Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The Writers Guild Foundation teams up with Stephens College MFA in TV and Screenwriting for a conversation about writing adaptations and spin-offs for the screen. This conversation will cover how writers approach adapting IP to the screen, how creative decisions are made to deviate from the source material, and how thematic material, characters, and plot points are emphasized or expanded upon in TV series and features.
Panelists include:
Jessica O’Toole - XO, Kitty; The Summer I Turned Pretty
John Whittington - Remarkably Bright Creatures
Valerie Woods - The Crossover, The Big Cigar, Sweet Magnolias
Rhiana Yazzie - Dark Winds
Moderated by Dr. Rosanne Welch, Executive Director, Stephens College MFA in TV and Screenwriting.
The Writers Guild Foundation teams up with Stephens College MFA in TV and Screenwriting for a conversation about writing adaptations and spin-offs for the screen. This conversation will cover how writers approach adapting IP to the screen, how creative decisions are made to deviate from the source material, and how thematic material, characters, and plot points are emphasized or expanded upon in TV series and features.
Panelists include:
Jessica O’Toole - XO, Kitty; The Summer I Turned Pretty
John Whittington - Remarkably Bright Creatures
Valerie Woods - The Crossover, The Big Cigar, Sweet Magnolias
Rhiana Yazzie - Dark Winds
Moderated by Dr. Rosanne Welch, Executive Director, Stephens College MFA in TV and Screenwriting.
