Upcoming Events - Writers @ Work

Writers@Work: An Alumni Writers-in-Residence Series

Breaking In and Leveling Up with Nick Bernardone 

Writing • Producing • Directing for TV & Film

Nick Bernardone, '08 whose professional credits include AMC's The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, NBC's 30 Rock, Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Marvel's Wastelanders will visit several classrooms, hold meetings with students and share his career path story at a public session. Bernardone will be on campus Thursday, March 26 and Friday, March 27.

His additional industry credits include development with Disney, Amazon, SONY, and Universal -- as well as earlier works on Saturday Night Live, Tonight Show, Late Night, Bloodline, Master of None, Divorce, and Crashing.  Bernardone has taught screenwriting courses at NYU and Syracuse University and has also served as a panelist at the TV Academy, Harvard Lampoon, Cornell Law, Yale Club, and others.  

In addition to various WGA Boards & Committees, he was selected to the 2023 Showrunner's Academy. He has been nominated for five Emmy Awards and won a PGA Award and a WGA Award. 

He's pictured above on the lower right with actors from NBC's 30 Rock. 
Bernardone will take audience questions after sharing a brief film about his experiences:

Thursday, March 2

Classroom Visits

• 9:30 -10:50 am – WRTG 495 & ENGL 400, ARTS 429 – “From Capstones to Career: Breaking in and Leveling Up"
• 12:50-1:50 pm- WRTG 217: Writing for Role-Playing Games, “Writing with Expectations: Genre, Toxic Fanbase, Video Games, RPGs”
• 2-3:20 pm – WRTG 361: Intermediate Fiction, & COMM 464: Fiction II “From the Page to the Screen”

Friday, March 27

• 11 am to 2 pm - Career Consultations - By appointment only through the Career Development Office
• 4 pm -Public Presentation, Film and Q&A - Kelly Family Auditorium - Science Center
• 5 pm Reception - Science Center Atrium (Light Refreshments and Conversation)