Carnegie Screenwriters May Meeting

The next CSW meeting will be Saturday, May 16, 2026.

10:00 am to 12:30 pm

Mt. Lebanon Library

Meeting Room A

16 Castle Shannon Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15228

 

NOTE: Carnegie Screenwriters is participating in the 48-hour Film Festival, and the production will happen the same weekend. The meeting will go on as scheduled, however.

 

Bring pages to read, projects to pitch, or just come and join in the discussions. All are welcome.

If you print your pages, make sure to print a copy for each role plus the narrator and yourself. If you’d like, you can e-mail your pages in PDF form to joelsscreenplays@icloud.com. Joel will have six tablets (iPads and others) to be used instead of reading from paper copies.

REMINDER

 

REMINDER _
The next CSW meeting will be Saturday, March 21st, 2026
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Mt. Lebanon Library
Meeting Room A
16 Castle Shannon Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15228
Bring pages to read, projects to pitch, or just come and join in the discussions. All are welcome. We will have some Holiday goodies on hand!
Joel has tablets (iPads, Androids, and a Kindle Fire) available. If you have a script to be read at the meeting and would like it to be on tablets, send it in PDF form to [joelsscreenplays@icloud.com](mailto:joelsscreenplays@icloud.com) by Friday evening. He has six tablets, so if you have more than five characters (that can’t be shared) plus the narrator, make sure to print extra copies. Also, don’t forget to have a copy for you to read along with. You can do that with your phone.

Carnegie Screenwriters Meeting

Carnegie Screenwriters February Meeting

The next CSW meeting is Saturday, February 21st, 2026.

10:00 am to 12:30 pm

Mt. Lebanon Library

Meeting Room A

16 Castle Shannon Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15228

Bring pages to read, projects to pitch, or just come and join in the discussions. All are welcome.

January’s Crew Connect

Pittsburgh Crew Connect
Wednesday, January 14th
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Pittsburgh Winery
2809 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh 15222

This is an ALL AGES networking event for all crew, cast, filmmakers, productions companies, casting agencies, documentarians, film festivals, broadcasters, YouTubers, script writers, film investors, and more. Anyone that makes or works on film and video media in the Pittsburgh area is totally invited. Union and non-union members invited! It’s a free event to network! We are stronger together!!
Make your New Year’s Resolution real by coming to the Pgh Crew Connect and making it happen!!!!


Below is the link for the free tickets for the Pittsburgh Crew Connect event on January 14th. Hope to see you there!
The January 2026 Pgh Crew Connect Event – Tixtree
You can also register to pitch yourself or a project.
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Carnegie Screenwriters Meeting

Carnegie Screenwriters January Meeting

The next CSW meeting is Saturday, January 17th, 2026.
 
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Mt. Lebanon Library
 
Meeting Room A
 
16 Castle Shannon Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15228
 
Bring pages to read, projects to pitch, or just come and join in the discussions. All are welcome.

Carnegie Screenwriters December Meeting

The next CSW meeting is Saturday, December 20th.
 
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Mt. Lebanon Library
 
Meeting Room A
 
16 Castle Shannon Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15228
 
Bring pages to read, projects to pitch, or just come and join in the discussions. All are welcome.
 

CSW Meeting Saturday, November 15th

The next CSW meeting is Saturday, November 15th.
 
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Mt. Lebanon Library
 
Meeting Room A
 
16 Castle Shannon Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15228
 
Bring pages to read, projects to pitch, or just come and join in the discussions. All are welcome.
 

Carnegie Screenwriters Short Film Showcase

 

Carnegie Screenwriters Showcase 2025

October 19 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The Lindsay’s next Emerging Filmmakers Showcase will celebrate one of this region’s longest-running creative collectives.

The 2025 Carnegie Screenwriters Showcase will take place at The Lindsay on Sunday, Oct. 19, from 1-5 p.m. Carnegie Screenwriters first formed in 1998 and since has grown to include writers, filmmakers, film artists, actors, teachers and students from Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. These days, Carnegie Screenwriters has participants based in California and as far away as Australia.

Their 2025 showcase will feature 10 short films created by Carnegie Screenwriter members. This event is free, and The Lindsay recommends that all prospective attendees use the form below to RSVP in advance.

Carnegie Screenwriters Showcase 2025 – The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center

 

The 10 shorts that will be shown on Oct. 19 are:

• The Glass Hour: While on a missing persons case, a Pinkerton detective quickly learns that you are never truly alone while traveling in the American Old West. Directed by Clayton Petrella.

• Odyssey: In the wake of a global pandemic, a young soldier struggles through a hostile landscape to reunite with his wife. Directed by Bob Scott.

• Amy: A couple meets for coffee and a special date. Directed by Bob Scott and written by Bob Skywark as a tribute to his college sweetheart.

• Edges: A wife grieves the loss of her husband while reminiscing about their favorite holiday tradition of building gingerbread houses. Written and directed by Delaney Hathaway.

• Lucky Charms: A superstitious young man tells his best friend about an awkward first date. Directed by William Gleeson and written by Samir Tanay.

• The Burglars: Two friends decide to rob a house, but they aren’t prepared for what’s in store for them inside. Directed by Zack Miller.

• The Hammer-Handed Hitchhiker: A group of teens encounter a deadly urban legend while on spring break—and find out what it means to really get hammered. Directed by Alyssa Pearson.

• Midnight: A gay couple decide to experiment with an open relationship. Can their love survive it? Written and directed by T.R. Wilkinson.

• A Little Glass of Rum: After grieving the murder of his wife and son, a prison guard dines with the killer during his last meal. Directed by Lauren Keller.

• Dick Dong in the Mysterious Case of the Voluptuous Vampire: Special Agent (and overall cool guy) Dick Dong is called in to solve a string of mysterious murders—while looking very cool, of course. Directed by Josh Poe.

CSW Meeting October 18, 2025

The next CSW meeting is Saturday, October 18th.
 
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Mt. Lebanon Library
 
Meeting Room A
 
16 Castle Shannon Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15228
 
Bring pages to read, projects to pitch, or just come and join in the discussions. All are welcome.
 
PLEASE NOTE: There are protests planned for Saturday in Downtown Pgh. I believe also in Shadyside. There is one in Mt. Lebanon, but I think that’s later in the day.
Be aware if you are traveling across town to get to the meeting.