Hollywood screenwriters booked for DePaul conference
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CHICAGO (AP) — Screenwriters for three Hollywood movie blockbusters and several television shows will be among the speakers at the DePaul University School of Cinematic Arts' annual Courier 12 Screenwriting Conference.
The one-day conference is scheduled Oct. 8 at DePaul's Daley Building in Chicago. Panels will cover project development, strategies for emerging writers and writing for diversity. The conference is named "Courier 12" for the font used for screenplays.
Screenwriter Jack Epps Jr. — known for "Top Gun" and "Legal Eagles" — and writer and producer Steven de Souza — known for "Die Hard" — will discuss screenwriting for big Hollywood films. Other panelists include "Friday Night Lights" producer Aaron Rahsaan Thomas and "Law and Order: SVU" screenwriter Kam Miller.
Admission is free and the event is open to the public.