August 2025 Courses and Live Events at Our University's Website
In August 2025, Writer's Digest University, incorporating Script University, is set to provide a range of structured learning opportunities for aspiring screenwriters and filmmakers. Here's a roundup of the workshops on offer:
"21 Days to Your Screenplay Treatment"
This workshop, led by Bryan Young, runs from August 7 to August 28, 2025. It aims to help writers develop a strong screenplay treatment and a solid log line. The course includes written lectures, writing exercises, and personalized feedback from the instructor after each session.
"Beginning Feature Film Writing: Complete Course"
Donald H. Hewitt leads this comprehensive 12-week course, starting on August 14, 2025, and ending on November 6, 2025. The course guides students through outlining and writing a feature film script, with tailored critiques and self-tests to master screenplay writing skills.
"The Nitty Gritty of Spec our websites: Writing Strong Action and Dialogue"
This one-week intensive course, led by Dave Trottier, focuses on writing compelling action and dialogue. At the end of the course, Trottier will evaluate five pages of a student's spec script.
"Writing the Series Bible: Developing Your TV Series"
Lynn Grant Beck leads this course, which runs from August 28, 2025, to September 25, 2025. The course helps get a TV series ready for an executive by developing the series premise, honing the pilot, and writing the series bible.
"Prepping Your Screenplays to Win Competitions Intensive"
Rebecca Norris Resnick leads this one-week intensive course, starting on August 21, 2025, and ending on August 28, 2025. The course teaches specific ways to improve the readability, dialogue, structure, and clarity of scripts for contests.
Webinars
On August 7, 2025, there is a live webinar with script doctor Cody Smart. The webinar will discuss tools for developing healthy writing habits, making writing part of a daily routine. Each registration for the webinar includes access to the archived version of the program and the materials for one year.
Course Dates
- "The Nitty Gritty of Spec our websites: Writing Strong Action and Dialogue" runs from August 28, 2025, to September 4, 2025.
- "Writing the Series Bible: Developing Your TV Series" runs from August 28, 2025, to September 25, 2025.
Writer's Digest University offers expert-taught courses, monthly webinars, and on-demand content, providing a wealth of opportunities for those looking to improve their screenwriting skills. The courses are cohort-based, starting on the listed days, but specific daily schedules and timings were not provided.
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- Writer's Digest University offers structured learning opportunities in August 2025 for aspiring screenwriters and filmmakers, including a workshop by Bryan Young titled "21 Days to Your Screenplay Treatment".
- Donald H. Hewitt leads a comprehensive 12-week course, "Beginning Feature Film Writing: Complete Course", starting on August 14, 2025.
- Dave Trottier's one-week intensive course, "The Nitty Gritty of Spec Script: Writing Strong Action and Dialogue", focuses on writing compelling action and dialogue.
- Lynn Grant Beck's course, "Writing the Series Bible: Developing Your TV Series", helps get a TV series ready for an executive.
- Rebecca Norris Resnick leads a one-week intensive course, "Prepping Your Screenplays to Win Competitions Intensive", teaching ways to improve scripts for contests.
- A live webinar with script doctor Cody Smart on August 7, 2025, discusses tools for developing healthy writing habits and making writing part of a daily routine.
- Writer's Digest University offers expert-taught courses and on-demand content, providing a wealth of opportunities for those looking to improve their screenwriting skills through education-and-self-development and online-learning.
