2016 Writing Program Notifications
(updated 12/08/16)
Notifications have started! Please let me know if you hear any news.
WRITING PROGRAMS
- ABC Disney Writing Program
I hear they already conducted their semi-final interviews, and they may have already selected people for the final round. - WB Writers Workshop
They started contacting people! Congrats to one of my students who made it to the next round with a spec she wrote in my workshop! - NBC Writers on the Verge
They announced the final writers on their Facebook page. - CBS Writers Mentoring Program
They chose the final writers! Congrats to my writing group friend Cynthia for getting in! - Nickelodeon Writing Program
They announced the writers on their Facebook page. - Universal Emerging Writers Fellowship
They announced the winners.
CONTESTS
- Final Draft Big Break
They’ve announced their semi-finalists. Congrats to my friends Stephanie and Joanne for placing with their comedy pilots! - Screencraft Pilot Launch
They’ve announced the the winners and finalists. Congrats to MW, WOTV alum, for winning on the drama side, my writing group friend Mel who made quarter-final, and April who made semi-final! - Austin Film Festival
Winners were announced at the Awards Luncheon, including Geeta who also won the Nicholl! Full list of semi-finalists and second rounders here. Congrats to my writing group friend Richard who’s a finalist, and all my friends who made second round. - Slamdance Screenplay Competition
They posted the semi-finalists on their site. - Nicholl Fellowship
The winners have been chosen. Congrats to my friend Geeta who is one of the winners!!! - PAGE Screenwriting Awards
They’ve notified the semi-finalists. - Scriptapalooza TV
They’ve announced the winners. - NYTVF Scripts Competition
They chose 21 Official Selections. - NYTVF Works for Progress
They picked 15 semi-finalists. Congrats to Thomas and Lawrence!
Sounds like CBS started contacting people for interviews.
thanks for the info!
How are they contacting people by phone or email?
Would it be reasonable to assume that if you haven’t received a call back by now from WB or CBS that you’ve been eliminated from consideration?
probably yes for wb, less sure about cbs
Oh no! I haven’t heard anything yet either, guess that means I failed 🙁 But it’s nice to know.
NBC just announed: https://www.facebook.com/writersontheverge/?fref=ts
I know for a fact that this pertains to one of the Nick finalists. Boy, guess even Karen Kirkland can be bamboozled–they sound horrible.
http://widelantern.com/2015/07/teeming-on-destructive-behavior-writer-teams-in-rooms/
read that- he sounds off his rocker. and if anyone is trying to be destructive i’d say it’s him bashing two writers. or maybe he just has an axe to grind because they were women who had opinions.
I’d be suspect of a person’s rocker who plays the sexism card when it doesn’t even merit it.
So is it 100 percent certain if you haven’t been called, emailed or snail mailed by WB then you’re out?
i can’t say 100%, but probably
Okay. They said on their Facebook to give them until late Sept. this year, but your student already heard so, I guess your estimation makes sense.
Wondering how much authority @kiyong has to be commenting on this workshop?
I’m just relaying info when people get notified.
Kiyong’s just dispensing information that’s he’s discovered or been relayed to him. Get off it.
Is the Universal Emerging Writers Fellowship the conclusion of the application process starting last December (2015)? I’ve been keeping an eye on upcoming fellowship deadlines and I didn’t think I’d seen one for Universal since that time
Really apprecite you relaying whatever info you have.
Appreciate*
Has your student heard any more from the WB please?
Thanks!
Any idea of when ABC Disney will announce those who advanced?
Does anyone, by any chance, know the timeline of the finalist events for the ABC/Disney fellowship? For purposes of taking time off work, she laughed nervously
It’s later, maybe Nov?
Any word on the ABC/Disney Fellowship? I assume they’d call people before Thanksgiving next week.
Has anyone heard about the SeriesFest/Rose McGowan pilot opportunity? Are they contacting finalists yet?