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2025 Workshop: Book-to-Film Seminar with bestselling author and screenwriter Adam Meyer

About the Book-to-Film Seminar: Adapting Your Work for the Screen

Have you always wanted to adapt your novel for the movies or TV?  What does it take to turn your story into a script that’s ready to be filmed?  And how do you reach the right people to make your Hollywood dreams a reality?  Learn more about how to adapt your work for the big or small screen with screenwriter and fiction writer Adam Meyer.  Adam has adapted screenplays based on novels by bestselling authors and also written more than two hundred hours of television for Lifetime, Discovery, National Geographic and more, including the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Made With Love.

Meet the Author: A fiction writer and screenwriter, Adam’s short stories have appeared in many anthologies, including Mickey Finn Vol. 3, Prohibition Peepers, and Chesapeake Crimes: Magic is Murder. He is the author of the YA novel The Last Domino. Adam is a Derringer Award winner and a Shamus Award nominee, and his work has been published in Best American Mystery and Suspense Stories 2023. He is also the writer/director of the feature film Two Fireflies and has written documentaries and TV series for Fox, CBS, Discovery, and National Geographic Television.

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About our Elaine’s Literary Salon Host, Jeffrey James Higgins: A retired supervisory special agent who writes thrillers, short stories, creative nonfiction, and essays, Jeff has wrestled a suicide bomber, fought the Taliban in combat, and chased terrorists across five continents. He received the Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Heroism and the DEA Award of Valor. Jeffrey has been interviewed by CNN, National Geographic, and The New York Times. Learn more: jeffreyjameshiggings.com

Find more Elaine’s Literary Salon events here. And check back for new episodes of Elaine’s Literary Salon on Inkandescent.tv and listen to all the podcasts on InkandescentRadio.com.

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About Elaine’s:  A menu filled with delicious modern Mediterranean cuisine selections is sure to please everyone in your party. The dishes are based on exquisite food found in Alexandria, Egypt — a combination of Middle Eastern with French, Greek, and Italian influences. Elaine’s is named for the owner’s grandmother and is based on a promise she made at the age of 12, growing up in Cairo.

“I promised my grandma I would someday own a restaurant and name it after her,” shares Cynthia, who is also an author. She and her husband, bestselling thriller novelist Jeffrey James Higgins, are proud to share my family’s recipes with new friends and families in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.” Located in an 1880s building, it was the previous home for 38 years of the beloved bistro Bilbo Baggins.

The newly renovated restaurant is located in the heart of Old Town’s Historic District within sight of the Potomac River and Founders Park, just a few blocks from The Torpedo Factory Art Center, and Old Town Alexandria Waterfront. Make a reservation today: elaines-restaurant.com.