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Billie Jo Mason

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Writer
Los Angeles, California
Winner Meryl Streep NYWIFT Writers Lab. Union Story Analyst, WMA, Fox, Sony, Disney, Story: MGM/Hollywood Pictures. Dachshund owned and operated. And...



I kept a live chicken hidden in the MGM story department for the summer.

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Thursday, October 24
 

1:00pm CDT

Mistakes Were Made: Learning From Screw-Ups Past and Present The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film* St. David’s Episcopal Church, Crail Hall

2:45pm CDT

Inside Submissions: What Gets Noticed (Good AND Bad) and Why  St. David's Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall

11:00pm CDT

WGA West Late Night Welcome Party SPiN Austin
 
Friday, October 25
 

9:00am CDT

WORK IN PROGRESS: Story to Structure 800 Congress Conference Q&A Session: Amy Berg The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Club Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film* St. David’s Episcopal Church, Crail Hall

1:30pm CDT

A Conversation with Phil Hay Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary Writing and Creative Development at Pixar The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room

3:15pm CDT

Breaking the Rules St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary Creating Emotional Characters that Audiences Will Care About The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association

3:45pm CDT

Cows with no name Alamo Drafthouse Village

7:00pm CDT

UCLA Story Break Live The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room
 
Saturday, October 26
 

9:00am CDT

On Writing Sci-Fi 800 Congress

10:30am CDT

The Psychology of Storytelling Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary

10:45am CDT

The Art of Storytelling with David Benioff, Sarah Green, Catherine Reitman, and D.B. Weiss InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Ballroom

12:30pm CDT

On Writing Horror The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association

3:00pm CDT

A Conversation with David Benioff & D.B. Weiss: The 2019 Outstanding Television Award Recipients InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Ballroom First Man, Midway, 12 Strong, Greenland: Partnering with the Department of Defense to Enhance Military Depiction Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary

4:45pm CDT

A Conversation with Lawrence Kasdan Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary Your First Draft Sucks, Now What? St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary

6:30pm CDT

Story Bar at Lit Crawl Austin Empire Control Room
 
Sunday, October 27
 

11:30am CDT

The Quagmire of the Female Character 800 Congress