Northwest Screenwriters Guild

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.

01/10/2026

What was your favorite movie of 2025?!

01/06/2026

Happy National Screenwriters Day! Without us, there's no film! What are you doing to celebrate? Perhaps joining as a guild member? 👀

12/19/2025

Our next MUSTER is TOMORROW December 20th, 11 AM at Harbor Island Studios.

This month at MUSTER it's December Shorts! We're swapping our feature format for short scripts. We'll be table reading the short works of six different local writers and sharing feedback.

Come check out how we handle a host of different genres all in one morning: suspense thrillers, horror, family dramas, and sci-fi. Hope to see you there!

12/02/2025

Last week we had the iconic JOHN AUGUST join us on Zoom. We discusses his new book, writing advice, and some of us even got to ask him questions! Check it out?!

John August, co-host of the podcast Scriptnotes, spoke to the Northwest Screenwriters Guild on Monday, November 24, 2025. With decades of experience in Holly...

11/25/2025

HAPPENING IN 15 minutes! This is not a drill!

Scriptnotes Super Fans Get Excited!

We’re hosting John August for a live Zoom event you won’t want to miss. John talks screenwriting careers, Hollywood realities, and gives you a sneak peek at his new book SCRIPTNOTES.

🗓Mon, Nov 24
6:30 PM PT
Free on Zoom
Seats are limited — grab yours now!

RSVP here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vWMAyzobQSqNCs0ROAistw

11/22/2025

Time to RSVP to the John August Zoom! This MONDAY!

Scriptnotes Super Fans Get Excited!

We’re hosting John August for a live Zoom event you won’t want to miss. John talks screenwriting careers, Hollywood realities, and gives you a sneak peek at his new book SCRIPTNOTES.

🗓Mon, Nov 24
6:30 PM PT
Free on Zoom
Seats are limited — grab yours now!

RSVP here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vWMAyzobQSqNCs0ROAistw

11/20/2025

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