1.success:
Doctored screenplays have generated six-figure incomes.
Writers have landed agents, option deals.
One screenwriter, after having several of his scripts doctored by Aubrey M. Horton, proceeded to write a project which won a Golden Globe nomination.
In May/June, 2005 -- a workshop participant signed a blind deal with Warner Bros. and then inked a 2-picture deal with Paramount.
In September, 2006 -- a repeat workshopper sold a spy action/comedy to Universal Pictures.
Famous writers have had their work edited by Aubrey M. Horton (i.e., as a ghostwriter).
In July, 2007 -- a workshop participant inked a deal to co-produce an indie film (per a $1.5 to $3 million budget) with Tony Sirico (THE SOPRANOS) and Morgan Fairchild (DALLAS).
In 2004 -- a workshop participant signed on as a producer on a project with George Clooney, Steven Soderbergh, and Keanu Reeves.
In 2005 -- a workshop participant garnered screen credit as a producer on Richard Linklater's "A Scanner Darkly."
In 2008 -- a workshop participant rolled camera (as a co-producer) on a million-dollar-plus indie in Austin.
In 2004 -- a workshop participant garnered a showrunner deal via an indie-TV pilot.
In 2005 -- a workshop alum had his TV pilot (starring Joe Estevez) roll camera.
In 2007/2008 -- a workshop alum was employed to write a number of episodes (plus he also functioned as a story editor) on a sitcom for the Trinity Broadcasting Network.
In May, 2007 –- a repeat workshop alum published her first novel and assumed the role of producer on a project to be shot in London.
In November, 2004 -- a workshop participant signed with CAA.
In June, 2006 -- a workshop alum was credited as a co-writer on a movie rolling camera in Dallas.
In June, 2007 -– a doctored screenwriter signed on as the co-producer of a Texas indie.
In June, 2006 -- a workshopper inked a rewrite deal on a horror flick after optioning a horror spec a month earlier.
In 2005 -- a workshop alum inked a six-figure book deal to write the biography of U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
In January, 2006 -- a two-time workshop participant was awarded a $5000 fellowship to UT film school and also landed an internship with a prodco.
In the fall of 2006 -- the Lifetime Movie Network aired a show, which was based on a workshop participant's script.
In September, 1999 -- a doctored screenplay won the Hollywood Symposium First Annual Screenplay Contest. The writer was awarded the top prize of $1500.
In July, 2001 -- a workshop participant received the D. Montgomery Award ($2,500).
In March, 2002 -- a workshop participant won a nomination for Best Picture in the Independent Spirit Awards per his work as a producer.
In October, 2002 -- a doctored screenplay won the Scriptwriters Network 12th Annual Carl Sautter Memorial Scriptwriting Competition.
In September, 2002 -- a workshop participant won a special-recognition accolade at the B. Iden Payne Awards.
In December, 2001 -- a doctored screenplay was named Runner-Up (2nd place) and received a cash prize of $500 in the Screenwriting Showcase Awards.
In June, 2004 -- a workshop participant grabbed an option deal on a reality-TV project and was attached as an executive producer.
In June, 2004 -- a doctored script was picked up by a director per a package deal.
In June, 2002 -- a workshop participant garnered a "notable mention" (ranking number 16 overall) in Final Draft's Big Break Contest.
In August, 2004 -- two of our writers (a workshop participant and a doctored screenwriter) made the finals in the Hollywood Symposium competition.
In September, 2000 -- a doctored screenplay made the semifinals in the Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowships. (Out of 4250 submissions . . . only 117 scripts survived the cut.)
In October, 2001 -- a workshop participant made the finals in the Chesterfield Screenwriting Competition.
In February, 2003 -- a doctored screenplay made the finals in the New York Independent Film Festival.
In September, 2003 -- a workshop participant made the SFs in Chesterfield.
In September, 2000 -- a workshop participant made the semifinals in the Austin Heart of Film Screenplay Competition. (That's the top 30 out of over 3400 entries.)
Workshop participants have had assignments with MTV.
In August, 2002 -- three workshop participants made the semifinals in the Chesterfield Screenwriting Competition.
In September, 2000 -- a workshop participant's screenplay won 1st Place in the Scriptscene Contest (SHARE THE DREAM) sponsored by The New England Chapter of the Romance Writers of America.
In February, 2001 -- a workshop participant wrapped his first feature gig as a director vis-a-vis a doctored screenplay.
In June, 2001 -- a workshop participant signed an option deal on the script which he polished in the 8-week course.
In 2003 -- a workshop participant signed with a prodco to write a TV pilot and also optioned one of his feature scripts.
In August, 2005 -- a film written by a workshop alum was in preproduction to roll camera.
In October, 2005 -- a doctored screenwriter proceeded forward with a new script and made the finals in the Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition.
In February, 2000 -- a doctored screenplay cruised into the final round in the "Set in Texas" Screenwriting Contest which is sponsored by the Houston Pan-Cultural Film Festival. Only 5 scripts made it to the final round.
In August, 2003 -- a workshop participant made the SFs in Scriptapalooza.
In June, 2001 -- a doctored screenplay made the finals in the Acclaim Screenplay Contest.
In June, 2005 -- a doctored screenwriter penned a new screenplay which made the finals (i.e., the top 3) in Scr(i)pt Magazine's Open Door competition.
In August, 1999 -- a workshop participant made the finals in the Scriptapalooz Screenwriting Competition.
In December, 1998 -- a writer was notified that she was a top-12 finalist in the Aperture Competition . . . which awards a $10,000 grant.
In July, 2003 -- a workshop participant made the finals in the People's Pilot Competition.
A number of students have gotten jobs with film production companies.
In September, 2001 -- a doctored screenwriter made the semifinals in the Chesterfield Screenwriting Competition.
In February, 2000 -- a workshop participant's screenplay made the semifinals in the Empire Screenplay Contest.
In October, 1999 -- a doctored screenplay made the semifinals in The Writer's Network Screenplay Competition.
For more success info -> click on the "orbiting globe."
Writers have landed agents, option deals.
One screenwriter, after having several of his scripts doctored by Aubrey M. Horton, proceeded to write a project which won a Golden Globe nomination.
In May/June, 2005 -- a workshop participant signed a blind deal with Warner Bros. and then inked a 2-picture deal with Paramount.
In September, 2006 -- a repeat workshopper sold a spy action/comedy to Universal Pictures.
Famous writers have had their work edited by Aubrey M. Horton (i.e., as a ghostwriter).
In July, 2007 -- a workshop participant inked a deal to co-produce an indie film (per a $1.5 to $3 million budget) with Tony Sirico (THE SOPRANOS) and Morgan Fairchild (DALLAS).
In 2004 -- a workshop participant signed on as a producer on a project with George Clooney, Steven Soderbergh, and Keanu Reeves.
In 2005 -- a workshop participant garnered screen credit as a producer on Richard Linklater's "A Scanner Darkly."
In 2008 -- a workshop participant rolled camera (as a co-producer) on a million-dollar-plus indie in Austin.
In 2004 -- a workshop participant garnered a showrunner deal via an indie-TV pilot.
In 2005 -- a workshop alum had his TV pilot (starring Joe Estevez) roll camera.
In 2007/2008 -- a workshop alum was employed to write a number of episodes (plus he also functioned as a story editor) on a sitcom for the Trinity Broadcasting Network.
In May, 2007 –- a repeat workshop alum published her first novel and assumed the role of producer on a project to be shot in London.
In November, 2004 -- a workshop participant signed with CAA.
In June, 2006 -- a workshop alum was credited as a co-writer on a movie rolling camera in Dallas.
In June, 2007 -– a doctored screenwriter signed on as the co-producer of a Texas indie.
In June, 2006 -- a workshopper inked a rewrite deal on a horror flick after optioning a horror spec a month earlier.
In 2005 -- a workshop alum inked a six-figure book deal to write the biography of U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
In January, 2006 -- a two-time workshop participant was awarded a $5000 fellowship to UT film school and also landed an internship with a prodco.
In the fall of 2006 -- the Lifetime Movie Network aired a show, which was based on a workshop participant's script.
In September, 1999 -- a doctored screenplay won the Hollywood Symposium First Annual Screenplay Contest. The writer was awarded the top prize of $1500.
In July, 2001 -- a workshop participant received the D. Montgomery Award ($2,500).
In March, 2002 -- a workshop participant won a nomination for Best Picture in the Independent Spirit Awards per his work as a producer.
In October, 2002 -- a doctored screenplay won the Scriptwriters Network 12th Annual Carl Sautter Memorial Scriptwriting Competition.
In September, 2002 -- a workshop participant won a special-recognition accolade at the B. Iden Payne Awards.
In December, 2001 -- a doctored screenplay was named Runner-Up (2nd place) and received a cash prize of $500 in the Screenwriting Showcase Awards.
In June, 2004 -- a workshop participant grabbed an option deal on a reality-TV project and was attached as an executive producer.
In June, 2004 -- a doctored script was picked up by a director per a package deal.
In June, 2002 -- a workshop participant garnered a "notable mention" (ranking number 16 overall) in Final Draft's Big Break Contest.
In August, 2004 -- two of our writers (a workshop participant and a doctored screenwriter) made the finals in the Hollywood Symposium competition.
In September, 2000 -- a doctored screenplay made the semifinals in the Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowships. (Out of 4250 submissions . . . only 117 scripts survived the cut.)
In October, 2001 -- a workshop participant made the finals in the Chesterfield Screenwriting Competition.
In February, 2003 -- a doctored screenplay made the finals in the New York Independent Film Festival.
In September, 2003 -- a workshop participant made the SFs in Chesterfield.
In September, 2000 -- a workshop participant made the semifinals in the Austin Heart of Film Screenplay Competition. (That's the top 30 out of over 3400 entries.)
Workshop participants have had assignments with MTV.
In August, 2002 -- three workshop participants made the semifinals in the Chesterfield Screenwriting Competition.
In September, 2000 -- a workshop participant's screenplay won 1st Place in the Scriptscene Contest (SHARE THE DREAM) sponsored by The New England Chapter of the Romance Writers of America.
In February, 2001 -- a workshop participant wrapped his first feature gig as a director vis-a-vis a doctored screenplay.
In June, 2001 -- a workshop participant signed an option deal on the script which he polished in the 8-week course.
In 2003 -- a workshop participant signed with a prodco to write a TV pilot and also optioned one of his feature scripts.
In August, 2005 -- a film written by a workshop alum was in preproduction to roll camera.
In October, 2005 -- a doctored screenwriter proceeded forward with a new script and made the finals in the Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition.
In February, 2000 -- a doctored screenplay cruised into the final round in the "Set in Texas" Screenwriting Contest which is sponsored by the Houston Pan-Cultural Film Festival. Only 5 scripts made it to the final round.
In August, 2003 -- a workshop participant made the SFs in Scriptapalooza.
In June, 2001 -- a doctored screenplay made the finals in the Acclaim Screenplay Contest.
In June, 2005 -- a doctored screenwriter penned a new screenplay which made the finals (i.e., the top 3) in Scr(i)pt Magazine's Open Door competition.
In August, 1999 -- a workshop participant made the finals in the Scriptapalooz Screenwriting Competition.
In December, 1998 -- a writer was notified that she was a top-12 finalist in the Aperture Competition . . . which awards a $10,000 grant.
In July, 2003 -- a workshop participant made the finals in the People's Pilot Competition.
A number of students have gotten jobs with film production companies.
In September, 2001 -- a doctored screenwriter made the semifinals in the Chesterfield Screenwriting Competition.
In February, 2000 -- a workshop participant's screenplay made the semifinals in the Empire Screenplay Contest.
In October, 1999 -- a doctored screenplay made the semifinals in The Writer's Network Screenplay Competition.
For more success info -> click on the "orbiting globe."
