Since 1989, Greg Beal has administered the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting program. Over the past 18 months, he has written articles for Written By magazine. Prior to joining the Academy, Beal coordinated programs at the AFI and taught film and screenwriting at Syracuse University. The recipient of a WGA East screenwriting fellowship, he wrote several screenplays on assignment, and wrote and directed several short films. He attended film graduate school at UT Austin.