New Screenwriters on Breaking In Podcast
1) Heather Gromley on assisting Mike Judge and learning to ask for what you want
Heather Gromley became a Staff Writer on SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE, Season 2, after serving as Writers' Assistant on Season 1. But first, she earned a master's in Museum Studies, moved from Indian...Show More
Heather Gromley on assisting Mike Judge and learning to ask for what you want
29:10 | Jan 22nd, 2024
2) Kelechi Urama on starting out in Pittsburgh and getting repped off the Black List
Kelechi Urama staffed off a hot new pilot that had just been optioned. But first she had to drop out of Fordham, transfer to Pittsburgh, and finally move to LA. We'll talk about how she got stuck...Show More
3) Ellie Guzman on getting into Dreamworks and being the only assistant in the room
Ellie Guzman was a Script Coordinator at Dreamworks when her bosses promoted her to Staff Writer. But first she started as a Production Assistant, moved up to Production Coordinator, and took a bunch ...Show More
Ellie Guzman on getting into Dreamworks and being the only assistant in the room
28:51 | May 4th, 2022
4) Jeane Phan Wong on Script Coordinating and NBC Writers on the Verge
Jeane Phan Wong changed reps during a low point in her career who helped her turn things around and get staffed. But first, she worked as an assistant for eight years, got into NBC Writers on the Verg...Show More
5) Kale Futterman on getting an MFA and taking charge of her career
Kale Futterman got her MFA in 2017, but it took four more years before she got staffed. During that time, she assisted two writer-producers, wrote ten scripts, and worked in education to pay the bills...Show More
6) Erica Tremblay on getting into Sundance and writing Native women
Erica Tremblay met her showrunner and collaborator, Sterlin Harjo, through the Native Filmmakers Lab at Sundance. But that was a decade in the making. Before that, she made a short film, two documenta...Show More
7) Shruti Saran on joining a writers' group and staffing through #blackoutscriptreads
Shruti Saran met her current showrunner through a hashtag on Twitter called #blackoutscriptreads. But first, she quit her job, found a writers' group, and got serious about networking. Today we&a...Show More
Shruti Saran on joining a writers' group and staffing through #blackoutscriptreads
27:13 | Mar 29th, 2022
8) Victoria González on starting as a CBS page and joining an all-Latina writers' group
Victoria González wrote her first episode of television as a Showrunner's Assistant. She started as a page at CBS, and got staffed a mere four years later. We'll talk about how she found an ...Show More
Victoria González on starting as a CBS page and joining an all-Latina writers' group
29:57 | Mar 29th, 2022
9) Van B. Nguyen on selling a spec script and not chasing reps
Van B. Nguyen sold a spec script called BLACKOUT that's now in post-production. She began as a Set PA in Austin, and worked in production for ten years before finally getting staffed. We'll ...Show More
10) Welcome to New Screenwriters on Breaking In
Welcome to New Screenwriters on Breaking In, a show about how women of color (and other writers) are breaking in today. I'm Priscilla Nguyen, and in each episode you'll hear from a writer wh...Show More