Posted in Television, TV Writing, TV Writing Programs, Screenwriting, TV Writers, Warner Bros Writers Workshop, Disney ABC Writing Fellowship, Jane Espenson, ken levine, doris egan, lisa klink on Oct 9th, 2007 1 Comment »
Notices are going out this week for the Warner Bros TV Writer’s Workshop semi-finalists and the ABC/Disney TV Writing Fellowship notices aren’t far behind. But what do you do if you didn’t get in? TV writer Jane Espenson has the answer for you: either write a better spec, but not too soon or write a […]
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I’m still getting many hits on this site every day from people looking for information about these two fellowship programs for TV drama and comedy screenwriters. Just so there is no confusion, I want to point out the deadline to apply this year has passed. For the ABC/Disney TV Writing Fellowship, the deadline was July […]
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I just got back from a Q&A session with the new head of the Warner Bros. TV Writing Fellowship program, Chris Mack. Here’s the notes about the revamped program:
This year they are taking 10 applicants total ("more drama than comedy because that’s the current marketplace"). For fifteen weeks the Fellows will meet every Wednesday night […]
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Yesterday, Warner Bros. revamped thier site and the details of this year’s TV Drama Writing Fellowship have changed since my initial post:
Deadline is now August 15, not August 1, 2007
For those selected, the program runs longer and later. It is now every Wednesday 7p-10pm from October 24, 2007 - January 30, 2008 (now 14 weeks […]
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The Writers Guild of America West has its own monthly magazine for and about screenwriters called Written By. In the April 2007 issue, they had a great article about what you can do to make your spec script stand out. With the Disney/ABC TV Writing Fellowship and the Warner Brothers TV Drama Writing Program deadlines […]
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DEADLINE AND FELLOWSHIP DATES HAVE CHANGED: SEE THIS POST.
Last month, I profiled the ABC/Disney Fellowship program for aspiring television writers. Today, I’ll covering the basics of the program offered by Warner Bros. studios.
Where the Disney program is a year-long, paid internship, the Warner Bros. TV Drama Writers Workshop runs from 12:30p-2:30p every Wednesday for eight […]
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