Master of Professional Writing Program

Who We Are

Faculty

Sid Stebel

Lecturer

Contact Information
E-mail: stebel@usc.edu
Phone: (213) 740-3252
Office: THH 355 H

LINKS
Personal Website

Education

B.A. , University of Southern California, 1949

Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History

Lecturer, Esalen Institute, 01/01/2003-
Part Time Lecturer, Master of Professional Writing Program, University of Southern California, 01/01/1991-
Lecturer, American Film Institute, 01/01/1990-
Charter workshop leader, Santa Barbara Writers Conference, 01/01/1973-
Executive Script Consultant, South Australian Film Corporation, 01/01/1975-01/01/1976

Description of Research

Summary Statement of Research Interests

S.L. Stebel has been called "The best writing teacher that ever was!" by Ray Bradbury, a sentiment echoed by the many writers whose lives and craft he's touched. A lecturer in USC's Master of Professional Writing program, a founding workshop leader of the Santa Barbara Writer's Conference, and, when time permits, the leader of a Secret Story Intuitional Workshop at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, S.L. Stebel also demonstrates the power of his teachings at workshops and seminars at bookstores, book festivals and conferences both in the U.S. and abroad. He is a novelist ("The Collaborator" and "Spring Thaw" among a half dozen others), screenwriter ("Picnic at Hanging Rock" and "Storm Boy") and playwright ("Fathers and Sons," "Next in Line" and "Breeding") His writing book, "Double Your Creative Power!" now in its fifth printing and 2nd Revised Ed., has been an indispensable reference for both aspiring and established writers since 1990.

Publications

Book

Stebel, S. L. (1996). Double Your Creative Power!, How To Make Your. Double Your Creative Power!, How To Make Your/Allen A. Knoll Publishers.
Stebel, S. L. (1980). The Shoe Leather Treatment. The Shoe Leather Treatment/Putnam Publishing Group.