Register now for a Nutshell Technique® Workshop.
Learn directly from its creator, Jill Chamberlain.
Classes meet live online via Zoom. With Zoom, Full Participant students will be able to see and hear Jill Chamberlain and their classmates, and Jill and your classmates will be able to see and hear you.
Classes are also recorded for later viewing (auditors don’t need to participate live).
*NEW* Nutshell Technique for Novelists
2 1/2 hour seminar. $95
Find out how to use the Nutshell Technique to better structure your novel. No prerequisites: this class is for all levels of writers, from complete beginners to professionals.
All class materials (recording and handouts) will be available to registrants for 12 months afterward.
NOW REGISTERING FOR:
PRE-RECORDED CLASS – available on demand
Screenwriting Master Class
10 weeks. Full Participant Tuition: $845
Use code FALL50 for $50 off thru Sept 7, bringing tuition to $795.
Returning Full Participant Alumni: take another $200 off
Write a feature film script or script outline in 10 weeks in this Nutshell Technique® workshop. No prerequisites: this class is for all levels of writers, from complete beginners to professionals.
NOW REGISTERING FOR – FALL 2026 DATES:
EVENING GROUP – Tuesdays, Oct 6-Dec 8, 7-9:30 pm Central Time
DAYTIME GROUP – Wednesdays, Oct 7-Dec 9, 10 am PDT / 12 noon CDT / 1 pm EDT / 6 pm UK / 7 pm Paris
Screenwriting Master Class – Audit Option
10 weeks. Auditor Tuition: $195
Audit Jill Chamberlain’s Screenwriting Master Class and receive all 25 hours of her unique lectures and class materials in this Nutshell Technique® workshop.
Auditors can see and hear the class, but they cannot participate, ask questions, or submit work for feedback.
No prerequisites: this class is for all levels of writers, from complete beginners to professionals.
NOW REGISTERING FOR :
SUMMER – Tuesdays, June 23-Aug 25, 2026, 7-9:30 pm Central Time
SPRING – now available on demand
Note: Auditors can watch the class videos at a later time if they can’t watch live.
TV Writing – Audit Option
10 Weeks. Auditor Tuition: $195
Audit Jill Chamberlain’s TV Writing class and receive all 25 hours of her unique lectures and class materials in this Nutshell Technique® workshop.
Auditors can see and hear the class, but they cannot participate, ask questions, or submit work for feedback.
No prerequisites: this class is for all levels of writers, from complete beginners to professionals.
NOW REGISTERING FOR:
PRE-RECORDED CLASS – available on demand
Screenwriting Master Class – Audit + Consultation
10 weeks. Audit + Consultation: $495
Receive all the materials auditors receive in this Nutshell Technique® workshop, plus receive a one-hour private consultation with Jill Chamberlain to go over your story nutshell and/or to ask questions. One hour consultation must be used within six months of purchase. This is for one hour total of Jill’s time. Bring your nutshell to the session; she will not read anything in advance.
No prerequisites: this class is for all levels of writers, from complete beginners to professionals.
NOW REGISTERING FOR:
SUMMER – Tuesdays, June 23-Aug 25, 2026, 7-9:30 pm Central Time
SPRING – now available on demand
Note: Auditors can watch the class videos at a later time if they can’t watch live.
TV Writing – Audit + Consultation
10 Weeks. Audit + Consultation: $495
Receive all the materials auditors receive in this Nutshell Technique® workshop, plus receive a one-hour private consultation with Jill Chamberlain to go over your story nutshell and/or to ask questions. One hour consultation must be used within six months of purchase. This is for one hour total of Jill’s time. Bring your nutshell to the session; she will not read anything in advance.
No prerequisites: this class is for all levels of writers, from complete beginners to professionals.
NOW REGISTERING FOR:
PRE-RECORDED CLASS – available on demand
*NEW* Nutshell Technique for Novelists - Audit + Consultation
2 1/2 hour seminar + Consultation. $395
Find out how to use the Nutshell Technique to better structure your novel. No prerequisites: this class is for all levels of writers, from complete beginners to professionals.
All class materials (recording and handouts) will be available to registrants for 12 months afterward.
Receive all the materials auditors receive, plus receive a one-hour private consultation with Jill Chamberlain to go over your novel’s nutshell and/or to ask questions. One hour consultation must be used within six months of purchase. This is for one hour total of Jill’s time. Bring your nutshell to the session; she will not read anything in advance.
NOW REGISTERING FOR:
PRE-RECORDED CLASS – available on demand
Private Consultation / Coaching with Jill Chamberlain
E-mail consult@thescreenplayworkshop.org regarding pricing/scheduling
Have Nutshell Technique creator Jill Chamberlain consult on your feature or pilot screenplay, story, or novel, and bring it up to a whole other level. Jill works both on the macro level, maximizing the impact of your story’s structure, and the micro level, providing page-level margin notes.
Options include:
- Private story session – A 90-minute Zoom session to discuss story structure (for features, pilots, novels, musicals, etc.)
- Private feature script consultation
- Private pilot script consultation
- Private feature/pilot writing package – Meet with Jill over the course of several sessions for coaching to determine the strongest direction for your story premise and develop it into a story nutshell and then a treatment/outline. Jill then reviews your script draft, showing you its strengths and weaknesses and how to make it the most satisfying and surprising version.
Be sure to register ASAP for the best selection and to ensure your choice is not filled or cancelled.
Please note that all Nutshell Technique® workshops are for adults 18 years of age and up.
If you have any questions, feel free to email us. You can also leave us a voicemail at (512) 843-2998.