United States Veterans’ Artists Alliance (USVAA)

Please join USVAA for The Writers Guild Foundation 2nd Annual WGF Veterans Day Laugh-In: A Comedy Benefit Show on November 6th at Dynasty Typewriter At The Hayworth The event will feature a silent auction and a fun program featuring hilarious comedy from stand-up comedians, including Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything, The Crystal Maze), Grace Freud (Rick & Morty, The Eric Andre Show), Vinny Thomas (Platonic, After Midnight), and more to be announced, plus alumni from the VWP sketch group Vets With Benefits. Tickets are $25 for GA and $15 for vets. We’d love to offer your entire audience a special discount – $10 off GA tickets using the code WGFPartner. Virtual livestream tickets are available as well. All proceeds from the event benefit the Veterans Writing Project, the WGF mentorship program for emerging U.S. military veteran writers.

USVAA proudly supports the NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) Film Festival InFocus: VETERAN CINEMA Sat. Oct. 19th 2:30 pm to 10:00 pm Location: South Park Center Los Angeles InFocus: Veteran Cinema Shorts, spotlights the talent of military veterans from the U.S. and beyond in front of and behind the camera. This selection digs into serious topics in thoughtful and novel ways through vignettes, intimate portraits, historical storytelling, comedy, romance and action. ______________________________________ Ticket information, directions, and schedule available at: NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) https://lnkd.in/gdbM7MDZ Use Discount Code: UVSAAOct24

The October USVAA /Onward Press Writers Workshop is - Monday, October 7, 2024 6 PM Pacific, 9 Eastern, 8 Central, 7 Mountain via ZOOM. Here's the link. Join Zoom Meeting https://lnkd.in/gXfEsYSw Meeting ID: 865 2458 0377 The USVAA/Onward Press Writers Workshop is a table-read workshop. One-hour and half-hour TV. Screenplays. Plays. Books - fiction and non-fiction. Select 10-15 minutes of material you believe will benefit from a reading. We assign parts, your work is read, then we give notes. Mentors are produced and/or published professional writers. If you're new with us, we would like to start with your outline/beat sheet. That's a great way for us to check your structure and characters. The workshop is free and no application is required. If you wish to present, please send me an e mail - [email protected] We have 7 slots. First come, first served. If you're new, please watch and listen the first time. If you don't wish to present, please attend. You'll learn a lot. The workshop is always free. Look forward to seeing you Monday evening.

The next USVAA /Onward Press Writers Workshop is - Monday, June 3, 2024 6 PM Pacific, 9 Eastern, 8 Central, 7 Mountain via ZOOM. Here's the link. Join Zoom Meeting https://lnkd.in/gVHyT_iS Meeting ID: 868 1012 7165 The USVAA/Onward Press Writers Workshop is a table-read workshop. One-hour and half-hour TV. Screenplays. Plays. Books - fiction and non-fiction. Select 10-15 minutes of material you believe will benefit from a reading. We assign parts, your work is read, then we give notes. Mentors are produced and/or published professional writers. If you're new with us, we would like to start with your outline/beat sheet. That's a great way for us to check your structure and characters The workshop is free and no application is required. If you wish to present, please send me an e mail -?[email protected]??We have 7 slots. First come, first served. If you're new, please watch and listen the first time. If you don't wish to present, please attend. You'll learn a lot. The workshop is always free. Look forward to seeing you Monday evening.

The May USVAA /Onward Press Writers Workshop is - Monday, May 6, 2024 6 PM Pacific, 9 Eastern, 8 Central, 7 Mountain via ZOOM. Join Zoom Meeting https://lnkd.in/gvjP9WKf Meeting ID: 884 3349 4788 The USVAA/Onward Press Writers Workshop is a table-read workshop. One-hour and half-hour TV. Screenplays. Plays. Books - fiction and non-fiction. Select 10-15 minutes of material you believe will benefit from a reading. We assign parts, your work is read, and then we give notes. Mentors are produced and/or published professional writers. If you're new with us, we would like to start with your outline/beat sheet. That's a great way for us to check your structure and characters The workshop is free, and no application is required. If you wish to present, please send me an e-mail -?[email protected]?? We have 7 slots. First come, first served. If you're new, please watch and listen for the first time. If you don't wish to present, please attend. You'll learn a lot. The workshop is always free. Look forward to seeing you Monday evening.

The March USVAA /Onward Press Writers Workshop is - Monday, March 4, 2024 6 PM Pacific, 9 Eastern, 8 Central, 7 Mountain via ZOOM. Here's the link. Join Zoom Meeting https://lnkd.in/gtteKcxr Meeting ID: 813 1691 0253 The USVAA/Onward Press Writers Workshop is a table-read workshop. One-hour and half-hour TV. Screenplays. Plays. Books - fiction and non-fiction. Select 10-15 minutes of material you believe will benefit from a reading. We assign parts, your work is read, then we give notes. Mentors are produced and/or published professional writers. If you're new with us, we would like to start with your outline/beat sheet. That's a great way for us to check your structure and characters The workshop is free and no application is required. If you wish to present, please send me an e mail - [email protected] We have 7 slots. First come, first served. If you're new, please watch and listen the first time. If you don't wish to present, please attend. You'll learn a lot. The workshop is always free. Look forward to seeing you Monday!

Happy New Year! I hope you had a fun and joyous holiday season. The bubbly is finished and the tree is down. It's workshop time... The January USVAA /Onward Press Writers Workshop is - Monday, January 8, 2024 6 PM Pacific, 9 Eastern, 8 Central, 7 Mountain via ZOOM. Here's the link. Join Zoom Meeting https://lnkd.in/gRvNx_2q Meeting ID: 847 8319 0450 The USVAA/Onward Press Writers Workshop is a table-read workshop. One-hour and half-hour TV. Screenplays. Plays. Books - fiction and non-fiction. Select 10-15 minutes of material you believe will benefit from a reading. We assign parts, your work is read, then we give notes. Mentors are produced and/or published professional writers. The workshop is free and no application is required. If you wish to present, please send me an e mail - [email protected] We have 7 slots. First come, first served. If you're new, please watch and listen the first time. If you don't wish to present, please attend. You'll learn a lot. The workshop is always free. I look forward to seeing you Monday evening.