The TSA invites you to investigate the craft of screenwriting.

The TSA meets Wednesday nights 7:00 PM, at Watkins School of Art & Design in MetroCentre, Nashville, Tennessee. Please check the calendar often for changes and last minute cancellations.

What is the TSA?

The TSA is a non-profit educational organization founded in 1988 and governed by a board of elected volunteers. Our ongoing mission is:

* To promote the art and craft of screenwriting
* To support the screenwriter in the application of his/her skills
* To provide a pipeline for information and opportunities to network with other writers and film industry professionals.

Membership Application Form in pdf format
(Fill in online, print and mail)

So what happens at meetings?

Each 90 minute meeting provides a forum for the screenwriter to have a work-in-progress read and critiqued by peers. Every week 3 members bring in something to discuss. They can bring a synopsis or 10-15 pages of their script for the rest of us to cold read. They can bring in and read a treatment. They can bring ideas and run those past everyone. Their 30 minute alottment includes their presentation and constructive, objective feedback.

These meetings are free and open to all interested persons, however, you must be a TSA member to read your work. (NOTE: It is mandatory that members present a 2-3 page synopsis before moving on to read actual script pages.)

What screenwriting paradigm does the TSA follow?

Do we have a paradigm that we follow and insist that you follow, too? If that means do we use Truby or McKee or Field as our script-guru guide, then the answer is no. But, we do believe in the 3-act structure and that studying different approaches and movies can reveal useful patterns for constructing your screenplay. Mostly, we believe each screenplay must be CLEAR.

If you want to write a screenplay to sell we can help. We encourage you to learn the basics before trying to write the next Pulp Fiction. We encourage writing from good ideas and discourage bad ones.

In addition, the TSA sponsors educational seminars throughout the year. These are your opportunity to meet and learn from industry professionals - producers, directors, agents, attorneys, and, of course, successful screenwriters.
Additional member Benefits?

A growing and evolving TSA website offering educational materials, a writer's store, and an on-going list of current events and screenplay contests. Hey, Why am I telling you this, you're looking at the website now.

Access to the Hollywood Creative Directory, with it's invaluable list of production companies, agents, etc.

And, of course, the chance to sign up to read your work at our weekly Wednesday meetings.

So click on the membership form links below and join. It's only $25/year. Push yourself. Get involved!

Membership Application Form in pdf format
(Fill in online, print and mail)