Welcome to the Upcoming Events May newsletter for Jen Grisanti Consultancy Inc. My Past Blogs for The Huffington Post UPCOMING DEADLINES FOR WRITERS NBC Writers on the Verge - Accepting submissions May 30th - June 30th, 2011 ABC Writing Program - Accepting submissions now through June 1st FOX Diversity Writer Initiative - Deadline for submissions is end of June. Warner Bros. Writers' Workshop - Accepting submissions May 2 - June 1, 2011 National Hispanic Media Coalition - Accepting submissions April 1 - July 29, 2011 The Austin Film Festival - Accepting submissions for screenplays, TV pilots (half hour and hour), TV spec scripts through June 1, 2011 The Roy W. Dean Film and Writing Grants - Accepting applications through June 30, 2011
ALL MEDIA  NEW DVDS Storywise: Writing the Feature Script - Promo on YouTube Storywise: Story Tools - Promo on YouTube They are now available at The Writers Store as downloads and hard copies
UPCOMING EVENTS THE GREAT AMERICAN PITCHFEST - JUNE 4TH & 5TH at the Marriott Burbank Hotel PITCHCON - JUNE 9TH & 10TH at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel I will be hearing pitches on 6/9 from 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 
MovieMaker Institute - Screenwriting Success Conference - June 11th and 12th, 2011 in NYC
When you're signing up if you put JEN in the promo code, you will get a SPECIAL DISCOUNT. TV/FILM SUMMIT June 25 & 26 - The Craft & Business of Writing For TV & Film Speakers Course Outlines and Schedule FRIDAY NIGHT DRINKS The next Friday Night Drinks is TONIGHT, June 3, 2011 at the X Bar at the Century Plaza Hotel at 2025 Ave. of the Stars. There won't be a Friday Night Drinks in July and August because I will be out of town. They will resume in September. Come out and create the possibility.
PODCAST SERIES
My new podcasts include; Glen Mazzara (THE WALKING DEAD), David Hudgins (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS) (This will be up next week), Aaron Zelman (THE KILLING, DAMAGES) (This will be up at the beginning of next week.)
 You can listen to all my podcasts on my website or iTunes. EVENTS AROUND TOWN
HOUSE - Inside the Writers Room
Thurs, June 2- 7:30 pm - at WGF headquartersGet Tickets - Get Info THE CRAFT OF THE SCREENPLAY
Sat, June 25 - All Day Master Class
Get Tickets - Get full Info The Writers Guild Foundation Writers Guild Events, West DUMBSTRUCK - Friday May 27 - June 2 Westwood's Regent Theatre 1045 Broxton Exclusive engagement! From Mark Goffman (WHITE COLLAR, WEST WING) comes a heartwarming film about the American dream... through ventriloquism. Q&A with director Mark Goffman and Producer Lindsay Goffman after the Friday and Saturday 7:15 showings. Buy tickets here CONGRATS Vanessa Taylor - For Tommy Lee Jones signing on to star in her feature "Great Hope Springs" with Meryl Streep, Steve Carell and being directed by David Frankel. Deb Cahn - For her contribution to "To Big To Fail" on HBO on 5/23 at 9:00 p.m. Michelle Weilert - For the off Broadway debut of her play "Childbirth: It's Lamazing!" Jenna Ryan - For placing in the top 4 drama specs in the Creative Screenwritng AAA Contest with her spec for "Lie To Me"
If you have an interest in how my business works, you will want to watch this promo video produced by Superneato Productions.
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
"First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end."
Aristotle quote
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