Welcome to the April Upcoming Events & Deadlines for Jen Grisanti Consultancy Inc. My Past Blogs for The Huffington Post
UPCOMING DEADLINES FOR WRITERS NBC Writers on the Verge - Deadline for submissions is June 30, 2011. FOX Diversity Writer Initiative - Deadline for submissions is end of June. Warner Bros. Writers' Workshop - Accepting submissions May 2 - June 1, 2011 The Austin Film Festival - Accepting submissions for screenplays, TV pilots (half hour and hour), TV spec scripts through June 1, 2011 Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition Deadline is April 15, 2011 The Roy W. Dean Film and Writing Grants - Accepting applications through June 30, 2011
April 15, 2011 - The Drama Book Shop in NYC from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. FREE Mini-Workshop and Book Signing I will go into how writers can learn to draw from their emotional well and bring their truth into their story. I will go over one of the exercises in my book, STORY LINE, that is a favorite at my seminars called Log Line For Your Life. I believe that your story is the key to your success in your career and in your life. April 18th - TV Interview at 10:00 a.m. EST on Better Television We will be talking about my new book, Story Line and the following topics; Successfully transitioning from the working for someone else to working for yourself, creating triumph out of loss, recreating and ...redefining your destiny, building a six figure business from scratch, combining your personal and professional to create a brand that reflects you, taking lessons from powerful mentors and passing them on through your story, starting a new chapter of your life. April 30 - May 1, 2011 (USC) - The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books June 11 -12 (NYC) - Moviemaker Institute Screenwriting Success Conference 
MovieMaker Institute - Screenwriting Success Conference - June 11th and 12th, 2011
Moviemaker, the best independent movie magazine in the world, announces the Screenwriting Success Conference. Speakers include; Jen Grisanti, Patrick A. Horton, PhD, Marilyn Horowitz, Pen Densham, Pilar Alessandra, Jerome Courshon, Brad Anderson, Alexandre Rockwell, Spike Lee Topics include; How To Write a Sellable Screenplay, Mastering the Art of Storytelling, Structuring Your Script, Writing Dynamic Dialogue, What Makes A Great Logline, Pitching Your Project, etc. STORY UNPLUGGED - The Craft and Business of Writing For TV and Film June 25 & 26 (You have to check out this website. It is AMAZING!) Speakers - Linda Seger, Chris Vogler, Dov Simens, Ellen Sandler, Chad Gervich, Jen Grisanti Course Outlines and Schedule
STORYWISE PILOT TELESEMINAR
PILOT TELESEMINAR BEGINS SUNDAY, MAY 15th at 4:00 p.m.
 There is a promo on YouTube that explains it in more detail that was produced by Superneato Productions.
Write a TV Pilot Script in 5 weeks under the guidance of a veteran studio executive who has worked in the business for over 18 years and has successfully helped to staff over 15 top prime time shows and is currently the Writing Instructor for NBC's Writers on the Verge.
Testimonials For Storywise Seminars and Teleseminars  My book, "TV Writing Tool Kit: How To Write A Script That Sells" is now available on Amazon Kindle.
TV Writing Tool Kit is a compilation of my 5 top selling workbooks. It covers my philosophy on story (Log Line For Your Life, Goals & Dilemmas, "All Is Lost" moment), story structure for the TV spec and pilot script, how to write your spec in 5 weeks, how to write your pilot in 5 weeks, gearing up for staffing and development season, finding your voice and crafting your pitch. FRIDAY NIGHT DRINKS The next Friday Night Drinks is Friday, May 6, 2011 at the X Bar at the Century Plaza Hotel at 2025 Ave. of the Stars. These events have had a huge turnout the last three months. I recommend that you take advantage of this and come out and connect.
Use your imagination not to scare yourself to death but to inspire yourself to life. Adele Brookman
Love,
Jen
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I am very EXCITED to announce that my book STORY LINE: FINDING GOLD IN YOUR LIFE STORY is now available on 
