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Palladium Foyer, Hotel Allegro TBA
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Box Office Open 4:00pm - 6:30pm

Pre-Summit Social Event (details to follow) 6:30pm - 9:00pm




 
 
Aragon Room, Hotel Allegro Hotel Allegro Lobby Bar Imperial Ballroom, Hotel Allegro Outside Aragon Room, Hotel Allegro Palladium Ballroom, Hotel Allegro Palladium Foyer, Hotel Allegro Rialto Room I, Hotel Allegro Savoy Ballroom, Hotel Allegro TBA Tivoli Room, Hotel Allegro Walnut Ballroom, Hotel Allegro
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Pitch Prelims Block A 3:15pm - 5:30pm

Writers Summit Open Social 7:00pm - 11:59pm

Panel | How to Summit with Success 3:20pm - 4:35pm

Pitch Desk Open 10:30am - 12:00pm

AMA Session 1 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 1:30pm - 2:10pm

AMA Session 2 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 2:20pm - 3:00pm

AMA Session 3 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 3:10pm - 3:50pm

AMA Session 4 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 4:00pm - 4:40pm

Box Office Open 9:00am - 7:30pm

Pitch Prelims Block A 3:15pm - 5:30pm

Craft Intensive | WTF is the Difference Between a Character's WANTS and NEEDS? 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Craft Intensive | How to Get Your First Job in Hollywood 3:20pm - 4:35pm

AFTERNOON BREAK 3:00pm - 3:20pm

"Chicago Year One" Party 8:30pm - 10:30pm

Pitch Prelims Block A 3:15pm - 5:30pm

Panel | Pitch, Please! 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Writers Summit Opening Reception 5:00pm - 6:30pm




 
 
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Pitch Prelims Block B 9:30am - 11:45pm

Pitch Prelims Block C 12:30pm - 2:45pm

Pitch Prelims Block D 3:15pm - 5:30pm

Competition Finalist & Winners Reception - BY INVITATION ONLY 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Panel | Getting In: An Inside Look at Screenwriting Competitions & Fellowships 11:05am - 12:20pm

Panel | Lit Entertainment: The Manager + Writer Relationship 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Panel | The Creative Producer 3:20pm - 4:35pm

AMA Session 5 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 9:30am - 10:10am

AMA Session 7 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 10:20am - 11:00am

AMA Session 10 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 11:10am - 11:50am

AMA Session 11 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 12:00pm - 12:40pm

AMA Session 13 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 1:50pm - 2:30pm

AMA Session 15 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 2:40pm - 3:20pm

AMA Session 17 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 3:30pm - 4:10pm

AMA Session 6 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 9:30am - 10:10am

AMA Session 8 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 10:20am - 11:00am

AMA Session 9 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 11:10am - 11:50am

AMA Session 12 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 12:00pm - 12:40pm

AMA Session 14 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 1:50pm - 2:30pm

AMA Session 16 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 2:40pm - 3:20pm

AMA Session 18 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 3:30pm - 4:10pm

Box Office Open 9:00am - 6:00pm

Summit Saturday Night Party 8:00pm - 11:00pm

Pitch Prelims Block B 9:30am - 11:45pm

Pitch Prelims Block C 12:30pm - 2:45pm

Pitch Prelims Block D 3:15pm - 5:30pm

Elite Badge VIP Reception Presented by Final Draft 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Craft Intensive | GET YOUR STORY STRAIGHT! 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Craft Intensive | "It All Starts with a Sc... 3:20pm - 4:00pm

MORNING BREAK 10:45am - 11:05am

LUNCH BREAK 12:40pm - 1:45pm

AFTERNOON BREAK 3:00pm - 3:20pm

VIP Panelist dinner 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Pitch Prelims Block B 9:30am - 11:45pm

Pitch Prelims Block C 12:30pm - 2:45pm

Pitch Prelims Block D 3:15pm - 5:30pm

All-Attendee Keynote | The Hollywood TED’s, “The Best Lesson I Ever Learned” 9:30am - 10:45am

Panel | Writing is Rewriting: The Importance of Notes, Feedback & Development 11:05am - 12:20pm

Panel | WGF Presents: Writers on Writing 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Panel | Making Good Characters Great (and Bad Ones Truly Evil) 3:20pm - 4:35pm




 
 
Aragon Room, Hotel Allegro Imperial Ballroom, Hotel Allegro Orpheum Room I, Hotel Allegro Orpheum Room II, Hotel Allegro Palladium Ballroom, Hotel Allegro Palladium Foyer, Hotel Allegro Rialto Room I, Hotel Allegro Savoy Ballroom, Hotel Allegro TBA Tivoli Room, Hotel Allegro Walnut Ballroom, Hotel Allegro
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Pitch Prelims Block E 9:30am - 11:45am

Pitch Prelims Block F 12:30pm - 2:45pm

Panel | Say it Loud: Voice and Authenticity in Writing 11:05am - 12:20pm

Panel | Breaking Story 101 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Panel | The Failure Panel: Imposter Syndrome is My Best Friend 3:20pm - 4:35pm

AMA Session 19 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 9:30am - 10:10am

AMA Session 21 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 10:20am - 11:00am

AMA Session 23 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 11:10am - 11:50am

AMA Session 25 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 12:00pm - 12:40pm

AMA Session 27 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 1:50pm - 2:30pm

AMA Session 29 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 2:40pm - 3:20pm

AMA Session 31 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 3:30pm - 4:10pm

AMA Session 20 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 9:30am - 10:10am

AMA Session 22 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 10:20am - 11:00am

AMA Session 24 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 11:10am - 11:50am

AMA Session 26 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 12:00pm - 12:40pm

AMA Session 28 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 1:50pm - 2:30pm

AMA Session 30 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 2:40pm - 3:20pm

AMA Session 32 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 3:30pm - 4:10pm

Pitch Competition - Top 40 3:20pm - 4:35pm

Box Office Open 9:00am - 6:00pm

Pitch Prelims Block E 9:30am - 11:45am

Pitch Prelims Block F 12:30pm - 2:45pm

Craft Intensive | Creating Emotional Characters that Audiences will Care About 9:30am - 10:45am

Craft Intensive | "The Protagonist’s Journey" with Scott Myers 11:05am - 12:20pm

Craft Intensive | The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret to Surprising and Sat... 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Pre-pitch "Wine Down" Presented by Roadmap Writers 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Summit Family-Style Dinner 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Pitch Competition Finals & Writers Summit Awards Ceremony 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Pitch Prelims Block E 9:30am - 11:45am

Pitch Prelims Block F 12:30pm - 2:45pm

Panel | The Tipping Point: How to Make the Jump to Working Writer 9:30am - 10:45am

Panel | You’ve got a Movie Idea, Now Make It! 11:05am - 12:20pm

Panel | THE SECRET PANEL 12:45pm - 1:45pm

Panel | The TV Writers Room: How it Works and How to Run One 1:45pm - 3:00pm




 
 
Palladium Ballroom, Hotel Allegro Palladium Foyer, Hotel Allegro Savoy Ballroom, Hotel Allegro Walnut Ballroom, Hotel Allegro
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AMA Session 33 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 10:00am - 10:40am

AMA Session 34 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 10:50am - 11:30am

AMA Session 35 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 11:40am - 12:20pm

AMA Session 36 - EMAIL SIGNUP ONLY 12:30pm - 1:15pm

Box Office Open 9:00am - 2:00pm

Craft Intensive | TV Writing: Keys To A Successful Pilot 9:30am - 10:45am

Craft Intensive | The Heart of Screenwriting: Writing Great SCENES 11:05am - 12:20pm

Panel | Re-writing Chicago: The Power of Local Community in a Worldwide Industry 11:05am - 12:20pm