A new fellowship, just announced, from Universal for emerging writers.
From the website:
“The Emerging Writers Fellowship is an exciting new program at Universal Pictures that is designed to identify and cultivate new and unique voices with a passion for storytelling. We are looking for talented screenwriters who have the potential to thrive, but don’t have access to or visibility within the industry.”
Winners will work full-time for a year at Universal (!) as well as sit in on meetings, receive mentoring, and pitch ideas.
Applications open September 3rd, with Universal only accepting the first 500 applications.
Requirements: full-length screenplay, two (2) letters of recommendation, resume, statement of purpose.
Universal’s site and the information within is linked across this entire sentence.
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