The Writers Lab presents
script-development labs
for women screenwriters over 40
The Writers Lab presents
The Writers Lab US
The Writers Lab 2021
October 14 to 17
included 17 participants
and over 30 mentors and speakers
FEATURES
Agree to Disagree Susan Chiu
Gig Krystyna Łoboda
Lil Katherine Andrews &
Virginia Abramovich
Lolo Wilandrea Blair
Man Called Buffalo Tasha Moore
Over It Joy Goodwin
The Countess Irina Rodriguez
Whirlwind Monika Moreno-Lapp
Yardbird Tracey Bradley
1-HOUR PILOTS
Birdsong Jennifer Dunn
Kat and Mouse Margaux Froley
Scorched Earth Kimberlea Kressal
Signals Amanda Parham
The Rez Danielle Autumn Stratton
1/2-HOUR PILOTS
Made in USA Desdemona Chiang
The Jury Wendy Dann
The Writers Lab 2021 FINALISTS
FEATURES
Author of the Epilogue Catherine Vouvray
Cage Keri Lee
Declaration of Conscience Beth Milstein
Exposure Mia Trachinger & Desha Dauchan
Extremophile Cylin Busby
Freefall Denise Meyers
In Anna Wendy Holley
Long Gone Claire Barclay
OO 1 S Casper Wong
The Language of Wolves Nan Schmid
The Superb Lyrebird and Other Creatures Wendy Young
1-HOUR PILOTS
After Greensboro Deborah Goodwin
Border Saints Linda Sweigart
Cross(ed) Luisa Dantas
Grace in the Clutch Addie Johnson Talbott
Kinks Rachel Feldman
Manifesto Maren Curtis
Play Like a Girl Deborah Puette
Reconblue Elena Perez
Where Light Hides Yvonne Paulin
1/2-HOUR PILOTS
Agency Angela Clarke
Faire Life Tamika Spaulding
The Writers Lab 2021 SEMIFINALISTS
FEATURES
A Blue Dawn Thato Mwosa
All The Leaves Are Brown Kathy Charles
Always We Begin Again Nic Cohen
An Ideal Wife Sarah Knight
Black Mambas, APU Dex Decker
Chagrin Falls Mia McCullough
Chouchou the Cosmonaut Gwenola Balmelle
Defiant Crystal Verge
Giselle Rebecca Robinson
Hesse Jill Bayor
Hounds and Jackals Rima Lyn
If They Were of Us Rosemary Griggs
Illegitimate Natasha Maidoff
Kudzu Marisa Forrest
La Maupin Christina Hulen
Land of Tiny Trees Audra Gorman
Lysistrata Cell Lisa Scott
Maestra Susan Polk
Me, My Mom & Sharmila Fawzia Mirza
Natalia Rising Donna Bonilla Wheeler
Nebraska Shuffle Elisa Bell
Samantha Smee: A Pirate’s Life Carol Dingman
See Jane Fight Jill Morley
Sisters of Industry Kryssa Schemmerling
Sleeping on Stones Nicole Ballivian
The American Can Adetoro Makinde
The Bronze Queen Patrice Escoto
The Forgotten History Roya Sadat
The Mercury 13 Maria Burton
The Paisley Witch Trial Julia Campanelli
The Party Stacey Davis
The Queen of the Milky Way Letty Hummel
The Tempter Julia Camara
The Ten Tribes Motel Jennifer Peterson
The Tigers Laura Town
Threshold Selena Lohan
Triple Helix Jen Ellison
Two Teresas Rosanne Limoncelli
US99 Maysoon Zayid
Waking Up Lois Roach
You Like It Because It’s Empty
Alina Celeste Hevia
Zip Codes Lacey Schwartz Delgado
1-HOUR PILOTS
Black in Paris Stacie Hawkins
Blackball Kathryn Nawrocki
Danika Brewster Heather Spiegel
Emma Rumble Ashley Blincow
Imprint of a Murder Kaili Capito
Jetlag Amanda Parham
Legacy Kellen Hertz
Majority Rules E. Amato
Monsta Clayvon C. Harris
Out There Maren Leggett
Pleasure Principle Lorna Green & Paula Tiberius
Remember Me Lagueria Davis
Skin in the Game Julie Zografos
Star of Siam Eda Benjakul & Marisa Marchitelli
Stream of Consciousness Patia Prouty
Surplus Women Andrea Nasfell
The Assets Jude Roth
Time Jump Kris Crenwelge
Topsy Turvy Tinseltown Lavetta Cannon
Weekee Watchee Enchanted Spring Billie Speer
1/2-HOUR PILOTS
anima…sity Nikki Braendlin
Codename: Mame Catherine Vouvray
Dangerous Curves Amber Eyerly
Darkly Heights Carrie Wachob
Farm to Table Amy Staats
Hood Irina Rodriguez
On the Court Marisa Bramwell
Party Crashers Laura Mannino
Pink Moon Joie Lee
Pushy Bitchy Frumpy Whorey
Colleen Werthmann
The Full Moon Beer Drinkers Club
Katie Hennicke
The Missionary Position Maria Harber
Walden Breezes Elisabeth Bentley
“The more women’s stories we see,
the more women are empowered.”
-Nicole Kidman
“The Writers Lab provides practical tools and spirited
encouragement for the work of screenwriters whose
point of view, fruit of their age and gender, has been
consistently undervalued in the marketplace.”
-Meryl Streep
Our Programs
The Writers Lab programs nurture the voices
of women in their prime whose stories have
not been told. At our labs, writers work intensively on their features and pilots with
the support of established film professionals.
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THE WRITERS LAB US
Since 2015 TWL has presented a yearly 4-day retreat where Mentors and Writers engage in a rigorous process of intensive script development through one-on-one meetings, panel discussions, peer workshops, and at informal gatherings. Interactions are designed to inspire the artists; to prompt creative exploration; and, through revision, to cultivate first-rate cinematic stories. In 2020 we presented our first virtual lab. This year, we hope to safely present our 7th retreat in-person, in October, welcoming both feature and pilot writers.
THE WRITERS LAB UK & IRELAND
The Writers Lab founders have joined forces with Untamed Stories to serve women and nonbinary writers over 40 who reside in England, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, and Scotland, as well as all Welsh nationals. With a team of partners, we will present a virtual 4-day lab this June, during which Mentors and Writers will engage in rigorous script development through one-on-one meetings, panel discussions, peer workshops, mock writers rooms and more, followed by 5-months of post-lab development, support and mentoring.
Our Partners
The Writers Lab US is produced by co-founders Elizabeth Kaiden and Nitza Wilon, with New York Women in Film & Television.
The Lab is presented in collaboration with the Writers Guild of America, East, with in-kind support from The Black List, Falco Ink, Film Fatales, Filmarket Hub, Final Draft, and Roadmap Writers.
TWL US is made possible through the generosity of
Meryl Streep
Nicole Kidman
Oprah Winfrey
The Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation
Kate Hall & Gary Lynch
The Writers Lab UK & Ireland is produced by
co-founders Elizabeth Kaiden and Nitza Wilon, with
UK partner Untamed Stories, helmed by producers
Julia Berg and Ruth Spencer.
It is presented with support from Dirty Films, in association with Birds’ Eye View, Screen Scotland, Northern Ireland Screen, Screen Skills Ireland, Ffilm Cymru Wales & BFI NETWORK with funding from the National Lottery, and New York Women in Film & Television.
TWL UK & I is made possible through the generosity of
Cate Blanchett
