Hollywood is a tough industry, but screenwriters and filmmakers are tougher. Join us to celebrate the resiliency of screenwriters and celebrate the one thing that unites us all: a love for great writing.
The ScreenCraft Writers Summit is a virtual conference spread over four weekends that features keynote conversations and live Q&A sessions with today's top screenwriters, showrunners and producers.
Get access to Hollywood’s leading screenwriters, plus live workshops, over four days:
June 8 - Quinta Brunson, Final Draft workshop, Richard Linklater
June 15 - Liz Tigelaar, Literary Reps Q&A, John Orloff, Lulu Wang
June 22 - Nkechi Okoro Carroll, Mentorship Matters, Selling Your Script workshop
June 29 - Sean Wang, Alliance of Women Directors, Pitch Workshop with Chris Lockhart, Issa Lopez
Own Your journey
In addition to recorded interviews with Summit speakers, join us live for Q&A sessions and panels where you can chat directly with working industry professionals, hearing perspectives from all walks of life and experience levels.
Got a schedule conflict? Registrants also have exclusive access to recordings of both the interviews and the live conversations for 30 days.
Legendary Lineups
Our goal with each summit is to welcome the writers and filmmakers you love most. Be sure to check back as we expand our 2024 lineup!
2024 Summit Speakers
Richard Linklater
Writer & Director
HIT MAN, BOYHOOD, BEFORE SUNRISE, DAZED AND CONFUSED
Quinta Brunson
Writer & Actress
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY, A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW
Issa Lopez
Writer, Director, Producer
TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY, TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID
LULU WANG
Emmy-nominated Creators, Showrunners, and Exec. Producers
Meet the Writers, Directors, Showrunners & Producers behind:
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THE POWER UNIVERSE: POWER, GHOST, RAISING KANAN, & FORCE. ELI STONE, THE BERNIE MAC SHOW
ROBERT & MICHELLE KING
Emmy-nominated Creators, Showrunners, and Exec. Producers
EVIL, THE GOOD FIGHT, YOUR HONOR, THE GOOD WIFE
BRENDAN HUNT
Emmy Winning Writer, Producer, Actor
TED LASSO
Sofia Coppola
Writer, Director, Producer
ON THE ROCKS, LOST IN TRANSLATION, THE BEGUILED, THE VIRGIN SUICIDES
Tanya Saracho
Creator, Showrunner, Exec. Producer
VIDA, HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER, LOOKING
Spike Jonze
Writer, Director, Producer
HER, ADAPTATION, WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Michael Schur
Writer, Producer, Co-Creator
PARKS AND REC, THE GOOD PLACE, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, THE OFFICE, HACKS
JEYMES SAMUEL
Writer, Director, Producer, Composer
THE HARDER THEY FALL
Steven Canals
Writer, Director, Producer
POSE
WENDY CALHOUN
Writer, Director, Producer
THE ROOKIE: FEDS, JUSTIFIED, EMPIRE, NASHVILLE, STATION 19
LIZ TIGELAAR
Writer, Producer
Little fires everywhere, the morning show, casual, bates motel
j.j. abrams
Writer, Director, Producer
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, LOST, STAR TREK, LOVECRAFT COUNTRY
Come to Learn & Get Inspired
Join us and your fellow screenwriters for a series of conversations to learn from industry leaders, and help ignite your creativity to stay inspired to keep writing. Register for the live series and get access to replays for 30 days. Come connect with other writers and learn how some of your favorite films and TV shows get made.
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