About us
skillca.mp is a non-profit organization providing free skills training, reskilling and business development education globally, focusing on marginalized and underserved communities.
All of our classes and workshops are 100% free and open to everyone. If you can donate or volunteer, even a small amount goes a long way to help make these classes possible - you can sign up on https://skillca.mp/
**scriptca.mp:** Bring your screenplays or stage plays to our critique swaps, workshops, writer's groups and around the clock table reads marathon.
🎓 Free 8-week screenwriting bootcamp
🔈 Get help in active 24/7 voice channels.
📑 Advanced screenwriters lab for repped, produced screenwriters or members who are close to it and querying and placing in contests.
🏳️🌈 This is an LGBTQ+ friendly space.
♿ We embrace accessibility and respect our disabled writers!
*scriptca.mp classes are taught live on Discord at: https://scriptca.mp*
**wordca.mp:** Bring your novels, short stories, poetry or non-fiction to our daily live readings, critique swaps, workshops and writer's groups.
🎓 Free 90-day novel bootcamp
🔈 Get help in active 24/7 voice channels.
📖 We have an advanced fiction lab for agented, published authors or members who are querying and close to getting published.
🏳️🌈 This is an LGBTQ+ friendly space.
♿ We embrace accessibility and respect our disabled writers!
🗽 We produce the Voices Against Hate podcast, celebrating the personal stories of immigrants and migrants around the world.
*wordca.mp classes are taught live on Discord at: https://wordca.mp*
**filmca.mp:** Welcome beginning and experienced filmmakers. We are a filmmaking community focused on helping you take your concept from idea to production to final edit. Join our cinematography, directing, producing and post-production classes!
*filmca.mp classes are taught live on Discord at: https://filmca.mp*
**gameca.mp:** Welcome beginning and experienced game designers. We are a gamedev focused on helping you take your concept from idea to publishing. Join our weekly Unreal Engine Workshop!
*gameca.mp classes are taught live on Discord at: https://gameca.mp*
**toonca.mp:** Welcome beginning and experienced animators. We are an animation community focused on helping you take your concept from idea to storyboards to production and final edit. Join our free 12-week Animation Lab!
*toonca.mp classes are taught live on Discord at: https://toonca.mp*
About the Instructors:
Conor Kyle has written for Shudder's Creepshow (2019) and placed twice in the Nicholl Fellowship with his scripts “Peter and the Wolves” (quarterfinals, also Launchpad top 10) and The Tube (semifinals). His screenplays have also been featured on the annual Hit List, Young & Hungry List, Spec Book, and on Tracking Board’s “Best Writers of the Year” booklet.
Zack Kahn is best known for writing the 2017 horror film “Better Watch Out” (ranked in Rotten Tomatoes’ top 3 Christmas horror movies of all time).
He started as a writer/director/producer at Nickelodeon and has since written for “MAD,” “John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams,” Crackle, Yahoo!, and promos for numerous clients and mediums. Kahn has a Bollywood thriller in production and is developing a short-form comedy series. Additionally, he is a published author who has acted in several national TV commercials.
Rebekah Humphrey-Bullen is a UK based Middle Grade and Teen writer who won the Golden Egg Award in 2022 with her novel Echoes on Titan. She has a first look deal with Chicken House Books, a division of Scholastic Press founded by Barry Cunningham, best known for discovering the Harry Potter series.
Scarlet Chen is an award-winning Chinese-Canadian screenwriter, playwright, director, and stand-up comic. Her feature FORTUNE SPRINGS won first place in the 2018 UCLAx Screenplay Competition. After years of experience working as a PA, script supervisor and staff writer on high profile Chinese television series and Hollywood co-productions (KILL BILL, THE KITE RUNNER, LOOPER and IRON MAN 3 ), she sold her original Sci-Fi Thriller TV pilot DREAM RAIDER to HBO Asia. Scarlet's one act play A COFFEE FOR YOU will premiere at the 2025 Nanaimo Fringe Festival.
Upcoming events
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The Writer’s Lab (Free workshop on Zoom & Discord)
·OnlineOnlineThe Writer’s Lab (Free workshop on Zoom & Discord)
Enter the live meeting here:
Discord: https://scriptca.mp
RSVP for Zoom meeting inviteThe Writers Lab is an intensive workshop where Conor Kyle and other pro writers are available to help you work through specific problems with your story ideas, outlines, loglines, or pages from your novels, short stories, or screenplays.
Through one-on-one chats and group discussion, lab participants engage in a rigorous process that helps you get past whatever issues you encounter during the outlining and writing process.
About the Instructor
Conor Kyle has written for Shudder's Creepshow (2019) and placed twice in the Nicholl Fellowship with his scripts “Peter and the Wolves” (quarterfinals, also Launchpad top 10) and The Tube (semifinals). His screenplays have also been featured on the annual Hit List, Young & Hungry List, Spec Book, and on Tracking Board’s “Best Writers of the Year” booklet.
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Weekend Table Reads Marathon (Sat through Sun) submit a script or read a part!
·OnlineOnlineEnter the live meeting room here:
https://scriptca.mp/Submit your script here:
https://scriptca.mp/feedbackJoin us for the Table Reads Marathon around the clock every weekend! Sign up to submit your complete Feature Film screenplay, TV Pilot, or short!
Your script must be in standard screenplay format.
Everyone is welcome to join, whether you want to read a part or just listen in!
How to attend?
⦁ This event is free and everyone is welcome, whether you want to read a part or just listen in.
⦁ Space is limited, so be sure to hit the RSVP button
⦁ Then join us on Zoom or Discord https://scriptca.mpHow to Submit Your Script:
Fill out this form - https://scriptca.mp/feedback (script must be a pdf file in standard screenplay format)FAQ:
Q: I don’t have a script ready yet. Is it okay if I just join to listen and learn?
A: Absolutely! This workshop is entirely free and everyone is welcome to join.Q: My writing is ____ genre, is that okay?
A: Yes! Any genre is OK.Q: I’m worried that my script sucks, should I still bring it?
A: This is a process. Nobody will be perfect. We’re here to support you, which means pointing out the parts that are awesome and providing honest feedback for improvement.Q: My script is not in standard screenwriting format.
A: Please re-type your using screenwriting software before uploading it to the google form. If it is not in standard screenplay format, it’s difficult for readers to provide helpful feedback on the pacing and many other aspects of your script. Here’s a list of some free screenwriting software options you can use:Writer Duet free trial version (no watermark, max 3 scripts) https://www.writerduet.com/script/
Writer Solo (separate software made by Writer Duet, free, no watermark, unlimited scripts) https://writersolo.com/
Fade In Free version (small watermark, unlimited scripts) https://www.fadeinpro.com/page.pl?content=download
Kit Scenarist (no watermark, unlimited scripts) https://kitscenarist.ru/en/index.html
Highland 2 free version (watermark / mac only, unlimited scripts) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/highland-2/id1171820258?ls=1&mt=12
Drama Queen (unlimited scripts) https://dramaqueen.info/dramaqueen-free-lifetime-en/?lang=en
Trelby (no watermark, unlimited scripts) https://www.trelby.org/download/
Arc Studio Pro (no watermark, max 2 scripts) https://www.arcstudiopro.com/pricing
Scripto (no watermark, unlimited scripts, max 3 collaborators) https://www.scripto.live/
Prewrite (no watermark, max 1 script) https://prewrite.com/5 attendees
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