COMING EVENTS
See our most recent MYTHWORKS newsletter for upcoming events, classes, etc.
ONLINE CLASSES
Savvy Authors
Writers Helping Writers – Classes, articles, and networking for writers of commercial fiction.
Online, asynchronous, with individual feedback from Pamela Jaye Smith
MYTHIC EVENTS HISTORY
MARS SOCIETY ANNUAL CONVENTION
“Applied Mythology for Space Exploration”
October 2019 Los Angeles
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ROCABERTI WRITERS RETREAT
July 2019 14th Century castle in France
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LA WEBFEST
Sony Studios April 2018
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MARSEILLE WEBFEST
Oct. 16 – 21 Marseille, France
Pamela Jaye will be one of the mentors at the WebFest Writing Residence
UFVA – University Film and Video Association
California State University LA
July 30 – August 2
Pamela Jaye will be on panels about Short Films, the Future of Story, and teaching Romantic Comedies in Film Schools.
Great American PitchFest
June 23-24
Marriott Burbank Convention Center & Hotel
Burbank, CA
Master your craft, perfect your pitch, and meet Oscar-winners, show runners, agents, and managers at this year’s ScriptFest!
Come just for the classes and socials on Friday and Saturday.
And/or also on Sunday for the opportunity to pitch your projects to buyers.
Private Consultations – Meet with one of our world-renowned script experts for a private, half hour consultation. These are your meetings, so anything goes. No matter what your experience… Pamela Jaye, Kathie Fong Yoneda, and other Consultants and Filmmakers will be available.
Need to prep your pitch? Can’t make the PitchFest – our PitchProxy Pros can do it for you.
Artemis Women In Action Film Festival
April 20-23
Beverly Hills and Santa Monica, CA
Special Honorees – Tom Cruise and Nichelle Nichols [Uhura in the original Star Trek]
Check out all Artemis’s Kick Ass events, contests, classes, and gear.
LAWebfest – the world’s oldest, largest, and most popular festival for web series
April 28-30
Hollywood, CA
Panels, classes, screenings, social events, and a stellar awards ceremony. Meet series creators from around the world and get new information, insights, and inspiration about web series.
SXSW – South by SouthWest
Pamela Jaye & Monty Hayes McMillan’s Meet Up
“Romantic Comedies & Mythic Branding”
Tuesday March 14th 3:30 – 4:30
Austin, TX
10 days of amazing events, concerts, films, interactive – presentations in technology, art, media, creativity… and more.
Mystic Journey Bookstore
Book signing for Romantic Comedies
Join us for a discussion about how human love can create spiritual connections and make our real lives more rewarding.
Saturday March 25th 2-4pm
1624 Abbot Kinney Blvd.
Venice, CA 90291
310-399-7070
Children’s Book Writers – LA
“BEYOND THE HERO’S JOURNEY: Other Powerful Mythic Themes and Trends for Children’s and Young Adult Storytelling” Pamela Jaye & Kathie Fong Yoneda
Saturday March 4th 1-4pm
Torrance Airport Meeting Room
Torrance, CA
$45 members, $55 non-members – includes copies of both Pamela Jaye’s and Kathie’s books.
Writers will also each get a five minute session with Kathie and Pamela Jaye to work on their pitch, talk about theme, plot, characters, or whatever they like.
A wonderful, supportive, talented and creative group. If you write children’s books, do check out their meetings and offerings.
Jaipur International Film Festival 2017
Screenplays Finalist Judge
Writers Guild of South Africa MUSE Awards
Screenplays Finalist Judge
Storytelling for Social Profit
For Storytellers and Social Entreprenuers
All Online
January 23 – 28, 2017 / Interviews with dozens of experts in many fields
February 7-9, 2017 / Specialist Think-Tank with Pamela Jaye, John Truby, Laura Leigh Clarke, and Tom Chi
(Virtually) Everything Story
30+ Speakers / 10 days / 3 seminars per day / Access the recordings for 30 days after the event.
Online — so attend from anywhere, any time.
Pamela Jaye’s presentation Sunday June 19th, 2016
10 – 11:30am PST
Attend live and participate in the Q&A.
Or access the recording later.
— Digital gifts from various speakers, too —
Bahamas International Film Festival
Nov 30 – Dec 4, 2015 Harbor Island, Bahamas
Pamela Jaye and Monty Hayes McMillan attended the Screenwriters Residency Program.
Their script The Cuban Circuit was a winner in the screenwriting contest.
Book Club
Tuesday April 12, 2016
Oakmont Village, Santa Rosa CA
The Cuban Circuit script was the selection for this book club.
Pamela Jaye will be at the meeting to talk about the script and answer questions about screenwriting.
LA Webfest
Friday through Sunday, April 22-24, 2016
At Warner Brothers Studios, Burbank CA
The world’s first webfest does it again.
Dozens of panels, hundreds of screenings, and plenty of parties.
Come join creative people from around the world making all types and genres and styles of series. It’s a sharing, collaborative, encouraging mix — and lots of fun, too.
Hope to see you all there.
Great American PitchFest
Friday through Saturday
May 20-22, 2016
Burbank Marriott Conference Center, Burbank CA
Our favourite pitchfest and story conference. Impressive speakers, informative panels, and the opportunity to pitch your stories to production companies, managers, and agents.
Pamela Jaye and other consultants will be available for Private Consultations on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. $75 for a half-hour session to help refine your pitch, practice your pitch, or any other aspect of your project you would like to discuss. Story, structure, characters, dialogue, symbols, and more.
Children’s Book Writers
Spring 2017 – El Segundo, CA
A wonderful, supportive, talented and creative group. If you write children’s books, do check out their meetings and offerings.
“BEYOND THE HERO’S JOURNEY: Other Powerful Mythic Themes and Trends for Children’s and Young Adult Storytelling”
Are you frustrated because your Children’s or Young Adult story doesn’t fit the storytelling pattern of the Hero’s Journey?
Did you know there are dozens of other powerful Mythic Themes you can use like The Wakeup Call, Search for the Soul Mate, Search for the Promised Land, Don’t Ask – Don’t Tell, Stealing Fire From Heaven, and many more?
And what exactly have the agents, editors and publishers been excited about most recently?
Authors and storytelling/media specialists Pamela Jaye Smith and Kathie Fong Yoneda will tackle those questions and more.
$45 members / $55 non-members — price includes copies of Pamela’s and Kathie’s books.
Jaipur International Film Festival
January 7 – 11, 2016
Jaipur, India
Pamela Jaye was a screenplay judge for the 2016 Jaipur International Film Festival and has been invited to attend the 2017 event.
StoryBoard Development Group
Monday, August 10, 2015
7:30pm at Fox Studios
Pamela Jaye will lead the discussion on the screenplay for Sleeping With Other People.
$35 includes a copy of the screenplay, postage, and sandwiches, snacks & beverages at the meeting.
Or become a member of StoryBoard — it’s my favourite group! Lots of really smart, fun people offering valuable insights on screenwriting.
LA TexasExes Hollywood Seminar
Saturday August 15, 2015
Story Expo
September 11-13, 2015
Westin LAX Hotel, Los Angeles
Saturday 9:45 – 11:15 “Create Great Villains”
Sunday 11:30 – 1:00 “Master Your Creative Process”
PitchProxy Pros can help you get your project ready for this PitchFest, or if you can’t make it to the event yourself, we can pitch it for you.
Great American Pitchfest
May 29-31, 2015 Burbank, CA
“Pitch Clinic Panel” and Private Consultations
Our PitchProxy Pros had an average 87.5% success rate for Development Execs taking our clients’ leave-behind Pitch Materials.
Children’s Book Writers
“Pitching Your Fantasy or Mythic Story”Kathie Fong Yoneda & Pamela Jaye Smith
Mar 14 Saturday
LA Area
Kathie Fong Yoneda & Pamela Jaye
LAWebfest
April 2-5, 2015
Hilton Universal City Hotel
Los Angeles CA
Thu April 2nd
3:30PM– “HOW TO MAKE YOUR WEB SERIES… WHEN YOU’RE IN YOUR WEB SERIES” (WORKSHOP)
Fri April 3rd
2PM—“HOW ACADEMIA IS EMBRACING WEB SERIES AROUND THE GLOBE”
Sat April 4th
12NOON—“HOW WE MADE OUR WEB SERIES… IN LOS ANGELES”
Sun April 5th
6PM—“WOMEN WARRIORS OF THE WEB SERIES WORLD” (PT. 2)
Krogerup Hojskole Denmark
April 13, 10am in Hollywood
Jorn Faurschou, Professor
ArchePaths for artists and characters
Children’s Book Writers LA
Saturday Sep 17, 2014 1-4 pm
“Write Stories that Change the World & Pitch them to TV and Movie Producers”
with Jill Gurr
$40 Members, $45 Non-members
Includes Jill’s Book Dolphin Healing and Pamela’s book Show Me the Love! All Kinds of Love for All Kinds of Stories
Jorn Faurschou
Tue Oct 21st 3pm
ArchePaths for Filmmakers
Savvy Authors Online Courses
Each course is 4 weeks. Members $20 / non-members $30
“The End – Writing the Wrap-up” / Oct 6 – Nov 2
Children’s Book Writers – LA
March 21st, 2015
Saturday 1-4
“Crafting Your Fantasy Story”
with Kathie Fong Yoneda
$ Members, $ Non-members
Includes Kathie’s book The Script-Selling Game and Pamela’s book Symbols.Images.Codes
LAWebfest
April 2-5, 2015
Hilton LAX
STORYexpo
Sep 11-13, 2015 / Fri – Sun
Los Angeles
StoryBoard Development Group
March 10, 2014 at Fox Studios
Leading a discussion on American Hustle
for info email Scott Burnell – sburnell@earthlink.net
LAWebfest
March 26-30, 2014
Radisson LAX, Los Angeles CA
“SIZE DOES MATTER – Creating Content for Small Screens & Transmedia” – Class
Panel Moderator on various panels
Great American PitchFest
June 19-22, 2014
Burbank Marriott, Burbank CA
‘Endings’, 11am – 12:30pm
(Sat. June 21) Sunset A/B
‘Write For the Shoot’ with Emmy-winning Director and Cinematographer, Bruce Logan
1pm – 2:30pm (Sat. June 21) Academy 5
‘Dark Side of Light’, 5:00 – 6:30pm
(Sat. June 21) Sunset A/B
‘Great Villains’, 7pm – 8:30pm
(Sat. June 21) Academy 4
Private half-hour consultations with Pamela are available at PitchFest.
We can help you prepare your Pitch Materials.
Or if you can’t make the PitchFests yourself, let our Pitch Proxy Pros pitch your story for you.
STORYexpo & Pitchfest
Sep. 5-7, 2014
Westin LAX, Los Angeles CA
‘Make Your Memoir Mythic’ ‘Alpha Babes’ ‘Myth, Magic and Metaphysics’
‘Pitch Your Fantasy Story’ w/ Kathie Fong Yoneda ‘Themes’ w/Linda Seger
Children’s Book Writers Los Angeles
Saturday, August 17, 2013 1pm
El Segundo Library
111 W Mariposa Ave, El Segundo, CA
Potent World-Making: What’s Myth Got to Do With It?
PETRA VOLARE co-authors Reece Michaelson and Pamela Jaye Smith
STORY expo
September 6-8, 2013
Westin LAX
Friday, Sept. 6th, 2013
2:00-3:30pm – Mythic Challenges: Create Stories That Change The World
3:45-5:15pm – Myth, Magic & Metaphysics – How To Use Them In Your Stories
Saturday, Sept. 7th, 2013
2:00-3:30pm – The Magic of Myth In Your Novels
3:45-5:15pm – Children’s Stories – The Magic & The Myth
Screenwriters World West
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
2020 Avenue of the Stars, Century City, CA
September 27-29, 2013
In conjunction with the Writers Digest Conference West
The 411 on Pitching
Moderator – Kathie Fong Yoneda
Panelists – Pamela Jaye Smith, Richard Botto
Saturday, September 28, 2013 – 9:00am – 9:50am
Free Class – Your Career In A Day Power Sessions: ‘Screenplay Structure’ with Jose Silerio / ‘Theme’ with Ruth Atkinson / ‘Endings’ with Pamela Jaye Smith
Marriott Burbank Hotel, Burbank CA
Saturday June 1, noon – 12:30
Neon Venus Short Film Festival
”Give and Take” [#5 on the web page, Rich-Poor Gap] a Mythic Challenges project with Cleveland High School Media Lab, has been selected for screening.
7023 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood CA
Friday May 31st
The International Association for Comparative Mythology
7th Annual Conference – Sources of Mythology: National and International Myths
“The Mythology of Food – Chasing the Divine from Donuts to Hotdogs”
by Devo Cutler-Rubinstein and Pamela Jaye Smith [Paper to be published by the Association.]
Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany
May 15-17, 2013
Petra Volare: Scroll 1 – From the Shadows
Booksigning
Book Loft Bookstore
Solvang CA
Wednesday April 17, 3-5pm
Romance Writers of America Conference
July 25, 2012 12:30 – 4:30
Marriott Anaheim, CA
“Make your Stories Sizzle with Symbolism”
followed by a panel with Kathie Fong Yoneda and Zac Sanford
Children’s Book Writers – LA
Thursday, July 26, 2011 6-9 pm
Barnes & Noble bookstore
3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica CA
Team-teaching with Kathie Fong Yoneda
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Future Fest & State of the Arts Symposium
“The Future of Story”
September 21/22, 2012 LA Center Studios
Showcasing student films from our Mythic Challenges program.
MarseilleWeb Fest
October 12 & 13, 2012
Marseille, France
Business and Industry Stem Education Coalition
February 23 2012
Washington DC
Entertainment Industries Council Think Tank
February 21-22 2012
Washington DC
MENSA
February 2012
“Mastering Your Creative Process”
Los Angeles, CA
Southern California Writers Conference
“Mythic Tools for Writers”
Sunday September 25, 2011
9-10:30am
Newport Beach
International Television Festival
Sunday, August 7 3 – 4:30pm
Barnes & Noble bookstore
10950 West Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
“Create and Sell: How to make it in Hollywood”
Panelists: Ken Rotcop, Brad Schreiber, Pamela Jaye Smith
Torrance Children’s Book Writing Group
Wed, August 24, 2011 7-9pm
Torrance Municipal Airport – Community Room
“An Insider’s Look at the Family Entertainment Market” – Kathie Fong Yoneda
Whether your project is a book, a graphic novel, a game, or a script for film or television, former Disney exec Kathie Fong Yoneda will give you an inside peek at how family projects are acquired. She will touch on such areas as:
* What is the family entertainment market?
* What kinds of projects attract a buyer?
* How can a writer get his/her work noticed?
“Symbols and the Dark Side in Family Entertainment? Yes, you need it.” – Pamela Jaye Smith
Too many stories for young people, whether on screen or on the page, lack the core requirement for a great tale – an appropriate, believable antagonist and real challenges for the protagonist. The oldest and longest-lasting stories for kids access the universal truths of life, while presenting them in memorable symbolism and engaging imagery. You can do this, too. Pamela Jaye Smith offers insights on how to use:
* The 3 levels of the Dark Side
* The 10 Aspects of Opposition and how to select the best ones for your story
* The 3 categories of Symbolism and how to coordinate your imagery
The Future of Story Conference
Saturday August 27 – 1pm
Los Angeles Center Studios
“Developing the Story”
Moderator: Chris Vogler
Panelists: Jen Grisanti, Catherine Ann Jones, Ken Rotcop, Pamela Jaye Smith
Southern California Writers Conference
September 23-25, 2011
Newport Beach, CA
“Mythic Tools for Writers” – Pamela Jaye Smith
Sunday Sept 25 9-10:30am
StoryBoard Script Development Group
Monday July 11 7:30pm
“Zookeeper”
Scott Burnell – for more information
sburnell@earthlink.net
Screenwriting 411 Panel – Barnes & Noble
Tuesday June 28th 7-9pm
Barnes & Noble 3rd Street Promenade
Santa Monica, CA
Kathie Fong Yoneda – Moderator
Jen Grisanti, Linda Seger, Pamela Jaye Smith
Wednesday June 15, 2001
“Mythic Tools for Story-tellers”
1-3 pm Malibu, CA
Saturday, June 4 1:30-3PM
“Mastering Your Creative Process”
• In-person workshops with interactive writing exercises
• Discover the inside secrets of stories that last for thousands of years
• Get inspiration and unique information to enrich your art and improve your craft
The supernatural and unexplained are all the rage: magic, channeling, crop circles, remote viewing, psychic spies, aliens, angels, altered states, esp, time travel, multiple dimensions… We will explore the geography and psychology of these other realities, and you will learn ways to use them to give your stories internal integrity and unique appeal.
These lively evenings will introduce you to the principles and practices behind the magic of and in stories of any genre, so you can again and again create that magic yourself.
For your own writing partnerships, collaborations, and productions learn communication techniques that used to be closely-guarded secrets.
Radio Interview – “Myth-based Storytelling” Pilar Allesandra’s On the Page Podcast
The Institute for Global Transformation presents
“Death and Transformation: A Survival Guide for the 21st Century”
http://www.ifgt.org/specialconference2010.html
Discover what will end, what can be transformed, and what to pack in your survival kit to successfully navigate the 21st Century. Help create the Guide in the afternoon break-out sessions.
October 2, 2010 Saturday 9-9
Beverly Garland Hotel North Hollywood, CA
StoryBoard Script Development Group
“Eat, Pray, Love”
July 12, 2010 7PM
Scott Burnell – for more information
sburnell@earthlink.net
GREAT AMERICAN PITCHFEST
“What’s Love Gotta Do With It?”
workshop with Pamela Jay Smith & Kathie Fong Yoneda
http://www.pitchfest.com/index.shtml
June 26, 2010
Saturday – 9-10:30am
http://www.pitchfest.com/
2010 State of the Arts
VisionLAB and Ring Festival LA
http://www.c3so.com/main_page.html
Saturday, June 19th
Los Angeles Center Studios
Pamela Jaye was a panel moderator for the 2010 State of the Arts VisionLAB, in conjunction with the LA Opera’s presentation of Richard Wagner’s “Ring Cycle” of operas.
Sponsored by the Center for Conscious Creativity
http://site.consciouscreativity.com/
Pamela serves on the Board of Advisors for c3.
SHOWBIZ EXPO
Panelist – “Spiritual Showbiz”
http://www.theshowbizexpo.com/a_industrypanels.html#ShowBizLAApril24
“The 4-D Dangers of Spiritual Media”
April 24, 2010 Saturday 5-6pm
LA Convention Center
GREAT AMERICAN PITCHFEST
http://www.pitchfest.com/index.shtml
“Master Your Creative Process”
June 13 & 14, 2009
Marriott Burbank Hotel & Convention Center
Burbank, CA