The Latino Writers Lab - May 27-31, 2009 and Sep. 2009

In its seventh year, the Latino Writers Lab offers the opportunity to develop your story/script if it is written either in English or Spanish! You must be fluent in English for all morning sessions, screenings and professional lunches with instructors and executives. Individual projects written in Spanish will also be analyzed and mentored by Spanish speaking professionals.

The Latino Writers Lab™ is a unique program for NALIP members who aspire to work as professional screenwriters and who want to develop a strong, viable screenplay for production or sale. It includes skills development by professional instructors, direct mentoring of your work-in-progress by writer/mentors, and workshop lunches on various legal, guild and industry matters.

The first five-day session and seminar will be conducted in Santa Fe, New Mexico May 27 – 31, 2009, beginning Wednesday evening with an orientation and screening.

All projects accepted for and mentored during the Spring seminar must be developed and rewritten during the Summer of 2009 prior to the start of the second phase of the program. The second five-day Fall seminar will be held in Santa Monica, CA, in late September. Completed scripts (first drafts based on workshop treatments or polished drafts following mentorship and development input during the spring seminar) must be submitted for review by Tuesday Sept. 1.

Commitment to both seminars and the writing work in between is a MUST. You’ll thank us! Come away with solid screenplays as a reward for the effort.

For more information contact:
Octavio Marin or Kathryn Galan at 310-395-8880