Stony Broom MFA in TV Writing wins two first Prizes at Austin FF, come to our Zoom Open House Jan 6 at 10 AM ET.

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Stony Brook's MFA in TV Writing just won two first place Prizes at Austin Film Festival. Please Join Christine Vachon of Killer Films and Alan Kingsberg at our Open House on January 6ht at 10 AM
on Zoom. Find out how you can build the TV Writing Portfolio that can launch your career. RSVP to MFAManhattan@Stonybrook.edu.

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