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‘Eleanor The Great’ Scribe Tory Kamen Hosts First Writer-Focused ‘Deadline Dinners’ Event: “I Wanted A Community Of People I Could Relate To”
Tory Kamen leads female first-time screenwriter conversation at the launch of 'Deadline Dinners' event series
Proper Presents: Deadline Dinners is a new writer-focused event series designed to foster candid conversation, celebrate breakthrough storytelling and build community around the written word. Kamen’s chosen theme for the evening was first-time female screenwriters, and she brought together a group of guests that included Ilana Wolpert ( Anyone But You), Nora Garrett ( After the Hunt), Rose Gilroy ( Fly Me to the Moon), Amy Wang ( Slanted), Jess Righthand ( Grey’s Anatomy), Kale Futterman ( Ginny & Georgia), Rebecca Rosenberg ( The Librarians: The Next Chapter), Tracie Laymon ( Bob Trevino Likes It) and Anna Greenfield ( Late Bloomers). Following bespoke cocktail pairings with Diageo’s brand Don Julio, Kamen posed the first roundtable discussion topic: “What’s the weirdest thing that’s ever happened to you in a meeting?” And over a dinner crafted by Proper’s award‑winning culinary teams, the writers told stories that ranged from the hilarious (being told a studio was only interested in stories that could be made into a theme park, when that studio did not, in fact, have a theme park), to the horrifying (being warned not to reveal you’re a mother or you’ll never get hired).
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