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Nathan Patton is an award-winning writer from the rural South. He went to UT Austin where he received a James Michener Fellowship and an MFA. Several of his scripts have been optioned. Some of his accolades include wins in the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, Script Pipeline, and the Norman Lear Blue Sky Fellowship.
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Work Experience
Assistant Professor at Missouri State University
August 1, 2023 - PresentTeaching graduate- and undergraduate-level media courses
Lecturer at University of Texas at Austin
June 1, 2019 - June 1, 2023Taught graduate- and undergraduate-level screenwriting courses
Lecturer at Champlain College
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021Taught undergraduate screenwriting courses
Writing Consultant at WaterWalk Entertainment, Inc.
August 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020Read scripts, offered comprehensive notes; Rewriting: PANK (2019); A BEAUTIFUL DAY (2020); 45 DAYS (2020)
Teaching Assistant at University of Texas at Austin
August 1, 2017 - January 1, 2019Worked with Dr. Felicia D. Henderson in her TV workshops •Read scripts, gave notes, ran workshop lab
Nonfiction Editor at Bat City Review
May 1, 2017 - May 1, 2018Board member •Read and assembled packets of nonfiction submissions
Script Reader at Austin Film Festival
May 1, 2014 - May 1, 2017Paid coverage reader for the AFF coverage program •Reading scripts for the Screenplay / Teleplay Competition.
Apprentice at Austin Film Festival
May 1, 2014 - November 1, 2014Assisted in the Conference department. •Researched panelists, brainstormed panel ideas, and wrote panel copy
Editor & Board Member at Rio Review
January 1, 2014 - May 1, 2015Editor & Board Member
Freelance Writer and Visual Artist
December 1, 2006 - April 1, 2012Drew weekly cartoon for Fayetteville Free Weekly; Wrote reviews for sites such as FFW, Comic Bin, and The Yay or Nay
Education
Master of Fine Arts in Writing at Michener Center for Writers – University of Texas at Austin
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2019Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television-Film, English minor at University of Texas at Austin
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2016Associate of Arts in Creative Writing at Austin Community College
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2014Qualifications
Industry Experience
Media & Entertainment, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services
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