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.

Nathaniel W. Patton

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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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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Experience Level

Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate

Work Experience

Assistant Professor at Missouri State University
August 1, 2023 - Present
Teaching graduate- and undergraduate-level media courses
Lecturer at University of Texas at Austin
June 1, 2019 - June 1, 2023
Taught graduate- and undergraduate-level screenwriting courses
Lecturer at Champlain College
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Taught undergraduate screenwriting courses
Writing Consultant at WaterWalk Entertainment, Inc.
August 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020
Read 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, 2019
Worked 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, 2018
Board member •Read and assembled packets of nonfiction submissions
Script Reader at Austin Film Festival
May 1, 2014 - May 1, 2017
Paid coverage reader for the AFF coverage program •Reading scripts for the Screenplay / Teleplay Competition.
Apprentice at Austin Film Festival
May 1, 2014 - November 1, 2014
Assisted in the Conference department. •Researched panelists, brainstormed panel ideas, and wrote panel copy
Editor & Board Member at Rio Review
January 1, 2014 - May 1, 2015
Editor & Board Member
Freelance Writer and Visual Artist
December 1, 2006 - April 1, 2012
Drew 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, 2019
Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television-Film, English minor at University of Texas at Austin
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2016
Associate of Arts in Creative Writing at Austin Community College
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2014

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services