The Basics of Screenwriting with Adam Sleper

In this session, Adam Sleper will cover the basics of screenwriting including narrative, character, scene-building, and more. Adam will discuss the anatomy of a scene, structure, and character development. Participants will leave with a list of mostly free resources for beginning screenwriters.

Adam Sleper is a professional writer originally from Omaha. Adam earned a B.A. in English from the University of Nebraska and an M.A. in English from Boston College, and spent a semester at Oxford University in England studying Shakespeare. Adam is a Launch Pad Prose 100 and multiple Illinois artists grant recipient. As a screenwriter, he is a Page and Austin Film Fest finalist and has had multiple scripts score top 1% on the prestigious Black List. He is in the process of completing his second novel manuscript. Adam’s publications include Literal Latte, The Denver Post, and Midwest Review. He lives outside of Chicago with his wife, a civil rights attorney, their two kids, and an adorable dog.