Patricia K. Meyer
Patricia K. Meyer, a screenwriter, producer, and educator, has sold and written numerous feature screenplays, from dark comedy to true crime drama, for Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Jerry Weintraub, and all the major studios. In addition, she has written network miniseries and movies-of-the-week, as well as an original drama pilot for CBS.
Meyer launched her career by optioning Gloria Naylor’s novel, The Women of Brewster Place, which she produced as an ABC 4-hour miniseries starring Oprah Winfrey, and which earned an Emmy® nomination and an Image Award. Next, she executive produced Nora Ephron’s feature directorial debut, This is My Life, for 20th Century Fox, based on the Meg Wolitzer novel which she optioned. She also developed and produced seven network movies starring Kirk Douglas, Kelsey Grammer, Corbin Bernsen, among other stars.
After a decade teaching screenwriting at the AFI Conservatory, Meyer has enjoyed serving for seven years as Associate Clinical Professor and Graduate Director of MFA Screenwriting at Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television.
In 2019 she was named one of the top film educators in the country by Variety: https://variety.com/2019/film/features/entertainment-education-report-best-films-schools-for-2019-1203213637/
Meyer is a longtime member of the Writers Guild of America and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. She earned a BA in History and Literature from Harvard University and an MFA in Fiction Writing from Boston University.
www.patriciakmeyerwriter.com
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