Pitch, Learn & Network at Screenwriters World Conference East

When pursuing a screenwriting career, you have to get out of your writer's cave and meet executives face-to-face. The BEST way to pitch your work is to sell yourself! After all, should an exec like your script, s/he will have to work with you for a long period of time developing it. It's just as important they like YOU as well as your work. Screenwriters World Conference is an amazing opportunity to do just that.

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Come join me at Screenwriters World Conference East in NYC April 5-7, 2013.
We're bringing Hollywood to the East Coast!
Use Code 'SCRIPTMAG' during check out to get $50 OFF
for Individual, Full and All Access

REGISTER HERE

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What you need to prepare in advance:

Read my advice on preparing for a pitchfest in order to get the most out of the experience: Balls of Steel: Checklist for Pitchfests and Conference
Here's another valuable pitching advice piece by Jacob Krueger: 5 Steps to Pitching Success
If you need help preparing your pitch, The Writers Store Pitch Clinic is a great value! Pitch Clinic: Get Your Pitch in Shape with The Story Consultants

Post Pitchfest advice:

Don't blow your chance at making a first impression! Get your script polished BEFORE you submit it with The Writers Store Screenplay Development Notes. We even have a Rush Service available!
Read Balls of Steel: Managing Expectations to keep your feet firmly grounded in reality and to make the most of your pitchfest experience.

Beyond pitching executives, you'll have an opportunity to meet other screenwriters on the East Coast. Building your network with writers is just as important as meeting executives, maybe even more. For that writer sitting next to you may be the next Paul Haggis. YOU may be the next Paul Haggis. But if your work is never seen by anyone, the odds are slim to none.

I know it's hard to put your "baby" out there and to convince someone your efforts are worth a read. But I promise you, the first time is the hardest. Once you get that first pitch under your belt, the validation you'll feel will propel you to continue the pursuit of your dreams.

Someone's scripts have to sell, why not yours?

Join me in NYC the first weekend in April. I want to be witness to your dreams coming true!

Don't miss all the important details and information before, during and after Screenwriters World Conference East, April 5-7th. Use the #SWCE hashtag and follow the #SWCE tweets, all compiled for you in one place!

Meet Screenwriters World Conference Speakers:

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Jeanne Veillette BowermanAuthor

Jeanne Veillette Bowerman is a Senior Executive at Pipeline Media Group and Book Pipeline, Editor-in-Chief of Pipeline Artists, Director of Symposium—a year-round conference in the arts, co-host "Reckless Creatives" podcast, partner at Fringe Press, former Editor-in-Chief of Script magazine and a former Senior Editor at Writer's Digest. Recognized as one of the "Top 10 Most Influential Screenwriting Bloggers," her "Balls of Steel" column was selected as recommended reading by Universal Writers Program. A compilation of her articles is now available at The Writers Store—Balls of Steel: The Screenwriter's Mindset. She is also Co-Founder and moderator of X's weekly screenwriters’ chat, #Scriptchat, and wrote the narrative adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Slavery by Another Name, with its author, Douglas A. Blackmon, former senior national correspondent of The Wall Street Journal. More information can be found on her website. X: @jeannevb | IG/Threads: @jeannevb_ | BlueSky: @jeannevb.bsky.social