Screenwriting Cruise Adds Howard Suber, Ph.D., to Inaugural 7-Day Screenwriting Lab at Sea
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LOS ANGELES - Californer -- Screenwriting Cruise, a premium, weeklong screenwriting workshop and story lab staged aboard The Navigator of the Seas, today announced that legendary educator Howard Suber, Ph.D. (UCLA Film School Professor Emeritus; creator of the six-part series The Power of Film) will join the program alongside Emmy-winning writer-producer Bryan Cogman (Game of Thrones), festival strategist, author/filmmaker Jon Fitzgerald, Adjunct Professor of Screenwriting in the UCLA Professional Program Wendall Thomas and Brian Patrick Fagan (Director, Professional Programs, UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television; author of Griggumlund). The inaugural sailing runs Feb 6-12th, round-trip from Los Angeles with calls in Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán, and Puerto Vallarta. Additional mentors and industry guests will be announced.

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"The Screenwriting Cruise is built for working writers, focused craft by day, ocean-view dinners and serious networking by night," said Executive Producer Ian James Duncan. "With Howard Suber decoding why great films endure, Bryan Cogman sharpening pages, Jon Fitzgerald shaping market-ready pitches, and Brian Patrick Fagan breaking stories live in the room, writers will disembark with a pressure-tested premise, a polished outline, and a plan."

Program Highlights

• The Screenplay Blueprint Intensive — "Six sessions. One week. Your story, architected."
  A focused 18-hour core curriculum across six sessions that guides writers from spark to structure.
• Howard Suber's The Power of Film
  A deep dive into the psychological underpinnings of beloved films, expanding on Suber's six-part series.
• The capstone event: a live, two-minute pitch by each writer to a panel of producers, showrunners, agents, and executives.

How to Apply & Pricing

Applications are open now at screenwritingcruise.com. The cost is $3,655 which covers 7-night cruise ship accommodations, retreat program: masterclasses, breakout labs, 1:1 mentorship, pitch sessions, meals in main dining venues + basic beverages, port charges, taxes, and standard Royal Caribbean fees, mandatory gratuities and one device internet package. An initial deposit of $500 secures your spot. Capacity is limited.

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About Screenwriting Cruise

Screenwriting Cruise is a craft-rigorous, career-oriented screenwriting lab staged aboard a 7-day Mexican Riviera sailing. The program combines writing intensives, with a Howard Suber masterclass, small-group labs and a festival-caliber pitch experience, delivered within a focused, all-inclusive environment that maximizes creative output and industry access.

Media & Industry Inquiries

Press: Ian Duncan — info@screenwritingcruise.com

Editor's Note: Additional mentors/partners to be announced.

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