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Why Annette Maxberry-Carrara is Walking For Story
Winner of the Moms@Work Scholarship
In late 2019, Annette Maxberry-Carrara, won the Moms@Work Scholarship for an early draft of her screenplay, Night Letter. This scholarship allowed her to attend our Story Summit without financial burden to her or her family.
While at the Summit in February 2020, Annette was mentored on her original screenplay by Tab Murphy, who worked with her one-on-one. “I was thrilled to be chosen for the Story Summit scholarship, especially to be personally mentored by Tab Murphy, one of the Academy Award nominated writers of Gorillas in the Mist and Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame.”
“The great thing about Annette is that she was anxious to make her script better and she was determined to do just that,” says mentor Tab Murphy. “Writers are chosen to attend the Summit not only because of their talent, but also because they have an interest in being heard. Annette was the perfect mentee.”
Annette’s screenplay, Night Letter, was based on a true story in Annette’s life. When her kids were teenagers, Annette and her husband, living in Austin Texas, agreed to take in an Afghan exchange student. When the girl’s life and family were threatened by the Taliban, Annette has to fight the school and the government to get her to safety. The screenplay…
