Create Your Own Conference Experience

Screenwriters World is a name you can trust to provide an invaluable conference experience. For Screenwriters World East, the venue is New York City -- home to the most diverse group of experts and entertainment professionals in North America. With agents, producers, film industry executives, and writers from every discipline, plus a schedule of topical and timely sessions and speakers, there’s no limit to the opportunities you will find. Pitch the agents best suited to your material at Pitch Slam, choose the sessions most relevant to your career, and attend workshops geared toward your career. This is your opportunity to get everything you want out of one screenwriting conference.


Friday, April 5th, 2013
9:00 am - 12:00 pmBoot Camp: Fix Your Pitch (Additional Fee Required) [More Info]
Jacob Krueger, Award Winning Screenwriter & Founder, Jacob Krueger Studio
12:30 pm - 3:30 pmBoot Camp: Screenwriter's Marketing Package (Additional Fee Required) [More Info]
Susan Kouguell, Award-winning Screenwriter/Filmmaker/Screenplay Doctor/Professor/Chairperson, Tufts University/Su-City Pictures LLC
4:00 pm - 4:50 pmOpening Keynote: East Coast Screenwriting - Finding Success from Outside of Hollywood [More Info]
Stephen Susco, Screenwriter
5:00 pm - 5:50 pmThe Art of the Pitch [More Info]
Jacob Krueger, Award Winning Screenwriter & Founder, Jacob Krueger Studio
Panel: The New Hollywood - Inroads for Innovative Writers [More Info]
William Pace, Professor/Consultant, The New School
Richard Botto, CEO, Stage 32
John Trigonis, Writer/Filmmaker/Author
Jeanne Bowerman, Scriptmag.com Community Leader and Editor, F+W Media, Inc.
Steven Arvanites, Founder, NYCScreenwriter.org
Writing Successful Query Letters, Synopses and Loglines [More Info]
Susan Kouguell, Award-winning Screenwriter/Filmmaker/Screenplay Doctor/Professor/Chairperson, Tufts University/Su-City Pictures LLC
6:00 pm - 6:50 pmPanel: Breaking into TV from NY [More Info]
Jerome Perzigian, Writer/Producer
Charles Kipps, Writer/Producer
D.B. Gilles, Writer, New York University
Jeanne Bowerman, Scriptmag.com Community Leader and Editor, F+W Media, Inc.
A Screenwriter's Guide to Representation [More Info]
Mollie Fermaglich, Humor Writer
Writing the Marketable Spec [More Info]
William Pace, Professor/Consultant, The New School

Saturday, April 6th, 2013
9:00 am - 9:50 amPanel: Pitch Perfect - An Insider’s Guide to Successful Pitching [More Info]
Jeanne Bowerman, Scriptmag.com Community Leader and Editor, F+W Media, Inc.
Eric Faber, Faber Talent LLC
Timothy S. Hays, Hays Media LLC
Courtney Andrialis, Producer, MTV
Emily Sclar, Judy Boals, Inc
Sell Your Screenplay in 30 Days [More Info]
Marilyn Horowitz, Professor, Author, Producer, and Writing coach, New York University
Panel: Decoding The Spec Screenplay Market [More Info]
Timothy Cooper, Screenwriter/Director, Tip Your Waitress Productions
Amy Wagner, Agent, Abrams Artists Agency
Steven Arvanites, Founder, NYCScreenwriter.org
Jenny Halper, Development Executive, Maven Picture
10:00 am - 12:30 pmPitch Slam - The Screenwriters World Pitch Slam features 40 top agents and executives. Pitch your project to insiders and receive immediate feedback from agents and execs who are actively looking for new writers to represent. Click"More Info" to learn about our Agents/Execs! [More Info]
12:30 pm - 1.20 pmBoxed Lunch Provided
1:30 pm - 4:50 pmPitch Slam -The Screenwriters World Pitch Slam features 40 top agents and executives. Pitch your project to insiders and receive immediate feedback from agents and execs who are actively looking for new writers to represent. Click "More Info" to learn about our Agents/Execs! [More Info]
5:00 pm - 7:00 pmCocktail Reception

Sunday, April 7th, 2013
9:00 am - 9:50 am Diagnosing Dialogue [More Info]
Billy Frolick, Screenwriter
How To Get A Movie Star Excited About Your Script [More Info]
Staton Rabin, Screenplay Marketing Consultant, Script Analyst, and "Pitch" Coach
Structure for the Small Screen [More Info]
D.B. Gilles, Writer, New York University
10:00 am - 10:50 am"The Myth of Three-Act Structure" or Why Am I Lost In The Second Act? [More Info]
Jacob Krueger, Award Winning Screenwriter & Founder, Jacob Krueger Studio
The Hero's Journey Meets the Screenwriter's Journey [More Info]
Loren-Paul Caplin, Professor, Columbia University
Writing the Half-Hour Spec That Gets You Hired [More Info]
Jerome Perzigian, Writer/Producer
11:00 am - 11:50 amStop - Don't Write That Script! [More Info]
Steven Arvanites, Founder, NYCScreenwriter.org
Protecting Your Work, Legally and Creatively [More Info]
Billy Frolick, Screenwriter
Capturing Character [More Info]
Charles Kipps, Writer/Producer
12:00 pm - 12:50 pmClosing Keynote: A Conversation with Screenwriter and Playwright Christopher Kyle [More Info]
Christopher Kyle, Screenwriter/Playwright