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Kristen Kiesling

Writer
Websitekristenkieslingbooks.com
Writer. Creative napper, verb slayer, theater-loving foodie. Rep'd by Karen Grencik with Red Fox Literary. Her thriller YA manuscript, THE HARROWING, won the 2019 SCBWI Nevada Mentorship Award and was a top twenty finalist for the Killer Nashville Claymore Award.
Thursday, October 24
 

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

10:45am CDT

Executives and Development InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Assembly Room Roadmap Writers Presents Life's a Pitch! The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room Austin Pitch #4 St. David’s Episcopal Church, Vestry Conference Room

1:30pm CDT

A Conversation with Phil Hay Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary The Screenwriters Toolbox: Dialogue St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary Writing and Creative Development at Pixar The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room Austin Pitch #5 St. David’s Episcopal Church, Vestry Conference Room

3:15pm CDT

Creating Emotional Characters that Audiences Will Care About The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association Austin Pitch #6 St. David’s Episcopal Church, Vestry Conference Room

7:00pm CDT

UCLA Story Break Live The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room

10:00pm CDT

SCRIPTNOTES, Live! The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association

11:00pm CDT

Filmmakers Happy Hour presented by Final Draft Colorado Lease
 
Saturday, October 26
 

9:00am CDT

A Conversation with Virgil Williams St. David's Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall On Writing GLOW: A Conversation with Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch presented by Final Draft The Driskill Hotel, Ballroom presented by International Screenwriters’ Association

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

A Conversation with Liz Hannah InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Ballroom

1:30pm CDT

Shorts Program 14 - Animated Shorts Galaxy Highland - Screen 6

3:00pm CDT

A Conversation with David Benioff & D.B. Weiss: The 2019 Outstanding Television Award Recipients InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Ballroom The Screenwriters Toolbox: Setting St. David’s Episcopal Church, Historic Sanctuary

4:30pm CDT

Wine Reception presented by Chloe Wine Collection 800 Congress

4:45pm CDT

A Conversation with Lawrence Kasdan Central Presbyterian Church, Sanctuary

6:30pm CDT

Story Bar at Lit Crawl Austin Empire Control Room

7:30pm CDT

Pitch Finale Party presented by Roadmap Writers Speakeasy

11:00pm CDT

Heart of Film Conference Party presented by Originator Studios The Long Center for the Performing Arts
 
Sunday, October 27
 

11:30am CDT

A Conversation with Catherine Reitman: The 2019 Recipient of the New Voice Award InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Ballroom WORK IN PROGRESS: Writing to Rewriting The Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room

1:15pm CDT

To Live and Write in L.A. … or Not: Do You Have to Live in Los Angeles to Make It as a Screenwriter? presented by DePaul University The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian Room

3:00pm CDT

A Conversation with Ron Bass: The 2019 Recipient of the Bill Wittliff Award for Screenwriting InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, Ballroom

5:00pm CDT

On Story Party Vulcan Gas Company