Whether you’re writing a novel, memoir, short story or creative nonfiction, this conversation with Adirondack Center For Writing Director Nathalie Thill and WGA Award Winning Screenwriter Jacob Krueger will give you a new perspective on the art of adaptation. You’ll learn the similarities (and differences) between book writing and writing for TV or film, how to know if your book can be translated into a movie or TV show, how to decide if you want to write the screenplay or turn it over to a screenwriter, and how to best make the transition to the business of screenwriting.

Nathalie Thill- Executive Director, Adirondack Center for Writing

Nathalie Thill has been the Executive Director of the Adirondack Center for Writing, the literary organization serving the entire six-million-acre Adirondack Park, pretty much since its inception in 1999. ACW offers a variety of literary programs, from workshops, conferences, and readings to retreats for high school students, prison writing programs, and writing contests.

Nathalie sits on the steering Committee of LITNET, a national group of literary organizations and presses whose mission is to raise the level of awareness of the literary arts throughout the United States. She has been asked to speak on several occasions on behalf of the National Endowment for the Arts about her exceptional prison writing program. She is also a storyteller and proudly co-hosts the Howl Story Slam Series.

Jacob Krueger- WGA Winning Screenwriter, LPFF Artist in Residence

The Founder of Jacob Krueger Studio, and host of the popular Write Your Screenplay Podcast, Jacob has worked with thousands of writers, from Academy, Emmy and Tony Award Winners, to young writers picking up the pen for the first time.  His writing includes the screenplay for the Emmy Winning The Matthew Shepard Story, for which he won the Writers Guild of America Paul Selvin Award and was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Screenplay.  More info: WriteYourScreenplay.com

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