New York Film Academy | NYFA's Q&A-List with Tova Laiter: "Station 11," "Maniac" & "The Leftovers" Writer Patrick Somerville @newyorkfilmacademy | Uploaded May 2022 | Updated October 2024, 12 hours ago.
New York Film Academy had the honor of hosting a live video Q&A with "Station 11," "Maniac" & "The Leftovers" writer Patrick Somerville.
Tova Laiter, Director of the NYFA Q&A-List Series, moderated the event and discussed with Somerville the writer's room, the importance of having a voice in Hollywood, and bad drafts.
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Patrick Somerville is a novelist and screenwriter who currently has an overall deal with Paramount Television. He most recently created, showran, wrote and executive produced Station 11, which debuted to rave reviews. The series has been nominated for a Peabody Entertainment Award and his work received a USC Scripter nomination. Somerville previously created, wrote, and executive produced the critically acclaimed Maniac, starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill. Somerville’s work on “Maniac” received two nominations for both the WGA and PGA Awards. He also served as writer/producer on the HBO drama "The Leftovers" starring Justin Theroux and got his start in television writing on the FX drama "The Bridge" and FOX’s "24: Live Another Day."
Somerville's books include two collections of stories, Trouble (2006) and The Universe in Miniature in Miniature (2010), and two novels, The Cradle (2009) and This Bright River (2012). "The Cradle" was nominated for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Award. It was also a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick for Spring 2009, a Target Emerging Writers Pick, and a New York Times Editor’s Choice. "This Bright River" was a New York Times Editor’s Choice as well, and The Universe in Miniature in Miniature was short-listed for the 2010 Story Prize.
Somerville's writing has also appeared in The New York Times, GQ, Esquire, and more. He is a MacDowell Fellow and the winner of the 2009 21st Century Award, given annually by the Chicago Public Library.
He grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, went to college at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and later earned his MFA from Cornell University. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and three kids.
New York Film Academy had the honor of hosting a live video Q&A with "Station 11," "Maniac" & "The Leftovers" writer Patrick Somerville.
Tova Laiter, Director of the NYFA Q&A-List Series, moderated the event and discussed with Somerville the writer's room, the importance of having a voice in Hollywood, and bad drafts.
Read more about this event at the following link: bit.ly/3yAlo70
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https://www.nyfa.edu
#NewYorkFilmAcademy #TovaLaiter #PatrickSomerville #NYFA
Patrick Somerville is a novelist and screenwriter who currently has an overall deal with Paramount Television. He most recently created, showran, wrote and executive produced Station 11, which debuted to rave reviews. The series has been nominated for a Peabody Entertainment Award and his work received a USC Scripter nomination. Somerville previously created, wrote, and executive produced the critically acclaimed Maniac, starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill. Somerville’s work on “Maniac” received two nominations for both the WGA and PGA Awards. He also served as writer/producer on the HBO drama "The Leftovers" starring Justin Theroux and got his start in television writing on the FX drama "The Bridge" and FOX’s "24: Live Another Day."
Somerville's books include two collections of stories, Trouble (2006) and The Universe in Miniature in Miniature (2010), and two novels, The Cradle (2009) and This Bright River (2012). "The Cradle" was nominated for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Award. It was also a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick for Spring 2009, a Target Emerging Writers Pick, and a New York Times Editor’s Choice. "This Bright River" was a New York Times Editor’s Choice as well, and The Universe in Miniature in Miniature was short-listed for the 2010 Story Prize.
Somerville's writing has also appeared in The New York Times, GQ, Esquire, and more. He is a MacDowell Fellow and the winner of the 2009 21st Century Award, given annually by the Chicago Public Library.
He grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, went to college at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and later earned his MFA from Cornell University. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and three kids.
