Antioch MFA Program
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Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing with a social justice mission: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Young People, Screenwriting, Playwriting, and Translation.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined November 2017
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Book Foundation 5 under 35 honoree. She currently lives in Camarillo, California. Want to study with Alexandra Chang? We’re accepting applications for December until December 1st! Learn more at the link in our bio. #mfaincreativewriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
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This week, our Mentor Monday Spotlight goes to one of our visiting faculty members in Dramatic Writing for the upcoming December Residency, Alexandra Chang, Visiting Faculty in Fiction! Alexandra Chang is the author of Days of Distraction and Tomb Sweeping. She is a National
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Our students need your help. Receiving a scholarship through the Eloise Klein Healy Fund makes the difference between attending our program, or not attending at all. Please support them by contributing to our Hope in Community Campaign this Fall. Donate @ https://t.co/WptYzRFLnz
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Want to learn from this writer? We’re accepting applications! Learn more at the link in our bio. #mfaincreativewriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #lowresidencymfa #antiochla #writersofinstagram #creativewritingprograms #creativewritingcommunity
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Channel & SOAPnet (ABC Cable Networks - where she launched SOAPNETIC - the first broadband channel dedicated to a niche fanbase. A native of NYC, she graduated from St. John’s, where she served as the first female president of the Indian Cultural Association.
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(1st South Asian channel in the US) included content acquisitions, producing talk shows, programming strategy & promotions. Her efforts resulted in a 52% increase in viewership in women 18-49, children & seniors. She was a digital producer at https://t.co/lRKAkbZqny, Reelz
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that takes PGA non-scripted producers through the scripted development process. Bhavani was the Director of Programming at Sezmi, overseeing the company's content strategy & collaborating with Content Acquisitions, Marketing & Content Operations. Bhavani's responsibilities at ITV
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(Bad Santa 2) and Ira Shuman (Night at the Museum), co-produced a web pilot directed by Joel Zwick (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) & completed a web series. As the former co-chair of the PGA Mentorship, she created a new mentorship program, Scripted TV Basecamp – a 12-week program
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voices for all platforms. Under her flagship, she concentrates on stories with captivating character development and arcs. Currently, she has several one-hour dramas & dramedies in development. She has also produced several short films, created a pilot sizzle with Steve Ecclesine
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allies. She also co-founded South Asian in Entertainment and South Asians in Sci Fi, Fantasy & Horror. Bhavani Entertainment works on developing, writing, financing, & producing compelling pilots with experienced writers ranging from Breaking Bad & Leverage to new, talented
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and power of its board & members to empower & uplift each other and the next generation of talent through education, partnership, and mentorship. Since 2017, SAWIE has hosted over 60 fireside chats & workshops, providing opportunities for connection & education to both women &
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development, mentorship & management. Bhavani founded South Asian Women in Entertainment(SAWIE) - aiming to amplify the voices of South Asian women in Hollywood to achieve greater representation, inclusion, and authenticity. SAWIE leverages the collective experiences, knowledge,
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mentor, & storyteller who specializes in integrating distinctive elements of various cultures while at the same time fostering the narrative’s universal appeal. Bhavani’s unique 360-degree content experience encompasses television programming, production, storytelling, writing,
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This week, our Writer Wednesday Spotlight goes to one of our guests for the upcoming December Residency: Bhavani Rao, Special Guest in Screenwriting (Playwriting)! An accomplished entertainment industry expert, Bhavani Rao is a producer, writer, generator, leader, founder,
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University. Want to study with Jesús I. Valles? We’re accepting applications! Learn more at the link in bio. #MFAProgram #MFAincreativewriting #creativewritingprograms #creativewritingcommunity #lowresidencyMFA #writersofinstagram #playwriting #visitingfaculty #facultyfriday
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from The Bushwick Starr, Clubbed Thumb, The Flea, The Lortel, Manhattan Theatre Club, OUTsider Festival, The Playwrights’ Center, The Playwrights Realm, Sewanee Writers’ Conference, Teatro Vivo, and The VORTEX. Valles received their MFA in writing for performance from Brown
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the 2023 Yale Drama Series (Bathhouse.pptx), the 2022 Kernodle New Play Award (a river, its mouths), and was named the 2022 Emerging Professional Award by the National Theatre Conference. Other works include Play Maid and (Un) Documents. Valles’ playwriting has received support
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This week, our Faculty Friday Spotlight goes to one of our visiting faculty members in Playwriting for the upcoming December Residency, Jesús I. Valles! Jesús I. Valles (they/them) is a queer Mexican immigrant, writer-performer from Cd. Juarez/El Paso. Valles is the winner of
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