2011 Legal Workshops for Writers, Only $20

This just came in from California Lawyers for the Arts - looks like a fantastic deal chock full of great legal information we all need to know as writers...

California Lawyers for the Arts is pleased to present...

LEGAL & BUSINESS WORKSHOP SERIES FOR WRITERS

All workshops will be held:

Wednesdays, 7:30pm – 9:00pm at

Moving Arts Theatre, 1822 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027

(Free street & free small lot parking available)

JANUARY 12, 2011: COPYRIGHT & IDEA SUBMISSION LAW FOR WRITERS

With Marc S. Williams, Esq.

This workshop will address the basics of copyright and idea submission law for writers. While most examples we will cover come from motion picture cases, the workshop is relevant to all writers. How do you obtain and enforce rights under copyright laws? What are the best practices for protecting your ideas, even if they are not protected under copyright laws? This workshop will clarify questions writers have about their contributions when they are not the final or only writers on a project.

JANUARY 26, 2011: ANATOMY OF A SCREENWRITER DEAL

With Gary G. Goldberger, Esq.

There are many different kinds of screenwriter deals made: film, TV, established writer, new writer, guild, non-guild, etc. This workshop will discuss and analyze the deal points involved in agreements between writers and producers.

FEBRUARY 9, 2011: FROM INSPIRATION TO PUBLICATION

With Cheryl Klein, California Office Director, Poets & Writers

You’ve written something, and everyone in your writing workshop thinks it’s great. Now what? This workshop will provide an overview for writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction who are ready for the “next step.” We will discuss finding the right outlet for your work, seeking an agent, querying literary journals and independent presses, and presenting your work at readings and other events.

FEBRUARY 23, 2011: LITERARY PUBLISHING CONTRACTS FOR WRITERS

With Jonathan Kirsch, Esq.

This intensive workshop will show writers what to look for--and look out for--in the "fine print" of the various contracts that book, magazine, and newspaper writers will encounter in author-publisher, author-agent, and writer collaboration agreements.

ADMISSION (Per Workshop): General: $20, C.L.A. Members: $10, C.L.A. Member Senior Citizens & C.L.A. Member Students: $5

REGISTER: Phone: (310) 998-5590

Online: http://www.calawyersforthearts.org

Email: jennie.park@calawyersforthearts.org

(If emailing, include your phone number, mailing address, and workshop date(s))

Steve Kaplan's Comedy Intensive

We just found out about this weekend intensive - looks like a good one to check out if you're wanting to write comedy:

Steve Kaplan's Comedy Intensive is returning to L.A. on Decmeber 4-5, 2010. The seminar is The Industry's #1 Course on Comedy, attracting top writers, producers, directors and executives from such companies as Dreamworks, Disney, Aardman Animation, NBC, Touchstone, ABC and more.

For almost 20 years, Steve Kaplan has been the industry's most respected and sought-after expert on comedy. In addition to being a regular consultant and script doctor to such companies as Disney, Dreamworks, HBO, Paramount and others, Steve has taught at UCLA, NYU, Yale and other top universities, and created the HBO Workspace and the HBO New Writers Program, teaching and mentoring some of the biggest writers, producers and directors in comedy today.

His former students' accomplishments are unmatched: They have been nominated for 43 Emmy Awards, 1 Academy Award, 3 Golden Globe Awards, 1 American Comedy Award, 6 Writers' Guild of America Awards and several others. They've WON 10 Emmys, 1 Oscar, 2 WGA Awards and the American Comedy Award. His Comedy Intensive offers proven and practical methods and principles that help you reveal and understand comedy from the inside out.

Whether you're writing a comedy screenplay, working on a sitcom script, or producing or directing a comedy film or television series, Steve Kaplan's Comedy Intensive is a must for any serious professional. It is ideal for screenwriters, TV writers, producers, directors and more.

Steve Kaplan's Comedy Intensive will be held on December 4 & 5, 2010 at the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel, located at 1755 N. Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90028. It will run from 9:30AM to 5:00PM on both days. There is a $325.00 registration fee for the seminar. Please visit www.kaplancomedy.com for more information about the seminar and registration.

Calls for Submissions: Straylight Lit Journal and Edgemar Theater One-Acts

- Straylight is in search of great work to publish! This is a call for poetry, fiction and flash fiction.

Straylight, the literary journal of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, is calling for submissions of fiction for both our print magazine and for publication on our website. Our online edition is also calling for creative non-fiction submissions on the topic "Why write?" and novellette and novella-length fiction submissions for serialization. We will consider any genre, but are looking for high-quality work.

We will accept submissions through April 15, 2011. Please visit http://straylightmag.com/ for more information and submission guidelines. When you're ready to submit, send work either to straylight[at]litspot.net or via postal mail to:

Straylight
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
English Department
900 Wood Road
Kenosha, WI 53141

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The Edgemar Theatre Group is in search of work for Acts on The Edge: Annual One Act Short Play Festival. This is a call for one act plays and 10-minute shorts.

The Edgemar Theatre Group will be accepting submissions for the 2011 Acts on the Edge until December 1, 2010. There is a $5.00 fee to submit to the Edgemar Theatre Group. A $100.00 prize will be awarded to the author of the Audience Favorite Award.

All submissions will be accepted through www.edgemarcenter.org/events. After your $5.00 submission fee is processed, you will receive a confirmation email with all the details of where to submit your script(s). Please visit the aforementioned site for more information and submission guidelines.

Writing-Related Events This Week at the HAMMER Museum

HAMMER CONVERSATIONS: Jonathan Gold & Bret Easton Ellis

TUES Nov. 16, 7PM | HAMMER CONVERSATIONS

Jonathan Gold, restaurant critic for LA Weekly and author of Counter Intelligence: Eating in the Real Los Angeles, is the only food writer to have been awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Bret Easton Ellis is the author of six novels including Less Than Zero, The Rules of Attraction, American Psycho, Glamorama, and Lunar Park, as well as a collection of short stories, The Informers. His latest novel is Imperial Bedrooms. Gold and Ellis share their fascination for Los Angeles, pop culture, and eating.

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HAMMER READINGS: Joanie Mackowski

THURS Nov. 18, 7PM | HAMMER READINGS

Joanie Mackowski is assistant professor of English at Cornell University and author of the poetry collections The Zoo and View from a Temporary Window. Her awards include the Emily Dickinson Prize from the Poetry Society of America, the Associated Writing Programs Award in Poetry, the Kate Tufts Discovery Prize, a Rona Jaffe Foundation Grant, and a Wallace Stegner Fellowship.


The HAMMER Museum is located at 10899 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024.

PITCHAPALOOZA: Presented by The Book Doctors at Vromans

Hey there writers - saw this and thought you might be interested, in case you were wondering what kind of writing-related thing you could do tonight:

The Book Doctors (a.k.a. Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry), authors of The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published, are presenting Pitchapalooza at Vroman's bookstore in Pasadena on Monday, November 15th at 7PM.

It's the American Idol for books - only without Simon. Writers get a shot to pitch to a panel of publishing experts. But they only get one minute. Afterwards, the judges critique everything from idea to style to potential in the marketplace and much, much more. It's educational and entertaining. The winner gets a free consultation and a chance to jump start their book career. Arielle and David have taught everywhere from Stanford to the Miami Book Festival to the world famous Strand Bookstore. They have helped dozens and dozens of talented writers become published authors.

The Vroman's bookstore is located at 695 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, CA.

Come see Writer Monkeys Again this Saturday!

LAwritersgroup.com and van Straaten Entertainment, inc. present:

WRITER MONKEYS! - A literary improv show.

Time:
Saturday, October 23rd · 8:00pm - 9:00pm

Location:
bang. studio
457 N. Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA

A new theater experiment where writers create new pieces based on your suggestions, then read them -- live on stage!

This week's lineup of writers:
*J. Keith van Straaten (www.jkeith.net)
Plus two more writers TBA!

Does this mean you will be watching people write? Yes!

However, while they are doing so, you will be entertained by a different live musician each week.

This week: singer/songwriter TBA!

Come feel the literary thunder!

Ticket Price: $10

Created by J. Keith van Straaten and Nicole Criona

Come see Writer Monkeys this Saturday!

LAwritersgroup.com and van Straaten Entertainment, inc. present:

WRITER MONKEYS! - A literary improv show.

Time:
Saturday, October 16 · 8:00pm - 9:00pm

Location:
bang. studio
457 N. Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA

A new theater experiment where writers create new pieces based on your suggestions, then read them -- live on stage!

This week's lineup of writers:
*J. Keith van Straaten (www.jkeith.net)
*Nicole Criona (www.lawritersgroup.com)
*Bart Gold (www.bartgold.com)
*Christian Elder (christianelder.yolasite.com)

Does this mean you will be watching people write? Yes!

However, while they are doing so, you will be entertained by a different live musician each week.

This week: singer/songwriter Jason Luckett (http://www.jasonluckett.com/).

Come feel the literary thunder!

Ticket Price: $10

Created by J. Keith van Straaten and Nicole Criona