Course

Anatomy of a Scene: The Building Block of Screenplays. Josh Parkinson, Instructor.

Jun 15, 2025 - Jun 20, 2025

Spots remaining: 8

$875 Enroll

Full course description

Iowa Summer Writing Festival 2025

 

Hello, Writer!

 

Before you click that enroll button, please read our transfer, cancellation, and community policies. If you have any questions, please get in touch at iswfestival@uiowa.edu or phone (319) 335-4160. 

 

DON'T FORGET YOUR COUPON

​If you plan to register for both a weeklong and a weekend workshop, register for your weeklong workshop first! You'll receive a "Catalog Enrollment Confirmation" email from Canvas Catalog that includes a $25-off discount code to use when you register for your weekend workshop.

 

Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Class size is limited to 12.  

 

NONREFUNDABLE DEPOSITS

 

Weeklong Workshops The fee for a weeklong course is $875.00. Payment in full is required to register. $275 of your payment is a nonrefundable deposit. 

 

Note: Your credit card payment will be processed by an external provider and will appear on your credit card statement as “UI Writing—Magid Center.” 

 

SCHEDULE FOR REFUNDS (MINUS DEPOSIT) & $50 TRANSFERS
You must cancel/transfer your registration by 12:00 noon on the deadline date.
Workshop Starting Date
Refund/Transfer Deadline
June 15
Thursday, June 5
June 21 (weekend)
Thursday, June 12
June 22
Thursday, June 12
July 13
Thursday, July 3
July 19 (weekend)
Thursday, July 10
July 20
Thursday, July 10
 
 

 

We are not able to make exceptions to the cancellation and transfer policies.  

 

TERMS & COMMUNITY POLICY

 

  1. The Iowa Summer Writing Festival is a program for adults. You must be at least 18 years old to enroll in Festival workshops. 
  1. The Iowa Summer Writing Festival is a community built on an assumption of shared enterprise, in the spirit of mutual respect. We reserve the right to a) revoke the registration of or b) dismiss from the program any person who disrupts the learning/working environment of others. Participants in the Festival are subject to all University of Iowa policies governing conduct in our community, whether online or in person.