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Welcome to the Tennessee Screenwriting Association,
your gateway to a vibrant community of screenwriters and storytellers!
 
Join TSA to enhance your skills, network with like-minded professionals, and take your passion for screenwriting and storytelling to new heights.

We invite you to find out more about TSA, including our Study Hall educational sessions (1st & 3rd Wednesdays), the  Open Mic workshop series (2nd & 4th Wednesdays), and our Page 2 Screen streaming TV series.

We meet in-person every Wednesday at 7:00 PM (cst) at Nashville Film Institute or online and we have other in-person and virtual events year-round.  Subscribe to our newsletter for all the latest updates or check our Calendar below.
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TSA Calendar

  • Faith in Film: Writing Stories That Inspire
    Faith in Film: Writing Stories That Inspire
    Thu, Nov 13
    Zoom
    Nov 13, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
    Zoom
    Alexandra Boylan (Catching Faith), Larry Postel (5000 Blankets) and Christopher Shaw (Church People) explore the unique challenges and opportunities for screenwriters in the faith-based and family film markets.
  • Straight from the Heart: Writing Hallmark & Christmas Movies
    Straight from the Heart: Writing Hallmark & Christmas Movies
    Thu, Nov 13
    Zoom
    Nov 13, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Zoom
    Christine Conradt (Open By Christmas) and Bob Saenz (Operation Mistletoe) get to the heart of the matter on how to write a script that wins producers and audiences over.
  • There Will Be Blood: Writing for Horror
    There Will Be Blood: Writing for Horror
    Fri, Nov 14
    Zoom
    Nov 14, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Zoom
    Panelists include C. Robert Cargill (Black Phone), Dennis Paoli (Reanimator), Alvaro Rodriguez (From Dusk Till Dawn), Aaron Koontz (Shelby Oaks), and Mike Mendez (Big Ass Spider!)
  • D.I.Y.: Writing & Shooting Low-Budget & Short Films
    D.I.Y.: Writing & Shooting Low-Budget & Short Films
    Sat, Nov 15
    Nashville Film Institute
    Nov 15, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
    Nashville Film Institute, 191 Polk Ave, Nashville, TN 37210, USA
    Local filmmakers Cameron McCasland (The Lashman) and KD Amond (The Unraveling) lead a workshop on writing and directing a short film on a low- or micro-budget.
  • Breakdown: Understanding and Using the Eight-Sequence Structure
    Breakdown: Understanding and Using the Eight-Sequence Structure
    Sat, Nov 15
    Nashville Film Institute
    Nov 15, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
    Nashville Film Institute, 191 Polk Ave, Nashville, TN 37210, USA
    Bob Giordano (The Odds) breaks down the Eight-Sequence structure that has been used in nearly all successful feature film screenplays for the past century.

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Our Partners

The Tennessee Screenwriting Association thanks these fine organizations for their support over the past year. Please click their logos to find out more about the great work they do. If your organization or business can help TSA in its educational mission, contact us.​

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