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From May 11, 2026:
Hi all Screenliners!!
Michael Eels-Miller hosted a wondering group of student films at NC State in April, and it was great to see all the creativity and cinematography skills that went into it. Thanks for the invitation, Michael!!
For our meeting schedule, I am making some adjustments to fit my schedule and upcoming holidays:Sunday, May 17 at 1:30pm at the Lake Boone Panera Bread - avoids Memorial Day weekend
Monday, June 22 at 7:00pm at the RTP Panera Bread - avoids Father's Day
I have some news reminders to share with key dates in the next week or so, and some adjustments to our meeting calendar:
In local film news, Beyond:The Cary Film Festival has announced its dates for 2026 - September 9-13.
Their screenplay contest is now open, with the late deadline on May 15. If you've got a short screenplay (less than 40 pages) or a short film,
this is a great chance to get some exposure for your script or film. It's an enjoyable local festival, and usually has some wrting courses to boot (more details on the schedule as it gets closer to September).
Jim McQuaid also notified me about one-day/multitrack writing conference called
WriteNow! to be held on Saturday. May 16 at NC State. We are now in the late registration period (April 16-May 14) so registration will cost $119, but walk-in registrations are available the day of the conference for $125. The session runs from 9:00am to 4:15pm after the concluding keynote. For more detail, click on the WriteNow! link.
If anyone has other good "outing" ideas or any other screenwriting news updates, let me know and I can share it with the group and post on the website.
One last reminder, Jim McQuaid's has another local Screenwriter's group, the Triangle's Filmmaking Community Screenwriters Group (https://trianglefilmmaking.com/tfc-screenwriters-group/) which meets regularly on Zoom on Tuesday nights (I believe it is the 3rd Tuesday). I'm sharing this with everyone as an alternative to our group and a chance to meet with other screenwriters and filmmakers in the area.
That's a wrap for now. I hope to see everyone at the Panera Bread off Lake Boone Trail on Sunday, May 17!!
John (Filling in for our illustrious leader, Mike)
P.S. If you have news or information you d like to share, send it to me and I will get it posted to the web site.
Hi all Screenliners!!
Michael Eels-Miller hosted a wondering group of student films at NC State in April, and it was great to see all the creativity and cinematography skills that went into it. Thanks for the invitation, Michael!!
For our meeting schedule, I am making some adjustments to fit my schedule and upcoming holidays:
I have some news reminders to share with key dates in the next week or so, and some adjustments to our meeting calendar:
If anyone has other good "outing" ideas or any other screenwriting news updates, let me know and I can share it with the group and post on the website.
One last reminder, Jim McQuaid's has another local Screenwriter's group, the Triangle's Filmmaking Community Screenwriters Group (https://trianglefilmmaking.com/tfc-screenwriters-group/) which meets regularly on Zoom on Tuesday nights (I believe it is the 3rd Tuesday). I'm sharing this with everyone as an alternative to our group and a chance to meet with other screenwriters and filmmakers in the area.
That's a wrap for now. I hope to see everyone at the Panera Bread off Lake Boone Trail on Sunday, May 17!!
John (Filling in for our illustrious leader, Mike)
P.S. If you have news or information you d like to share, send it to me and I will get it posted to the web site.
Our next meeting will be on Monday, July 27, 2026 at 7:00pm ET at Lake Boone Panera Bread.
