Northwest Screenwriters Guild

05/12/2026

Free Zoom event coming up!!! May 21st at 7 PM PST, featuring screenwriter, RSVP? Larry Karaszewski!!!

RSVP here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/uijHaRGKR-y5HSaS9jNUKA?fbclid=IwY2xjawRwR7RleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFWbUg1VUlDRGk1bDNrTFFtc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlOHYMT0K6VjIRkpOznQ15Zh9DsaxQsK7q7uURigBW30Kq-89EBSQ0gug5VL_aem_Nzm9LF6g74BplgZADMyh1Q #/

Zoom event! May 21ST @ 7PM PST featuring Larry Karaszewski!

Larry Karaszewski and his motion picture writing/directing/producing partner Scott Alexander are best known for writing unusual true stories such as “Ed Wood” “The People vs Larry Flynt” “Man on the Moon” “Auto Focus” “Big Eyes” “Dolemite is My Name” and the hit television show “The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”. The team has won Emmys, Golden Globes, Producers and Writers Guild Awards. Scott and Larry have also received lifetime achievement awards from Final Draft, critics Roger Ebert and Leonard Maltin. Larry is a former Vice President of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and active cineaste presenting film events for the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles.

REGISTRATION LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/uijHaRGKR-y5HSaS9jNUKA

04/24/2026

Did you know that the most famous screenwriting podcast, Script Notes, published our chat with them from a while back?! Check it out?!

John sits down with the Northwest Screenwriters Guild at an event to promote the Scriptnotes book, and ends up having a poignant conversation about how the career of screenwriting has changed, missteps John made throughout his career, and how his approach to screenwriting has evolved over time. He a...

04/24/2026

Zoom event! May 21ST @ 7PM PST featuring Larry Karaszewski!

Larry Karaszewski and his motion picture writing/directing/producing partner Scott Alexander are best known for writing unusual true stories such as “Ed Wood” “The People vs Larry Flynt” “Man on the Moon” “Auto Focus” “Big Eyes” “Dolemite is My Name” and the hit television show “The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”. The team has won Emmys, Golden Globes, Producers and Writers Guild Awards. Scott and Larry have also received lifetime achievement awards from Final Draft, critics Roger Ebert and Leonard Maltin. Larry is a former Vice President of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and active cineaste presenting film events for the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles.

REGISTRATION LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/uijHaRGKR-y5HSaS9jNUKA

04/24/2026

Member exclusive Zoom on April 29th featuring screenwriter and UCLA professor, Corey Mandell!

Corey Mandell is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter who has written projects for Ridley Scott, Harrison Ford, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, John Travolta, Warner Brothers, Universal, 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000, Fox Family, Working Title, Paramount, Live Planet, Beacon Films, Touchstone, Trilogy, Radiant, Kopelson Entertainment and Walt Disney Pictures.

Corey is also a distinguished instructor at UCLA. His students have gone on to win Emmys, BAFTAs and Academy Awards.
Others have sold scripts to Warner Brothers, Paramount, HBO, Netflix, FX, Amazon, Disney, Universal, MGM, Peacock, Showtime, NBC, ABC, MTV, Sony, Nickelodeon, A24, Hulu and Apple TV.

His students have also been staffed on such shows as Stranger Things, Ted Lasso, Wandavision, Mr. Robot, Station Eleven, This is Us, Bojack-Horseman, The Leftovers, Yellowstone, Marvel’s Agents of Shield, Orange is the New Black, Selena, The Walking Dead, You’re the Worst, Community, Schitt’s Creek, Catastrophe and Succession.


"We wouldn't have a career if it wasn't for Corey's classes. He’s our secret weapon!" -LESLEY PATERSON & SIMON MARSHALL
Writers of the Academy Award-Winning film,
All Quiet on The Western Front

“When I get in trouble with a story, there are only two sources to which I turn for help – and Corey is one of them.” -PAUL HAGGIS
two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter and director
(Crash, Million Dollar Baby, Casino Royale)

The link to register will be automatically sent via email to active members.

www.coreymandell.net

02/12/2026

UPCOMING EXCITING ZOOM EVENT with Austin Film Festival programmer, Andy Volk! This Wednesday!!! 6:30 PM PST! RSVP here: [email protected]" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://gaggle.email/join/[email protected]

Andy Volk is a seasoned creative producer and Senior Film Programmer at Austin Film Festival, where he has fostered a reputation for championing compelling, boundary-pushing storytelling and established fellowship initiatives to support rising filmmakers. In his time at AFF, Andy has developed partnerships with industry heavyweights such as A24, Searchlight Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment, Cinetic Media, and Echo Lake Entertainment.

His previous filmmaking work, the vibrantly animated documentary "Coffee & Sugar," showed a talent for crafting stories that resonate deeply with audiences, screening at Seattle International Film Festival, Loft Film Festival, Chandler International Film Festival and currently streams on Shorted. As producer for Aaron Bear’s "Yes I Am: The Ric Weiland Story," Andy applied his storytelling instincts and resourcefulness to build the narrative to uplift Ric’s legacy and his impact on the LGBTQ+ community. "Yes I Am" went on to screen globally at Newport Beach Film Festival, Manchester Film Festival, and winning Best Documentary Feature at Dumbo Film Festival, the Grand Prize at Lonely Seal Film Festival. "Yes I Am" was received a Special Recognition Award at the 35th GLAAD Media Awards. Andy has teamed with Aaron again on an upcoming feature about recidivism programs within the prison system.

As a writer, Andy's short horror script "Rebirth" was a Semifinalist at Hollyshorts Film Festival and attracted the attention of UK-based company Hawk Bells. Andy is a frequent writer on Austin-based Hyperreal Film Club.

02/06/2026

Upcoming EXCLUSIVE MEMBER Zoom event featuring screenwriter, Steve Desmond! Monday, February 16th! 6:30 PM PST!

Steve's bio: Steve is a Chicago native and a USC Film School alumnus, who currently lives in Los Angeles. Along with his writing partner Michael Sherman, he co-wrote the screenplay for Knock at the Cabin, which was directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It was released theatrically by Universal Studios and opened at # 1 at the box office.

Over the years, Steve and Michael’s feature screenplays have been voted onto the prestigious industry Black List four times, including twice in the top ten. His short film, Monsters, which he directed, has amassed over two million views and screened at more than 100 film festivals around the world, winning 45 awards including Best Short Film at the Comic-Con International Film Festival. He is currently writing new feature films for Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros Animation, and Netflix, and is attached to direct his first feature for Gold Circle Films.

Steve is represented by CAA and Ziffren-Brittenham LLP.

02/03/2026

Freelancer speed dating coming up! Only a few spots left!

Collaboration is in the air this February. 💘 Join Offbeat Films & Seattle Film Society for a platonic, FREE Freelancer Speed Dating event! Need a Gaffer? A Producer? A new friend to make fun stuff with? This event is your perfect opportunity! Meet fellow industry professionals and find the collab...

02/03/2026

Who has seen TRAIN DREAMS and is so proud that a Washington film is nominated?!

01/19/2026

EXCLUSIVE MEMBER EVENT with Paul Guyot on Monday, January 26th at 6:30 PM PST! If you're already a guild member, then you can RSVP via the email link. If you're not a member, now is the time to join us! Just $60 a year. More info on our website. https://www.nwsg.org/

ABOUT PAUL:

Paul Guyot has written and produced over 200 hours of television and served as Co-Executive Producer and showrunner on series including LEVERAGE, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, THE LIBRARIANS, and others. He co-wrote the feature film GEOSTORM (which grossed $300 million worldwide) but don’t hold it against him.

In 2020, after CBS Studios won a 7-figure bidding war for the rights to the book BITTER BREW -- the true story of five
generations of the Anheuser-Busch family -- Paul was hired to adapt it for an epic 3-season series, but the project died a
Pandemic death. He once sold a series to a network on a Thursday which was UNsold on Monday morning... after the head of the studio split with their spouse over the weekend.

Last year he adapted the Korean film NO TEARS FOR THE DEAD for CJ Entertainment. Currently, he is developing an independent feature film which will be his directorial debut, writing two more books, and co-writing a feature script. He’s very tired.

He is the author of KILL THE DOG: The First Book on Screenwriting to Tell You the Truth, which was an Amazon bestseller upon its release. His TikTok videos about professional screenwriting have garnered more than 12 million views. He has been called the Rick Rubin of making old fashioneds.