136 Writing & Journalism Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 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. Wife (available on Amazon) and One Souffle at a Time: A Memoir of Food and France (with Anne Willan). She Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Writing & Journalism 137 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.