What we’re about
**skillca.mp** is a non-profit organization providing free and low-cost skills training, reskilling, and business development education globally, focusing on underserved communities. Enroll in a class, volunteer or donate at https://skillca.mp
Most of our classes and workshops are free and open to everyone. Become a supporting member to participate in our intensive bootcamp courses and labs with guidance from instructors and experienced professionals. If you would like to participate in the bootcamps and labs, but cannot afford the monthly fee, you can also apply for a tuition waiver.
**scriptca.mp:** Welcome beginning and experienced screenwriters! We host regular screenwriting bootcamps, classes, script coverage and career coaching from professional, repped screenwriter Conor Kyle. Each week there are a few live & virtual classes, workshops, Q&As and intensive 6- to 8-week bootcamp courses that take you from idea to first draft, to polished feature screenplay or TV pilot.
Website: https://scriptcamp.net
ScriptCamp classes are taught live on Discord at: https://discord.gg/Qy3E35DZna
WordCamp: Welcome beginning and experienced writers! We are a writing community focused on helping you take your concept from idea to first draft to polished script. We cover novels, Join the 12-week NaNoWriMo Novel Bootcamp
WordCamp classes are taught live on Discord at: https://discord.gg/yJBPRqUpN5
FilmCamp: 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!
FilmCamp classes are taught live on Discord at: https://discord.gg/Bw2TjmSFux
ToonCamp: 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!
ToonCamp classes are taught live on Discord at: https://discord.gg/jpmsjkVYe8
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.
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 (4+)
See all- The Writer's Voice Live Readings & Critiques - open mic, bring your work! (Zoom)Link visible for attendees
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Discord: https://discord.gg/6aKygQNcDqEach week, writers around the world gather on WordCamp to read and critique our work out loud. Join us to experience your words from an new perspective and get real-world feedback on your novel excerpts, short stories, non-fiction or poetry.
Hearing your words read out loud also helps you identify what's working and what isn't working. Your ear will catch awkward or unnecessary phrases. What sounds eloquent in our heads might seem clunky when spoken out loud. It also helps you find the music in your words as you develop your voice. Live readings are useful to get a feel for the flow of your prose. Great authors select words not just for their meaning, but for emotional impact, rhythm, and sound
How to submit?
To submit your project to the next writer's voice, use one of these forms:
⦁ Google Docs Link submission (use this form if you are very familiar with google docs and know how to enable commenting permission for anyone with the link): https://skillca.mp/voice
⦁ File upload submission (does not require familiarity with google docs - you can upload any document format): https://forms.gle/4AiLaSusoTs9MFDM6
⦁ Please use manuscript format (double spaced, 12 pt font)How to attend?
⦁ Everyone is welcome, whether you want to read out loud, provide critiques or just listen in.
⦁ Hit the RSVP button to save your spot.
⦁ Then join us on Discord or Zoom. - Unreal Engine Workshop (FREE Game Design Meetup) | GameCampLink visible for attendees
Enter the live meeting room here: https://discord.gg/5wgxtr4c2u
Download the engine here: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/download
Welcome to the Unreal Engine Workshop! In each session we'll tackle essential game design discussions, then transition into hands-on project creation. Participants will build and expand their skills continuously as we explore every aspect of game development. From basic blueprints and interactive mechanics, to advanced rigging, animation, environment design, and lighting, we'll work our way up to creating small complete games. We encourage experimentation and peer teaching, so whether you're a beginner or experienced developer looking to deepen your expertise, our sessions provide a supportive environment to learn, create, and innovate together in Unreal Engine 5.
- Script Spotlight - discuss great screenplays on Zoom!Link visible for attendees
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Discord: https://discord.gg/m2hwgCTsRxThis weekly online meetup welcomes veteran screenwriters and rookies alike to read some of the best pro spec scripts out there and discuss them. Together we read through mind blowing and inspiring screenplays from the annual Black List, Nicholl Fellowship, Hit List, Blood List, Cannes List and Sundance Lab as well as unproduced gems from Hollywood studio archives, occasionally followed by a live Q&A with the writer.
This meetup works sort of like a book club for great screenplays. Be sure to read the script and then join us on Discord or Zoom to discuss it in-depth.
You can access the scripts here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mvuxK6fb7pC1FrtyG49j816_mB5TNSKx?usp=sharing
Contact our hosts @Ed(Firefly) or @Monika on Discord or email spotlight@ skillca.mp if you have questions.Upcoming schedule:
Sep 10 ALIEN by Dan O'Bannon, Walter Hill
Sep 17 MEET CUTE by Chris Powers & Dan Powers
Sep 24 STAR TREK TNG 05x25 "The Inner Light" & STAR TREK DS9 06x19 "In the Pale Moonlight"
Oct 1 MEET CUTE by Noga Pnueli (Sci-Fi RomCom)
Oct 15 DO NOT DISTURB by Ben Miller (Crime Dramedy)
Oct 29 HERETIC by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (Horror)
Nov 12 BUBBLES by Isaac Adamson (Biopic)
Nov 26 13TH HOUR by Anna Klassen (Sci-Fi)
Dec 10 CRUSH by Michael Jones (Horror) - Sci-Fi Writers Group (Zoom)Link visible for attendees
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Discord: https://discord.gg/6aKygQNcDqWelcome to Sci-Fi Writers Group! Bring your sci-fi screenplays, novels, and short stories for workshopping, or join for fun writing exercises and discussion about science fiction writing techniques! All meetings are free to attend. Open to beginners and experienced screenwriters and authors.
How to share your work:
If you have something you'd like the group to read before we meet and discuss during the session, please post it ahead of time here in the #scifi-feedback channel on Discord or email submissions@skillca.mpContact @Luke on Discord or email help@skillca.mp if you have questions.
How to join?
- This group is free and everyone is welcome!
- Hit the RSVP button
- Then enter the live meeting room here: https://discord.gg/wn7TEmQBvB
