Veteran TV Executive and Producer, Carole Kirschner Returns to Lead

  Workshop Presented in Conjunction With the 22nd Annual NAMIC Conference



    NEW YORK, July 23 /EMWNews/ -- The National Association

for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) is now accepting entries from

writers of color aspiring to participate in the NAMIC Fall 2008 Writers'

Workshop. Held in conjunction with the 22nd Annual NAMIC Conference, the

two-day workshop will take place September 15-16, 2008 from 8:00 a.m. to

6:00 p.m. at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel in Manhattan.



    



    A total of 15 writers of color will be selected to take part in the

intensive educational forum, which will mark the return of workshop

facilitator, Carole Kirschner. A veteran television executive and the

architect of the CBS Diversity Institute Writers Mentoring Program,

Kirschner led the previous installment of the workshop, which was held

Spring of 2008 in Los Angeles. Designed to give participants the

opportunity to hone their craft and learn the essentials of creating,

packaging and selling a script, the NAMIC Fall 2008 Writers' Workshop

application deadline is August 8, 2008.



    "As an educational program, the NAMIC Writers' Workshop series has

emerged as a leading forum for talent of color to advance their skills and

knowledge of the business," said Kathy Johnson, president, NAMIC. "It is

fitting that we present the third installment of the workshop in

conjunction with this year's Annual Conference, which focuses on

innovation, which is fueled by diversity and inclusion."



    NAMIC's Writers' Workshop series was established in support of the

trade association's efforts to provide programs that foster increased

multi-ethnic diversity and inclusion within the content development areas

of the television, film and multi-media arenas. A judging panel of

communications industry executives selected by NAMIC will choose a maximum

of 15 participants who will each receive complimentary admission into the

program.



    The NAMIC Fall 2008 Writers' Workshop is made possible through the

support of the Walter Kaitz Foundation. A detailed workshop description,

application forms and eligibility requirements are available via the NAMIC

website at http://www.namic.com or for more information, call the NAMIC

headquarters at (212) 594-5985.

    About NAMIC



    NAMIC (National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications) is

the premier organization focusing on multi-ethnic diversity in the

communications industry. Founded in 1980 as a non-profit trade association,

today NAMIC is comprised of 2,000 professionals belonging to a network of

17 chapters nationwide. Through initiatives that focus on education,

advocacy and empowerment, NAMIC champions equity and inclusion in the

workforce, with special attention given to ensuring that the leadership

cadres of our nation's communications industry giants reflect the

multi-ethnic richness of the populations they serve.