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NEWS:

We're excited to welcome Randy Webb as our new Secretary and Board Member of the NWSG.

We'd like to welcome our new sponsor, Chocolati Handmade Chocolates. They'll be providing Lighthouse Coffee for our meetings and workshops, as well as handmade chocolate truffles for our VIP guests. Thanks Christian (Owner) and Molly (Manager, Greenwood location).

We'd like to announce that Bryan Tranel has agreed to join the Board of the NWSG, replacing the seat left by Danny Walter, who is in the screenwriting program at Act One in Los Angeles. Good luck, Danny.

Betty Ryan and Carinn Mammen had their script, "The Guy's Girl" optioned by Ruthe Rosaler, Head of Production at Empire Entertainment. This is their first option.

Former NWSG Member, Kent Jameson won first place in the Screenwriting Category of the 2008 PNWA Literary Contest.

Deb Kellogg, with her script "Castaway Vacation" and Ruth Kulstad, with her script "Gravity Gaming" are finalists in the Washington State Screenplay Competition.

September 12-13: Susan Johnston, President of Select Services Films

Friday night, September 12, NWSG is proud to host Susan Johnston, President of Select Service Films. On Friday, she'll sit down with Treasurer, Michael DiMartino (Susan has optioned two of his scripts), to discuss what happens to your script once it's optioned or sold, and how it makes it through the production process and onto the screen.

Friday (during the day), September 12 and Saturday, September 13, Susan will hear pitches from Compendium Members only. Schedule TBD.

She is actively looking for the following scripts:

Genre: Action
Budget: Under $1 million
Notes: Heroine in distress from the beginning of the picture.

Genre: Gay
Budget: Under $1 million
Notes: Not looking for a gay-themed script for general audiences.
Should include explicit type of sex scenes a la HBO films.

Genre: High Concept Action Thriller
Budget: Between $3 and $20 million

Genre: High Concept Comedy
Budget: Between $3 and $20 million

Genre: High Concept Romantic Comedy
Budget: Between $3 and $20 million

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Sponsored by a grant from the Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences, The Northwest Screenwriters Guild (NWSG) is a non-profit screenwriting organization committed to five services for screenwriters: craft-based education; mentorship and peer review; career development; access to Hollywood (and global) film industry professionals; and fostering collaboration and growth within the local Pacific Northwest film community.

Founded in 1997, the Northwest Screenwriters Guild is in its eleventh year of providing support and insight to a dedicated group of screenwriters, distant in geography from "Hollywood" but not in spirit or talent. With a dedicated all-volunteer Board of Directors contributing over 3,000 volunteer hours during 2007, and an aggressive and robust ledger of events comprised of speaking engagements, meetings, workshops, and one-on-one sessions, the NWSG continues to demonstrate its commitment to the collaborative art-form upon which the film industry thrives.

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