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Storytelling360

Screenwriting events, learning and NETWORKING

Screenwriting events, learning and NETWORKINGScreenwriting events, learning and NETWORKINGScreenwriting events, learning and NETWORKING

Writers Guild of America Theater (LA) - March 22, 2026

Cord Jefferson

Academy Award winner 

Screenwriter

  • American Fiction

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The State of the Story

The State of the Story

A screenwriting event featuring a full-day series of curated discussion panels, providing practical insights into the state-of-the-craft and profession of storytelling. Learn and network with industry leaders.

The State of the Story

The State of the Story

The State of the Story

Gather with other storytellers at our screenwriting event to learn and find inspiration from insightful, in-depth panel discussions featuring the leading creative minds in the world. Topics will explore the craft of storytelling in an evolving media landscape.

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Spike Lee

Spike Lee, Academy Award Lifetime Achievement Honoree and NYU professor, discusses hard workers and why it comes naturally for them during his Keynote Q&A at Storytelling360: State of the Story on October 5, 2025 at the Directors Guild Theater in New York.

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Michael Arndt

Academy Award winning screenwriter Michael Arndt, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, discusses writing from life experiences during his appearance at Storytelling360: State of the Story on October 5, 2025 at the Directors Guild Theater in New York. 

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David Boxerbaum

Verve Agency Partner David Boxerbaum discussing what he looks for when he decides to sign a new writer during his appearance at Storytelling360: State of the Story on June 8, 2025 at the Writers Guild Theater in Los Angeles

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Celine Song

Celine Song, Oscar nominated filmmaker of PAST LIVES, discusses a key difference between an amateur artist and a professional during her appearance at Storytelling360: State of the Story on October 5, 2025 at the Directors Guild Theater in New York.

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PREVIOUS STORYTELLERS:

Spike Lee

KEYNOTE Q&A

Academy Award Lifetime Achievement Award
Oscar winner

5x Oscar nominee

  • DO THE RIGHT THING
  • BLACKKKLANSMAN 
  • HIGHEST 2 LOWEST
  • MALCOLM X
  • 25TH HOUR
  • FULL BIO

Tony Kushner

Pulitzer Prize winner

4x Oscar nominee

  • LINCOLN
  • WEST SIDE STORY 
  • MUNICH
  • ANGELS IN AMERICA
  • FULL BIO

Candace Bushnell

Author/Executive Producer 

  • SEX AND THE CITY
  • THE CARRIE DIARIES
  • AND JUST LIKE THAT
  • LIPSTICK JUNGLE
  • FULL BIO

Michael Arndt

Oscar winner

2x Oscar Nominee

  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • Toy Story 3
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens 
  • The Hunger Games
  • Full Bio

Celine Song

2024 Oscar Nominee

  • PAST LIVES
  • MATERIALISTS
  • THE WHEEL OF TIME
  • FULL BIO

Lee Daniels

2x Oscar Nominee

  • PRECIOUS
  • THE BUTLER
  • EMPIRE
  • FULL BIO

Robert and Michelle  King

4x Emmy nominees

  • Creators, The Good Wife
  • Creators, The Good Fight
  • FULL BIO

Warren Leight

Showrunner/Executive Producer

  • Law & Order: SVU
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  • In Treatment 

David Guggenheim

Screenwriter/Producer

  • Safe House
  • Creator, DESIGNATED SURVIVOR 
  • The Union
  • Full Bio

Kailey Marsh

Five Line

  • Founder/Literary Manager
  • Emmy Award nominee 
  • Founder, TheBloodList.com
  • Full Bio

Noah Ballard

Verve Literary Agency

  • Top literary agent
  • Leads Verve book-to-screen IP team
  • Full Bio

Adam Kolbrenner

Lit Entertainment Group

  • President/Literary Manager
  • Producer, PRISONERS
  • Full Bio

STEPHANIE MCFARLANE

MODERATOR 

  • Co-Executive Producer, ”FBI”
  • Writer: Apple's ME, Netflix's FIRST KILL and CW's LEGACIES
  • 2018 HBOAccess Writing Fellow
  • Full Bio

Lee Jessup

MODERATOR

  • Professor, David Lynch Graduate Program for Cinematic Arts
  • Consultant,  NBC International, the Universal Writers Program
  • Full Bio

Craig Brewer

MODERATOR

  • Sundance Audience Award winning filmmaker
  • Hustle & Flow 
  • Black Snake Moan
  • Dolemite Is My Name
  • Full Bio

Cynthia Lopez

KEYNOTE MODERATOR

  • Chief Executive Officer, New York Women in Film & Television
  • Former Commissioner of the New York’s Mayor‘s Office of Media and Entertainment 
  • Emmy and Peabody Award winner
  • Full Bio

Marta Kauffman

Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner 

Screenwriter (IMDb)

FULL BIO

  • Creator, FRIENDS
  • Creator, GRACE & FRANKIE
  • Creator, DREAM ON

Eric Roth

Academy Award winner 

Screenwriter (IMDb)

FULL BIO

  • Forrest Gump
  • Dune
  • Killers of the Flower Moon

Jon Hurwitz

Creator/Executive Producer (IMDb)

  • COBRA KAI
  • American Reunion
  • Harold & Kumar

Kirsten "Kiwi" Smith

3x Emmy Award winner
Screenwriter/Producer (IMDb)

FULL BIO

  • 10 Things I Hate About You
  • Legally Blonde
  • The House Bunny

Dan Goor

2x Emmy Award winner
Creator/Executive Producer (IMDb)

  • Parks and Recreation 
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine
  • The Office

LaToya Morgan (IMDb)

FULL BIO

  • Creator, upcoming HBO Series ”Duster" produced by JJ Abrams
  • Writer, ”Parenthood"
  • Writer, "The Walking Dead"
  • Writer, "Shameless"

Zak Penn

Screenwriter (IMDb)

Full Bio

  • THE AVENGERS
  • X-Men
  • Ready Player One

Edward Ricourt

Peabody Award Winner
Screenwriter/Producer (IMDb)

  • Now You See Me
  • Marvel’s Jessica Jones
  • Raising Dion

Eric Robinson

Partner, The Gotham Group

  • Producer/Executive Producer
  • INGLORIOUS BASTERDS
  • SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
  • KODACHROME
  • FULL BIO

David Boxerbaum

Verve Literary Agency

  • Partner/Literary Agent
  • Leading spec sale agent
  • Full Bio

Adam Kolbrenner

Lit Entertainment Group

  • President/Literary Manager
  • Producer, PRISONERS
  • Full Bio

Katie Robbins

  • Creator, ”Good American Family” (Hulu)
  • Creator, ”Sunny” (AppleTV+)
  • Producer, “The Affair” (Showtime)
  • Full Bio

David Beaubaire

Founder/CEO Sunset Lane Media

  • Producer, FATHERHOOD
  • Executive Producer, THE NIGHT AGENT
  • Full Bio

Jenna Milly

  • Screenwriter, ”The Fabulous Four”
  • Screenwriter, ”Golden Arm“
  • Full Bio

Jeff Goldsmith

MODERATOR

  • Editor, Backstory Magazine
  • Host, The Q&A Podcast
  • Full Bio

STEPHANIE MCFARLANE

MODERATOR 

  • Co-Executive Producer, ”FBI”
  • Writer: Apple's ME, Netflix's FIRST KILL and CW's LEGACIES
  • 2018 HBOAccess Writing Fellow
  • Full Bio

Lee Jessup

MODERATOR

  • Professor, David Lynch Graduate Program for Cinematic Arts
  • Consultant,  NBC International, the Universal Writers Program
  • Full Bio



PHOTOS: NEW YORK | DGA THEATER | OCTOBER 5, 2025

HIGHLIGHTS: LOS ANGELES | WGA THEATER | JUNE 8, 2025

    Hear what the Storytelling360 Speakers had to say...

    Eric Roth

    WGA Lifetime Achievement Award and Academy Award-winning screenwriter, FORREST GUMP, DUNE, MUNICH

    Marta Kauffman

    Creator, "FRIENDS"

    Edward Ricourt

    Screenwriter, NOW YOU SEE ME

    Jon Hurwitz

    Creator, COBRA KAI

    Zak Penn

    Screenwriter: READY PLAYER ONE, FREE GUY, AVENGERS, X-MEN, PCU, LAST ACTION HERO

    LaToya Morgan

    Creator, DUSTER
    Writer: The Walking Dead, Parenthood

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