Nancy Nigrosh is the former head of

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Literary Department and team member of both the Literary and Talent Departments at Innovative Artists. Nigrosh's clients have included

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, Academy Award-winner

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, Amanda Brown,

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and

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Early life and education

During her time at NYU's

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, Nigrosh's mentor

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offered to co-write a script that she had pitched in class and subsequently after their collaboration, encouraged her to apply to UCLA's School of Theater Film & Television Department where she was accepted into the Masters Screenwriting Program.

Career

Nigrosh first worked as
script supervisor
for

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. Due to her ability to complexly discern levels of writing skills, this led her to work as a freelance reader for a number of production companies, which then launched her career as a literary agent in Hollywood. Currently, she works as a writers' career consultant, often focusing on professional direction for aspiring people of color and women writers. She also teaches at

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and frequently contributes to Indiewire's "Thompson on Hollywood" blog.

References

External links

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Read This Before You Write a Screenplay - The Daily Beast

* LA Times
Comic-Con 2017: Saturday Schedule for TV-Related Events -- 'Once Upon a Time,' 'Supergirl' and More

UCLA Extension Instructors Advise Aspiring Screenwriters On Breaking-In
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