You wrote the story. Now what? This is a half-day workshop for writers curious about adaptation, whether you want to turn your book into a film or TV series, or better understand how stories move from page to screen. Led by Rachael Blackwood, a Top Three Finalist in the Final Draft Big Break, a graduate of UCLA's Professional Programs in Screenwriting and Television Writing, and with credits in novel adaptation coverage, studio marketing, and screenplay judging for the Austin Film Festival. Bring your work in progress. Leave with a one-page treatment and the vision for your story on screen.

Participants will leave the workshop able to:
• Identify what changes between page and screen, and why
• Make an informed choice about which form their story wants next: feature film, limited series, or ongoing series
• Recognise the structural DNA of a screenplay and map their novel against it
• Translate interiority into dialogue and action
• Develop a one-page treatment for the adaptation of one of their novels (or one in progress)

This workshop is available for up to 20 people aged 18+. No prior publication required, but participants should bring a novel, story, idea, or other material they are interested in adapting to the screen (minimum 500 words, can be digital). Length: 3.5 hours with a short break. 

Please bring water/tea/coffee and snacks as required.