Twelve authors have been chosen for the eleventh annual workshop by The Writer's Lab
The Writers Lab, a nonprofit dedicated to elevating the work of women and nonbinary screenwriters over 40, has announced its 12 selected participants for 2025. The esteemed group includes Amy Fox, Pamela Gray, Jenny Halper, Rita Hsiao, Meg Lefauve, Amenya Makuku, Mary Jane Skalski, Shelby Stone, Robin Swicord, Pat Verducci, Tracey Scott Wilson, and Jamie Zelermyer.
The Writers Lab has a strong track record, with over 400 meetings for writers with leading industry members, three produced and released projects, and another 38 currently in pre-production. Alumni of The Writers Lab have been staffed in writers rooms, signed with managers and agents, landed deals, and moved their scripts into production.
The program partners with numerous organisations, including New York Women in Film & Television, the Writers Guild of America, East, Falco Ink, Film Fatales, The Black List, the Alliance of Women Directors, Untamed Stories, Firecracker Department, and the Female Eye Film Festival. This year, MountainA, the production company founded by Natalie Portman and Sophie Mas, has come forward with support to develop an Industry Advocacy Program.
The Industry Advocacy Program is designed to support participating writers by providing them with industry connections, career guidance, and promotional opportunities. The lab will focus on tools and strategies to navigate professional opportunities and build sustainable careers, with accomplished women creatives as mentors. The 12 selected screenwriters will gather in early November for a retreat in New York City.
For more information about The Writers Lab and the Industry Advocacy Program, visit twlstories.org and follow them on all social platforms @The_Writers_Lab. In an industry that consistently ignores 25% of the population - women over 40 - The Writers Lab opens doors for writers in the prime of their skills and insights.
- The selected participants for The Writers Lab 2025 include Amy Fox, who is a noted screenwriter.
- The Industry Advocacy Program, a new initiative, aims to provide career guidance and industry connections to the participating writers.
- The Writers Lab has partnered with organizations such as the Writers Guild of America, East, for fostering the careers of women and nonbinary screenwriters over 40.
- The lab has a successful track record, with three produced and released projects, and another 38 currently in pre-production.
- Alumni of The Writers Lab have attained various achievements, such as staffing in writers rooms, signing with managers and agents, and moving scripts into production.
- The 12 selected screenwriters will have accomplished women creatives as mentors in the lab's mentorship program.
- The retreat for the 12 selected writers will take place in early November in New York City.
- Apart from writing, the lifestyle, fashion-and-beauty, education-and-self-development, and personal-growth of the participants are not overlooked in The Writers Lab program.
- In an industry predominantly tilted towards men, The Writers Lab serves as a platform for women and nonbinary screenwriters in the prime of their skills and insights.
