The TWP News Bulletin

The TWP News Bulletin Message: TWP POETRY CONTEST!!!!!

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:50:00 GMT

<p> </p> <div><img height="94" align="left" width="120" alt="" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/TWP%20Logo.jpg" /> <img height="108" align="right" width="200" alt="" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/InkTip%20Logo.bmp" /></div> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><b>7 DAYS TO EARLY DEADLINE</b></span></span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Times New Roman","serif";color:black">TWP FEBRUARY 2011 – JANUARY 2012 POETRY CONTEST</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">The Writers Place February 2011 – January 2012 poetry competition is in full swing. Submit your best poetry at </span><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/" title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">www.thewritersplace.org</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif";color:black">. Single or multiple entries welcome. We accept all subject areas.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif";color:black">EARLY ENTRIES</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">: must be submitted not later than <strong>31 JAN 2012</strong>. Final (late) Deadline is <strong>15 FEB 2012</strong>.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif";color:black">SUBMISSION FEE</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">:</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Standard 3-poem submission (5-page limit): $10</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Multiple submissions (not less than 4 but not more than 6 poems [10-page limit]): $15</span></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Late Fee: (submitted after 31 JAN 2012)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif";color:black">: standard fee + $5 per submission</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Submit your verse electronically and eliminate the hassle of paper and postage. See </span><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/poetry_submission.php" title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/poetry_submission.php"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">http://www.thewritersplace.org/poetry_submission.php</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif";color:black">. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Finalists announced: <b>MARCH 1, 2012</b></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Winners announced: <b>APRIL 1, 2012</b></span></div> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: xx-large;">KEEP WRITING!</span></p>

The TWP News Bulletin Message: TWP POETRY CONTEST!!!!!

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:57:00 GMT

<p> <div style="text-align: center;"><img height="94" align="middle" width="120" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/TWP%20Logo.jpg" alt="" /></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><img height="99" align="left" width="227" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/Scr(i)pt%20Logo.jpg" alt="" /><img height="108" align="right" width="200" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/InkTip%20Logo.bmp" alt="" /></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">20 DAYS TO EARLY DEADLINE</span></span></strong></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"">TWP FEBRUARY 2011 – JANUARY 2012 POETRY CONTEST</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">The Writers Place February 2011 – January 2012 poetry competition is in full swing. Submit your best poetry at <b><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/">www.thewritersplace.org</a></b>. Single or multiple entries welcome. We accept all subject areas.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><strong><span style="">EARLY ENTRIES:</span></strong><span style="Times New Roman","serif""> must be submitted not later than 31 JAN 2012. Final (late) Deadline is 15 FEB 2012.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"">SUBMISSION FEE:</span></b></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Standard 3-poem submission (5-page limit): $10</span></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Multiple submissions (not less than 4 but not more than 6 poems [10-page limit]): $15</span></div> <div><strong><span style="">Late Fee:</span></strong><span style="Times New Roman","serif""> (submitted after 31 JAN 2012): standard fee + $5 per submission</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Submit your verse electronically and eliminate the hassle of paper and postage. See <b><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/poetry_submission.php">http://www.thewritersplace.org/poetry_submission.php</a></b>. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Finalists announced: <b>MARCH 1, 2012</b></span></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Winners announced: <b>APRIL 1, 2012</b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"">TWP NOVEMBER 2011 – APRIL 2012 SCREENPLAY CONTEST </span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">The Writers Place is now accepting scripts for its November 2011 – April 2012 screenplay competition. Submit your best screenplay or teleplay/short. Works by single or multiple authors welcomed. Single or multiple entries welcomed. All genres and lifestyle scripts accepted. </span><span style="Times New Roman","serif""> </span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"">SUBMISSION FEE:</span></b></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Single full-length screenplay or MOW (not more than 130 pages): $55</span></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Single ½ hour short or teleplay (not more than 45 pages): $35</span></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Two full-length screenplays or MOWs: $85 (two script limit)</span></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Two ½ hour shorts or teleplays: $60 (two script limit)</span></div> <div><strong><span style="">Late Fee (submitted after 30 April 2012)</span></strong><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">: standard fee + $10 per script</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Students receive a $5 discount per script submitted NLT 30 April 2012. To receive this discount you must submit via TWP electronic submission system at <a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php">http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php</a> and specify the college you attend in the Logline field of the submission form. </span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">See TWP Web site located at <b><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/">www.thewritersplace.org</a></b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Make all submissions electronically – no paper, no envelope, no postage, no hassle. See <b><a title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php" href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php">http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php</a></b>.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Finalists announced: <b>JUNE 1, 2012</b></span></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Winners announced: <b>JULY 1, 2012</b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"">WORK WITH TOP USC FILM COACH ON YOUR SCRIPT!</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Paula Brancato has raised over $50 mm for independent film and entertainment projects, collaborating with major studios, television networks, and independent production companies and taking hundreds of scripts through the development process. She brings 15+ years of industry-wide experience to bear on elements of <img height="178" align="right" width="204" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/Paula%20Photo.jpg" alt="" />story, market positioning, packaging and financing as well as the detailed aspects of craft, structure and technique.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">A top script consultant, Brancato teaches the USC Screenwriting thesis class, as well as “The Business of the Business: How to Get your Script Sold.” She is also a lecturer at Stony Brook Southampton and at the Harvard Club of New York.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;Times New Roman","serif";color:black">CONSULTATION FEE:</span></b></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Non-member script or filmmaker consultation: <b>$495</b>       </span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">TWP Friends and Members: <b>$445</b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Additional information at: <b><a title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/script_consultation.shtml" href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/script_consultation.shtml">http://www.thewritersplace.org/script_consultation.shtml</a></b> </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Phone </span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Times New Roman","serif";color:black">310-429-5181</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> for information and coordination or email <b><a title="mailto:twpbrancato@aol.com" href="mailto:twpbrancato@aol.com">twpbrancato@aol.com</a>. </b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"">CLARIFICATION ON TWP BULLETIN RECEIPT</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Given TWP’s new email system, we are no longer able to manually input the email addresses of our contestants. Our DADA MAIL service will not permit this for spam/security reasons. As such, when a contestant submits his/her work to TWP we review our master email listing to verify their electronic address is listed. If the address is not listed the contestant will receive a request from our mailing service entitled </span><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Invitation to the Writers Place</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif";color:black">. If the contestant is to receive a bulletin from TWP he/she must respond to the DADA MAIL communication and submit their email address for inclusion. We apologize for the additional administrative requirement on your part. However, for spam/security issues, this is the only way to insure you will receive future TWP bulletins. Thank you in advance. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"">WE WANT YOUR BEST WORK</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">The Writers Place leverages its connections in publishing and entertainment to aid award-winning writers by eliminating barriers to success. The Writers Place takes outstanding writers under its wing and allocates its talent, resources, and expertise to attach them to the right representation and connections. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Paula Brancato, cofounder, has raised over $50 mm for film and entertainment projects and shepherded hundreds of projects through the publishing and development process.  Affiliations include Harvardwood, Harvard University, University of Southern California, InkTip, Poetry Society of America, and various private investors and small press. Submit your best work at <b><a title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/" href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/">www.thewritersplace.org</a></b>.</span></div> <div> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;Times New Roman","serif";color:#0070C0">KEEP WRITING!</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> </p>

The TWP News Bulletin Message

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:46:00 GMT

<p> </p> <div style="text-align: center;"><img height="94" align="middle" width="120" alt="" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/TWP%20Logo.jpg" /></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><img height="99" align="left" width="227" alt="" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/Scr(i)pt%20Logo.jpg" /><img height="108" align="right" width="200" alt="" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/InkTip%20Logo.bmp" /></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);"><strong>20 DAYS TO EARLY DEADLINE</strong></span></span></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"">TWP FEBRUARY 2011 – JANUARY 2012 POETRY CONTEST</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">The Writers Place February 2011 – January 2012 poetry competition is in full swing. Submit your best poetry at <b><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/">www.thewritersplace.org</a></b>. Single or multiple entries welcome. We accept all subject areas.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">EARLY ENTRIES: must be submitted not later than 31 JAN 2012. Final (late) Deadline is 15 FEB 2012.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"">SUBMISSION FEE:</span></b></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Standard 3-poem submission (5-page limit): $10</span></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Multiple submissions (not less than 4 but not more than 6 poems [10-page limit]): $15</span></div> <div><strong><span style="">Late Fee:</span></strong><span style="Times New Roman","serif""> (submitted after 31 JAN 2012): standard fee + $5 per submission</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Submit your verse electronically and eliminate the hassle of paper and postage. See <b><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/poetry_submission.php">http://www.thewritersplace.org/poetry_submission.php</a></b>. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Finalists announced: <b>MARCH 1, 2012</b></span></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Winners announced: <b>APRIL 1, 2012</b></span></div> <div> </div> <p> </p>

The TWP News Bulletin Message - TWP SCREENPLAY CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:53:00 GMT

<p> </p> <div style="text-align: center;"><img width="120" height="94" alt="" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/TWP%20Logo.jpg" /></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><img width="227" height="99" alt="" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/Scr(i)pt%20Logo.jpg" /><img align="right" width="200" height="108" alt="" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/InkTip%20Logo.bmp" /></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"">TWP MAY – OCTOBER 2011 SCREENPLAY CONTEST WINNERS</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">The Writers Place (TWP) is pleased to announce the winners and honorable mention for the May to October 2011 screenplay contest. We received many finely-crafted scripts during this contest period, and selection was, to say the least, difficult. That said, in the view of our readers, the following scripts were considered exceptional:</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"">FULL-LENGTH SCREENPLAYS</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">1<sup>st</sup> Place Winner: Christine Autrand Mitchell – The Cullings Principle</span></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">2<sup>nd</sup> Place Winner: Sundae Jahant-Osborn – Just Kill Me Already</span></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">3<sup>rd</sup> Place Winner: Jennifer Martin – A Man of His Word</span></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Honorable Mention: Doris Gill – Rembrandt & the Seedlings</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"">TELEPLAY/SHORT SCREENPLAYS</span></b></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">1<sup>st</sup> Place Winner: Joe Tofuri – Room 333: The Train</span></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">2<sup>nd</sup> Place Winner: Neil Valentine – Accounting </span></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">3<sup>rd</sup> Place Winner: Desiree Nordlund – Escape Room Game</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Competition winners (1<sup>st</sup>, 2<sup>nd</sup>, 3<sup>rd</sup> & Honorable Mention) in both the full-length and teleplay/short category will undergo official notification by way of a separate letter. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Congratulations to all winners. To all contestants who were not selected, do not become disheartened. KEEP WRITING!</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">James E. Fischer / Paula C. Brancato</span></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Cofounders</span></div> <div><b><span style="Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/">www.thewritersplace.org</a></span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"">TWP FEBRUARY 2011 – JANUARY 2012 POETRY CONTEST</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">The Writers Place February 2011 – January 2012 poetry competition is in full swing.  Submit your best poetry at <b><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/">www.thewritersplace.org</a></b>.  Single or multiple entries welcome.  We accept all subject areas.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">EARLY ENTRIES: must be submitted not later than 31 JAN 2012. Final (late) Deadline is 15 FEB 2012.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"">SUBMISSION FEE:</span></b></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Standard 3-poem submission (5-page limit): $10</span></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Multiple submissions (not less than 4 but not more than 6 poems [10-page limit]): $15</span></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Late Fee: (submitted after 31 JAN 2012): standard fee + $5 per submission</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Submit your verse electronically and eliminate the hassle of paper and postage. See <b><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/poetry_submission.php">http://www.thewritersplace.org/poetry_submission.php</a></b>. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Finalists announced: <b>MARCH 1, 2012</b></span></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Winners announced: <b>APRIL 1, 2012</b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"">TWP NOVEMBER 2011 – APRIL 2012 SCREENPLAY CONTEST </span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">The Writers Place is now accepting scripts for its November 2011 – April 2012 screenplay competition. Submit your best screenplay or teleplay/short. Works by single or multiple authors welcomed. Single or multiple entries welcomed. All genres and lifestyle scripts accepted. </span><span style="Times New Roman","serif""> </span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"">SUBMISSION FEE:</span></b></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Single full-length screenplay or MOW (not more than 130 pages): $55</span></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Single ½ hour short or teleplay (not more than 45 pages): $35</span></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Two full-length screenplays or MOWs: $85 (two script limit)</span></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Two ½ hour shorts or teleplays: $60 (two script limit)</span></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">Late Fee (submitted after 30 April 2012): standard fee + $10 per script</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Students receive a $5 discount per script submitted NLT 30 April 2012. To receive this discount you must submit via TWP electronic submission system at <a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php">http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php</a> and specify the college you attend in the Logline field of the submission form. </span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"">See TWP Web site located at <b><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/">www.thewritersplace.org</a></b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Make all submissions electronically – no paper, no envelope, no postage, no hassle. See <b><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php" title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php">http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php</a></b>.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Finalists announced: <b>JUNE 1, 2012</b></span></div> <div><span style="Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Winners announced: <b>JULY 1, 2012</b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"">WORK WITH TOP USC FILM COACH ON YOUR SCRIPT!</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Paula Brancato has raised over $50 mm for independent film and entertainment projects, collaborating with major studios, television networks, and independent production companies and taking hundreds of scripts through the development process. She brings 15+ years of industry-wide experience to bear on elements of<img align="right" width="204" height="178" alt="" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/Paula%20Photo.jpg" /> story, market positioning, packaging and financing as well as the detailed aspects of craft, structure and technique.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">A top script consultant, Brancato teaches the USC Screenwriting thesis class, as well as “The Business of the Business: How to Get your Script Sold.” She is also a lecturer at Stony Brook Southampton and at the Harvard Club of New York.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;Times New Roman","serif";color:black">CONSULTATION FEE:</span></b></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Non-member script or filmmaker consultation: <b>$495</b>       </span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">TWP Friends and Members: <b>$445</b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Additional information at: <b><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/script_consultation.shtml" title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/script_consultation.shtml">http://www.thewritersplace.org/script_consultation.shtml</a></b> </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Phone </span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Times New Roman","serif";color:black">310-429-5181</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> for information and coordination or email <b><a href="mailto:twpbrancato@aol.com" title="mailto:twpbrancato@aol.com">twpbrancato@aol.com</a>. </b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"">CLARIFICATION ON TWP BULLETIN RECEIPT</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Given TWP’s new email system, we are no longer able to manually input the email addresses of our contestants. Our DADA MAIL service will not permit this for spam/security reasons. As such, when a contestant submits his/her work to TWP we review our master email listing to verify their electronic address is listed. If the address is not listed the contestant will receive a request from our mailing service entitled </span><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Invitation to the Writers Place</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif";color:black">. If the contestant is to receive a bulletin from TWP he/she must respond to the DADA MAIL communication and submit their email address for inclusion. We apologize for the additional administrative requirement on your part. However, for spam/security issues, this is the only way to insure you will receive future TWP bulletins. Thank you in advance. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"">WE WANT YOUR BEST WORK</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">The Writers Place leverages its connections in publishing and entertainment to aid award-winning writers by eliminating barriers to success. The Writers Place takes outstanding writers under its wing and allocates its talent, resources, and expertise to attach them to the right representation and connections. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Paula Brancato, cofounder, has raised over $50 mm for film and entertainment projects and shepherded hundreds of projects through the publishing and development process.  Affiliations include Harvardwood, Harvard University, University of Southern California, InkTip, Poetry Society of America, and various private investors and small press. Submit your best work at <b><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/" title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/">www.thewritersplace.org</a></b>.</span></div> <div> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;Times New Roman","serif";color:#0070C0">KEEP WRITING!</span></b></div> <p> </p>

The TWP News Bulletin Message - THE WRITERS PLACE POETRY COMPETITION

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:54:00 GMT

<p> </p> <div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><img width="120" height="94" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/TWP%20Logo.jpg" alt="" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"><img align="left" width="227" height="99" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/Scr(i)pt%20Logo.jpg" alt="" /> <img align="right" width="200" height="108" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/InkTip%20Logo.bmp" alt="" /></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><b>TWP FEBRUARY 2011 – JANUARY 2012 </b><br /> </span></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><b>POETRY CONTEST</b></span></span></div> <div> </div> <div>The Writers Place February 2011 – January 2012 poetry competition is in full swing. Submit your best poetry at <b><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/">www.thewritersplace.org</a></b>. Single or multiple entries welcome. We accept all subject areas.</div> <div> </div> <div>EARLY ENTRIES: must be submitted not later than 31 JAN 2012. Final (late) Deadline is 15 FEB 2012.</div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">SUBMISSION FEE:</span></b></div> <div>Standard 3-poem submission (5-page limit): $10</div> <div>Multiple submissions (not less than 4 but not more than 6 poems [10-page limit]): $15</div> <div>Late Fee: (submitted after 31 JAN 2012): standard fee + $5 per submission</div> <div> </div> <div>Submit your verse electronically and eliminate the hassle of paper and postage. See <b><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/poetry_submission.php">http://www.thewritersplace.org/poetry_submission.php</a></b>.</div> <div> </div> <div>Finalists announced: <b>MARCH 1, 2012</b></div> <div>Winners announced: <b>APRIL 1, 2012</b></div> <div> </div> <div><b>KEEP WRITING!</b></div> <p> </p>

The TWP News Bulletin Message - TWP SCREENPLAY CONTEST FINALISTS ANNOUNCED!

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:14:00 GMT

<p> <div style="text-align: center;"><input align="middle" width="120" type="image" height="94" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/TWP%20Logo.jpg" /></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><input align="left" width="227" type="image" height="99" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/Scr(i)pt%20Logo.jpg" /><input align="right" width="200" type="image" height="108" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/InkTip%20Logo.bmp" /></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">SCREENPLAY CONTEST FINALISTS ANNOUNCED!</span></strong></span></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">TWP MAY – OCTOBER 2011 SCREENPLAY CONTEST FINALISTS</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div>The Writers Place (TWP) is pleased to announce the finalists for the May to October 2011 screenplay contest. We received many finely-crafted scripts during this contest period, and selection was, to say the least, difficult. We anticipate an even more demanding elimination process for the upcoming selection of winners and honorable mentions. That said, in the view of our readers, the following scripts were exceptional:</div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">FULL-LENGTH SCREENPLAYS</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div>Dean Watts – Momfia</div> <div>Jennifer Martin – A Man of His Word</div> <div>Doris Gill – Rembrandt & The Seedlings</div> <div>Deana Costner – Plus One</div> <div>Brent Hartinger – The Great Beyond</div> <div>Christine Autrand Mitchell – The Cullings Principle</div> <div>Jeff Eagle – The Count of Monte Ceito</div> <div>Christopher Kearney – Dear Pluto</div> <div>Jamie Evans – Two-Bit-Outlaws</div> <div>Elisa Manalo-Simon – Anomaly</div> <div>David Sabbath – 53 Hours in Harpers Ferry</div> <div>Alvin Easter – Brad and Henry</div> <div>Barbara Wolcott – Dana Landing</div> <div>D. T. Siddhartha Fraser – Morrigan Dana</div> <div>D. T. Siddhartha Fraser – Mulberry Fields</div> <div>Steven Walker – Saving Valeria</div> <div>Victor Gippi – Second Earth</div> <div>Joel Wein – Back In the U.S.S.R.</div> <div>Sundae Jahant-Osborn – Just Kill Me Already</div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">TELEPLAY/SHORT SCREENPLAYS</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div>Elizabeth Carol Thompson – Last Call at Mac’s</div> <div>Gregory Boytos – The Agency</div> <div>Desiree Nordlund – Escape Room Game</div> <div>Perry Schwartz – Snake</div> <div>Rubi Herrera – The Red Ark</div> <div>Neil Valentine – United States of Austerity</div> <div>Neil Valentine – Accounting</div> <div>Stuart Creque – One Child Born</div> <div>Michael Chenoweth – Mike Grows Up a Bit…and it SUCKS</div> <div>Aaron McCune – The Cons of Dating</div> <div>Karen Morss – Flying Poodles – A Christmas Story</div> <div>John Harris – Sacrifice the Virgin</div> <div>Michael Berkowitz – AA: Adult Alternative</div> <div>Joe Tofuri – Room 333: The Train</div> <div>Tomas Hinojal – Weight of Existence</div> <div>Benjamin Enebi – Red Giant</div> <div>LeMar Fooks – Maggie’s House of Clowns</div> <div>Jaimee Campbell – The Dog Walker</div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The order in which finalists are listed is no indication of preference.</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div>Competition winners (1<sup>st</sup>, 2<sup>nd</sup>, 3<sup>rd</sup> & honorable mentions) in both the full-length and teleplay/short category will be announced on <b>January 1, 2012</b>.</div> <div> </div> <div>Congratulations and good luck to all finalists. To all contestants who were not selected, do not become disheartened. KEEP WRITING!</div> <div> </div> <div>James E. Fischer / Paula C. Brancato</div> <div>Cofounders</div> <div><b><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/">www.thewritersplace.org</a></b></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">TWP FEBRARY 2011 – JANUARY 2012 POETRY CONTEST</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div>The Writers Place February 2011 – January 2012 poetry competition is in full swing.  Submit your best poetry at <b><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/">www.thewritersplace.org</a></b>.  Single or multiple entries welcome.  We accept all subject areas.</div> <div> </div> <div>EARLY ENTRIES: must be submitted not later than 31 JAN 2012. Final (late) Deadline is 15 FEB 2012.</div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">SUBMISSION FEE:</span></b></div> <div>Standard 3-poem submission (5-page limit): $10</div> <div>Multiple submissions (not less than 4 but not more than 6 poems [10-page limit]): $15</div> <div>Late Fee: (submitted after 31 JAN 2012): standard fee + $5 per submission</div> <div> </div> <div>Submit your verse electronically and eliminate the hassle of paper and postage. See <b><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/poetry_submission.php">http://www.thewritersplace.org/poetry_submission.php</a></b>.</div> <div> </div> <div>Finalists announced: <b>MARCH 1, 2012</b></div> <div>Winners announced: <b>APRIL 1, 2012</b></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">TWP NOVEMBER 2011 – APRIL 2012 SCREENPLAY CONTEST </span></b></div> <div> </div> <div>The Writers Place is now accepting scripts for its November 2011 – April 2012 screenplay competition. Submit your best screenplay or teleplay/short. Works by single or multiple authors welcomed. Single or multiple entries welcomed. All genres and lifestyle scripts accepted.  </div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">SUBMISSION FEE:</span></b></div> <div>Single full-length screenplay or MOW (not more than 130 pages): $55</div> <div>Single ½ hour short or teleplay (not more than 45 pages): $35</div> <div>Two full-length screenplays or MOWs: $85 (two script limit)</div> <div>Two ½ hour shorts or teleplays: $60 (two script limit)</div> <div>Late Fee (submitted after 30 April 2012): standard fee + $10 per script</div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">Students receive a $5 discount per script submitted NLT 30 April 2012. To receive this discount you must submit via TWP electronic submission system at <a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php">http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php</a> and specify the college you attend in the Logline field of the submission form. </span></b></div> <div> </div> <div>See TWP Web site located at <b><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/">www.thewritersplace.org</a></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Make all submissions electronically – no paper, no envelope, no postage, no hassle. See <b><a title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php" href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php">http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php</a></b>.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="color:black">Finalists announced: <b>JUNE 1, 2012</b></span></div> <div><span style="color:black">Winners announced: <b>JULY 1, 2012</b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">WORK WITH TOP USC FILM COACH ON YOUR SCRIPT!</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Paula Brancato has raised over $50 mm for independent film and entertainment projects, collaborating with major studios, television networks, and independent production companies and taking hundreds of scripts <input align="right" width="204" type="image" height="178" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/Paula%20Photo.jpg" />through the development process. She brings 15+ years of industry-wide experience to bear on elements of story, market positioning, packaging and financing as well as the detailed aspects of craft, structure and technique.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">A top script consultant, Brancato teaches the USC Screenwriting thesis class, as well as “The Business of the Business: How to Get your Script Sold.” She is also a lecturer at Stony Brook Southampton and at the Harvard Club of New York.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">CONSULTATION FEE:</span></b></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Non-member script or filmmaker consultation: <b>$495</b>       </span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">TWP Friends and Members: <b>$445</b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Additional information at: <b><a title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/script_consultation.shtml" href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/script_consultation.shtml">http://www.thewritersplace.org/script_consultation.shtml</a></b> </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Phone </span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">310-429-5181</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> for information and coordination or email <b><a title="mailto:twpbrancato@aol.com" href="mailto:twpbrancato@aol.com">twpbrancato@aol.com</a>. </b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">CLARIFICATION ON TWP BULLETIN RECEIPT</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Given TWP’s new email system, we are no longer able to manually input the email addresses of our contestants. Our DADA MAIL service will not permit this for spam/security reasons. As such, when a contestant submits his/her work to TWP we review our master email listing to verify their electronic address is listed. If the address is not listed the contestant will receive a request from our mailing service entitled </span><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Invitation to the Writers Place</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">. If the contestant is to receive a bulletin from TWP he/she must respond to the DADA MAIL communication and submit their email address for inclusion. We apologize for the additional administrative requirement on your part. However, for spam/security issues, this is the only way to insure you will receive future TWP bulletins. Thank you in advance. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">WE WANT YOUR BEST WORK</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The Writers Place leverages its connections in publishing and entertainment to aid award-winning writers by eliminating barriers to success. The Writers Place takes outstanding writers under its wing and allocates its talent, resources, and expertise to attach them to the right representation and connections. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Paula Brancato, cofounder, has raised over $50 mm for film and entertainment projects and shepherded hundreds of projects through the publishing and development process.  Affiliations include Harvardwood, Harvard University, University of Southern California, InkTip, Poetry Society of America, and various private investors and small press. Submit your best work at <b><a title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/" href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/">www.thewritersplace.org</a></b>.</span></div> <div> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;color:#0070C0">KEEP WRITING!</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> </p>

The TWP News Bulletin Message

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:40:00 GMT

<p> </p> <div style="text-align: center;"><input width="120" type="image" height="94" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/TWP%20Logo.jpg" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"><input align="left" width="227" type="image" height="99" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/Scr(i)pt%20Logo.jpg" /><input align="right" width="200" type="image" height="108" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/InkTip%20Logo.bmp" /></div> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;color:red">Deadline November 15<sup>th</sup>!</span></b></div> <div><b> </b></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:black">TWP NOV 2011 SCREENPLAY CONTEST </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">is now accepting scripts. Submit your best screenplay or teleplay/short. Works by single or multiple authors welcomed. Single or multiple entries welcomed. All genres and lifestyle scripts accepted.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">SUBMISSION FEE</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">:</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Single full-length screenplay or MOW (not more than 130 pages): $55</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Single ½ hour short or teleplay (not more than 45 pages): $35</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Two full-length screenplays or MOWs: $85 (two script limit)</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Two ½ hour shorts or teleplays: $60 (two script limit)</span></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Late Fee: (submitted after 31 Oct 2011): Standard fee + $10 per script</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:red">Students receive a $5 discount per script.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Please go to <b><u><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php">http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php</a></u></b> and write the name of your school in the Logline field of the submission form.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Make all submissions electronically – no paper, no envelope, no postage, no hassle. See <b><a title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php" href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php">http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php</a></b>.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Finalists announced: DECEMBER 1, 2011</span></b></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Winners announced: JANUARY 1, 2012</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div> <b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><br /> </span></b></div> <div><input align="left" width="204" type="image" height="178" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/Paula%20Photo.jpg" /></div> <div><b> </b></div> <div><b> </b></div> <div><b> </b></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">WE WANT YOUR BEST WORK</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php">http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php</a></span></b></div> <div><b> </b></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The Writers Place leverages its connections in publishing and entertainment to aid award-winning writers by eliminating barriers to success. The Writers Place takes outstanding writers under its wing, and allocates its talent, resources, and expertise to attach them to the right representation and connections. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Paula Brancato, cofounder, has raised over $50 mm for film and entertainment projects and shepherd hundreds of projects through the publishing and development process. Affiliations include Harvardwood, Harvard University, University of Southern California, InkTip, Poetry Society of America, and various private investors and small press. Submit your best work at <b><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php">http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php</a></b></span></div> <div> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;color:#0070C0">KEEP WRITING!</span></b></div> <div><b> </b></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Paula C. Brancato & James E. Fischer</span></b></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Cofounders – The Writers Place</span></b></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/">www.thewritersplace.org</a> </span></b></div> <div><b> </b></div> <div><b> </b></div> <div><b> </b></div> <p> </p>

The TWP News Bulletin Message

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:44:00 GMT

<p> <div style="text-align: center;"><input align="middle" width="120" type="image" height="94" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/TWP%20Logo.jpg" /></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><input align="left" width="227" type="image" height="99" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/Scr(i)pt%20Logo.jpg" /><input align="right" width="200" type="image" height="108" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/InkTip%20Logo.bmp" /></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">7 Days To Deadline!</span></strong></span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">TWP APR – OCT 2011 SCREENPLAY CONTEST </span></b></div> <div><b> </b></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The Writers Place (TWP) is now accepting scripts for its May – October 2011 screenplay competition. Submit your best screenplay or teleplay/short. Works by single or multiple authors welcomed. Single or multiple entries welcomed. All genres and lifestyle scripts accepted. </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:red">Seven (7) days to early bird submission deadline – 31 Oct 2011. Final, late deadline is 15 Nov 2011. </span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">SUBMISSION FEE</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">:</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Single full-length screenplay or MOW (not more than 130 pages): $55</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Single ½ hour short or teleplay (not more than 45 pages): $35</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Two full-length screenplays or MOWs: $85 (two script limit)</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Two ½ hour shorts or teleplays: $60 (two script limit)</span></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Late Fee: (submitted after 31 Oct 2011): Standard fee + $10 per script</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Students receive a $5 discount per script submitted NLT 31 Oct 2011. To receive this discount you must submit via TWP electronic submission system at <b><u><a href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php">http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php</a></u></b>and specify the college you attend in the Logline field of the submission form. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">See TWP Web site at <b><a title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/" href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/">www.thewritersplace.org</a></b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Make all submissions electronically – no paper, no envelope, no postage, no hassle. See <b><a title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php" href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php">http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php</a></b>.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Finalists announced: DECEMBER 1, 2011</span></b></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Winners announced: JANUARY 1, 2012</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">TWP FILM CONTEST FINALIST NEEDS HELP!</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Make a contribution!</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/worn">http://www.indiegogo.com/worn</a></span></b></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red"> </span></b></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Jeffrey Blake Palmer is a screenwriter and filmmaker with New England roots now living near Hollywood, California. He is through postproduction and now in preparation for filming one of his short projects entitled <b><i>WORN</i></b>. Filming begins during the November 2011 timeframe.  </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt">His horror/Thriller screenplay, <b><i>THE SLEEPING DEEP</i></b>, earned him 7 wins, including best screenplay at the 2008 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, and placed with over a dozen contests and festivals.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt">His screenplay <b><i>SEX BOMB DEATH RIDE</i></b> is currently7 under option with a Maine-based producer and his dramatic feature <b><i>ON THE FRINGE</i></b> can be found on DVD via Amazon and IMDb. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Jeffrey is at work on a few feature-length scripts in the thriller/Sci-fi/supernatural genres and has a handful of short projects on deck: one of which, <b><i>WORN</i></b>, took 1<sup>st</sup> runner-up at the 2011 Sacramento International Film Festival and was a finalist in the 2010 Writers Place Screenplay Contest.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Many of these projects can be found at Flicker Pictures, located at <b><a href="http://flickerpictures.com/">http://flickerpictures.com</a></b>. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you wish to contact Jeffery directly use <b><a href="mailto:jeffpalmer_email@yahoo.com">jeffpalmer_email@yahoo.com</a></b>.</span></div> <div><b> </b></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">WORK WITH TOP USC FILM COACH ON YOUR SCRIPT!</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Paula Brancato raised over $50 mm for independent film and entertainment projects, collaborating with major studios, television networks, and independent production companies and taking hundreds of scripts through the<input align="right" width="204" type="image" height="178" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/Paula%20Photo.jpg" /> development process. She brings 15+ years of industry-wide experience to bear on elements of story, market positioning, packaging and financing as well as the detailed aspects of craft, structure and technique.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">A top script consultant, Brancato teaches the USC Screenwriting thesis class, as well as “The Business of the Business: How to Get your Script Sold.” She is also a lecturer at Stony Brook Southampton and at the Harvard Club of New York.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">CONSULTATION FEE:</span></b></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Non-member script or filmmaker consultation: <b>$495</b>       </span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">TWP Friends and Members: <b>$445</b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Additional information at: <b><a title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/script_consultation.shtml" href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/script_consultation.shtml">http://www.thewritersplace.org/script_consultation.shtml</a></b> </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Phone </span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">310-429-5181</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> for information and coordination or email <b><a title="mailto:twpbrancato@aol.com" href="mailto:twpbrancato@aol.com">twpbrancato@aol.com</a>. </b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">CLARIFICATION ON TWP BULLETIN RECEIPT</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Given TWP’s new email system, we are no longer able to manually input the email addresses of our contestants. Our DADA MAIL service will not permit this for spam/security reasons. As such, when a contestant submits his/her work to TWP we review our master email listing to verify their electronic address is listed. If the address is not listed the contestant will receive a request from our mailing service entitled </span><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Invitation to the Writers Place</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">. If the contestant is to receive a bulletin from TWP he/she must respond to the DADA MAIL communication and submit their email address for inclusion. We apologize for the additional administrative requirement on your part. However, for spam/security issues, this is the only way to insure you will receive future TWP bulletins. Thank you in advance. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">WE WANT YOUR BEST WORK</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The Writers Place leverages its connections in publishing and entertainment to aid award-winning writers by eliminating barriers to success. The Writers Place takes outstanding writers under its wing, and allocates its talent, resources, and expertise to attach them to the right representation and connections. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Paula Brancato, cofounder, raised over 50 mm for film and entertainment projects and shepherd hundreds of projects through the publishing and development process. Affiliations include Harvardwood, Harvard University, University of Southern California, InkTip, Poetry Society of America, and various private investors and small press. Submit your best work at <b><a title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/" href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/">www.thewritersplace.org</a></b>.</span></div> <div> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;color:#0070C0">KEEP WRITING!</span></b></div> </p>

The TWP News Bulletin Message: Health, Beauty & Wealth Seminar - October 27th

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 05:03:00 GMT

<p style="text-align: center;"><input align="middle" width="120" type="image" height="94" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/TWP%20Logo.jpg" /></p> <p>For those who’ve responded, thank you and we will see you on the 27<sup>th</sup>. For everyone else, this is a final reminder – there are only a few seats left.</p> <div> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt">Health, Beauty and Wealth Seminar</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt">Thursday, October 27<sup>th</sup>, 6:30 – 8:30 pm</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>Join us for an evening of beauty and learn to protect your health and your wealth. Consult an expert on taking good care of “winter” skin. Try the #1 beauty line. Get some answers so you can stay ahead of the financial curve and in control during these challenging economic times.</div> <div> </div> <div>Sponsored by Mary Kay Independent Sales Director, Patty Franco with special guest speaker Paula Brancato, Harvard MBA, this free, interactive session is a unique opportunity for women to get tips on 3 important aspects of our lives:</div> <div> </div> <div style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">         </span></span>outside health/image</div> <div style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">         </span></span>managing our health</div> <div style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">         </span></span>managing our wealth and finances</div> <div> </div> <div>Come and network and enjoy the complementary wine, cheese and information! Guests are welcome.</div> <div> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>Date: Thursday, October 27<sup>th</sup></b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> </b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>Time: 6:30 to 8:30 PM (seminar starts at 7:00 PM)</b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>Place: Northwestern Mutual Financial Network</b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> </b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>245 Park Avenue, 18<sup>th</sup> Floor</b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>New York, New York 10167</b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> </b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>RSVP: Paula Brancato, <i><a href="mailto:paula.brancato@nmfn.com">paula.brancato@nmfn.com</a></i></b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> </b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>or 212.819.1800 x 6605</b></div> <div> </div> <div><input align="left" width="204" type="image" height="178" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/Paula%20Photo.jpg" /></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><b><i>Paula Brancato</i></b></div> <div><i>Financial Representative, MBA, CFAII</i></div> <div><i> </i></div> <div><i>The Nemec Financial Group</i></div> <div><i>245 Park Avenue, Suite 18</i></div> <div><i>New York, NY 10167</i></div> <div><i>Phone # (212) 819-1800 ext. 6605</i></div> <div><i> </i></div> <div><i>Cell # (310) 429-5181</i></div> <div><b><i><a href="mailto:Paula.brancato@nmfn.com">Paula.brancato@nmfn.com</a></i></b></div> <p> </p>

The TWP News Bulletin TWP Screenplay Competition - 29 Days to Deadline

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:36:00 GMT

<p> <div style="text-align: center;"><input align="middle" width="120" type="image" height="94" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/TWP%20Logo.jpg" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"><input align="left" width="227" type="image" height="99" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/Scr(i)pt%20Logo.jpg" /><input align="right" width="200" type="image" height="108" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/InkTip%20Logo.bmp" /></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">TWENTY-NINE DAYS TO DEADLINE</span></span></strong></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:red">TWP APR – OCT 2011 SCREENPLAY CONTEST </span></b></div> <div><b> </b></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The Writers Place (TWP) is now accepting scripts for its May – October 2011 screenplay competition. Submit your best screenplay or teleplay/short. Works by single or multiple authors welcomed. Single or multiple entries welcomed. All genres and lifestyle scripts accepted. </span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">Twenty-nine (29) days to early bird submission deadline – 31 Oct 2011. </span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">SUBMISSION FEE</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">:</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Single full-length screenplay or MOW (not more than 130 pages): $55</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Single ½ hour short or teleplay (not more than 45 pages): $35</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Two full-length screenplays or MOWs: $85 (two script limit)</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Two ½ hour shorts or teleplays: $60 (two script limit)</span></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Late Fee: (submitted after 31 Oct 2011): Standard fee + $10 per script</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">Students receive a $5 discount per script submitted NLT 31 Oct 2011. To receive this discount you must submit via TWP electronic submission system, located at </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php" href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php">http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php</a>, </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:red">and specify the college you attend in the Logline field of the submission form. </span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">See TWP Web site at <b><a title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/" href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/">www.thewritersplace.org</a></b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Make all submissions electronically – no paper, no envelope, no postage, no hassle. See <b><a title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php" href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php">http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php</a></b>.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Finalists announced: DECEMBER 1, 2011</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Winners announced: JANUARY 1, 2012</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:red">CONTEST FINALIST ARDUOUSLY MOVES AHEAD – BUT NEEDS HELP!</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#4F81BD;">Make a contribution!</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#4F81BD;">See http://www.indiegogo.com/worn</span></b></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red"> </span></b></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Jeffrey Blake Palmer is a screenwriter and filmmaker with New England roots now living near Hollywood, California. He is through postproduction and now in preparation for filming one of his short projects entitled <b><i>WORN</i></b>. Filming begins during the November 2011 timeframe.  </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt">His horror/Thriller screenplay, <b><i>THE SLEEPING DEEP</i></b>, earned him 7 wins, including best screenplay at the 2008 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, and placed with over a dozen contests and festivals.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt">His screenplay <b><i>SEX BOMB DEATH RIDE</i></b> is currently7 under option with a Maine-based producer and his dramatic feature <b><i>ON THE FRINGE</i></b> can be found on DVD via Amazon and IMDb. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Jeffrey is at work on a few feature-length scripts in the thriller/Sci-fi/supernatural genres and has a handful of short projects on deck: one of which, <b><i>WORN</i></b>, took 1<sup>st</sup> runner-up at the 2011 Sacramento International Film Festival and was a finalist in the 2010 Writers Place Screenplay Contest.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Many of these projects can be found at Flicker Pictures, located at <b><a href="http://flickerpictures.com/">http://flickerpictures.com</a></b>. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you wish to contact Jeffery directly use <b><a href="mailto:jeffpalmer_email@yahoo.com">jeffpalmer_email@yahoo.com</a></b>.</span></div> <div> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#4F81BD;">Help if you can!</span></b></div> <div><b> </b></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:red">WORK WITH TOP USC FILM COACH ON YOUR SCRIPT!</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Paula Brancato raised over $50 mm for independent film and entertainment projects, collaborating with major studios, television networks, and independent production companies and taking hundreds of scripts through the<input align="right" width="204" type="image" height="178" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/Paula%20Photo.jpg" /> development process. She brings 15+ years of industry-wide experience to bear on elements of story, market positioning, packaging and financing as well as the detailed aspects of craft, structure and technique.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">A top script consultant, Brancato teaches the USC Screenwriting thesis class, as well as “The Business of the Business: How to Get your Script Sold.” She is also a lecturer at Stony Brook Southampton and at the Harvard Club of New York.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">CONSULTATION FEE:</span></b></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Non-member script or filmmaker consultation: <b>$495</b>       </span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">TWP Friends and Members: <b>$445</b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Additional information at: <b><a title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/script_consultation.shtml" href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/script_consultation.shtml">http://www.thewritersplace.org/script_consultation.shtml</a></b> </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Phone </span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">310-429-5181</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> for information and coordination. </span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">For script consultation and coverage, mail one copy of your script with a <b>$495</b> check to:</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Paula Brancato</span></b></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The Writers Place – East</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">525 East 72<sup>nd</sup> Street, #18A</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">New York, NY 10021</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">310-429-5181</span></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a title="mailto:twpbrancato@aol.com" href="mailto:twpbrancato@aol.com">twpbrancato@aol.com</a></span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:red">CLARIFICATION ON TWP BULLETIN RECEIPT</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Given TWP’s new email system, we are no longer able to manually input the email addresses of our contestants. Our DADA MAIL service will not permit this for spam/security reasons. As such, when a contestant submits his/her work to TWP we review our master email listing to verify their electronic address is listed. If the address is not listed the contestant will receive a request from our mailing service entitled </span><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Invitation to The Writers Place</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">. If the contestant is to receive a bulletin from TWP he/she must respond to the DADA MAIL communication and submit their email address for inclusion. We apologize for the additional administrative requirement on your part. However, for spam/security issues, this is the only way to insure you will receive future TWP bulletins. Thank you in advance. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:red">WE WANT YOUR BEST WORK</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The Writers Place leverages its connections in publishing and entertainment to aid award-winning writers by eliminating barriers to success. The Writers Place takes outstanding writers under its wing, and allocates its talent, resources, and expertise to attach them to the right representation and connections. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Paula Brancato, cofounder, raised over 50 mm for film and entertainment projects and shepherd hundreds of projects through the publishing and development process. Affiliations include Harvardwood, Harvard University, University of Southern California, InkTip, Poetry Society of America, and various private investors and small press. Submit your best work at <b><a title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/" href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/">www.thewritersplace.org</a></b>.</span></div> <div> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;color:red">KEEP WRITING!</span></b></div> </p>

The TWP News Bulletin Message

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:39:00 GMT

<p> <div style="text-align: center;"><input align="middle" width="120" type="image" height="94" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/TWP%20Logo.jpg" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"><input align="left" width="227" type="image" height="99" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/Scr(i)pt%20Logo.jpg" /><input align="right" width="200" type="image" height="108" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/InkTip%20Logo.bmp" /></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>SCREENPLAY CONTEST - 37 DAYS TO DEADLINE</strong></span></span></div> <div> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">TWP APR – OCT 2011 SCREENPLAY CONTEST </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:red"><br /> </span></b></div> <div><b> </b></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The Writers Place (TWP) is now accepting scripts for its May – October 2011 screenplay competition. Submit your best screenplay or teleplay/short. Works by single or multiple authors welcomed. Single or multiple entries welcomed. All genres and lifestyle scripts accepted. </span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">Thirty-seven (37) days to early bird submission deadline – 31 Oct 2011. </span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">SUBMISSION FEE</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">:</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Single full-length screenplay or MOW (not more than 130 pages): $55</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Single ½ hour short or teleplay (not more than 45 pages): $35</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Two full-length screenplays or MOWs: $85 (two script limit)</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Two ½ hour shorts or teleplays: $60 (two script limit)</span></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Late Fee: (submitted after 31 Oct 2011): Standard fee + $10 per script</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">Students receive a $5 discount per script submitted NLT 31 Oct 2011. To receive this discount you must submit via TWP electronic submission system, located at </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php" href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php"><span style="color:blue">http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php</span></a>, </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:red">and specify the college you attend in the Logline field of the submission form. </span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">See TWP Web site at <b><a title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/" href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/"><span style="color:blue">www.thewritersplace.org</span></a></b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Make all submissions electronically – no paper, no envelope, no postage, no hassle. See <b><a title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php" href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php"><span style="color:blue">http://www.thewritersplace.org/submission.php</span></a></b>.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Finalists announced: DECEMBER 1, 2011</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Winners announced: JANUARY 1, 2012</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">WORK WITH TOP USC FILM COACH ON YOUR SCRIPT!</span></b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Paula Brancato raised over $50 mm for independent film and entertainment projects, collaborating with major studios, television networks, and independent production companies and taking hundreds of scripts through the <input align="right" width="204" type="image" height="178" src="http://thewritersplace.org/fckupload/image/Paula%20Photo.jpg" />development process. She brings 15+ years of industry-wide experience to bear on elements of story, market positioning, packaging and financing as well as the detailed aspects of craft, structure and technique.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">A top script consultant, Brancato teaches the USC Screenwriting thesis class, as well as “The Business of the Business: How to Get your Script Sold.” She is also a lecturer at Stony Brook Southampton and at the Harvard Club of New York.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">CONSULTATION FEE:</span></b></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Non-member script or filmmaker consultation: <b>$495</b>       </span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">TWP Friends and Members: <b>$445</b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Additional information at: <b><a title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/script_consultation.shtml" href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/script_consultation.shtml"><span style="color:blue">http://www.thewritersplace.org/script_consultation.shtml</span></a></b> </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Phone </span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">310-429-5181</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> for information and coordination. </span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">For script consultation and coverage, mail one copy of your script with a <b>$495</b> check to:</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Paula Brancato</span></b></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The Writers Place – East</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">525 East 72<sup>nd</sup> Street, #18A</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">New York, NY 10021</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">310-429-5181</span></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a title="mailto:twpbrancato@aol.com" href="mailto:twpbrancato@aol.com"><span style="color:blue">twpbrancato@aol.com</span></a></span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size: larger;"><b><span style="color: red;">CLARIFICATION ON TWP BULLETIN RECEIPT</span></b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Given TWP’s new email system, we are no longer able to manually input the email addresses of our contestants. Our DADA MAIL service will not permit this for spam/security reasons. As such, when a contestant submits his/her work to TWP we review our master email listing to verify their electronic address is listed. If the address is not listed the contestant will receive a request from our mailing service entitled </span><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Invitation to The Writers Place</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">. If the contestant is to receive a bulletin from TWP he/she must respond to the DADA MAIL communication and submit their email address for inclusion. We apologize for the additional administrative requirement on your part. However, for spam/security issues, this is the only way to insure you will receive future TWP bulletins. Thank you in advance. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size: larger;"><b><span style="color: red;">WE WANT YOUR BEST WORK</span></b></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The Writers Place leverages its connections in publishing and entertainment to aid award-winning writers by eliminating barriers to success. The Writers Place takes outstanding writers under its wing, and allocates its talent, resources, and expertise to attach them to the right representation and connections. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Paula Brancato, cofounder, raised over 50 mm for film and entertainment projects and shepherd hundreds of projects through the publishing and development process. Affiliations include Harvardwood, Harvard University, University of Southern California, InkTip, Poetry Society of America, and various private investors and small press. Submit your best work at <b><a title="http://www.thewritersplace.org/" href="http://www.thewritersplace.org/"><span style="color:blue">www.thewritersplace.org</span></a></b>.</span></div> <div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>KEEP WRITING!</strong></span></span></div> <div> </div> </p>