Kathie Fong Yoneda
KATHIE FONG YONEDA has worked in film and television for more than 30 years. She has held executive positions at Disney, Touchstone, Disney TV Animation, Paramount Pictures Television, and Island Pictures, specializing in development and story analysis of both live-action and animation projects.
Kathie is an internationally known seminar leader on screenwriting and development and has conducted workshops in France, Germany, Austria, Spain, Ireland, Great Britain, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, and throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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Your Career in Television: The View From Both Sides of th...
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Articles by Kathie Fong Yoneda
The Conference Call -- Getting The Most Out Of Your Conference Dollar
If you're an emerging novelist or screenwriter, it's likely that you've attended or are thinking of attending a writers conference. Where else can you take classes to help you hone your craft, listen to panels of experts giving advice, or meet with an agent, editor or executive to pitch your latest book or script - all in one day or one weekend?read more)
Outwit, Outplay, Outlast: How To Be a Pitchfest Survivor
As the weather warms up and everyone’s mailed off their taxes, writers start looking at their calendar in anticipation of -- PITCHFEST SEASON! Whether you’ve written a screenplay or novel, writers are all too aware that most of these events are held between May – November.
And while you’ve spent all winter polishing up your projects in anticipation of a... (read more)
Don't Say "Networking": A Discussion With Kathie Fong Yoneda & Ellen Sandler
KATHIE FONG YONEDA: Everybody knows that getting hired in this business is about who you know. So, Ellen, you’ve been hired to write on over twenty shows, how do you get to know people and even more important, how do people get to know you? What is your advice on networking?
ELLEN SANDLER: Actually I hate the word “ne... (read more)
Future of Story Interview Series: Kathie Fong Yoneda
Kathie Fong Yoneda has over thirty years of successful experience working in film and television. She has held executive positions at Disney, Touchstone, Disney TV Animation, Paramount Pictures Television and Island Pictures, specializing in development and story analysis of both live-action and animation projects. She also was a co-exec pro... (read more)