Press

What they’re saying about our Labs

2020

• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS   –  Oct 1, 2020  –  Prestigious Writers Lab selects UNCSA Film alumna
• QCLIFE – WBTV CHARLOTTE’S MORNING SHOW  –  Sep 29, 2020  –  Charlotte Screenwriter Selected for The Writers Lab
• PORTLAND TRIBUNE– September 15, 2020- Screenwriter Mitchell gets break with Writers Lab spot
• NEW JERSEY STAGE – August 31, 2020 – Montclair’s Barbara Ward Thall Selected To The Writers Lab
• SCREENDAILY– August 12, 2020- Female screenwriter non-profit The Writers Lab goes international (exclusive)
• WOMEN AND HOLLYWOOD – August 3, 2020- The Writers Lab for Women Screenwriters Over 40 Unveils 2020 Class
• THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER– August 3, 2020- Writers Lab Selects Over-40 Screenwriters for 2020 Virtual Edition (Exclusive)

2019

• VARIETY– August 1, 2019- Film News Roundup, Writers Selected
• DEADLINE– August 1, 2019- New York Women in Film & Television Unveils Screenwriters and Mentors For Fifth Annual Writers Lab
• SCRIPT MAGAZINE– August 1, 2019- The Writers Lab for Women Screenwriters Over 40 Selects Participants for 5th Annual Writers Retreat
• BROADWAY WORLD– February 1, 2019- New York Women in Film & Television Announces The Writers Lab for Women Screenwriters Over 40 Open Submissions

2018

• VARIETY– August 1, 2018- Participants Named for Writers Lab, Backed by Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman
• BROADWAY WORLD– August 1, 2018- The Writers Lab Supported by Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman Announces 2018 Cohort
• THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER– February 1, 2018- Nicole Kidman Lends Her Support to The Writers Lab

2017

• THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER– August 3, 2017- Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey-Funded Writers Lab Selects Projects
• WOMEN AND HOLLYWOOD – August 3, 2017 – Writers Lab for Women Screenwriters Over 40 Announces 2017 Participants

2016

• TIMES SQUARE CHRONICLES – February 17, 2016 – Attention Writers Lab Created For Women Screenwriters Over 40 by New York Women in Film & Television and Meryl Streep
• VANITY FAIR – February 14, 2016 – Meryl Streep Praises Hollywood’s “New Time of Possibility for Women”
• WOMEN AND HOLLYWOOD – February 12, 2016 – Meryl Streep Backs Writers Lab for Women Screenwriters Over 40
• BROADWAY WORLD – February 11, 2016 – Writers Lab, Funded by Meryl Streep, Returns with New Female Filmmakers for 2016
• THE WRAP – February 11, 2016 – Meryl Streep’s Writers Lab for Women Over 40 Names 2016 Mentors
• YAHOO! MOVIES – February 11, 2016 – Meryl Streep’s Writers Lab for Women Over 40 Names 2016 Mentors

2015

• ADWEEK – April 20, 2015 – Meryl Streep funds workshop for women screenwriters over 40
• ARTS JOURNAL – April 19, 2015 – Meryl Streep Funds Screenwriting Lab For Women Over 40
• A.V. CLUB – April 20, 2015 – Meryl Streep funds screenwriting lab for women over 40
• BBC – April 21, 2015 – Meryl Streep boost for women screenwriters
• BROADWAY WORLD – April 20, 2015 – Meryl Streep Funds NYWIFT’s Screenwriters Lab for Women Writers
• BUSTLE – April 19, 2015 – Meryl Streep Funds A Screenwriting Lab For Women, But She Isn’t The Only Celeb Who Supports Budding Filmmakers
• DEADLINE – April 19, 2015 – Meryl Streep, NYWIFT Launch Program For Female Screenwriters Over 40
• THE DISSOLVE – April 20, 2015 – Meryl Streep funds screenwriting workshop for women over 40
• ELLE – APR 20, 2015 – Meryl Streep is Sponsoring a Screenwriting Workshop for Women
• ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY – April 20, 2015 – Meryl Streep funds new screenwriting lab for women over 40
• FILMMAKER MAGAZINE – April 27, 2015 – “We’re A Lost Generation That’s Still Alive”: NYWIFT and IRIS Directors on The Writers Lab”
• FORBES – April 23, 2015 – Meryl Streep Supports A Groundbreaking New Screenwriters Lab For Women Over 40
• SPLINTER NEWS – April 20, 2015- Meryl Streep isn’t waiting around for Hollywood inequality to fix itself
• THE GUARDIAN – April 20, 2015 – Meryl Streep funds screenwriting initiative for women over 40
• THE HUFFINGTON POST – April 22, 2015 – Meryl Streep’s Awesome Move To Fight Ageism In Hollywood
• THE HUFFINGTON POST [Mention] – April 27, 2015 – It’s Time For Hollywood Ageism To Die, And Change Needs To Come From The Top
• INSIDE PHILANTHROPY – April 21, 2015 – Meryl Streep Funds Screenwriting Lab for Women Over 40
• JEZEBEL – April 20, 2015 – The God Meryl Streep Funds New Screenwriting Lab for Women Over 40
• MARIE CLAIRE  – April 20, 2015 – Meryl Streep Is Sponsoring a Screenwriting Workshop for Women
• MS. MAGAZINE – April 25, 2015 – Meryl Streep Boosts Over-40 Women Screenwriters
• NEW YORK MAGAZINE – VULTURE – April 19, 2015 – Meryl Streep Funds Screenwriting Lab for Women
• NEW YORK DAILY NEWS  – April 19, 2015- Meryl Streep funding screenwriting lab just for women over 40
• PASTE MAGAZINE – April 20, 2015 – Meryl Streep Funds Screenwriting Lab for Women Over 40
• PLAYBILL – April 20, 2015 – Streep Launches Writing Program for Women Over 40
• POLICY MIC – April 20, 2015 – Meryl Streep Is Changing the Game for Women in Hollywood
• PEOPLE MAGAZINE –  April 20, 2015 – Meryl Streep Funds Screenwriting Lab for Women Over 40
• REUTERS – Apr 20, 2015 – Meryl Streep funds initiative to help women screenwriters: TRFN
• SALON – April 21, 2015 – Lena Dunham and Meryl Streep have in common: 5 major stars making Hollywood a better place for women
• YAHOO NEWS – TAKE PART – April 19, 2015 – This Is 40: Meryl Streep Just Created a Writers’ Program for Women
• THE SOURCE – Aug 21 – Meryl Streep Funds Screenwriters Lab for Women Over 40
• TIME MAGAZINE– April 19, 2015 –  Meryl Streep Funds Writers Lab for Female Screenwriters
• VANITY FAIR – April 19, 2015 – How Meryl Streep is Using Her Own Money to Combat Ageism and Sexism in Hollywood
• VARIETY – April 19, 2015 – Meryl Streep Funds Lab for Women Screenwriters Over 40
• WOMENS VOICES FOR CHANGE – April 22, 2015 – The Wednesday 5: Women in the News