Each year at BEYOND WORDS, we partner with the Writers Guild of America West to bring you a panel full of award-nominated screenwriters who chat about their lives in the trade.

This year’s panelists include:

• Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack – DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
  Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack

• Julie Delpy – BEFORE MIDNIGHT
  Written by Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke; Based on characters created by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan

• Spike Jonze – HER
  Written by Spike Jonze

• Tracy Letts – AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
  Screenplay by Tracy Letts, Based on his play

• Bob Nelson – NEBRASKA
  Written by Bob Nelson

• Billy Ray – CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
  Screenplay by Billy Ray; Based on the book A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days At Sea by Richard Phillips with Stephen Talty

• Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell – AMERICAN HUSTLE
  Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell

• Terence Winter – THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
  Screenplay by Terence Winter, based on the book by Jordan Belfort

Moderated by WGAW Vice President Howard A. Rodman (SAVAGE GRACE)

And! And! We’ve got a very limited number of VIP tickets to the event as well. For $125, you get:

• Exclusive access to the pre-event reception, attended by many of the panelists

• Guaranteed front-row seating

But again: We have very very very few VIP tickets (How many? Not many at all!) so get yours FAST!