The Art of the Pitch

Please email [email protected] to apply for Session 2.
Please note that stipends are available for those with caring needs that would otherwise prevent them from attending.

Mary Kate O’ Flanagan is an award-winning writer and story consultant working in the film and television industry. She works with writers in The UK, The US, South Africa, and across Europe. She has designed and delivered training in Storytelling On The Screen all over the world .
With her sister Rachel O’Flanagan, she gives training in the storytelling skills for people in all walks of life as well as in cinema and television. They are particularly interested in the stories people (and nations and entities) tell about themselves and how those stories inevitably shape their futures. You can see more about their work on www.adramaticimprovement.com
Mary Kate was Ireland’s First Grand Slam Champion Storyteller at The Moth. She was also a Grand Slam Champion Storyteller at The Moth in Los Angeles and a Champion Storyteller at The Dublin StorySlam. You can hear one of her stories on The Moth Radio Hour at:
https://themoth.org/stories/carry-him-shoulder-high
Since the lockdown Mary Kate has been delivering a popular series of online courses on screenwriting and scenewriting. You can see her Autumn programme here: