Screenwriting Cruise Adds Howard Suber, Ph.D., to Inaugural 7-Day Screenwriting Lab at Sea

LOS ANGELES - Sept. 13, 2025 - PRLog -- Screenwriting Cruise, a premium, weeklong screenwriting workshop and story lab staged aboard The Navigator of the Seas, today announced that legendary educator Howard Suber, Ph.D. (UCLA Film School Professor Emeritus; creator of the six-part series The Power of Film) will join the program alongside Emmy-winning writer-producer Bryan Cogman (Game of Thrones), festival strategist, author/filmmaker Jon Fitzgerald, Adjunct Professor of Screenwriting in the UCLA Professional Program Wendall Thomas and Brian Patrick Fagan (Director, Professional Programs, UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television; author of Griggumlund). The inaugural sailing runs Feb 6-12th, round-trip from Los Angeles with calls in Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán, and Puerto Vallarta. Additional mentors and industry guests will be announced.

"The Screenwriting Cruise is built for working writers, focused craft by day, ocean-view dinners and serious networking by night," said Executive Producer Ian James Duncan. "With Howard Suber decoding why great films endure, Bryan Cogman sharpening pages, Jon Fitzgerald shaping market-ready pitches, and Brian Patrick Fagan breaking stories live in the room, writers will disembark with a pressure-tested premise, a polished outline, and a plan."

Program Highlights

• The Screenplay Blueprint Intensive — "Six sessions. One week. Your story, architected."
  A focused 18-hour core curriculum across six sessions that guides writers from spark to structure.
• Howard Suber's The Power of Film
  A deep dive into the psychological underpinnings of beloved films, expanding on Suber's six-part series.
• The capstone event: a live, two-minute pitch by each writer to a panel of producers, showrunners, agents, and executives.

How to Apply & Pricing

Applications are open now at screenwritingcruise.com. The cost is $3,655 which covers 7-night cruise ship accommodations, retreat program: masterclasses, breakout labs, 1:1 mentorship, pitch sessions, meals in main dining venues + basic beverages, port charges, taxes, and standard Royal Caribbean fees, mandatory gratuities and one device internet package. An initial deposit of $500 secures your spot. Capacity is limited.

About Screenwriting Cruise

Screenwriting Cruise is a craft-rigorous, career-oriented screenwriting lab staged aboard a 7-day Mexican Riviera sailing. The program combines writing intensives, with a Howard Suber masterclass, small-group labs and a festival-caliber pitch experience, delivered within a focused, all-inclusive environment that maximizes creative output and industry access.

Media & Industry Inquiries

Press: Ian Duncan — info@screenwritingcruise.com

Editor's Note: Additional mentors/partners to be announced.

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