Write What You Know: Stories from a Batavia Screenwriter

Guest speaker Kevin Jakubowski returns home to Batavia for the holidays and to discuss his career as a film and television writer in Los Angeles. Through anecdotes and embarrassing stories, he'll detail his comedic approach to writing and demonstrate his belief that the best fiction always comes from personal experience.

Jakubowski's recently published book, 8-Bit Christmas, is based on his video game-playing childhood in Batavia.

Jakubowski is best-known for the Bruce Willis comedy Assasination of a High School President and for his work on the Comedy Central series Brickleberry. He has written and co-written scripts for Warner Brothers, Paramount, Lionsgate, Sony, and Fox, and is currently developing his own animated series at Nickelodeon. He holds a B.A. in English and Communication from Villanova University and an M.A. in Film Studies from University College Dubline, Ireland.

Copies of 8-Bit Christmas will be available for purchase and signing after the lecture.

"Write What You Know" is the 24th program in Batavia Public Library's New Lyceum Lecture Series and is sponsored by the Batavia Public Library Foundation. The lecture is free; however, registration is required. Register online at www.BataviaPublicLibrary.org or call (630) 879-1393, ext. 200.