UPDATE: As you probably know, communities around the world are asking people to avoid non-essential gatherings and events in order to slow the spread of COVID-19. (This article makes the argument pretty convincingly.) Out of caution, and to help slow the spread of the pandemic, The Muse & the Marketplace conference has been canceled.
So sorry for the last-minute change, but I hope to get to meet you at a future event, in a less virus-y time. Please stay healthy!
Session 3L: Adapting Books for Film and TV
How does a book get made into a film or TV show, and how can authors help make it happen? In this nuts-and-bolts presentation, Phil Cohen--literary scout for Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema--will demystify the acquisition process, and reveal the many steps of how a novel or nonfiction work gets adapted for the screen. Celeste Ng will share her story from the author's perspective, as her bestselling novel Little Fires Everywhere comes out as a Hulu show in mid-March, and whose Everything I Never Told You is currently being made into a feature film. What, if anything, can an author do at each stage of the acquisition and adaptation process, to help our books become successful films or shows?
Come with your questions, and a riveting conversation.