New Screenwriters on Breaking In
Welcome to New Screenwriters on Breaking In, a show about how BIPOC women are breaking into screenwriting today. I'm Priscilla Nguyen, a pre-WGA writer, and in each episode you'll hear from a working writer who broke in within the previous five years about how they buckled down, found their reps, and got their first job. If you want to know how writers are breaking in - not twenty years ago, but today - this show is for you.
Podcasting since 2022 • 10 episodes
New Screenwriters on Breaking In
Latest Episodes
Heather Gromley on assisting Mike Judge and learning to ask for what you want
Heather Gromley became a Staff Writer on SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE, Season 2, after serving as Writers' Assistant on Season 1. But first, she earned a master's in Museum Studies, moved from Indianapolis to LA, and became Mike Judge's assistant. We'll...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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29:10
Kelechi Urama on starting out in Pittsburgh and getting repped off the Black List
Kelechi Urama staffed off a hot new pilot that had just been optioned. But first she had to drop out of Fordham, transfer to Pittsburgh, and finally move to LA. We'll talk about how she got stuck working admin, used the pandemic to write three ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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29:18
Ellie Guzman on getting into Dreamworks and being the only assistant in the room
Ellie Guzman was a Script Coordinator at Dreamworks when her bosses promoted her to Staff Writer. But first she started as a Production Assistant, moved up to Production Coordinator, and took a bunch of Dreamworks screenwriting classes. We'll t...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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28:51
Jeane Phan Wong on Script Coordinating and NBC Writers on the Verge
Jeane Phan Wong changed reps during a low point in her career who helped her turn things around and get staffed. But first, she worked as an assistant for eight years, got into NBC Writers on the Verge, and sold three pilots. We'll talk about h...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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29:13
Kale Futterman on getting an MFA and taking charge of her career
Kale Futterman got her MFA in 2017, but it took four more years before she got staffed. During that time, she assisted two writer-producers, wrote ten scripts, and worked in education to pay the bills. We'll talk about getting the MFA, the pros...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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29:57