of episodes that writing should consider courses in the Basics of advance and present it to best dramatic and imaginative Writing section. Please call an advisor at (310) effect. Finally, you investigate possible venues where 825-9415 to determine which course will best each story might most effectively be presented. help you reach your writing goals. Reg# 377551 NEW Fee: $665 WRITING X 424.23 No refund after 26 Jan. ❖ Remote Instruction Writing Through Grief and Tragedy 10 mtgs 1.0 units Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 12-Mar. 16 This workshop will guide you through the process of Enrollment limited to 15 students. Courses in Editing crafting a narrative from tragic events in our lives. We c Harry Youtt, fiction writer and Pushcart Prize-nomi- will cover examples in memoir and essays that take the nated poet whose recent collections include I’ll Always reader on a journey layered with the outcomes of Be from Lorain and Outbound for Elsewhere. Mr. Youtt tragedy, that include grief as well as gratitude and is a co-recipient of the UCLA Extension Outstanding moving forward. Wherever you are in the grieving and Distinguished Instructor Award and the UCLA Extension and Publishing writing process, this course will kick start students Instructor Award in Creative Writing. towards publishing their experiences to form a story around tragedy as well as inform others and find com- Judith Prager, PhD, fiction and nonfiction writer whose munity amongst readers. works include The Newman Factor, Verbal First Aid and Whether you’re a writer or are considering a career in publishing as an editor The Worst Is Over: What to Say When Every Moment or literary agent, it’s important to know how a project goes from finished Reg# 377558 Counts. She is a co-recipient of the UCLA Extension Fee: $305 Distinguished Instructor Award and the UCLA Extension manuscript to published book. Learn the roles of editors, as well as essential No refund after 16 Feb. Outstanding Instructor Award in Creative Writing. ❖ Remote Instruction editing, proofreading, and fact-checking skills with these courses in editing 4 mtgs WRITING X 421.1 and publishing. Tuesday, 7-10pm, Feb. 16-Mar. 9 Enrollment limited to 15 students. Creative Nonfiction I c 3.0 units Internship in Editing and Publishing The Editorial Toolbox m Tony DuShane, author of Confessions of a Teenage This course explores the unlimited possibilities of cre- Instructor: Instructor: Jesus Jerk and award-winning screenwriter of the ative nonfiction, which embraces forms of creative adaptation directed by Eric Stoltz. His work has writing such as personal essay, memoir, profiles, and Charles Jensen, MFA, author of six chap- Tobi Harper, deputy director/marketing appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The Believer, more. Working with the same techniques as fiction, books of poetry and two collections, director at Red Hen Press; editor and Mother Jones, and he was a music columnist for the including artful language choices, dialogue, character including Nanopedia (2018). founder of Quill. San Francisco Chronicle. development, structure, and plot, you are guided to transform factual events and experiences into a com- Copyediting I m Editorial Management II: Publication WRITING X 424.20E plete, imaginative narrative. This course includes several and Beyond (Hybrid) Writing Short Form Nonfiction readings from a variety of nonfiction authors. The course Instructor: 2.0 units goal is to produce one complete and revised narrative Christa Desir, freelance content and copy Instructor: Short, well-focused articles provide one of the surest essay, as well as additional material to develop further. editor for multiple publishers and author Julia Callahan, acquisitions editor and pathways for breaking into publication. It’s easier than Reg# 377544 you might think—if you know how the print and online of contemporary young adult fiction. director of sales and marketing for publishing worlds work, understand the needs and Fee: $695 Rare Bird Books and fiction editor of No refund after 27 Jan. Copyediting II m demands of particular markets, and put some effort into m Online The Rattling Wall. polishing your skills. In this enjoyable six-week course, Instructor: Jan. 13-Mar. 23 you achieve all those goals while you produce weekly Building a Network of Writers, Editors, Enrollment limited to 15 students. Jeanne De Vita, developmental editor for assignments of 250-500 words in specific nonfiction c Waterhouse Press and award-wining and Publishers m genres, including personal essay, how-to story, inter- Mieke Eerkens, MFA, author of All Ships Follow Me: A view/profile, reviews, trends stories, ghostwriting, nar- Family’s Inheritance of War. Ms. Eerkens’ works have author. Instructor: appeared in publications such as Creative Nonfiction rative nonfiction, and research essays—which are then Developmental Editing m Eve Porinchak, former literary agent with workshopped in class. You gain valuable experience in and Best Travel Writing 2011, among others. She has Jill Corcoran Literary Agency, and award- thinking and writing like a pro, all while having fun in a received distinguished fellowships at VCCA and the Instructor: James Merrill House. winning nonfiction author. positive, supportive, and constructive environment. The Scott Eagan, MA, owner and acquisitions course goal is to write and begin polishing at least eight Reg# 377545 Writer Friendly Careers: Webinar m short nonfiction pieces while gaining a clearer under- Fee: $665 editor for Greyhaus Literary Agency standing of what editors look for, how they think, and No refund after 27 Jan. focusing on traditional romance and Instructors: how to pitch to them. ❖ Remote Instruction women’s fiction. Julia Callahan, Jeanne De Vita, Katie Reg# 377549 10 mtgs Dunham, Seth Fischer, Tobi Harper, Wednesday, 4-7pm, Jan. 13-Mar. 17 Self-Publishing Fee: $399 Eve Porinchak No refund after 18 Feb. Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Marianne Villanueva, MA, author of Jenalyn, Ginseng and Instructor: ❖ Remote Instruction Angela Bole, chief executive officer of The Agent/Author Partnership 6 mtgs Other Tales from Manila, The Mayor of the Roses: Stories, (WP NOW Members only) Thursday, 7-10pm, Feb. 4-Mar. 11 and The Lost Language. Her stories have appeared in the Independent Publishers Association Juked, Witness, Bluestem, Your Impossible Voice, Café Enrollment limited to 15 students. c (IBPA). Instructor: Norman Kolpas, author and editor whose several Irreal, Crab Orchard Review, and Bellingham Review. Contracts, Rights, and Saritza Hernandez, VP and Senior hundred nonfiction pieces have appeared in many ­Literary Agent at the Corvisiero Literary publications, including Bon Appetit, HOME, Elle, Sunset, Signing Authors m Southwest Art, and The Times of London. Mr. Kolpas is Agency. With fiction writer and journalist also the author of more than 40 nonfiction books and Instructor: Mayra Cuevas, author of Salty, Bitter, consults with and ghost writers for many top personali- Linda Camacho, agent at Gallt&Zacker Sweet. ties and brands. Literary Agency representing award- winning children’s and adult fiction. Courses begin on page 148. 146 Writing & Journalism Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971

WRITING X 422.1 WRITING X 424.15E Reg# 377557 Reg# 377553 Personal Essay I Writing the Think Piece Fee: $665 Fee: $695 3.0 units 3.0 units No refund after 27 Jan. No refund after 27 Jan. “Personal Essay” is a broad term that encompasses Perhaps no genre is more shared, read, and critiqued ❖ Remote Instruction m Online humorous essays, opinion pieces, and mini-memoirs— than the online thinkpiece. As much as these essays 10 mtgs Jan. 13-Mar. 23 but which always details the writer’s journey through a capture and analyze the current cultural landscape, they Wednesday, 6:30-9:30pm, Jan. 13-Mar. 17 Enrollment limited to 15 students. c specific experience. This workshop teaches aspiring are often misunderstood as quick, cheap, or reaction- Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Yelizaveta Renfro, MFA, PhD, short story writer whose personal essayists how to be a compelling first-person ary. The truth is that the genre is malleable enough for Alison Singh Gee, MA, nonfiction writer who has writ- collection, A Catalogue of Everything in the World, won narrator and employ craft elements such as theme, any writer to find their footing and to craft their voice ten for Marie Claire, InStyle, International Herald Tri- the St. Lawrence Book Award. Ms. Renfro’s essay col- character development, voice, pacing, scene-setting, within its limits. Together, we define what a thinkpiece bune, and the Los Angeles Times. Ms. Gee was a staff lection, Xylotheque, was published by the University of and exposition to tell their stories. The goal is to com- is and is not by reading some of its most well-known writer for People magazine and her memoir, Where the New Mexico Press. A Pushcart Prize nominee, she is plete at least one personal essay (600-2,500 words) writers, including Roxane Gay, Kiese Laymon, and Peacocks Sing, was named a National Geographic the editor of Keeping Track: Fiction of Lists. and develop material for future essays. Rebecca Solnit. Then, we work on honing your voice, Traveler Book of the Month. Reg# 377546 researching your argument, and giving structure to your WRITING X 422.2 Fee: $695 ideas. Participants walk away from the course with Personal Essay II No refund after 27 Jan. several pieces of polished work. Intermediate Creative 3.0 units m Online Reg# 377548 Nonfiction Writing Unlike fiction, personal essay offers an opportunity to Jan. 13-Mar. 23 Fee: $665 explore the choices you’ve made, whether life-changing moments or those little decisions that set us on a new Enrollment limited to 15 students. c No refund after 26 Jan. These courses are designed for students who Victoria Zackheim, MA, editor of six anthologies of ❖ Remote Instruction have fulfilled the prerequisites stated in each course. Through this exploration, you come to a better personal essays, including The Other Woman, For Keeps, 10 mtgs description. Instruction includes lectures as understanding of family dynamics and how events from The Face in the Mirror, and Faith. Her documentary, Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 12-Mar. 16 appropriate, but the focus is on workshopping. the past have affected the choices you make today. In this course, you expand your knowledge of what makes Where Birds Never Sang: The Ravensbruck and Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Students continue to share and offer feedback in Sachsenhausen Concentration Camps, aired nationwide Kevin O’Keeffe, writer and editor based in Los Angeles. a supportive environment. Please call an advisor an essay stronger, more compelling, and more honest. on PBS. She is a San Francisco Library Laureate. Mr. O’Keeffe’s work has appeared in The Atlantic, The at (310) 825-9415 to determine which course will This course guides you to write and revise one or more Advocate, Mic, INTO, The Daily Beast, Texas Monthly, best help you reach your writing goals. personal essays to be submitted for publication and to WRITING X 423.1 and more. He is a member of the Television Critics pinpoint the best markets and outlets for your work. Memoir I Association and the Los Angeles Online Film Critics NEW Prerequisite(s): WRITING X 422.1 Personal Essay I or 3.0 units Society, where he writes analysis and criticism of film WRITING X 424.24E comparable workshop experience. A memoir is a book-length narrative that is told from and television, largely through a queer lens. Literary Journalism II Reg# 377554 the writer’s point of view and captures a meaningful 3.0 units Fee: $665 slice of the writer’s life. If you have a story to tell and WRITING X 424.8E Literary journalism combines an immersive approach No refund after 28 Jan. would like to figure out how best to tell it, this course Narrative Techniques to reporting with the aims and techniques of realist ❖ Remote Instruction helps you get started. In-class writing exercises help for Nonfiction Writers fiction. Iconic literary journalism authors include George 10 mtgs you identify significant moments from your life, decide 3.0 units Orwell, Joan Didion, Susan Orlean, Hunter Thompson Thursday, 7-10pm, Jan. 14-Mar. 18 on a workable structure for telling your story, and Designed for writers of narrative nonfiction, this course and Tom Wolfe, while examples of the genre can be Enrollment limited to 15 students. c determine what exactly your story is about. You also teaches you the nuts and bolts of storytelling, from found in travel, adventure, memoir, food and sports Brian Sonia-Wallace, author of The Poetry of Strang- focus on the habits and tools you need to establish and handling point-of-view to structuring scenes. You try a writing, as well as business, tech, environmental, health ers. Mr. Sonia-Wallace’s reportage has appeared in maintain a writing practice and read excerpts from a new technique each week, then receive feedback from and war reporting. While the course is intended for Rolling Stone and The Guardian, and he writes regularly range of memoirs for inspiration and guidance. By the the instructor and from fellow students. By the end of experienced writers, a journalism background is not for the LA County Department of Cultural Affairs. He is end of the course, you have an outline and a draft of the course, you will have developed the key elements required. Over ten weeks, students develop a feature the founder of RENT Poet, which produces live, custom one to two chapters. of a single long narrative (or several short ones) and length article through two drafts, create an unrelated poetry for events, and he has been the Writer-in-Resi- Reg# 377547 written twenty-five pages of it. profile article, and hone their styles through close- dence for Mall of America, Amtrak, and the Boston Fee: $665 Reg# 377552 readings of genre classics through a craft perspective. Harbor Islands. No refund after 28 Jan. Fee: $695 By the end of the course, students will research, write, ❖ Remote Instruction No refund after 27 Jan. and revise two literary journalism articles and be able WRITING X 423.2 10 mtgs m Online to pitch their stories for publication. Memoir II Thursday, 6-9pm, Jan. 14-Mar. 18 Jan. 13-Mar. 23 Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Literary Journalism or 3.0 units Enrollment limited to 15 students. similar workshop experience. Designed for the serious writer committed to participat- c Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Eileen Cronin, PhD, memoirist and psychologist whose Gordon Grice, MFA, nonfiction writer who is the author Reg# 377559 ing in a structured writing regimen as well as engaging book Mermaid, translated in three languages, was one of four books, including The Red Hourglass: Lives of the Fee: $695 in ongoing critiques and craft discussions, this course of O Magazine’s Best Memoirs of the Year. She’s Predators and Deadly Kingdom: The Book of Dangerous No refund after 27 Jan. guides you to examine key issues in your work, create received a Vermont Studio Center Fellowship and the Animals. Mr. Grice’s shorter pieces have appeared in m Online an involving storyline out of your life experience, and Washington Writing Prize and was a finalist for Pirate’s The New Yorker, Harper’s, GQ, and others. Jan. 13-Mar. 23 cast yourself as a compelling character readers want to follow. You also develop the self-editing skills you Alley Faulkner Competition. Enrollment limited to 15 students. c WRITING X 461.4E Robert Anasi, PhD, author of Bohemia: Scenes from need to polish and revise your material at a level WRITING X 424.21E the Life of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Mr. Anasi’s works appropriate to submit to publishers. Includes discussion Writing Life Stories Inspired by Travel of current marketplace. The course goal is to complete Storytelling for Social Justice 3.0 units have appeared in the New York Times, Salon, Virginia fifty well-crafted pages of your project. 3.0 units “American travel writing is about trying to find the light,” Quarterly Review, and Los Angeles Times, among oth- Prerequisite(s): WRITING X 423.1 Memoir I or compa- Well-told, new narratives can change the world. Living says the global journalist and author Pico Iyer. Of ers. He has received a New York Foundation for the Arts rable workshop experience. in a time of rising movements such as Black Lives course, he’s not just talking about the light we see Fellowship and a Schaeffer Fellowship. Matter, MeToo, DACA/refugee and immigrant rights, when we gaze at a Greek island sunset, a Mt. Fuji Reg# 377555 LGBTQ rights, and more, students are encouraged to sunrise, or a full moon over the Aztecan pyramids. He’s WRITING X 421.2 Fee: $695 uncover stories that are not included in our history talking about revelation. When we travel we often feel Creative Nonfiction II No refund after 27 Jan. m textbooks. Through workshops, students gain access to fully alive—engaged in a three-dimensional exploration 3.0 units Online pathways to explore personal history, family narratives, in which we find a sense of freedom, humanity, and our Designed for those who have already begun to explore Jan. 13-Mar. 23 and stories amidst their communities. Students read true selves again. Such experiences can make for memoir or other narrative nonfiction genres, this work- Enrollment limited to 15 students. c and produce compelling creative nonfiction—memoir, insightful, compelling narratives, set as they often are shop guides you to take your skills to the next level by Liz Stephens, PhD, author of the memoir, The Days essays, literary journalism, blogging, audio/video against dazzling and surprising landscapes. Indeed, the focusing on a collection of essays, a single project, or Are Gods. Ms. Stephens’ essays appear in Brief recording, live performance, and more—to share with best travel writing examines the trip to find the journey. other types of nonfiction prose; works-in-progress are Encounters: An Anthology of Short Nonfiction and Dirt: larger audiences. Integral to the creation of new work To that end, this course helps you explore and capture welcome. Every week, you read several short, stylisti- An Anthology. She has served as managing editor and is revision, peer feedback, and literary work that serves on paper some of the moments when you have been cally adventurous pieces to expand your repertoire and contributor to Brevity: A Journal of Concise Nonfiction. as models. By the end of the course, students have profoundly moved—even transformed—by an adventure post a new installment of your own project for feedback begun a narrative in a format of their choice that they you’ve had in a far-flung locale. Each week, you read from your instructor and peers. The goal is to create will develop into a completed project in order to share and critique excerpts of the best travel writing, write two new essay-length works of creative nonfiction and with the larger community. from prompts, and discuss the craft and how to place polish your skills for publication. Reg# 377550 your stories in online and print publications. By the end Prerequisite(s): WRITING X 421.1 Creative Nonfiction I Fee: $695 of the course, you will have written as much as a or comparable workshop experience. 2,000-word travel story and a query letter that you can No refund after 27 Jan. kkk m Online then send out to publications of your choice. Jan. 13-Mar. 23 kkk Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Sehba Sarwar, MA, author of the novel Black Wings. Ms. Sarwar’s writings have appeared in New York Times Sunday Magazine, Asia: Magazine of Asian Literature, Callaloo, and elsewhere. She has taught writing work- shops at University of Houston and through nonprofits. Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Writing & Journalism 147

Reg# 377074 Advanced Creative Fee: $30 No refund after 22 Jan. The Writers’ Program Congratulates Nonfiction Writing ❖ Remote Instruction Advanced-level courses are primarily workshop- 1 mtg driven and are designed for students who are Saturday, 10am-1pm, Jan. 23 Our 2020–2021 Phyllis well into their projects. Admission is by submis- Enrollment limited to 15 students. Early enrollment sion only and the selection process is competi- advised. c tive. It is recommended that students take April Halprin Wayland, author of seven picture books, intermediate-level courses prior to submitting including New Year at the Pier: A Rosh Hashanah Story, Gebauer Scholarship in their work. For instructions on submitting work, named Best Jewish Picture Book. She won the Myra contact the Writers’ Program at (310) 825-9415 Cohn Livingston Award for Girl Coming In for a Landing: or go to writers.uclaextension.edu/continuing- A Novel in Poems, and is a recipient of the UCLA Exten- Writing Recipients students. The submission deadline for winter is sion Outstanding Instructor Award in Creative Writing. Dec. 14 at 9am (PT). Visitors are not permitted in advanced-level courses. WRITING X 446.2E Submission Guidelines for Advanced Creative Introduction to Writing Sana Hussein Andy C. Tu Nonfiction Writing Courses for Young Readers Please note that there are no pre-approvals. To be 3.0 units eligible for an advanced creative writing course, all If you want to write for kids, you need to think like a kid Amy Hu`ynh Silvia Vasquez-Lavado students must submit one document (double-spaced, and enjoy the process of returning to the imaginative, 12-point font, 1-inch margins on all sides) containing possibility-filled world of childhood. This course intro- Kathy Pinyerd Rachel Watkins a 10-page writing sample; a synopsis of up to one page duces you to all major categories of writing for young for any longer submitted works (novels); a personal people, including concept books, picture books, begin- statement of one paragraph outlining what the student ning readers, chapter books, middle grade novels, Sharmin Rahman hopes to gain from the class; and a list of previous young adult (YA) novels, and nonfiction for all age courses completed in the Writers’ Program or other ranges. You learn the basic storytelling principles of Each recipient is given the opportunity to enroll in 3 full-length Writers’ Program programs, with instructors (when known). story structure, plot, character development, and dia- logue as it applies to each genre, and discover your courses during a 1-year period.* WRITING X 423.3 own niche in the world of children’s publishing. You also Memoir III learn how to tailor your work to the psychological and For more information about the Phyllis Gebauer Scholarship in Writing, visit 3.0 units emotional development, reading abilities, and interests writers.uclaextension.edu/scholarship. Designed for serious writers who seek to refine their of each age group. The goal is to complete a draft of a manuscripts into polished memoirs, this intensive manuscript for a picture book or a sample chapter and Applications for the 2021–2022 Scholarship­ will be available in March. workshop offers a structured writing regimen and ongo- chapter outline for older readers. Query letters, market- ing critique. Issues of structure, theme, and honing the ing, and resources for children’s book writers are also author’s unique voice are emphasized. You also develop covered in detail. and perfect self-editing techniques. The course goal is Reg# 378028 to write or revise two chapters or essays and increase Fee: $695 mastery over this artistic form. No refund after 27 Jan. Prerequisite(s): WRITING X 423.2 Memoir II or compa- m Online rable workshop experience. Jan. 13-Mar. 23 * Some restrictions apply. Reg# 377556 Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Fee: $785 Kelly Barson, MFA, author of the novels 45 Pounds No refund after 6 Jan. and Charlotte Cuts it Out. Ms. Barson has published Reg# 377734 m Online articles in Highlights for Children Magazine, Hunger Poetry Fee: $0 Jan. 13-Mar. 23 Mountain Literary Journal, and other local family maga- These workshops are tailored to students with No refund after 5 Mar. Enrollment limited to 12 students. Visitors not zines. She is a panelist and speaker at many library specific levels of experience in poetry writing. ❖ Remote Instruction ­permitted. $100 nonrefundable. Enrollment discounts events and conferences. Please review course descriptions carefully or 1 mtg limited to WP NOW members; no other discounts call an advisor at (310) 825-9415 to determine Saturday, 10am-1pm, Mar. 6 apply. c Writing Picture Books which course will best help you reach your Enrollment for this course opens on Feb. 20. c Shawna Kenney, MFA, award-winning author of the ­writing goals. Kim Dower, BFA, former City Poet Laureate of West memoir I Was a Teenage Dominatrix and Contributing Hollywood, author of four poetry collections including Air WRITING X 441.2 Editor with Narratively magazine. Her latest book is Live NEW Kissing on Mars, Slice of Moon, and Sunbathing on at the Safari Club, and her essays have been published Picture Book II WRITING 762.9E Tyrone Power’s Grave. Ms. Dower’s poems have been in The New York Times, Playboy, Creative Nonfiction, 3.0 units featured in “The Writer’s Almanac,” Academy of Ameri- and more. This workshop takes you beyond the picture book How to Jumpstart Your Inner Poet can Poets “Poem-a-Day,” and are widely anthologized. basics and teaches you to master the specific craft through Memory and Story techniques used in creating successful picture books, This three-hour workshop jumpstarts the poet within and ENGL XL 136 including strong beginnings and endings, the power of inspire and ignite new work. Memory is a storehouse of Creative Writing: Poetry Writing for the page turn, audience participation, engaging lan- who we are and what we have seen and done (and 5.0 units guage, humor, and musicality. Short writing exercises smelled and touched and heard). All of it is specific, Available for UCLA transferable credit, this workshop Young People help you develop a deeper understanding of each of sensory, and concrete—like the best writing. We take a combines writing assignments with an exploration of these techniques and their purposes and prepare you deep dive into the rich territory of ideas, people, places, contemporary poetry. You look at forms ranging from to undertake your main project for the course: a picture and emotions from our past and examine how memory the sonnet to prose poems and develop your own voice. Writing for Kids and Middle book manuscript. You engage in an ongoing feedback can inform our imaginations to awaken fresh work. Each week the work of a contemporary poet is dis- process overseen by the instructor, which provides a Students see how uncovering one memory often leads cussed and writing assignments are critiqued. The Grade Readers “safe zone” for discussion of student work and helps to another and another, creating work that surprises both course goal is to finish with a number of polished and you hone your own critique skills. The course goal is to the writer and reader. The day a mixture of lecture, completed poems and understand the demands and NEW complete a picture book manuscript. reading poetry and practicing “automatic writing,” tap- rewards of living an inspired life through poetry. c ping into our memories and the subconscious, and WRITING 762.5E Reg# 377073 Reg# 377092 Writing Poetry for Children Fee: $695 reading aloud to the class as jumping-off points for new poems. Of value to non-writers as well by showing how Fee: $699 Poetry for children is having its moment. Its Golden Age, No refund after 27 Jan. No refund after 21 Jan. actually. Teachers, parents, and publishers are hungrier m Online we can capture and utilize details from our past to use as inspiration no matter what our creative discipline. ❖ Remote Instruction for poetry, not just during National Poetry Month, but all Jan. 13-Mar. 23 11 mtgs year. Poetry is woven into school curriculum—in sci- Enrollment limited to 15 students. c kkk Thursday, 7-10pm, Jan. 7-Mar. 18 ence, math, and more. So join the fun! In three hours Terry Pierce, MFA, author of 23 children’s books Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. c of lecture, group participation, and individual writing including Mama Loves You So, My Busy Green Garden, Rick Bursky, MFA, poet and author of the poetry col- time, you learn the basics of writing poetry for children, and Soccer Time! Ms. Pierce has received an Associa- lections I’m No Longer Troubled by the Extravagance, play with different forms, and learn to hear children’s tion of Educational Professionals Distinguished Achieve- Death Obscura, and The Soup of Something Missing, poetry with new ears. ment Award and was an AEP Golden Lamp Finalist for which won the Dorothy Brunsman Prize; and The Inven- Mother Goose Rhymes. kkk tion of Fiction. Mr. Bursky’s work has appeared in American Poetry Review, Iowa Review, Harvard Review, Black Warrior Review, and Prairie Schooner. 148 Writing & Journalism Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971

WRITING X 431.2 fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for adult, young adult, and Poetry II children’s literature. 3.0 units Reg# 377592 For those with some previous training in poetry, this Fee: $665 intermediate workshop focuses on creating work which No refund after 27 Jan. emphasizes lyrical and innovative language, personal ❖ Remote Instruction insight, and individual voice. In addition, you refine your 10 mtgs knowledge of a number of the craft’s formal elements, Wednesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 13-Mar. 17 including structure, imagery, metaphor, and pace, in Enrollment limited to 15 students. c order to stretch the boundaries of your creative experi- Angela Bole, MS in Book Publishing. Chief Executive ence. The goal is to produce work which is ambitious Officer of the Independent Book Publishers Association and resonant. (IBPA), the largest book publishing association in the US Reg# 377678 serving independent publishers and self-published authors. Give Yourself the Gift of Fee: $695 No refund after 27 Jan. WRITING X 451.3 m Online The Editorial Toolbox Jan. 13-Mar. 23 3.0 units Time to Write! Enrollment limited to 15 students. c To be successful, editors draw from a broad base of Miguel Murphy, MFA, author of two collections of skills while taking the entire publishing process into poetry, Detainee and A Book Called Rats, winner of the account. They are avid, active readers in their own right Blue Lynx Prize for Poetry. His poetry and reviews who understand the way the publishing market works. September 12–17, 2021 appear in numerous publications including The New Beyond that, they also understand the specialized England Review, Ploughshares, Los Angeles Review, technological tools in use today, are strong proofread- Join us in beautiful Lake Arrowhead for the writing retreat of a lifetime. You’ll and Rain Taxi. ers, understand how to identify and check facts, and spend 5 days and nights focused on the project of your choice, writing at communicate clearly and concisely with other depart- ments in order to set a manuscript up for success your own pace among a community of writers in a peaceful and cozy through production, marketing, and media outreach. By mountain setting. the end of the course, students understand how these Editing and Publishing tools help editors meet the demands of their profession Find your perfect spot in nature, hunker down, and get those pages written. Come These courses are designed for writers who want and thrive in the workplace. together for meals with like-minded peers and join in optional guided activities designed to improve their editing skills or develop compe- Reg# 377294 tencies toward a career in editing and publishing. Fee: $695 to bolster your writing and keep it moving forward. Some courses help advanced writing students No refund after 27 Jan. Enjoy private single rooms and baths, three meals a day, and all the beverages you can prepare and submit their work for publication. m Online Please call an advisor at (310) 825-9415 to deter- Jan. 13-Mar. 23 drink for one affordable all-inclusive price of $1,699, plus a $10 nonrefundable mine which course will best help you reach your Enrollment limited to 15 students. c registration fee. Enrollment is limited and closes August 1. writing goals. Tobi Harper, deputy director at Red Hen Press, edi- tor and founder of Quill (a queer publishing series of Daily Schedule NEW Red Hen Press); publisher of The Los Angeles 7am–12pm 1–6pm WRITING 791.1 Review; and public speaker on queer literature, Writing Time Writing Time The Agent/Author Partnership ­editing, and publishing. (WP Now) 8–9am 5:30pm Writers and their agents have an important collaborative WRITING X 451.1 Buffet Breakfast Optional Social Time relationship. Whether it spans one book or an entire Copyediting I career, each member of this creative team will face 3.0 units 12–1pm 6pm their share of joy and conflict in the process. Join This course gives students an overview of copyediting Buffet Lunch Dinner Saritza Hernandez, an agent at the renowned Andrea processes involved in preparing a manuscript for editorial Brown Literary Agency, and author Mayra Cuevas, review or publication. Appropriate for writers of all genres 1–2pm 7pm–7am author of the foodie romcom for young adults Salty, and those seeking to develop professional skills in copy- Optional Group Craft Talk Writing Time Bitter, Sweet (Blink/HarperCollins), as they discuss how editing, students learn best practices for completing a 8pm they found one another, how they worked together on document review, including common grammar rules, their first project, and how they keep their working Optional Open Mic copyediting notation, and reading like a copyeditor. relationship open, honest, and effective for both of Reg# 377095 them. Salty, Bitter, Sweet was named among the Best Fee: $695 Books of Winter 2020 by Hypable and YA Books We No refund after 27 Jan. For More Information Can’t Wait to Read in 2020 by BuzzFeed. m Online (310) 825-9415 | writers.uclaextension.edu/writing-retreat-at-lake-arrowhead Reg# 377735 Jan. 13-Mar. 23 Fee: $0 Enrollment limited to 15 students. c No refund after 5 Feb. Christa Desir, author of Fault Line, Bleed Like Me, WRITING X 432.1E WRITING X 432.2E ❖ Remote Instruction and Other Broken Things. Ms. Desir is the acquiring Poetry in Popular Culture Poetry of Witness 1 mtg editor for Sourcebooks Publishing and edited several 3.0 units 2.0 units Saturday, 10am-1pm, Feb. 6 New York Times bestselling novels. She also devel- Popular culture can shape your poetry and create a For those with an interest in poetry and social justice, Enrollment open only to WP NOW members. c oped an editorial services company for Black, Indig- unique voice. In this workshop, students analyze the this workshop helps students generate new work in Saritza Hernandez, VP and Senior Literary Agent at enous and People of Color (BIPOC) that includes a work of contemporary poets who utilize popular culture response to current dark times. In this course, we read the Corvisiero Literary Agency in New York City with remote mentorship program. to fuel creativity and spark discussion on how poetry and analyze contemporary witness and social justice over 17 years of experience in publishing industry. informs and responds to social and political events. poetry with the purpose of finding strategies for writing Advocate of marginalized voices through groups like NEW Students write and share work, drawing inspiration from new poetry that is both personal and political. With a People of Color in Publishing, Latinx in Publishing, and WRITING X 451.4 various forms of media and text such as photography, focus on experimentation and exercise, students play the Author’s Guild. Copyediting II film, dance, music videos, and more. The course goal with new forms while reaching for higher meaning and 3.0 units is to finish with a portfolio of five to seven polished and a wider audience, culminating in a small portfolio of WRITING X 454.1 This course provides extensive copyediting practice. completed poems and understand how popular culture work ready to be submitted to literary journals of vary- Self-Publishing Appropriate for writers of all genres and those seeking influences and enriches the creative mind. ing size and aesthetics. 3.0 units to develop professional skills in copyediting, students Reg# 377676 Reg# 377094 Self-publishing has opened new opportunities for writ- learn best practices for completing a document review, Fee: $695 Fee: $475 ers who want to take control of making their work including common grammar rules, copyediting notation, No refund after 27 Jan. No refund after 17 Feb. commercially available to readers. But while technologi- and reading like a copyeditor. The course relies on The m Online m Online cal advances in typesetting, printing, and distribution Chicago Manual of Style and will involve the use of Jan. 13-Mar. 23 Feb. 3-Mar. 16 have made it possible to create self-published books various in-house/client-created style guides. Students on par with their traditionally published counterparts, Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Enrollment limited to 15 students. c should expect rigorous reading assignments and some Rosebud Ben-Oni, MFA, author of the poetry collection Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo, MFA, author of the poetry understanding how to navigate the complex book team-based communications with strict adherence to SOLECISM. Ms. Ben-Oni’s poems appear in Arts & collection Posada: Offerings of Witness and Refuge. Ms. publishing industry is still necessary for success. This deadlines. Completion of Copyediting I prior to enroll- Letters, American Poetry Review, and POETRY, and she Bermejo has taught courses on social justice poetry, course explores how self-publishing fits within the ment in Copyediting II is highly recommended. Students writes weekly for The Kenyon Review blog. She was a literary communities of Los Angeles, and literary sub- greater book publishing industry. Students learn best will be expected to have functional competency in using Rackham Merit Fellow, a Horace Goldsmith Scholar, and mission strategies. Her work is published in Acentos practices for self-published book production, marketing, Track Changes in Word prior to the course. a CantoMundo Poetry Fellow. Review, CALYX, and crazyhorse among others. sales, and distribution. Guest lecturers include industry experts and successful self-published authors. Instruc- kkk tion focused on all genres of book publishing including Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Writing & Journalism 149

Reg# 377737 money. Students leave the course with a general Fee: $695 knowledge of what it takes to foster a book project from No refund after 27 Jan. query to signed contracts. Required for the Certificate m Turn Your Passion Online in Literary Representation. Jan. 13-Mar. 23 Reg# 377300 Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Fee: $695 Jeanne De Vita, MFA, award-winning author, and No refund after 27 Jan. freelance developmental editor for several publishing m Online into Paychecks companies and authors of fiction and nonfiction. Ms. De Jan. 13-Mar. 23 Vita also works as a “story doctor” for spec TV/film Enrollment limited to 15 students. c projects. She writes and publishes romance under a pen Linda Camacho, MFA, Agent at Gallt & Zacker Literary Editing & Publishing Certificate and name, including serialized original content for Radish. Agency representing award-winning children’s and adult fiction. Ms. Camacho has held various positions Literary Representation Certificate WRITING X 451.2 at Penguin Random House, Dorchester, Simon Developmental Editing and Schuster, Writers House, and Prospect Agency, New certificates in literary representation and editing and publishing offer 3.0 units handling everything from foreign rights, editorial, An editor’s job includes not only improving the mechan- marketing to operations. writer-friendly careers. ics of writing but identifying places where content isn’t working or needs revision and development. This skill WRITING X 455.2 In just one year, you can get the skills and knowledge you need to transition to a career is also invaluable for writers, who can use it to shape Building a Network of Writers, in the world of literary publishing. Study to become an agent who seeks new talent and their own work or to make extra money as they work Editors, and Publishers ­connects those writers to publishers, or learn the basics of editing­ to apply those skills on their own projects. Using exercises and readings, 3.0 units to the publishing industry or even a corporate communications­ job. students learn how to use the elements of craft to draft Creating a book (whether it be a picture book or an epic editorial letters and representative line edits. Class adult tome) is a highly complex and collaborative pro- Choose from a variety of courses to get started this quarter. discussions also explore the various roles of profes- cess involving many players. A literary agent’s success sional editors. The goal is to gain confidence as an hinges in part on their ability to build relationships on Page 148. editor by line-editing a large piece of fiction and writing either side of the publication process. This includes a detailed editorial letter as the final class assignment. identifying and nurturing writers through the various Required for the Certificate in Literary Representation stages of their careers and understanding what publish- and the Certificate in Editing and Publishing. ers want and need for upcoming projects. This course WRITING 714.2E Reg# 377570 Reg# 377297 will give students an understanding of successful Fee: $665 Fee: $695 techniques, practices, and philosophies for building Writer Friendly Careers: Webinar No refund after 20 Jan. No refund after 27 Jan. these networks. Students leave the course with a clear The world of Editing and Publishing is filled with count- ❖ Remote Instruction m Online understanding of how all players in the book publishing less professional avenues for those with an interest or 10 mtgs Jan. 13-Mar. 23 industry are interdependent and interconnected and background in writing. In fact, having a passion for Wednesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 6-Mar. 10 Enrollment limited to 15 students. what skills an agent must hone in order to maintain the writing can be the ideal foundation for roles such as c Enrollment limited to 15 students. Scott Eagan, owner and acquisitions editor for Greyhaus collaborative spirit and, consequently, produce the best copyeditor, literary agent, and beyond. In this three-hour Literary Agency focusing exclusively on the traditional literature possible. Required for the Certificate in webinar, a variety of experts in Editing and Publishing Laurel Ollstein, MFA, award-winning playwright, direc- romance and women’s fiction market. Mr. Eagan is an Literary­ Representation. provide writers of all backgrounds and experience levels tor, and actor. Her plays produced around the country active member of the Romance Writers of America, has with practical advice on identifying and pursuing include They Promised Her the Moon, Cheese, Esther’s Reg# 377591 careers that optimize their writing skills. Moustache, Blackwell’s Corner, Insomniac, and The provided freelance critique work with Writer’s Digest, and Fee: $695 worked as a reviewer with Publisher’s Marketplace. Reg# 377595 Dark Ages, among others. Her newest work includes No refund after 27 Jan. PANDORA, commissioned from the Getty Villa. m Online Fee: $0 WRITING X 452.2 No refund after 5 Jan. Jan. 13-Mar. 23 m NEW Editorial Management II: Enrollment limited to 15 students. Online c Jan. 6-12 SCRIPT X 415.8 Publication and Beyond Eve Porinchak, former agent with Jill Corcoran Literary c 3.0 units Agency, specializing in teen and adult fiction and non- Writing a Low Budget Feature This course focuses on the general trajectory of book fiction with social justice themes. Ms. Porinchak is the 3.0 units publication from the launch of the book on, specifically author of One Cut, a true crime novel that won the In The film market is changing faster every day. Audiences the role of editor in the modern iterations of publishing. The Margins Book Award honoring titles for youth that Screenwriting have become hungrier for a wider variety of stories and It covers the entire process, from a book being sold into voices. As economic trends in the film industry shift and tackle difficult topics, including gangs, homelessness, For help in choosing a course or determining if a the market to release, PR, and marketing, as well as change, savvy writers can prepare for a variety of violence, and addiction. course fulfills certificate requirements, contact how an editor helps build an author’s career. We also production sizes. This is a perfect time to develop a Jeff Bonnett at (310) 206-1542 or Chae Ko at focus on how the job of an editor looks different in lower budget film. There are some tricks and tech- NEW (310) 206-2612. different types of publishing—big five, small press, niques to master when writing a low budget feature WRITING X 456.1 film. Budgetary restrictions can often lead to greater University press, etc. We also cover some of the history Internship in Editing and Publishing of publishing and how it has changed recently. creativity. In this course, students learn how to write a 3.0 units Special Topics for Film screenplay for a low budget. This workshop focuses on Reg# 369785 Candidates for the Certificate in Literary Representation the best practices of writing a lower budget film that is Fee: $695 and Certificate in Editing and Publishing complete 100 & Television Writers still exciting, surprising, and innovative. The course also No refund after 27 Jan. hours of internship work for a pre-approved literary Courses in this section are open to students who explores low budget and indie films that launched F Hybrid agency or publisher. Over the course of the internship, want a deeper understanding of a specific craft careers, as well as different ways of getting that script Jan. 13-Mar. 23 they gain a practical understanding of the day to day or area of study. These courses fulfill the elective from paper to screen. Enrollment limited to 15 students. c operation of these businesses while engaging in profes- requirement for screenwriting certificates. Reg# 377573 Julia Callahan, acquisitions editor and director of sales sional development discussions with other interns in Fee: $665 and marketing for Rare Bird Books, a literary publicity this course. NEW and events firm. Ms. Callahan is also the fiction editor No refund after 23 Jan. Reg# 377596 SCRIPT X 463.4E ❖ Remote Instruction of The Rattling Wall literary journal. She helped run the Fee: $600 events department at Book Soup for four years. Writing Monologues 10 mtgs No refund after 3 Jan. 3.0 units Saturday, 10am-1pm, Jan. 9-Mar. 13 Independent Study/Internship A great monologue can be the most memorable Enrollment limited to 15 students. WRITING X 455.1 Jan. 4-Mar. 21 Contracts, Rights, and moment in a film, play, or novel. A wonderfully written Julia Camara, award-winning Brazilian screenwriter/ Charles Jensen, MFA, author of six chapbooks of speech can bring an audience to their feet or to their filmmaker and WGA member who won a Telly Award Signing Authors poetry and two collections, including Nanopedia (2018). knees. What makes a good monologue? That is what for the sci-fi found footage feature Occupants. Ms. 3.0 units His poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, this class/workshop will be exploring and experimenting Camara’s feature directorial debut In Transit won Best Literary agents are uniquely positioned in the publishing New England Review, and Prairie Schooner. He received with. We read and examine monologues written by Experimental Film at four different festivals. Her other world to have their hands in many facets of the book the 2018 Zócalo Poetry Prize and a grant from the Aaron Sorkin to Phoebe Waller-Bridge to Shakespeare writing credits include Area Q and Open Road. process, from a book’s inception through to finished Arizona Commission on the Arts. to David Sedaris to AOC on the house floor. Each week, copies and publicity. This course begins with an over- we read and discuss, and then you write. These mono- view of the Agency Agreement, the contract that binds logues can be based on characters you’re currently an author with an agent. Students analyze the contract working on in your novels, films, or plays—or use these in order to gain a general understanding of the role and exercises to find new voices and stories. After ten responsibilities of an agent and how they go about weeks, you have some wonderfully crafted speeches to shepherding authors and their work. This course also use wherever they may live best. unravels the mysteries of book Publishing Agreements and provides a step-by-step guide to understanding the kkk legal language, recognizing which subsidiary rights can (and should) be negotiated, and the differences between a good deal and bad deal—it isn’t always 150 Writing & Journalism Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Welcome Our Screenwriting Instructors for Winter!

Jon Callan, writer and Annie Gilbertson, award-win- Shari Goodhartz, multi-award ­narrative designer for games ning journalist, audio pro- nominated WGA writer with and animation including Raw ducer, and host of the serial- credits including Dragon- Data, Sprint Vector, Walking ized investigative podcast heart: A New Beginning, Dead, Onslaught, and Repeat for KPCC, as well as Young Hercules, Star Trek: ­Westworld: Awakenings. frequent contributor to NPR. The Next Generation, and Video Game Story Narrative Podcast Pilot Aeon Flux. and Structure Development Part I Seasonal-Arc Structure Page 150. Page 150. for TV Page 150. Jon Callan Annie Gilbertson Shari Goodhartz

Laurel Ollstein, MFA, award- Jacqueline Zambrano, writer/ winning playwright whose producer and WGA member plays include Cheese, Esther’s who has written for numerous Moustache, Blackwell’s shows, including CSI: Crime ­Corner, Insomniac, and Scene Investigation and The Dark Ages. Star Trek. Writing Monologues Beginning Writing for the Page 149. One-Hour Spec I Page 154. Jacqueline Zambrano Laurel Ollstein

For advisement on courses or to learn about our certificates call (310) 825-9415 or email [email protected].

SCRIPT X 427.1 of designing your own independent project. The course games and animation who served on the VR titlesRaw NEW Part One: Writing a Web Series goal is to develop a polished portfolio, including an Data and Sprint Vector. Mr. Callan has also written on SCRIPT X 425.5 3.0 units interactive choose-your-own-adventure game. games such as Walking Dead: Onslaught and West- Seasonal-Arc Structure for TV With the expansion of web-based and app-based Reg# 377535 world: Awakenings. In the world of television, he’s 3.0 units content and distribution platforms such as Youtube, Fee: $695 written for over a dozen series, including Young Justice, Television storytelling is undergoing significant shifts in Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat, now it is easier No refund after 20 Jan. Lego Jurassic World and Justice League Action. the early twenty-first century, but the basics of structur- than ever for writers to create and share their original m Online ing satisfying narratives are rooted in human psychol- creative content with the world. Writing a fiction web Jan. 6-Mar. 16 NEW ogy and are timeless. This vigorous ten-week course series comes with its own unique advantages and Enrollment limited to 15 students. SCRIPT X 430.1 exposes and explores the underpinnings of classic disadvantages, including limited budgets. In this work- Toiya Kristen Finley, PhD, author of Narrative Design Narrative Podcast Pilot Development cinematic story arcs in six current, serialized shows shop, you learn how to create your own web series and and Game Writing for Mobile Games: Pocket-Sized Part I (titles subject to change). At the same time, each stu- write the pilot episode. There are no prerequisites for Storytelling. Ms. Finley is a narrative designer and game 3.0 units dent methodically practices the foundational, industry- this course. writer, and an Executive Board member of the Game The podcasting boom has created a slate of new oppor- standard skills required to create a high-quality series Reg# 377533 Writing Special Interest Group, International Game tunities for writers, journalists, and producers to create by developing characters and narrative arcs for an Fee: $695 Developers Association. and host their own show. This course is designed to get original TV show in their own unique voice. No refund after 20 Jan. you started. We focus on narrative nonfiction or docu- Reg# 377575 m Online NEW mentary, the type you’ve grown familiar with listening to Fee: $665 Jan. 6-Mar. 16 SCRIPT X 442.1 shows like This American Life, Slowburn, and Reply All, No refund after 23 Jan. Enrollment limited to 15 students. Video Game Story and Structure and a genre distinct from chat, interview, and fiction ❖ Remote Instruction Kianna Shore, a graduate of both UCLA’s extension 3.0 units formats. You learn how to develop a story concept, 10 mtgs and MFA program, Kianna is an award-winning story- Writing for games requires an understanding of struc- interview and gather tape, write scripts, structure for the Saturday, 10am-1pm, Jan. 9-Mar. 13 teller with writing credits on Brat TV’s The Chicken Girls ture that goes beyond linear storytelling. From the early ear, and voice your material. The goal is to come away Enrollment limited to 15 students. and Stage Fright. Kianna placed in the Sundance Epi- days of tabletop gaming to more recent hits like Mass with a twenty-minute podcast pilot and show treatment— Shari Goodhartz, WGA member; multi-award nomi- sodic Lab, winner of the Writer’s Assistant Network Pilot Effect and Fallout, writers are expected to hold many the essentials to getting noticed by agents and studios. nated writer whose credits include Dragonheart: A New Workshop, Women in Film Scholar, and recipient of the possible worlds—with multiple branching story points— This course is tailored to serve a variety of experience Beginning, Young Hercules and Aeon Flux. Ms. Good- Jack K Sauter Award. in their heads. And to ultimately translate those con- levels and backgrounds, whether you come from televi- hartz’s career spans corporate (Coca-Cola), TV and film cepts into actionable materials. In this course, you will sion, print journalism, or are a working audio producer (live-action, animation, development, producing, docu- SCRIPT X 441.1 explore the nature of interactive story by working in wanting to flex your narrative writing muscles. mentary), wellness, oublishing, and marketing. Video Game Writing I multiple different formats (choose your own adventure, Reg# 377574 3.0 units virtual novels, the Telltale style, etc.) and writing games Fee: $695 NEW Videogame players demand deep stories with rich that exemplify the fundamental concepts of branching No refund after 20 Jan. SCRIPT 726.8 characters, as hits such as Red Dead Redemption 2, narrative. The course goal is to develop a vocabulary m Online Character Arcs, the Lifeblood God of War, and The Last of Us prove. Further, the rise for interactive fiction and to write a game in the format Jan. 6-Mar. 16 of touch-screen devices of all sizes opens up exciting of your choosing that can be used as a calling card for Enrollment limited to 15 students. of Your Story How can strong character arcs shape your story? In new innovations for storytelling techniques. In this future work. Annie Gilbertson, an award-winning journalist, audio course, you tackle all the key elements of narrative this workshop, we discuss how your characters’ Reg# 377572 producer and host of the serialized investigative podcast transitions, setbacks, and overall growth can make design and game writing, learn how to generate a win- Fee: $695 Repeat for KPCC, (LA’s public radio station). Ms. Gilb- ning concept, develop characters, integrate gameplay your story dynamic and keep the reader engaged. An No refund after 20 Jan. ertson is a frequent contributor to NPR, and she is also in-depth examination of your characters’ story journey and story, and, most importantly, collaborate with a m Online a consultant on story development and narrative craft helps ignite your creativity. Models from literature, game’s development team. To make sure you know Jan. 6-Mar. 16 for audio and print. what it takes to work on a project and target possible film, and television are used to illustrate best practices Enrollment limited to 15 students. in character development. Please bring a short employment and freelance opportunities, you survey the Jonathan Callan, Writer and narrative designer for business side of videogames. You will learn the basics description of one of your character’s arcs to the Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Writing & Journalism 151

workshop in order to initiate meaningful discussion in Reg# 377536 SCRIPT X 464.5E Reg# 377543 small breakout groups. Fee: $695 Ultimate Character Creation Fee: $0 Reg# 378036 No refund after 20 Jan. 3.0 units No refund after 29 Jan. Fee: $0 m Online Having a great story is crucial, but the key to selling ❖ Remote Instruction No refund after 26 Feb. Jan. 6-Mar. 16 your screenplay is character. You must have great 1 mtg ❖ Remote Instruction Enrollment limited to 15 students. characters. In this class, you learn how to create Saturday, 10am-1pm, Jan. 30 1 mtg Cody Smart, an independent writer and script doctor dynamic, exciting characters that audiences will love Early enrollment required. Registration opens 2 weeks Saturday, 10am-1pm, Feb. 27 from Chile. She holds degrees in English Literature and and actors will be dying to play (the real secret to sell- prior to start date. Early enrollment required. Registration opens 2 weeks Linguistics, Screenwriting, Development and Producing. ing and getting your screenplay made!). In this course, Ron McCants, MFA, TV writer, playwright; WGA mem- prior to start date. She worked as a script analyst for Sony, she’s a judge you analyze great movie characters, focusing on key ber who has written for Speechless and Chicago Fire. John Henry Davis, MFA, director/screenwriter, play- for multiple script and film competitions, she’s written scenes that make us fall in love with a character; His plays have been produced in LA, New York and wright; WGA, DGA, SDC member whose credits include some award winning shorts, she’s head of the coverage examine unlikable characters, villains, and supporting London. Ron’s been a writer for the Disney ABC Writing directing OZ, The Sarah Jones Show, and Broken Mir- department at a script hosting site and she writes a characters; and also dive into narrative function, char- Program and recipient of multiple playwriting awards. rors. He’s directed plays at the Lincoln Center, the blog on Screenwriting for Story Data. She takes pride acter arc, backstory, psychology and motivation, per- Kristine Huntley, television writer; WGA member, Kennedy Center, and the Mark Taper Forum, including in helping writers take their work to the next level. sonality, and body language. Step by step, you build whose credits include The Unsettling, Freakish, Mind the show Daughters with Marisa Tomei. your characters through the use of weekly assignments, Games and Legend of the Seeker. Ms. Huntley was a SCRIPT X 469.1E including exercises, worksheets, and scene writing, participant in the Disney/ABC Writing Program in 2013. NEW Strategies for Getting Representation giving you the ultimate toolbox for creating truly great SCRIPT X 461.2E 2.0 units characters every time. SCRIPT X 426.2 Adaptation for Screenwriters II Understanding how Hollywood operates is crucial for Reg# 377540 TV Pilot Essentials 3.0 units any new screenwriter seeking agents and managers for Fee: $665 and the TV Business A glance at movie listings or network, cable, and representation. First, you must know the differences No refund after 19 Jan. 2.0 units streaming offerings will indicate that adaptations are the between the roles an agent plays versus a manager. ❖ Remote Instruction What is a pilot? Most people think of a pilot as the first basis of the contemporary industry. This is the continu- Furthermore, differentiating between power agents, 10 mtgs episode of a series, which it often is—but not always. In ation of a course created and designed for students who boutique agents, and managers who act like agents Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 5-Mar. 9 this comprehensive course, you explore how a pilot is want to focus on adapting literary, theatrical, graphic empowers you to find the representation that is right Enrollment limited to 15 students. different from a regular episode of a series; define ele- novel, and fact-based material into films and long form for you. Special attention is paid to preparing your script Donald H. Hewitt, screenwriter and WGA member ments of a great pilot and how those differ from a feature television. Participants can start or continue projects for agency submission to demystify what reps really whose feature film credits include the English-language film; and discover why some pilots get ordered to series based on public domain material and develop short films look for in their next hot writing client, as this can be screenplay for Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning film, and others, even great ones, do not. In addition, you or complete full length scripts. The goal is the develop- different from what development executives and buyers Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and the Oscar- discuss real-world pilots and series and dissect their ment of an adaptation and the writer’s unique voice and look for. While it’s true that formulaic scripts tend to sell nominated Howl’s Moving Castle. Mr. Hewitt has written conceptual strengths and weaknesses, as well as specific style. The students’ major project will be a completed better in Tinseltown, this course also covers strategies for Pixar, Miramax, New Line, and Disney. execution (for those publicly available), as it relates to the and polished, camera ready script for the short film— for writers who seek representation with more charac- associated networks’ brand. Through this process, you twenty-two pages maximum—begun in Adaptation 1 or ter-driven indies in their portfolios. By the end of the SCRIPT X 415.4 gain a better understanding of the differences between a rough draft for a full length screenplay. course, you have a solid understanding of what steps Crafting Powerful Dialogue a network pilot and a cable pilot, a franchise show, and Prerequisite(s): SCRIPT X 461.1E Adaptation For to take next for your career. 3.0 units a mythology show and see how those ideas fit within Screenwriters I, or equivalent, or department approval. Reg# 377537 Dialogue may seem to be the easiest and most fun existing network brand identities. Course also includes Students must bring a polished outline and opening Fee: $475 aspect of screenwriting (look at all those pages fly by, insight into the business of television development and pages of their script created in Adaptation I to first class No refund after 27 Jan. and with so much white space!), yet it’s often the most network programming/scheduling. During the course, meeting and be prepared to pitch it. m Online difficult thing for the aspiring screenwriter to do well. each student’s one original pilot idea is evaluated to Reg# 377534 Jan. 13-Feb. 23 Great dialogue is a vital vehicle for developing charac- determine its most suitable network(s) based on its Enrollment limited to 15 students. creative content and the network brands as identified in Fee: $665 ter, enhancing plot, and speaking to theme, among its No refund after 23 Jan. Chris Sablan, owner of Avenue 220, and former agent many other uses. This course explores all of dialogue’s class. Each student is also responsible for creating and ❖ Remote Instruction at Original Artists, he has sold several high profile functions in depth and provides you with the pragmatic presenting an original network schedule. 10 mtgs screenplays and pitches and has represented clients skill set that will make your dialogue more effective and Reg# 377539 Saturday, 10am-1pm, Jan. 9-Mar. 13 involved with Bates Motel, Saw, Rampage, Journey to make it snap, crackle, and pop on the page. Through Fee: $399 Enrollment limited to 15 students. the Center of the Earth, Colony, Grey’s Anatomy and writing exercises, analysis of screenplay pages and No refund after 8 Feb. many more. Warren Lewis, MFA, screenwriter/producer and WGA classic clips from both features and TV, and a dialogue ❖ Remote Instruction member who wrote Black Rain, directed by Ridley Scott, diary that will help you develop an ear for good conver- 6 mtgs and The 13th Warrior, starring Antonio Banderas. He SCRIPT X 464.9E sation, you sharpen and hone your dialogue prowess, Monday, 7-10pm, Jan. 25-Mar. 8 has also sold and developed both features and pilots Creating Memorable Characters and you put your new skills to work on your own proj- No meeting Feb. 15 for Warner Bros. FOX, Paramount, Ensemble Entertain- Through Their Core ects, both present and future. Enrollment limited to 15 students. ment, and Sony Pictures, among many others. 3.0 units Reg# 377542 Lee Hollin, M.E.I.M. currently the Senior Vice President Memorable stories are grounded by great characters. Fee: $695 & Head of Current Programming at Lionsgate Television, NEW The core of who those characters are drive the story, No refund after 20 Jan. Mr. Hollin oversees all domestic and international m SCRIPT X 469.5E but characters need to take action, and those actions Online scripted series. Select shows include Zoey’s Extraordi- need to ring true to their core as they move from one Jan. 6-Mar. 16 nary Playlist, Dear White People, Mythic Quest and the Script Doctoring plot point to the next. Why is your character making that Enrollment limited to 15 students. Power spinoffs. 3.0 units specific choice at a particular moment? What’s their Script doctors are the unsung heroes of the script Karl Iglesias, MFA, screenwriter and script doctor, who motivation? Whether you are finished with a draft or just development phase. They come in at the last minute to is the author of The 101 Habits of Highly Successful have a nugget of an idea, the core of your characters fix a script before production can start, and they often Screenwriters and Writing for Emotional Impact. Mr. must be excavated. Through examples, discussions, remain anonymous or uncredited (but get paid well for Iglesias is a former development executive for Samson and writing exercises, you discover your characters’ Learn the Art that). In this course, you learn the difference between Entertainment. He is a recipient of the UCLA Extension needs, wants, and drives. You flush out how your a script analyst, script consultant, and script doctor, and Outstanding Instructor Award in Screenwriting. characters think and feel to discover who they are & Business of how script doctors address the rewriting or polishing fundamentally. You also address how the core elements process of a script. We cover how to deepen concept SCRIPT 726.4 of your characters influence plot and structure and Entertainment and world, fix structure, enhance and flesh out charac- Winning a TV Writing Fellowship to discover ways to reveal that through action and dia- ters, address characters’ relationships and interactions, Jumpstart Your Career logue. The goal of this course is to chart the emotional Top Hollywood professionals teach: escalate conflict and drama, work on specific scenes, One of the best ways to launch a T.V. writing career is journey of your protagonist character and leave with elevate the dialogue, and best tackle and exploit theme, to participate in a T.V. writing program from one of the Acting tools that can be applied to make every character, all while staying true to the essence of the script major television networks. These programs typically give regardless of how big or small, play meaningful roles Business & Management assigned to doctor as you take it to the next level. With you a period of intense instruction and pair you with in your story. of Entertainment the use of lectures, guest speakers, script readings/ working writers and producers. The goal is to launch analysis, and practical workshops, you’ll get a first-hand Reg# 377538 your writing career and give the network a new, quali- Cinematography Fee: $695 experience on the life of a script doctor and how to fied writer. This workshop is taught by a WGA writer Directing have a future career as one. No refund after 20 Jan. who won three TV writing fellowships (Fox Diversity, m Online ABC Daytime TV Fellowship and Writer’s Bootcamp Entertainment Development kkk Jan. 6-Mar. 16 Diversity Fellowship). In this workshop, you learn about Enrollment limited to 15 students. the fellowship process from application to participation. Post-Production Roz Weisberg, MFA, teacher/writer/book & script You also learn which program is right for you and how Producing consultant. Her producing credits include Beastly and- the many fellowships differ. Additionally, two former Where the Heart Is and the short filmsThe Heebie UCLA Writers’ Program students discuss their experi- Film Scoring Jeebies and Being Vincent. She serves/d as a consul- ence. In the ever changing TV writing landscape, TV Music Business tant for Netflix, Resonate, The Disney Channel, National fellowships remain a great way to launch your TV Geographic, Mission Pictures, and Focus Features. writing­ career. Music Production kkk Courses start on page 80. 152 Writing & Journalism Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971

produced credits include Journey to the Center of the Reg# 377458 Earth; Jarhead 3: The Siege; and The Scorpion King 4: Fee: $695 Quest for Power. Mr. Weiss has sold and written scripts No refund after 16 Feb. New Screenwriting m for Fox, Sony, Universal and Warner Bros. Online Reg# 377442 Jan. 6-Mar. 16 Fee: $399 Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after 3 Feb. Ron Wilkerson, writer/director and WGA member Courses for Winter ❖ Remote Instruction whose credits include Stargate SG-1, Star Trek: The 6 mtgs Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, and Trade Show. Wednesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 20-Feb. 24 He is currently developing Dreamland for ABC Studios Enrollment limited to 15 students. and is a recipient of the UCLA Extension Outstanding Narrative Podcast Pilot Development Jacqueline Heinze, MFA, author, screenwriter, and Instructor Award in Screenwriting. Part I m playwright who has written for the Lifetime Network, Reg# 377459 Oprah Winfrey’s Oxygen Network and Jarrett Creative. Fee: $695 Instructor: Annie Gilbertson Ms. Heinze was a former editor for Scholastic, Inc. and No refund after 20 Jan. Page 150. has won The Agnes Nixon Playwriting Award. m Online m Jan. 6-Mar. 16 Video Game Story and Structure SCRIPT X 410.1 Enrollment limited to 15 students. Instructor: Jon Callan Writing the First Screenplay I Tony DuShane, author of Confessions of a Teenage Page 150. 3.0 units Jesus Jerk and award-winning screenwriter of the The first in a four-part sequence designed to take you adaptation directed by Eric Stoltz. His work has Writing Monologues through the full process of writing a feature film screen- appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The Believer, play, this course grounds you in the key craft elements Mother Jones, and he was a music columnist for the Instructor: Laurel Ollstein of story structure, plot, scene development, character, San Francisco Chronicle. Page 149. theme, genre, and dialogue and shows you how they Reg# 377443 work together to grip an audience’s emotions. You learn Fee: $665 Writing a Low Budget Feature how to create and evaluate story ideas, explore how No refund after 21 Jan. Instructor: Julia Camara characters’ inner wants and immediate goals shape and ❖ Remote Instruction Page 149. drive a screenplay’s action, see what constitutes com- 10 mtgs pelling plots and subplots, and learn how to construct a Thursday, 7-10pm, Jan. 7-Mar. 11 Seasonal-Arc Structure for TV scene. Throughout the course, you complete a series of Enrollment limited to 15 students. exercises which serves as the basis for your script Cynthia Riddle, MFA award-winning writer/producer, Instructor: Shari Goodhartz “ A good audio script starts with carefully outline—a prose description of your screenplay. The former development exec at MGM and WGA member Page 150. course goal is to learn how to write effective, compelling whose credits include Crossroads, Puppy Love, Brittany listening to your tape for story beats and scenes and to create a four-to-five-page outline that m Murphy Story and Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Writing the Dramedy Pilot II big ideas. It’s about taking life’s messiness clearly delineates your script’s beginning, middle, and Story. She has written projects for Netflix, Showtime, and excavating it for meaning.” end. The ability to write an effective outline is a critical Disney, Lifetime, Starz, Hallmark and others. Instructor: Andrew Osborne skill for the professional screenwriter, serves as the Page 155. — Annie Gilbertson basis for most pitches, and is required for admission into SCRIPT X 410.2 SCRIPT X 410.2 Writing the First Screenplay II. Writing the First Screenplay II For advisement on courses or to learn about our certificates call (310) 825-9415 Reg# 377445 3.0 units or email [email protected]. Fee: $665 This second in a four-part sequence in writing a feature No refund after 18 Jan. film script has you hit the ground running. You begin by ❖ Remote Instruction pitching your story based on your outline and revising SCRIPT X 416.3E 10 mtgs it to make sure the premise can carry the entire movie. Feature Film Monday, 7-10pm, Jan. 4-Mar. 15 Armed with a workable outline, you then flesh it out into Writing Screenplay Coverage No meeting Jan. 18. 3.0 units either a beat sheet or treatment (at the instructor’s Enrollment limited to 15 students. Designed for both aspiring story analysts and screen- discretion) and begin writing your screenplay. Personal- writers who want to accelerate their careers, this course Beginning Feature Ben van der Veen, screenwriter, WGA member who ized feedback along with mini-lectures on key craft helps you master the methods used by story analysts Film Writing wrote the Steven Soderbergh film Che. He has worked points, including character development, story structure, who evaluate submissions to production companies, on projects for Terrence Malik, Julian Schnabel, Robert and conflict, help you to meet the course goal, which agencies, and studios. You learn how to do an in-depth Recommended for beginning students, these De Niro, Keanu Reeves, Don Cheadle, Bruce Willis, and is to write Act I (approximately 30 pages). May be analysis of the three-act structure, as well as dramatic courses build on one another in a four-part Arnold Schwarzenegger. Mr. van der Veen’s latest film, repeated for credit. and comic scene construction. You also learn the pre- sequence. With the close guidance of the instruc- Paris Song, stars Abbie Cornish. Prerequisite(s): SCRIPT X 410.1 Writing the First cise terminology used in story sessions, the foundations tor, students share and offer feedback in a sup- Reg# 377446 Screenplay I. Students must bring a four-to-five-page for great dialogue, and how to find original approaches portive environment focused on assessing the Fee: $665 outline they created in Writing the First Screenplay I to to established genres. These and other principles strengths and weaknesses of the work. By the No refund after 19 Jan. first class meeting and be prepared to pitch it. become synthesized into coverage written to the high- end of the sequence, students have a completed ❖ Remote Instruction Reg# 377461 est professional standards in preparation for a job as draft of their first feature film script. 10 mtgs Fee: $665 either a story analyst or screenwriter who needs to Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 5-Mar. 16 No refund after 19 Jan. critique his or her own scripts effectively. SCRIPT X 400 No meeting Feb. 16. ❖ Remote Instruction Reg# 377541 Introduction to Screenwriting Enrollment limited to 15 students. 10 mtgs Fee: $695 2.0 units Julia Camara, award-winning Brazilian screenwriter/ Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 5-Mar. 16 No refund after 20 Jan. This six-week course is perfect for anyone getting filmmaker and WGA member who won a Telly Award No meeting Feb. 16 m Online started on their path to becoming a screenwriter. Each for the sci-fi found footage feature Occupants. Ms. Enrollment limited to 15 students. Jan. 6-Mar. 16 class offers a broad-strokes introduction to a different Camara’s feature directorial debut In Transit won Best Roberto Marinas, MFA and screenwriter/producer, Enrollment limited to 15 students. writing format, such as Feature Film, Television Specs, Experimental Film at four different festivals. Her other whose credits include Lasso, Headgame, and Alien Vs. Barney Lichtenstein, MA, professional story analyst Television Pilots, Web Series, and Podcasting, plus a writing credits include Area Q and Open Road. Zombies. His award-winning screenplay Last Road for companies such as Amblin, Imagine, and New Line. look at the business of writing. Lectures by guest Reg# 377444 Home was selected for the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, Referring trained story analysts to production compa- speakers offer insight and instruction on each topic, Fee: $665 and he is also a recipient of the Walt Disney Studios nies, he is a UCLA Extension Outstanding Instructor in followed by guided workshop sessions where students No refund after 20 Jan. Screenwriting Fellowship. Screenwriting and story editor of a Peabody Award put those theories into action on their own material. The ❖ Remote Instruction Reg# 377462 winning program. goal of the course is to give new writers a taste of 10 mtgs Fee: $695 different screenwriting types to help deepen their Wednesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 6-Mar. 10 No refund after 20 Jan. overall knowledge while sparking their creative energy. Enrollment limited to 15 students. m Online At the end of the quarter, students should feel more Laurence Rosenthal, writer/producer, development Jan. 6-Mar. 16 confident about their skills and be prepared for further exec, and WGA member who supervised the develop- Enrollment limited to 15 students. study of writing. ment of Scream, Beautiful Girls, Copland, and Citizen Julian Goldberger, screenwriter/director, WGA mem- Reg# 377441 Ruth. Mr. Rosenthal is a recipient of the UCLA Extension ber, whose credits include The Hawk Is Dying starring Fee: $399 Outstanding Instructor Award in Screenwriting and is Paul Giamatti and Michelle Williams, and the critically No refund after 3 Feb. also the writer/producer of the film No Manches Frida. acclaimed indie trans. He has written scripts for Uni- ❖ Remote Instruction kkk versal Studios and Lionsgate, as well as major produc- 6 mtgs ers including Marc Platt, Ted Hope, and Ed Pressman. Wednesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 20-Feb. 24 Enrollment limited to 15 students. kkk Michael Weiss, screenwriter; WGA member; former vice president of production for Miramax Films whose Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Writing & Journalism 153

Reg# 377463 SCRIPT X 410.4 Reg# 377470 Reg# 377472 Fee: $695 Writing the First Screenplay IV Fee: $695 Fee: $755 No refund after 20 Jan. 3.0 units No refund after 20 Jan. No refund after 7 Jan. m Online In the last of a four-part sequence in writing a feature m Online ❖ Remote Instruction Jan. 6-Mar. 16 film screenplay, you reach FADE OUT. In the process of Jan. 6-Mar. 16 10 mtgs Enrollment limited to 15 students. completing your script, you hone in on structuring Enrollment limited to 15 students. Thursday, 7-10pm, Jan. 14-Mar. 18 Ernie Contreras, screenwriter and WGA member conversations, explore how to maximize your story’s Ronald Raley, award-winning screenwriter; WGA mem- Enrollment limited to 12 students. Visitors not whose credits include the HBO drama Walkout, and the visual implications, deepen scene writing skills, assem- ber whose credits include Edge of Sanity; Dorian; Cupid ­permitted. $100 nonrefundable. Enrollment discounts feature films, Fairy Tale: A True Story and The Page- ble scenes to form powerful sequences, ensure your and Cate; The Runaway; and The Locket. Mr. Raley was limited to WP NOW members; no other discounts master. Mr. Contreras has written and developed scripts script’s central conflict is resolved, and work on theme a former development exec for Cannon Pictures and apply. for Walt Disney, Sony, Universal, Fox Searchlight, Para- and imagery. Also covered are revision techniques and Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions. He is currently John Henry Davis, MFA, director/screenwriter, play- mount, DreamWorks, TNT, and Starz/Encore. the business aspects of feature film writing. The goal is developing a project for Charlotte Gainsbourg. wright; WGA, DGA, SDC member whose credits include Reg# 377464 to complete writing your first feature film script. directing OZ, The Sarah Jones Show, and Broken Mir- Fee: $695 Prerequisite(s): SCRIPT X 410.1 Writing the First SCRIPT X 411.2 rors. He’s directed plays at the Lincoln Center, the No refund after 20 Jan. Screenplay I, SCRIPT X 410.2 Writing the First Screen- Feature Film: Writing Acts II and III Kennedy Center, and the Mark Taper Forum, including m Online play II, and SCRIPT X 410.3 Writing the First Screenplay 3.0 units the show Daughters with Marisa Tomei. Jan. 6-Mar. 16 III. Students must bring their beat sheets or treatments, This workshop guides you to complete your current Enrollment limited to 15 students. Act I and 45 pages of Act II to the first class meeting project. You focus on developing a successful second SCRIPT X 413 Valerie Brandy, screenwriter/director/actress and WGA and be prepared to write. and third act with special attention given to structure, Feature Film Pro-Series member who wrote, directed, and starred in the feature Reg# 377467 character development, emotional content, and cine- 9.0 units film Lola’s Last Letter. Ms. Brandy has written for both Fee: $665 matic style. You also acquire self-editing techniques Starting with a story concept and developing it into a the Disney Channel and Denver and Delilah Produc- No refund after 20 Jan. essential for the professional writer. This is not a rewrite dynamic, compelling, and market-ready script, you learn tions. She currently serves as a full-time staff writer for ❖ Remote Instruction course; you must be working toward the completion of how to articulate a personal vision while communicating Disney’s live-action feature department. 10 mtgs a feature-length script and have your outline and Act I with a wide audience and balance the intuitive with the Reg# 377460 Wednesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 6-Mar. 10 of your script in hand. technical. Throughout the process, your originality is Prerequisite(s): SCRIPT X 411.1 Feature Film Writing encouraged as you are guided to create complex char- Fee: $665 Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after 23 Jan. Colin Francis Costello, screenwriter, director, and Workshop: Outline and Act I, or equivalent, or consent acterizations, a powerful dramatic structure, thematic ❖ Remote Instruction WGA-East member, whose credits include The Stream of instructor. subtext, and tell your story visually. The intimate, eight- 10 mtgs starring Rainn Wilson and Alternate Universe. Mr. Reg# 377471 member workshop allows for in-depth and ongoing Saturday, 10am-1pm, Jan. 9-Mar. 20 Costello TV credits include Lost n’ Found and Detectives Fee: $695 analysis of each writer’s work, along with regularly No meeting Feb. 20. Club. He has also written and directed award-winning No refund after 20 Jan. occurring brainstorming and problem-solving sessions. Enrollment limited to 15 students. shorts, including The After Party and Dreamwisher. m Online Guest speakers provide insights into the working writer’s process as well as speak to the realities of the movie Reg# 377468 Jan. 6-Mar. 16 Koji Steven Sakai, MFA, award-winning screenwriter/ industry. Participants may withdraw their application any Fee: $695 Enrollment limited to 15 students. producer/novelist and WGA member, whose feature time before acceptance. No refund after 20 Jan. Michael Barlow, producer, screenwriter, and WGA credits include Dying to Kill, Monsters & Me, #1 Serial Prerequisite(s): One writing sample consisting of your m Online member who, as an executive at Paramount Classics, Killer, The People I’ve Slept With, and Haunted Highway. best completed feature length screenplay, a one-two Jan. 6-Mar. 16 oversaw Black Snake Moan and Mad Hot Ballroom. He Mr. Sakai has produced a comedy special for Netflix page personal statement, and up to three loglines for Enrollment limited to 15 students. was vice president of production at various major stu- and the series Comedy InvAsian. a new project to develop in the course. This is not a Steven Schwartz, screenwriter/producer, WGA mem- dios, including Orion Pictures. His writing credits include the miniseries Kidnapped and the ABC drama Family. re-write course. Participants will not be charged the full SCRIPT X 410.3 ber, Spirit Award nominee for his screenplay for the course fee unless they are selected for the series. Upon Writing the First Screenplay III Sidney Lumet-directed movie Critical Care. His TV completion of the course, you also submit your com- 3.0 units credits include The Practice and100 Centre Street. He pleted script to receive feedback by an established The third in a four-part sequence in writing a feature has written scripts and pilots for Fox, ABC, FX, Disney, Advanced Feature agent, manager, or producer. film screenplay, this course focuses on writing the next NBC, Universal, Lionsgate, HBO, and many others. Film Writing Reg# 378170 45 pages of your script. You also refine your story outline; flesh out main and secondary characters; Advanced-level courses are primarily workshop- Fee: $3,860 continue to develop the art of the scene as it pertains driven and are designed for students who are No refund after 6 Jan. Intermediate Feature F to type, choice, structure, and placement; and begin to well into their projects. Admission is by submis- Hybrid discover each character’s unique voice. You learn the Film Writing sion only and the selection process is competi- 4 mtgs Jan. 13-Mar. 23, 2022 habits you need to sustain the work of writing a screen- Courses in this section are for students who have tive. It is recommended that students take play. The goal is to write up to 45 pages from beginning intermediate-level courses prior to submitting Mar. 31-June 8 completed at least one screenplay. A new project Thursday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, June 24-27 of Act II. May be repeated for credit. is begun with an emphasis on craft issues such as their work. For instructions on submitting work, Prerequisite(s): SCRIPT X 410.1 Writing the First contact the Writers’ Program at (310) 825-9415 July 6-Sept. 7 structure, character development, and emotional Enrollment limited to 8 students. Restricted course; Screenplay I and SCRIPT X 410.2 Writing the First content. Self-editing techniques are introduced. or go to writers.uclaextension.edu/continuing- Screenplay II. Students must bring their beat sheets or students. The submission deadline for winter is approval needed to enroll. Not eligible for any discounts. Visitors not ­permitted. No refund after treatments and Act I to the first class meeting and be SCRIPT X 411.1 Dec. 14 at 9am (PT). Visitors are not permitted in prepared to write. advanced-level courses. enrolling. Feature Film: Kate Marciniak, MA, writer, and professional story Reg# 377465 Writing Outline and Act I SCRIPT X 412.5 analyst who has worked on studio features and inde- Fee: $665 3.0 units Mastering Your Story by Revising pendent movies for over two decades for companies No refund after 19 Jan. Designed for writers with at least one screenplay under such as Disney, HBO, Miramax, Dreamworks SKG, ❖ the Screenplay Remote Instruction their belts, this workshop guides you to launch and Warner Bros. 20th Century Fox, and Amazon Studios. 10 mtgs make significant headway on a new project. The goal 3.0 units Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 5-Mar. 9 is to develop a strong premise that sustains your entire This course focuses on strengthening elements of the Enrollment limited to 15 students. script, create and refine the story outline, and write Act feature film screenplay derived from the principles Laurence Walsh-Hodson, screenwriter; WGA member I. Brief lectures on craft issues based on the demands taught in the Fundamentals of Story course. Every whose credits include CSI: Miami and NCIS. Ms. Walsh of the participants’ work supplement the workshop. week, a segment of the screenplay is workshopped in class with feedback from the instructor and guided co-produced and wrote on the critically acclaimed Syfy Reg# 377469 critique from class peers. Special attention is given to series The Dresden Files and Against the Wall. Her Fee: $665 the tasks of making the work visual, as well as building feature credits include Matching Hearts and With Love, No refund after 20 Jan. unique characters through dialogue and behavior, Christmas for Hallmark and Carved for Fox. ❖ Remote Instruction including an advanced critique of structure, as well as Reg# 377466 10 mtgs an examination of selected elements of filmmaking. Fee: $695 Wednesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 6-Mar. 10 Students find the best way to build dramatic tension No refund after 20 Jan. Enrollment limited to 15 students. m Online through each act, focusing on creating powerful turning Matthew Harrison, director/writer/producer, whose points for the central characters. The crucial first ten Jan. 6-Mar. 16 credits include Rhythm Thief (Jury Prize, Sundance Film Enrollment limited to 15 students. pages, as well as final pages are analyzed and revised Festival), Kicked in the Head (executive producer Martin to find the best possible springboard and conclusion for m ONLINE COURSE, page 5. Valerie Brandy, screenwriter/director/actress and WGA Scorsese), Spare Me, Sex and the City, Popular, and the story, incorporating relevant dramatic questions. By member who wrote, directed, and starred in the feature Dead Last. Mr. Harrison received the UCLA Extension the end of the course, students have a final draft of g HYBRID COURSE, page 5. film Lola’s Last Letter. Ms. Brandy has written for both Outstanding Instructor Award. their screenplay forged by this process of thorough the Disney Channel and Denver and Delilah Produc- revision, providing a significant step towards submis- WEB-ENHANCED COURSE, page 5. tions. She currently serves as a full-time staff writer for kkk c sion to industry professionals. REMOTE INSTRUCTION, page 5. Disney’s live-action feature department. Prerequisite(s): The completed feature film draft you v wish to rewrite in this course is required to apply. & TEXTBOOK REQUIRED kkk C UC CREDIT, page 6. 154 Writing & Journalism Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971

Reg# 377476 Prerequisite(s): SCRIPT X 421.3 Beginning Writing for Fee: $695 the One-Hour Spec I. No refund after 20 Jan. Reg# 377480 m Online Fee: $695 Jan. 6-Mar. 16 No refund after 20 Jan. Enrollment limited to 15 students. m Online Jacqueline Zambrano, writer/producer and WGA Jan. 6-Mar. 16 member and multiple award nominee, Ms. Zambrano Enrollment limited to 15 students. has written for numerous shows, including CSI: Crime Joan Weiss, TV writer/producer, WGA member who Scene Investigation and Star Trek. She also has created served as a supervising producer/writer on White Collar, and executive produced dramatic television series for Unforgettable, and Journeyman. Ms. Weiss was a Fox, CBS, Pax, and Showtime, and the Internet. writer/producer on Eureka, Everwood, and Summerland. Enter the Feature Film Reg# 377475 Her other credits include Gilmore Girls; Sabrina, the Fee: $665 Teenage Witch; and Grace Under Fire. No refund after 21 Jan. Reg# 377479 ❖ Remote Instruction Fee: $665 10 mtgs No refund after 21 Jan. and TV Writing Thursday, 7-10pm, Jan. 7-Mar. 11 ❖ Remote Instruction Enrollment limited to 15 students. 10 mtgs Richard Manning, MFA, television writer/producer and Thursday, 7-10pm, Jan. 7-Mar. 11 WGA member whose credits include Farscape; Star Enrollment limited to 15 students. Trek: The Next Generation, When Calls the Heart, Donald Martin, screenwriter/producer and WGA mem- Competitions by April 1! TekWar, Beyond Reality (which he co-created), Sliders, ber whose feature credits include Shackles, Toto, Dim Fame, and Knightwatch, as well as features, TV pilots, Sum Funeral, Isabelle, Milton’s Secret, and Never Too animation, webisodes, and a web series pilot. Late. Mr. Martin has over 40 produced movies, mini- Three exclusive opportunities recognize the highest levels of screenwriting series, and series for television. Currently, he is writing SCRIPT X 421.2 the CBC series Death in the Family. students’ skill and craft: the UCLA Extension Feature Film Competition and the Beginning Writing for the Half-Hour UCLA Extension Television Writing (Spec and Pilot) Competitions. All three Spec II 3.0 units Intermediate Television competitions provide winners with one-on-one mentoring and targeted and This workshop guides you to write a solid draft spec invaluable Hollywood-industry exposure. script from your half-hour comedy outline and move as Writing far ahead as you can in polishing it. You begin by Courses in this section are for students who have Applications for this year’s competitions are now available. Deadline is April 1. reworking your outline to simplify your story, nail down completed at least one draft of a spec script of Visit writers.uclaextension.edu/competitions/ for details and to submit. the essence of your characters, focus and tighten an existing series. The focus is on writing and scenes, create mood and pacing, and punch up dia- polishing a solid first draft of an original pilot. logue from the blueprint you’ve created. You then move Students also gain a better understanding of the to the writing and polishing stage. On the business side, business of writing for television. you deepen your knowledge of the current comedy series marketplace and map out basic career building SCRIPT X 422.1 For More Information strategies. Students must bring a complete outline to Writing the Half-Hour Pilot I [email protected] | (310) 206-1542 the first class. All student projects must focus on cur- 3.0 units rent shows; no pilots. Television executives and showrunners want to read Prerequisite(s): SCRIPT X 421.1 Beginning Writing for original pilots that demonstrate your unique voice and Tom Pinchuk, TV writer, comic book writer, and WGA the Half-Hour Spec I. comedic sensibilities. This workshop shows you how to Television member whose credits include Ben 10 (Cartoon Net- Reg# 377478 take your original comedy idea and develop a strong work) and Gormiti: Nature Unleashed (Mondo World). Fee: $695 story, rife with memorable characters and even funnier Mr. Pinchuk’s comics include Hybrid Bastards, Max No refund after 20 Jan. jokes. Breaking story in the style of a real writer’s room, Beginning Television Writing Steel, Unimaginable, Tales From the Acker-Mansion, m Online you develop a compelling story, brainstorm, and support and Hero Hotel. Jan. 6-Mar. 16 another’s vision. By the end of course, you have strong Recommended for beginning students who are Enrollment limited to 15 students. act breaks, a full beat outline, and a critique of the writing a spec script of an existing comedy or Reg# 377474 Teri Brown-Jackson, television writer, screenwriter, beginning pages of your original half-hour pilot script. drama series. With the close guidance of the Fee: $695 producer, and WGA member whose credits include The Prerequisite(s): SCRIPT X 421.1 Beginning Writing for instructor, students share and offer feedback in No refund after 20 Jan. m Parkers, Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, and That’s So the Half-Hour Spec I and SCRIPT X 421.2 Beginning a supportive environment focused on assessing Online Raven . Teri is also a writing instructor for a non-profit Writing the Half-Hour Spec II, or equivalent, or depart- the strengths and weaknesses of the work. Jan. 6-Mar. 16 Enrollment limited to 15 students. called Kids In The Spotlight. Her short film Dark Choco- ment approval. SCRIPT X 421.1 Jim Staahl, writer, producer, and actor; WGA member; late won Best Dramatic Short at IFS. Reg# 377482 Beginning Writing for the Half-Hour two-time Emmy-award nominee whose comedy feature Reg# 377477 Fee: $695 Spec I credits include The Beverly Hillbillies, Under Surveil- Fee: $665 No refund after 20 Jan. No refund after 23 Jan. m Online 3.0 units lance, and Blow Hard. Mr. Staahl also has written ❖ Remote Instruction Jan. 6-Mar. 16 This course teaches you how to create an airtight story sketch/variety shows for Steve Martin, Martin Short, and 10 mtgs Enrollment limited to 15 students. and outline—the critical first step in writing a strong Howie Mandel. Saturday, 10am-1pm, Jan. 9-Mar. 20 half-hour comedy spec script and a process that makes Andrew Osborne, MA, screenwriter and WGA member No meeting Feb. 20 writing your script much easier, faster, and more suc- SCRIPT X 421.3 whose indie film credits include On_Line, The F Word, Enrollment limited to 15 students. cessful. You begin by learning how to pinpoint what Beginning Writing for the One-Hour and Apocalypse Bop. Mr. Osborne received an Emmy makes any half-hour comedy show tick, studying the Spec I Eric Abrams, screenwriter/producer and WGA member, Award for the Discovery Channel program, Cash Cab. appeal and quirkiness of the main characters, and 3.0 units whose TV credits include Liv & Maddie, Married with He has developed projects for Warner Bros. HBO, MTV, identifying the unique spin shows put on their stories. Modeled directly on how writers write in the real world Children, Abby, Gary & Mike, among many others. Mr. and Orion. You then focus on your own script for a current show, of one-hour dramas, this course focuses on what is Abrams co-wrote the film Crocodile Dundee in Los Reg# 377481 finding the story and identifying the comedy in it, learn- most central to creating a strong script as well as the Angeles and has sold pilots to Fox, NBC, CBS and UPN. Fee: $665 ing how to pitch it, and creating a workable outline from largest piece (40 percent) of the writer’s deal with any No refund after 23 Jan. which to write. Instruction also covers the “need to show: the story and outline. You learn to choose the SCRIPT X 421.4 ❖ Remote Instruction know” business aspects of the half-hour show, such as best story for your spec script, map it out from begin- Beginning Writing for the One-Hour 10 mtgs the current use of spec scripts to get jobs and the ning to end, and write a strong outline in proper script Spec II Saturday, 1-4pm, Jan. 9-Mar. 13 basics of how a comedy writer works on staff, how format. In the process, you learn how to identify and 3.0 units Enrollment limited to 15 students. freelance writers move onto staff, how a writing staff is capture the tone, characters, dialogue, and themes of Mirroring the process that professionals undergo in Jeffrey Kahn, MFA, Emmy award-winning writer; WGA structured, and how writers work collaboratively “in the any one-hour drama series—the key to breaking into current episodic series production, this course guides member, who co-created The Ben Stiller Show. Mr. Kahn’s room.” All student projects must focus on current the field. Also covered are the various genres (police you to write a solid first draft of your script and work credits include All-American Girl, Dilbert, and Drawn shows from a list provided by the instructor; no pilots. procedurals, medical, legal) and their specific rules; on polishing it. You begin by refining your story idea and Together. He has an overall TV writing deal with Sony and Reg# 377473 what’s popular in the current marketplace; and how to outline as needed and then write your script—focusing Castle Rock and written pilots for all the major networks, Fee: $665 work within the special requirements of timeslots, on capturing the essence of the show through its act The Disney Channel, F/X, and Comedy Central. No refund after 19 Jan. outlets, and styles. The course goal is to master the structure, plot and story, multiple storylines, characters, ❖ Remote Instruction process of constructing an airtight story and detailed scenes, and dialogue. You also learn how to develop 10 mtgs outline so you are ready to write a script for any current your career game plan and the business of the one- Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 5-Mar. 9 show as quickly and expertly as possible. All student hour drama. Students must bring a complete outline to Enrollment limited to 15 students. projects must focus on current shows; no pilots. the first class. All student projects must focus on cur- rent shows; no pilots. kkk Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Writing & Journalism 155

SCRIPT X 422.3 SCRIPT X 422.4 SCRIPT X 424.1 Writing the One-Hour Pilot I Writing the One-Hour Pilot II Advanced Television Writing Half-Hour TV Pilot Writing Pro-Series 3.0 units 3.0 units Advanced-level courses are primarily workshop- 6.0 units Anyone who wants to work as a professional television This workshop guides you through writing a solid draft driven and are designed for students who are In a highly focused and collaborative workshop envi- writer has to be able to submit top-notch original mate- of an original pilot script from your one-hour outline well into their projects. Admission is by submis- ronment, you take a concept for a half-hour television rial to agents and showrunners. In this fast-paced created in a previous course. You start by reworking sion only and the selection process is competi- series and develop it through outline, the pitch, first course, you take your idea for a one-hour TV series and your story idea and outline as needed, fixing story tive. It is recommended that students take draft, re-write, and the final product: a polished pilot turn it into an outline, write intensively, and get feed- problems, and maximizing the drama potential. Special intermediate-level courses prior to submitting script ready to take out to agents, producers, studios, back from the instructor and fellow participants every attention is paid to refining the world, characters, tone, their work. For instructions on submitting work, and networks. You focus on complex characterization, week. Throughout this process; you learn how to envi- and story of your pilot. You then move toward complet- contact the Writers’ Program at (310) 825-9415 structure, and the pilot story and potential for future sion the world of your show; create characters and ing a first draft of your script, working on scenes, dia- or go to writers.uclaextension.edu/continuing- episodes and gain an in-depth understanding of the conflict; build a storytelling engine; and nail down your logue, and action, until it captures your original vision students. The submission deadline for winter is marketplace and where your series concept may be show’s structure, tone, story, and act breaks. By the end and matches a network’s likely requirements. You must Dec. 14 at 9am (PT). Visitors are not permitted in best suited, whether multi-camera, single-camera, of the course, you have strong act breaks, a full beat bring a completed story outline and first ten pages to advanced-level courses. dramedy, or animation. outline, and a critique of the first ten pages of your the first day of class. Prerequisite(s): One writing sample consisting of your original one-hour pilot script. Prerequisite(s): SCRIPT X 422.3 Writing the One-Hour SCRIPT X 423.3 best completed half-hour television pilot, a one-two Prerequisite(s): SCRIPT X 421.3 Beginning Writing for Pilot I, or equivalent, or department approval. Advanced Half-Hour Pilot Rewrite page personal statement, plus up to three loglines for the One-Hour Spec I and SCRIPT X 421.4 Beginning Reg# 377531 3.0 units a new project you wish to develop in the course. This Writing for the One-Hour Spec II, or equivalent, or Fee: $695 If 90 percent of writing is rewriting, then 99 percent of is not a rewrite course. Participants will not be department approval. No refund after 20 Jan. television writing is rewriting. And rewriting, for the most charged the full course fee unless they are selected Reg# 377483 m Online part, means fixing story problems and maximizing the for the series. Fee: $665 Jan. 6-Mar. 16 potential of a story idea. Story development is such a Reg# 378171 No refund after 18 Jan. Enrollment limited to 15 students. complex set of ideas, even for working television writers Fee: $2,650 ❖ Remote Instruction Laurence Walsh-Hodson, screenwriter; WGA member and executives, that probably half the episodes produced No refund after 28 Dec 2020 10 mtgs whose credits include CSI: Miami and NCIS. Ms. Walsh each year need to be rethought in whole or part after F Hybrid Monday, 7-10pm, Jan. 4-Mar. 22 co-produced and wrote on the critically acclaimed Syfy their table readings. And that is after weeks of the initial Jan. 4-June 13 No meeting Jan. 18; Feb. 15. series The Dresden Files and Against the Wall. Her hard work of breaking the story and writing and rewriting Enrollment limited to eight students. Visitors not Enrollment limited to 15 students. feature credits include Matching Hearts and With Love, the script. In this workshop, the goal is to take your ­permitted. Restricted course; approval needed to Donald Martin, screenwriter/producer and WGA mem- Christmas for Hallmark and Carved for Fox. previously written half-hour scripts, both originals and enroll. Not eligible for any discounts. No refund ber whose feature credits include Shackles, Toto, Dim Reg# 377530 specs, that ultimately did not fulfill their ambitions, and after enrolling. Sum Funeral, Isabelle, Milton’s Secret, and Never Too Fee: $665 determine where they fell short and make the necessary Andrew Osborne, MA, screenwriter and WGA member Late. Mr. Martin has over 40 produced movies, mini- No refund after 21 Jan. changes so that each premise is fully realized. whose indie film credits include On_Line, The F Word, series, and series for television. Currently, he is writing ❖ Remote Instruction Prerequisite(s): The completed half-hour pilot draft you and Apocalypse Bop. Mr. Osborne received an Emmy the CBC series Death in the Family. 10 mtgs wish to rewrite in this course is required to apply. Award for the Discovery Channel program, Cash Cab. Reg# 377484 Thursday, 7-10pm, Jan. 7-Mar. 11 Reg# 377532 He has developed projects for Warner Bros. HBO, MTV, Fee: $695 Enrollment limited to 15 students. Fee: $755 and Orion. No refund after 20 Jan. William Hasley, screenwriter and WGA member who No refund after 6 Jan. m Online has sold features to 20th Century Fox, Universal, and ❖ Remote Instruction SCRIPT X 424.2 Jan. 6-Mar. 16 Warner Bros. His TV credits include Swift Justice; Ghost 10 mtgs One-Hour TV Pilot Writing Pro-Series Enrollment limited to 15 students. Stories; Murder, She Wrote; Kung Fu; Young Riders; and Wednesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 13-Mar. 17 6.0 units Erica Byrne, screenwriter and WGA member whose Highway to Heaven and has also written for Castle Enrollment limited to 12 students. Visitors not In a highly focused and collaborative workshop environ- numerous credits include episodes of La Femme Nikita; Rock, Columbia, and Warner Bros. ­permitted. $100 nonrefundable. Enrollment discounts ment, writers start with a concept for a one-hour televi- Nowhere Man; Silk Stalkings; Hunter; Knots Landing; limited to WP NOW members; no other discounts sion drama series and develop it through the outline, and Walker, Texas Ranger. She received the UCLA Exten- NEW apply. pitch, first draft, re-write, and the final product: a pol- sion Outstanding Instructor Award in Screenwriting. SCRIPT X 422.8 Phil Kellard, TV writer and WGA member who was an ished pilot script ready to take to agents, producers, executive producer on The Wayans Brothers and Martin studios, and networks. Emphasis is placed on complex Writing the Dramedy Pilot II characterization, structure, the pilot story, and potential SCRIPT X 422.2 3.0 units and a creative consultant for The Inspectors. He has Writing the Half-Hour Pilot II written for The Disney Channel, Showtime, and Syfy. He for future episodes. Participants gain an in-depth Continuing the exploration of what’s possible in the understanding of the marketplace and where their 3.0 units dramedy format, which emphasizes the full range of has received an Emmy Award and the UCLA Extension This workshop guides you to write a solid draft of an Outstanding Instructor Award in Screenwriting. series concept may be best suited, whether broadcast, human emotions, deep character development, distinc- network, cable, or streaming. Viewing and discussing original pilot script from your half-hour outline created tive narratives, and experimentation with genre, this in a previous course. You start by reworking your story SCRIPT X 423.4 examples of classic pilot episodes provide insight into course pushes students towards completion of the the creative process. idea and outline as needed, fixing story problems and half-hour or one-hour project they began in Writing the Advanced One-Hour Pilot Rewrite maximizing the comic potential. Special attention is paid 3.0 units Prerequisite(s): One writing sample consisting of your Dramedy Pilot I. Lectures and workshop assignments best completed one-hour television pilot, a one-to-two to refining the world, characters, tone, and story of your focus on the process of scripting a pilot episode You’ve written a draft of your original hour-long pilot pilot. You then move toward completing a first draft of and now you need to dig deeper, raise the stakes page personal statement, plus up to three loglines for designed to hook the interest of decision makers and, a new project you wish to develop in the course. Par- your script, working on scenes, dialogue, and action, eventually, viewers via sharp dialogue and scene con- higher, and stretch your characters further to make your until it captures your original vision and matches a script one that will leave an indelible mark on its read- ticipants will not be charged the full course fee unless struction. The class also covers the importance of they are selected for the series. network’s likely requirements. You must bring a com- assessing work objectively prior to revisions and the ers. Have you introduced us to characters and situa- pleted story outline to the first day of class. realities of the current media landscape, including tions that we want to come back to week after week? Reg# 378172 Prerequisite(s): SCRIPT X 422.1 Writing the Half-Hour discussions of how to secure representation and the In this course, you review the choices your characters Fee: $2,650 Pilot I, or equivalent, or department approval. realities of selling and producing an original series. make, the consequences of those choices, and how to No refund after 28 Dec 2020 Reg# 377528 Prerequisite(s): SCRIPT X 422.7 Writing the Dramedy make those consequences more dramatic. You look at F Hybrid Fee: $665 Pilot I your actions, your pacing, your tension and your stakes, Jan. 4-June 13 Enrollment limited to 8 students. Restricted course; No refund after 19 Jan. Reg# 377569 among other things. The goal: to improve your script approval needed to enroll. Not eligible for any ❖ Remote Instruction Fee: $695 until it’s a story that demands the reader’s attention. 10 mtgs Prerequisite(s): The completed one-hour pilot draft you discounts. Visitors not permitted.­ No refund after No refund after 20 Jan. enrolling. Tuesday, 7-10pm, Jan. 5-Mar. 9 m Online wish to rewrite in this course is required to apply. , screenwriter and WGA member whose Enrollment limited to 15 students. Jan. 6-Mar. 16 Reg# 377562 Erica Byrne Barry Vigon, MFA, writer/producer, and WGA member Enrollment limited to 15 students. Fee: $755 numerous credits include episodes of La Femme Nikita; Nowhere Man; Silk Stalkings; Hunter; Knots Landing; who served as a co-exec producer on Malcolm & Eddie Andrew Osborne, MA, screenwriter and WGA member No refund after 7 Jan. and Martin, a producer on Something Wilder, and a ❖ Remote Instruction and Walker, Texas Ranger. She received the UCLA Exten- whose indie film credits include On_Line, The F Word, sion Outstanding Instructor Award in Screenwriting. supervising producer on Veronica’s Closet. Mr. Vigon and Apocalypse Bop. Mr. Osborne received an Emmy 10 mtgs wrote for Soap, Roseanne, and Fame and created pilots Award for the Discovery Channel program, Cash Cab. Thursday, 7-10pm, Jan. 14-Mar. 18 for CBS, NBC, ABC, and The Disney Channel. He has developed projects for Warner Bros. HBO, MTV, Enrollment limited to 12 students. Visitors not Reg# 377529 and Orion. ­permitted. $100 nonrefundable. Enrollment discounts Fee: $695 limited to WP NOW members; no other discounts No refund after 20 Jan. apply. m Online Matt Witten, MFA, WGA member whose credits include Jan. 6-Mar. 16 Pretty Little Liars, Law and Order, House, CSI: Miami, Enrollment limited to 15 students. Supernatural, Medium, and Homicide. He has written Teri Brown-Jackson, television writer, screenwriter, pilots for ABC, MTV, and the CW. His novel THE NECK- producer, and WGA member whose credits include The LACE, optioned by Appian Way, will be published this Parkers, Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, and That’s So fall, and he’s developing a futuristic drama with MWM. Raven . Teri is also a writing instructor for a non-profit called Kids In The Spotlight. Her short film Dark Choco- late won Best Dramatic Short at IFS.