F120.

CANCELED: How Writing Transforms: From the Pen to the Screen

Room 2105, Kansas City Convention Center, Street Level
Friday, February 9, 2024
9:00 am to 10:15 am

 

Unfortunately, this event has been canceled by the event organizer.



Outline & Supplemental Documents

Event Outline: How_Writing_Transforms_From_the_Pen_to_the_Screen_-_Outline.docx

Participants

Moderator:

Jahaan Maiden is the director of operations of Muted Rays Melded Media and has years of experience working on the business side of film, especially with producers.

Ethan Avery is a writer-director known for his novel Sword & Sorcery: Frostfire which was awarded an Honorable Mention in the 30th Annual Writer’s Digest Book Awards and included among Kirkus Reviews Great Indie Books Worth Discovering. Ethan is also known for his work directing a variety of films.

Vernon E. Williams adapted his story "The Mayor Jones" from a stage play into film. The Mayor Jones, a story inspired by Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones, explores the ramifications mass incarceration can have on a community, and has been recognized in several film festivals.

Doug Hilson is a writer and filmmaker from the Midwest. Scriptwriting and screenwriting aren't the only areas of specialty either. He is also working on a few literary pieces and will soon be making his debut as a contemporary fiction and sci-fi author. He offers developmental editing services.

#AWP24

February 7–10, 2024
Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City Convention Center