150 Writers’ Program Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Reg# 264053CA Through Mar 7: $419 / After: $460 Creative Writing Westwood: 320 1010 Westwood Center ✷✷Thu 11am-2pm, Apr 7-May 26, 8 mtgs WRITERS’ PROGRAM Choose the right course for you. For advise- No refund after Apr 11. ment on on-site creative writing courses, call Steven Wolfson, MFA, award-winning playwright, and Sarah Lim at (310) 825-9416 or Katy Flaherty founding member of The Mark Taper Forum’s Mentor 150 Creative Writing General Interest at (310) 206-0951. Many creative writing Playwrights Project. Mr. Wolfson’s latest play, The courses also are offered online; see page 158. Absence of Wanting, premiered in Portland in 2012, 151 Fiction followed by its European premiere in Berlin. A WGA 152 Creative Nonfiction member, Mr. Wolfson is the recipient of UCLA Exten- General Interest: sion’s Outstanding Instructor Awards in both Creative 154 Poetry Beginning & Novice Writers Writing and Screenwriting. 154 Publishing NEW COURSE 154 Playwriting These basic creative writing courses are for students with little or no prior writing experi- The Art of the Tell: Crafting Stories for 154 Writing for the Youth Market ence. Instruction is exercise-driven; the pro- a Paperless Performance X 432.77 Film & Television 2 units 155 Online Creative Writing cess of “workshopping,” where students are asked to share and offer feedback on each The tradition of oral storytelling goes back to the begin- 158 Online Screenwriting others’ work with guidance from the instruc- ning of language. Early man would sit near his recent invention, “fire,” and enthrall the clan with tales of his tor, is introduced. These courses may be used 158 Screenwriting harrowing adventures while hunting. And Mitochondrial to fulfill Creative Writing certificate require- 160 Special Topics for Film & Television Writers Eve would complain about her back-breaking, mind- ments; contact the Writers’ Program at (310) numbing life of tedious gathering. Fast-forward c. 160 Feature Film Writing 825-9415 for details. 100,000 years and we are still telling stories. Our lives are an anthology of stories. A new format, “storytelling 161 Television Writing The Essential Beginnings of Fiction performance,” is popping up in cafés, on podcasts, and Writing: An Introductory Workshop in theaters: The Moth, Sit ‘n’ Spin, Eat Your Words, X 401A English 2 units Public School, Two-Headed Beast, Risk! and dozens Do you aspire to write creatively, but don’t know more. This six-week course takes our primal need to where to start? This supportive workshop provides you tell our stories and celebrates the simplicity of the form with many techniques to motivate and guide you. You (sans fire) and guides you to craft a compelling 1,500- learn how to transform observation and personal word story based on a real event. You focus particularly experience into imaginative prose, create dynamic on structure, language, dialogue, emotion, authenticity, characters and dialogue, and write from different and performance. The final class session is a salon, points of view. By the end of the course, you will have where you tell your stories to an invited audience of in hand a series of short sketches or a draft of a short friends and family and experience the thrill of telling story, and key tools you need to write creatively. your tale, without reading it, live and in-person. You Enrollment limited to 20 students. Internet access don’t need to be an actor; you need to tell a great story required to retrieve course materials. in a dynamic way. Enrollment limited to 15 students. Reg# 264021CA Reg# 264358CA Through Apr 5: $359 / After: $395 Through Mar 7: $395 / After: $435 Downtown Los Angeles: Westwood: 121A Extension Gayley Center, 109 UCLA Extension DTLA, 261 S. Figueroa St. 1145 Gayley Ave. Thu 6:30-9:30pm, May 5-Jun 9, 6 mtgs Thu 7-10pm, Apr 7-May 12, 6 mtgs No refund after May 9. No refund after Apr 11. Aaron Shulman, MFA, fiction and nonfiction writer Lisa Medway, writer whose humorous prose has The Art, Craft, and Business whose work has been published in The Believer, The appeared in print for more than 20 years, including a American Scholar, The Los Angeles Review of Books, biweekly award-winning column for Copley Newspapers. The New Republic, The Literary Review, and The Dirty Ms. Medway is the co-author of Me 101: A Workbook for of Being a Writer Napkin, among others. a Better Relationship (Warner Books). Ms. Medway is a WGA member with extensive produced credits in sitcoms and in animation, and is the recipient of a UCLA Exten- A Free Lecture and Workshop Series to Celebrate the General Interest: sion Outstanding Instructor Award in Screenwriting. Writers’ Program’s 50th Anniversary Special Subjects & Themes Space is limited. Enroll online or call (800) 825-9971 today. Unless otherwise noted in the description, Creative Writing: courses in this section are open to students Weekend Courses Inspired to Write: How to Embrace Upcoming Workshops of all levels who want to focus on a specific Your Creativity, Find Your Story, and area of study. These courses may be used to How to Become a Professional Film 2-Day Ditch Your Inner Critic fulfill Creative Writing certificate require- and TV Writer TODAY ments; contact the Writers’ Program at (310) March 5, 2016, 10am-1pm Finding Your Unique Voice: August 13, 2016, 10am-1pm 825-9415 for details. UCLA Campus A Writing Workshop UCLA Campus NEW COURSE X 448.10A English 1.5 units Reg# 263196CA Just as every human being has a unique personality, Publishing and Promoting Your Work— True Fiction: Writing Stories Inspired every writer has—potentially—a unique voice through Writer’s Tool Kit: How to Tell a Story and You—in the Age of Social Media by Our Lives which his/her vision may be best expressed. Designed with Passion and Craft X 400.03 English 2.5 units to help beginning and established writers discover/ November 5, 10am-1pm The old adage “write what you know” too often negates develop that voice, this workshop includes exercises to May 21, 2016, 10am-1pm UCLA Campus the truth that a part of what we “know” is in our discover personal patterns of diction and imagery, dis- Westwood imagination. It is the blending of our personal experi- solve blocks, recover lost memories, tap into the indi- ences and what we can imagine that helps to create vidual wellsprings of creativity, and explore personal Reg# 263424CA some of our most powerful narratives. In this eight- mythologies. You also study selected writers to deter- week intensive writing workshop, for beginner and mine what constitutes a “style” and read student works Registration is now open for both. non-beginner alike, you study important elements such in a supportive atmosphere. Through active and playful Page 151. as turning-point stories, the complexities of character class participation, you learn how to listen for your own emotions, and the quest for organic conflict, all through writing voice and let it emerge. Enrollment limited to a series of in-class writing exercises. You learn to build 20; advance enrollment required. a firm foundation for your fiction, one amazingly rooted in what you have actually lived. The goal of the work- kkk shop, whether you’re writing drama or comedy, is to find a deeper authenticity in your writing while com- pleting several new works of short fiction. Enrollment For More Information limited to 20 students. Internet access required to [email protected] | (310) 825-9415 retrieve course materials. kkk Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Writers’ Program 151 Save the Date! Announcing Writers’ Program The Phyllis Gebauer Publication Party Scholarship in Writing Thu, Jun 8, 7-9:30pm This needs-based scholarship program is funded by the late Phyllis (Doors open at 7pm; readings begin at 7:30pm.) Gebauer, a beloved Writers’ Program instructor who loved teaching and was passionate about providing learning opportunities for those Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. who lack access. Admission and parking are free; refreshments will be served. Up to 10 scholars are named annually, and each of the recipients is Join us for spirited readings, book signings, refreshments, and the given the opportunity to enroll in 3 full-length Writers’ Program opportunity to meet fellow writers. courses during a 1-year period. The featured readers are Writers’ Program instructors who have published Applications will be available in March. work within the past year. Deadline to submit materials is June 27. For More Infor mation For More Information (310) 825-9415 | writers.uclaextension.edu (310) 825-9415 | writers.uclaextension.edu Reg# 264039CA infuse your story with a combination of individual per- Fiction I Reg# 264320CA Through May 11: $295 / After: $320 sonal experience and universal truths, and provides you Through Feb 28: $615 / After: $675 UCLA: 2278 School of Public Affairs Bldg. with opportunities to experiment and experience the Courses in this section are recommended for Downtown Los Angeles: ✷✷Sat & Sun 9:30am-5pm, Jun 11 & 12, 2 mtgs thrill of giving voice to your vision through short inspir- 109 UCLA Extension DTLA, 261 S. Figueroa St. students with some writing experience. No refund after Jun 10. ing writing exercises. Bring your passion and leave with Mon 7-10pm, Mar 28-Jun 13, 12 mtgs María Amparo Escandón, bestselling bilingual fiction a mini tool kit of writing insights and strategies! Open Instruction is a mix of lecture and workshop- (no mtg 5/30; 1 mtg to be arranged) writer whose first novel, Esperanza’s Box of Saints to aspiring writers of all genres.