New Literary Festival, WordFest, Premieres March 19-27 More than 100 “Word” Events in Ojai Valley during Nine-Day Festival Ojai WordFest is a new festival of words, ideas, and stories unfolding in one of the most beautiful settings in California: the majestic Ojai Valley. The nine-day nexus of literary events-spanning two weekends and nine days-is for readers and writers of all genres, skill level and ages. Highlights include a...

On Sunday, March 20, 2011 a panel of entertainment industry experts will gather in Ojai, during Ojai WordFest, to teach writers how to sell their project or idea to studio executives, production companies and talent agents -the power players who greenlight dreams.   POLISH YOUR PITCH: Prepare for One-on-One Pitching and PitchFests, is a 3-hour program for anyone with a screenplay, book, treatment, or idea they would like to see become a feature...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVELIST AND SCREENWRITER KARL ALEXANDER TO SPEAK AT MARCH 8TH MEETING OF VCWC Meeting will be held in temporary new location in Thousand Oaks at Glen Kendall Ballroom (Ventura, CA – February 26, 2011) How to take life experiences, both positive and painful, and develop them into characters will be the topic that novelist and screenwriter Karl Alexander will discuss at the March 8th meeting of the Ventura County...

Dream Weekend Designed for Aspiring Screenwriters and Playwrights Ojai, CA (February 25, 2011) Ojai has been attracting authors and writers to its mountain valley for centuries. Its newest attraction, WordFest-a nexus of diverse reading and writing events held over nine days in March-is announcing the latest addition to its robust lineup: a VIP ‘Stage & Screen’ Writers Package. Held the last weekend of Ojai WordFest...

Offer for $75 Savings Available through March 1, 2011 OJAI, CA (February 21, 2011) – Ventura and Santa Barbara counties are home to a large writer population-novelists, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, and other media enthusiasts and professionals. To introduce this eclectic literary collective to Ojai’s newest event, WordFest — a “word” festival spanning two weekends and nine days March 19-27, 2011 — area...

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