HUGE, huge, huge congratulations to my friend and writers group family member, Lisa Gold!!! She had a Bronze placement at the Page Awards today!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Early data suggest that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last year to strike down affirmative action in college admissions—and none of the other admissions factors that give preferential treatment to wealthier White applicants like legacies and boosts for children of donors—has led to a *significant* drop in the percentage of Black students coming into highly selective colleges this year. Amherst College, a nearly three-fourth drop Black students in the incoming class of 2028: 3% Black students in the incoming class of 2027: 11% MIT, a two-thirds drop Black students in the incoming class of 2028: 5% Black students in the incoming class of 2027: 15% Tufts University, a one-third drop Black students in the incoming class of 2028: 4.7% Black students in the incoming class of 2027: 7.3% The percentage of incoming Latinx students also declined significantly at Amherst and MIT. The percentage of Asian students slightly increased at Amherst and slightly decreased at Tufts. Meanwhile, the percentage of incoming White students rose at both Amherst and Tufts, which appears to have been the goal all along of the Supreme Court Justices and Edward Blum who brought this case before them. The SCOTUS ruling didn’t create an equitable application process for all students no matter their race or class. The SCOTUS ruling further rigged the process to admit more wealthy White students while telling Black, Latinx, Native, MENA, Pacific Islander students—and low and middle income White and Asian students that they didn’t get admitted to that highly selective college because there is something wrong with them. This is the racist American way these days. Claiming the most disadvantaged groups are the most advantaged. Reframing antiracist efforts that create equal opportunity as unjust. Passing measures and making rulings that end up further excluding disadvantaged groups from the most coveted spaces. Telling them they are excluded because there’s something wrong with them (and not the measures and rulings). Calling those measures and rulings and ideas “not racist.” Rinse and repeat. theguardian.com/us-news/arti…

The women of America don't have time for this...

Help my friend @MimiNguyen4150 make Children of War Short Film on @indiegogo igg.me/p/2904738/twtr

Hiya! I'm an LA-based one-hour drama writer/producer with scripts optioned by Alcon, EscapeArtist and Little Engine. Love a good true crime story and writing about good people making bad choices for excellent reasons. #WGAStaffingBoost, #WearetheIWC

Hiya! I'm a former IATSE camera op, now @WGAWest writer with a keen eye for story/character. Sold my first crime drama pilot to WBTV, but all I really wanna do is staff!🪩 I write propulsive, heartfelt dramas about underdogs chasing the impossible. #WGAStaffingBoost #WeAreTheIWC

Hey Xwitter! 8 facts about me: - Big ideas - Quirky characters - Pubbed 4 novels - Created an immersive rom com - Edited The Bachelor - Finalist - Sundance Episodic, Austin, Stowe, Nicholl - Story structure superfan - Ready to staff #WGAStaffingBoost #WeAreTheIWC #ScreenPit

Congratulations to IWC member Lisa Gold! Her family action-adventure feature THE SECRET OF SHANGRI-LA was a Finalist in the 2023 @PAGEawards. Lisa has been a PAGE Finalist 3 years in a row with 2 different scripts. #WeAreTheIWC

Thanks @ChristaHeschke for a great SCBWI talk on mysteries!!! Really made me think about what I need to do on my WIP, super helpful!

Fundraiser by Denise Meyers : PLEASE HELP SAVE THESE DOGS gofund.me/90ea2faa

neil gaiman lost my book - he offered to try find it to give me a proper pull quote and I was like no this is much funnier, change nothing, I have everything I need

I just submitted "TRIPPIN'" to Sundance Episodic Program via FilmFreeway.com! -

Thank you Janet Jeffries @lbprods325 for taking the time to listen to our pitches today—loved your insights! #roadmapgenre22 #roadmap

Fort Myers Beach International Film Festival @fmbifilmfest we send you love ❤️ please let everyone know if we can help.

Thanks for the nomination, @film_seattle!

Playing at the Seattle Film Festival today!!

Seattle friends: come see my anti-gun violence short THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS on Sunday 10/2!

Storm surge outside of my moms house on Fort Myers Beach. I’m so sick.