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“Universally Acclaimed.”

NEW YORK TIMES

“Legendary.”

WASHINGTON POST

“The Ultimate Master.”

BBC

“Universally Acclaimed.”

NEW YORK TIMES

“Legendary.”

WASHINGTON POST

“The Ultimate Master.”

BBC

“Universally Acclaimed.”

NEW YORK TIMES

“Legendary.”

WASHINGTON POST

“The Ultimate Master.”

BBC

Words from McKee Alumni

Hear what just a few of McKee’s former students have to say…

“Not only the best teacher of writing I’ve ever had…but the best teacher of anything.”

Steven Pressfield

Author & Screenwriter
“Bob McKee has been a great influence not only on my own work, but on my attitude towards it.”

Lowell Cauffiel

Author & Producer
“McKee’s STORY is an amazingly important course that I’ve gone back to do three times.”

John Cleese

BAFTA & Emmy Winner
“Robert is the man who, for better or for worse, taught me how to do this thing. I am eternally grateful. I give him full credit for the good ones and I take full responsibility for the bad ones.”

Akiva Goldsman

Oscar-Winning Screenwriter
“Robert McKee is the genuine article. His STORY is a testament of compassion and depth. He teaches the principles too few writers know.”

Brian Cox

Emmy-Winning Actor
“McKee is a tireless, passionate advocate of Story Arts. I wish I had taken his seminar before I started writing ‘CUT TO’ for a living.”

William Goldman

Two-time Oscar Winning Screenwriter
“McKee’s respect for writers is enormous. I always leave the class honored to have had the opportunity to be there, happy and proud to be a writer.”

Margaret Nagle

TWO-TIME WGA AWARD WINNER
“McKee is a wizard at explaining the unexplainable.”

Sarah Treem

Golden Globe-Winning Showrunner
“My advice is: take McKee’s class. It was essential to my success as a screenwriter.”

Zak Penn

Screenwriter
“Everything I know about story structure I learned from Robert McKee. End of story.”

Paul Haggis

Two-Time Oscar Winning Screenwriter
“Not only the best teacher of writing I’ve ever had…but the best teacher of anything.”

Steven Pressfield

Author & Screenwriter
“Bob McKee has been a great influence not only on my own work, but on my attitude towards it.”

Lowell Cauffiel

Author & Producer
“McKee’s STORY is an amazingly important course that I’ve gone back to do three times.”

John Cleese

BAFTA & Emmy Winner
“Robert is the man who, for better or for worse, taught me how to do this thing. I am eternally grateful. I give him full credit for the good ones and I take full responsibility for the bad ones.”

Akiva Goldsman

Oscar-Winning Screenwriter
“Robert McKee is the genuine article. His STORY is a testament of compassion and depth. He teaches the principles too few writers know.”

Brian Cox

Emmy-Winning Actor
“McKee is a tireless, passionate advocate of Story Arts. I wish I had taken his seminar before I started writing ‘CUT TO’ for a living.”

William Goldman

Two-time Oscar Winning Screenwriter
“McKee’s respect for writers is enormous. I always leave the class honored to have had the opportunity to be there, happy and proud to be a writer.”

Margaret Nagle

TWO-TIME WGA AWARD WINNER
“McKee is a wizard at explaining the unexplainable.”

Sarah Treem

Golden Globe-Winning Showrunner

Accolades for McKee Alumni

McKee’s students are consistently recognized as some of the best creatives in the business, collectively earning over…

Oscar Wins

200+ Nominations

Emmy Wins

1000+ Nominations

DGA Wins

100+ Nominations

WGA Wins

250+ Nominations