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screenwriting

American  
[skreen-rahyt-ing] / ˈskrinˌraɪt ɪŋ /

noun

  1. the process or profession of writing screenplays.


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He juggled that with studying English, doing a screenwriting master's, then working as an intern storyliner on Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

He ripped through courses in improv, stand-up and screenwriting.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

A gift of screenwriting software from girlfriend Zinzi -- now his wife, production partner and mother of their three children -- further kindled his ambition.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Other awards for the U.S. dramatic competition went to Josef Kubota Wladyka for directing the dance dramedy “Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!” and Liz Sargent for screenwriting for the family drama “Take Me Home.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

I kid you not, Tagoe gives the best fades in the city and that bastard better open up his own barbershop one day and give up his screenwriting dreams.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

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