Main Menu
- Home
- Enroll Now
- Contact Us
- About the Writers' Program
- FAQ's
- Onsite Courses
- Online Courses
- How to Enroll
- Instructors
- Events
- Certificate Programs
- Consultation Services
- Master Classes
- Writers Studio
- James Kirkwood Literary Prize
- Screenplay Competition
- Community Access Scholarship
- Writers' Program Partners
- Advanced Submission Guidelines
All Success Stories :
Student Wins 2nd Place in Flash Fiction Contest
Former Student Publishes Book of Poetry
Screenwriting Student Wins Big!
Student Publishes Civil War Article
Screenwriting Student Makes Quarter-Finals
Poetry Instructor Receives Radcliffe Fellowship
Student Wins Scholarship to Squaw Valley
Instructor is Finalist for The Story Prize
Student Publishes in Persimmon Tree
Screenwriting Instructor Publishes Fiction Piece
Student Publishes in Veterinary Journal
Low-Residency Program Next for Certificate Student
Comic Novel Published by Writers' Program Alum
"I Can Tell That You Studied Writing"
MFA Success for Writers' Program Student
Student Published in Foliate Oak
A Double Whammy for Certificate Student
Instructor Publishes Culinary Mystery
Student Wins Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship
Student Finds Inspiration and Publishes!
Writers’ Program Alum Pens The Wolfman
Hannah Dennison Publishes AGAIN!
Student Enjoys Twice the Success in 2010
Student Pens Episode of New HBO Series
Amy Friedman Nominated for 2010 Audie Award
Student Publishes Bilingual Poetry Book
Student Publishes Mystery Novel
Student Publishes Resource for Expectant Mothers
Student Publishes Prize-Winning Novel
New Picture Book from Instructor Caroline Arnold
Student Moonlights as Huffington Post Columnist
Instructors Published in Crime Anthology
Instructor’s Play Performed in The Hague
Student Pubs First Essay in AARP Bulletin
“Huge” Success for Instructor Michelle Markel
Instructor’s Play Produced at One-Minute Festival
Student Publishes Second Novel
Student Pubs Short Story in Fiction International
Instructor Publishes Two Works of Nonfiction
Student Publishes SAT Vocabulary Book
Online Instructor Publishes YA Novel
Instructor Publishes Guide to Picture Book Writing
"Horrifying" Success for Student Jay Michaels
Certificate Student Finds Her Passion
Student Publishes Mystery Series
Instructor Publishes Slow Lie Detector
Four Questions for Very “Cool” Emmy Awards Writer
Online Student Publishes Flash Fiction
Deirdre Shaw’s Novel Featured in People
Student Publishes Once Upon a Twice
Screenwriting Instructor Sells Easter Bunny Spec
Creative Writing Student Wins Flash Fiction Prize
Instructor Sells Spec Script to Warner Brothers
Student Participates in Women In Film Mentorship
Instructor Publishes Two Picture Books in 2009
Student Winner of Short Fiction Contest
Wife Goes On July Book Club Selection
Berkley Books Publishes Student’s First Novel
Student Takes Work to Houston & Cannes
Screenwriting Instructor Produces Comedy for LOGO
Student Publishes Film Noir Inspired Poem
Fiction Reading with Instructor Kate Milliken
Student Publishes Book on Eating Disorders
Instructor Publishes in Premier Issue
Certificate Student Takes Film on Tour
Creative Writing Instructor Publishes Novella
Screenwriting Student Wins Disney Fellowship
Screenwriting Instructor Produces Web Series
Student Reading at ALOUD Poetry Event
St. Martin’s Press Publishes Student’s Novel
Student Publishes in Vestal Review
Writers’ Program Alum Publishes Novel
Instructor Work Included in Anthology
Former Staff Member Options Screenplay
Student is Finalist in AAA Screenplay Contest
Online Instructor Featured in Body Image Anthology
Student Wins Award at We Are Many Festival
Student publishes essay in Lupus Now Magazine
Online Instructor Pubs in Glimmer Train Stories
Success for Screenwriting Student
Certificate Student Enjoys Screenwriting Success
Student Publishes and Wins Poetry Contest
Debut Novel of Former Student and New Instructor
Creative Writing Instructor Goes Hollywood
Online Student’s Article in "Mothering"
New Instructor Memoir Published
Former Student’s Film Debuts at Sundance, Tours US
Start to Finish: Student Publishes YA Nov
Creative Writing Instructor wins Fiction Contest
Student Uncovers the Secret Lives of Boys
Writers’ Program Student Publishes Fitness Guide
Certificate Student Publishes Poetry...
After Many Years, Student Publishes Novel
Student Places in Orlando Hispanic Film Festival
Student's Novel-in-Poems to be Published
Writers Studio Nonfiction Student Publishes Memoir
Certificate Student Is Finalist out of Thousands
Screenwriting Student Places First in Contest
Kirkwood Winner Part of New Short Fiction Series
Online Instructor Publishes Newest Novel
Master Class Student Writes and Directs New Film
Instructor’s Merchant Ivory Film is Released
Online Student Receives Fiction Writing Grant
Instructor Film Benefits Local Non-Profit Theatre
Student Publishes in Two Anthologies
Best Unproduced Script Written By Instructor
Poetry Students Keep Publishing
2009 Magazine Merit Award Winner in Nonfiction
Former Student Writers Mystery Series
Screenwriting Student Wins in Fiction Competition
Instructor Publishes in O (Oprah) Magazine
Major Book Deal for Former Novel Writing Student
Student Places in BlueCat Competition
Student Studies Poetry in a New Setting
Instructor Publishes Rewrite Book
Former Master Class Student Publishes
Instructor is Finalist in Disney Competition
From Student to… 26 Different Grocery Shoppers
Award and New Book for Nonfiction Instructor
Our Screenwriting Students Write and Sell!
Children’s Lit Student Sells Picture Book
Screenwriting Student Takes On Multiple Projects
Kirkwood Winner Enjoys Publishing Success
Instructor Interviewed on KTLA
Screenwriting Students in Industry Competitions
Student Published in Natural Health Magazine
Student Wendy Jaffe Publishes in the LA Times
Instructor Mines Humorous Hollywood Underbelly
Staff Member Publishes in "Pregnancy Magazine"
Master Class Student Publishes First Novel
Online Student places in Poetry Contest
Student a Finalist for Short Story Contest
Sixtyfive Roses: One Student's Memoir is Released
Getaway Cabaret: A Night of Song, Dance & Comedy
Student Publishes in McSweeney's
Student "Good Enough" to Publish Third YA Novel
Instructors Continue to Make Publishing Headlines
Our Students Are Recognized Nationwide
Another Kirkwood Nominee Goes on to Publish
Student Publishes in Eclectica
Student Published in Dig Magazine
Student publishes “The Brimstone Murders”
Student Teleplay Wins at Austin Film Fest
Instructor Releases Trailer for Cuba Documentary
Student’s First Feature Accepted at Sundance
Instructor Pens “A Story of Courage” for Teens
Filmmaker Opts for UCLA Extension
Student Screens Film at Local Playhouse
Xu Xi on the Short List for Man Asian Prize
Beattie Has Reported for Writing Duty
Student film an Audience Favorite
Former WP Staff gets signed to Code Entertainment
WP Instructors Join the Cashmere Mafia
Student & “Funny Broad” Wins at Film Festival
Student selected for Warner Bros. Writers Workshop
Online Student a Finalist for Fiction Contest
Project Publish: An Onliner's Story of Success
Online Instructor a Finalist for the Guyon Prize
Carol Potter Provides Wisdom & Wit
One Line Saved Turns into Student Success
Student Spec Makes it to the Semi-Final Round
Writers’ Program Staff Member Gets Mad
Middle-Grade Novels, NY Agents, and Online Writing
Poetry Student Wins at Recent Conference
Success Keeps Coming for Certificate Students
Men + Shoes = Publishing Success
One Student’s Poetry Goes Live
Online Instructor Secures New Book Deal
Success Stories
After Many Years, Student Publishes Novel
Linda Rader Overman took her very first Writers' Program novel writing course in 1990, Building a Good Foundation with Phyllis Gebauer, where she workshopped early drafts of her book. Linda shares the good news: "Well, 18 years later this epistolary novel, Letters Between Us, is being published!"
The novel will be published by Plain View Press this fall. "Truly, [Phyllis's] course was one of the first I workshopped this novel in—and then I did not actually finish the novel until 2005. Life gets in the way sometimes." She adds, "I will always remember and be grateful for taking her course, which gave me the impetus to keep on going."
Linda's experience is an inspiration to other students writing in a longer format—sometimes it just takes persistence. What a wonderful achievement!