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Feature-Length Screenwriting: Weekly Jan 7 – March 4

The Corporeal Writing Center 510 SW 3rd Ave #101, Portland, OR, United States

Start the New Year right and finish your feature-length screenplay! This screenwriting workshop will focus on intensive feedback culminating in participants finishing a feature-length script by the end of our nine week workshop. We will help you electrify your story idea and/or help you adapt your piece of fiction or nonfiction into a format suitable for a script. Some previous knowledge of screenwriting structure is recommended but not required. Also as a part of this workshop we will discuss strategies for selling your script and/or getting it made into a film. Taught by Writer/Director Andy Mingo: Andy is a seasoned screenwriter who has adapted fiction to screen from authors like Monica Drake, Lidia Yuknavitch, and Chuck Palahniuk. He and Palahniuk recently co-wrote the script adaptation…

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$300

Story Time for Grownups

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

Dorothy Parker was born on August 22, 1893. In honor of her August birthday, David Loftus will read from the work of the woman with the pen dipped in acid. David Loftus reads from the stories, poems, and witticisms of Dorothy Parker Dorothy Parker was born on August 22, 1893. In honor of her August birthday, David Loftus will read from the work of the woman with the pen dipped in acid. If you recognize the couplet “Men seldom make passes/At girls who wear glasses” or the truism “Living well is the best revenge,” then you’re hearing Dorothy Parker. Poet, critic, short story writer, and two-time Academy Award nominee for her screenplays (including co-authorship of the 1937 version of A Star Is Born), she remains…

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Free

Submission Deadline: PLAYA Residency

The Internet 001 SE Cyberspace Lane, Portland, OR, United States

Application window closing on August 15th for the Jan – June 2020 residency period. Two-week, three-week, and four-week sessions available. Each beginning on a Monday and ending on a Friday. Open to a wide range of disciplinary practitioners, from the sciences to creative arts. Residents must be comfortable living in a remote setting. $35 non-refundable application fee, $150 security deposit. For writing applications: 10 pages of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, 10 – 15 pages for play writing or screenplays, and a cover letter. See their website for more details and tips for applying.

$35

Online: The Art Of Screenwriting w/ Andy Mingo

The Internet 001 SE Cyberspace Lane, Portland, OR, United States

Whether you're a first time screenwriter with a vision for film, or if you've written a fictional piece you would like to adapt to the big screen this online, 6 week intensive screenwriting workshop is for you. Beyond screenplay format and the three act format, this workshop will dive deep to explore the emotional meaning that you bring to the page. We will develop characterization from the inside out and discover a connection with a scripted story that will be ready to film. The class will consist of weekly videos lessons and online content that will culminate in a short 10-page script. Week 1: Finding Character Week 2: Deep States and Action Week 3: Emotional & Dramatic Flow Week 4: Connections For A Larger Structure…

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$275

Application Deadline: 2021 Tin House Summer Residencies

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Each residency will feature two writers at the same time (in separate apartments). If eligible, you may apply for all of the residencies using this single application. Tin House Workshop recognizes that the ongoing pandemic makes traveling and timelines more difficult than ever. We’re committed to working with each resident to make their visit as comfortable and safe as possible. Should anyone need to cancel their residency due to COVID concerns, we will still honor the stipend. Application Requirements (submitted as one document): A personal essay (1,500 words or less outlining your journey as a writer and description of the project you will be working on) + writing sample. Fiction and Nonfiction: One writing sample of no more than 7,000 words. A short story/essay or…

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$25

Drop-in Writing Workshop for BIPOC Writers with Anya Pearson

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

This is one of four online workshops for BIPOC writers designed to help you generate new material, refine an existing draft, or simply discover the permission to call yourself a writer. We will gather on Zoom on the first Tuesday of each month (September-December) and hold space for each other, creating a community with other BIPOC writers. Think of this as a playpen and creative incubator to support you as you generate writing and navigate building a creative practice and life in the arts. We will write together using specific prompts. We’ll bounce ideas off each other, share our work in progress, and hold space for the fullness of who we are. Sign up for one, two, three, or all four sessions. Additional sessions are listed below or on…

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$5 – $30

Submission Deadline: 2022 Oregon Literary Fellowships

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Oregon Literary Fellowships are intended to help Oregon writers initiate, develop, or complete literary projects in poetry, fiction, literary nonfiction, drama (including scripts for television and film), and young readers literature. For 2022, Literary Arts will accept applications online only. Deadline to apply: September 17, 2021 Read the guidelines and apply: 2022 Oregon Literary Fellowship Guidelines Apply for Oregon Literary Fellowships (including Oregon Literary Career Fellowships) Apply for Oregon Literary Fellowships for Publishers Questions? Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org or attend a Zoom session on August 18 or August 31.

Free

The Punch-Up: Unleashing Your Humor on the Page

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

You have a sense of humor, but find it hard to translate that humor into your writing? You know what you’re going for, but feel like it’s falling flat? Explore methods and get tips on finding the funny in this “writers’ room” session. Bring your essays, stories, monologues, and screenplays to share. Access Program We want our writing classes and Delves to be accessible to everyone, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and Delve tuitions at a reduced rate. The access program for writing classes covers 60% of the class tuition. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available. Please apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan…

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$80
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