You can see it: your name up on that monstrous neighborhood multiplex movie screen. No, even more important, you can “see” it: you have that idea – the story – that’s worth sharing with millions of viewers. You have something to contribute. But where to start? Or how do you take your screenwriting skills to that higher level where you will actually sell and get your script into the development pipeline? If only you had the time, the right environment, the guidance…

Lew Hunter’s Superior Screenwriting Colony, this coming June 16-29, immerses you into that nurturing, fulltime screenwriting experience you desire.

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Lew Hunter calls it The Affliction, best described by Robert Heinlein's quote:

"There is no way writers can be tamed and rendered civilized or ever cured. The only solution is to provide the patient with an isolation room where the creature can privately endure the affliction and food can be poked in with a stick. "

The Superior Screenwriting Colony is designed to immerse you in a productive, cocoon environment for your writing where you will be encouraged to progress from story idea, to treatment, to step-outline and finally to complete the First Act of the Screenplay (30 pages).

Ten advanced/pro writers will be in one section, and another ten rookies/"getting their toe into the water" writers will comprise the other section.

Valerie West joins Lew this summer to lead the workshops. Valerie wrote the feature films Irresistible Impulse, Reasonable Doubt and Justifiable Homicide, as well as the TV movies One of her Own for ABC and Escape from the Streets for NBC, in addition to myriad television credits. She also wrote the treatment for the Disney film The Lion King. She has been teaching screenwriting for over ten years in the UCLA MFA and Professional Programs.

Both Lew and Valerie will facilitate the best writing by creating an atmosphere of constructive feedback for all participants.

The Superior Screenwriting Colony fills rapidly and it is strongly suggested that you submit an application at your earliest opportunity to ensure acceptance and availability.

All skill levels of writing experience are encouraged to apply and to participate. We can easily accommodate the most basic beginner to the most experienced professional. All writers will be respected, honored and supported through the writing process.