Next Stop Hollywood Short Stories Bound for the Screen

Historically, short stories were a rich source of successful movies and significant films. Classics such asRear Window, High Noon, Psycho, All About Eve,andBlade Runnerbegan as short stories. Unfortunately, many of the major venues for discovering new talent--The Saturday Evening Post, Colliers,andMademoiselle--are gone. Today, short stories are again becoming an important basis for major motion pictures and television, with films such asBrokebackMountain, Good Will Hunting,andMinority Report.One reason short stories are making a Hollywood comeback is Next Stop Hollywood, an organization dedicated to finding both new talent and terrific material. This volume, selected by more than sixty movie-buff readers and advised by an editorial board of Hollywood insiders, collects X stories that blah blah [read the introduction to find out the point of the anthology]. For more information, visit the website at www.nextstophollywood.org . Steve Cohen founded Next Stop Hollywood (NSH). an organization that searches for unpublished short stories that have the potential to be transformed into great motion pictures. The authors will range from a Edgar-winning mystery writer to an aspiring author and recent college graduate.Historically, short stories were a rich source of successful movies and significant films. Classics such asRear Window, High Noon, Psycho, All About Eve,andBlade Runnerbegan as short stories. Unfortunately, many of the major venues for discovering new talent--The Saturday Evening Post, Colliers,andMademoiselle--are gone. Today, short stories are again becoming an important basis for major motion pictures and television, with films such asBrokebackMountain, Good Will Hunting,andMinority Report. One reason short stories are making a Hollywood comeback is Next Stop Hollywood, an organization dedicated to finding both new talent and terrific material. This volume was selected by more than sixty movie-buff readers and advised by an editorial board of Hollywood insiders. For more information, visit the website at www.nextstophollywood.org. "The 'secret' to great motion pictures has always been great stories. Steve Cohen has created an innovative forum in which emerging storytellers can develop and flourish. This is wonderful news for readers and filmmakers."--Simcha Jacobovici, two-time Emmy award-winning producer/director "Next Stop Hollywoodis a fine collection of stories, well told and visual. They will keep readers glued to the page."--David Brown, producer ofJaws, The Verdict, A Few Good Men,andChocolat "These short stoiries are delicious small bits of art and entertainment."--Josh Saipan, president and CEO of Rainbow Media "A great opportunity for writers to showcase their work and a terrific resource for producers who are looking for fresh, new material to bring to the screen."--Craig Hoffman, writer onFamily Guy "The stories in Steve Cohen's book have given me the inspiration to get moving on my screenplay ideas."--John Rothman, actor "A treasure trove of new amterial. I can't wait to see the best of them on film."--Marjorie Kaplan, executive vice president, Discovery Communications

Next Stop Hollywood (NSH) is an an organization founded by STEVE COHEN that searches for unpublished short stories that have the potential to be transformed into great motion pictures. The authors will range from a Edgar-winning mystery writer to an aspiring author and recent college graduate.

"The 'secret' to great motion pictures has always been great stories. Steve
Cohen has created an innovative forum in which emerging storytellers can
develop and flourish. This is wonderful news for readers and filmmakers.—Simcha Jacobovici, two-time Emmy award-winning producer/director