What a fantastic weekend, and what a fantastic conference. So many new voices and so much passion that the final two writers left standing workshopped among themselves beyond the close of Sunday’s late-night sessions, not calling it quits until 6:20 AM on Monday. Now that’s writing! With so much material deserving recognition, every writer in attendance warrants a shout out for their effort, regardless of where they’re at in their journey. Good job all! Now on to the awards…
SCWC*SD 24 Award Recipients:
OUTSTANDING FICTION >> Barbara Gardner from Clarkdale, MS for Westside Blues
OUTSTANDING FICTION >> Alyssa Kirk from Lebec, CA for Demonic Intentions
OUTSTANDING FICTION >> Larry Markworth from Ventura, CA for Loss of Face
OUTSTANDING TOPIC >> Elizabeth Mondok from Lancaster, CA for Why the Owl Asks Who (read here)
OUTSTANDING TOPIC >> Melissa Fischer from Venice, CA for Why, Rick? (read here)
We’re getting gobs of great feedback and exceptional suggestions for next time, so please keep ’em coming. The next SCWC is our L.A. event (which actually takes place in Newport Beach), Sept. 24-26, 2010. Pre-registration opens in April, so check back for details. In the meantime, don’t forget to befriend the SCWC on Facebook and visit the SCWC Blog for additional updates and publishing news.
Michael Steven Gregory is an award-winning, independent filmmaker and WGA screenwriter of material ranging from mainstream drama and bio-pics to animated action-adventure and videogames. He has scripted series for Fox, UPN and HBO, directed television and features in a variety of genres, and been involved as a writer, producer or director in over 150 short films. His longform projects include the doculogues We, The Writer and We, The Screenwriter, the romantic-comedy A Valentine Carol, and groundbreaking Don King Presents: Prizefighter, for 2K Games. His books include the popular Disc Golf: All You Need to Know about the Game You Want to Play (Trellis).