Objective

The CAPE New Writers Fellowship discovers and nurtures emerging writers launching their careers in television and film. This unique 6-week, 12-session Fellowship arms each participant with the practical and business knowledge they need to succeed as a professional writer in the entertainment industry. Each session is taught by top television and film writers, producers, agents, managers, and executives through a series of intimate panels and discussions. The Fellowship also offers a Writing Lab, which matches each Fellow with a high-level industry mentor to help them revise their scripts into professional-level writing samples to get them noticed and land that all-important first job.

The Fellowship runs from early March to mid-April with each Session and Writing Lab meeting weekday evenings for approximately 2 hours in the Los Angeles, CA area.

We’ve aligned the Fellowship to end shortly before NBC Universal’s Writers on the Verge Program begins its application season. CAPE New Writers Fellows will get a head start and expert preparation to put them in the best possible position to apply for NBC and other network writing programs.

Deadline/Entry Fees

Expired. Previous Deadline: 01/07/2018

Rules

• Applicants must submit either an original pilot or an original feature film.
• CAPE accepts submissions from individual writers and from writing teams of two. We will not accept writing teams of more than two.
• Applicants must be able to provide their own housing and transportation in the Los Angeles area for the duration of the program.
• Applicants may submit for both feature and tv categories and with multiple scripts. Each script requires its own application and processing fee.

Awards

The CAPE New Writers Fellowship is a 6-week, 12-session Fellowship that arms each participant with the practical and business knowledge they need to succeed as a professional writer in the entertainment industry. Each session is taught by top television and film writers, producers, agents, managers, and executives through a series of intimate panels and discussions. The Fellowship also offers a Writing Lab, which matches each Fellow with a high-level industry mentor to help them revise their scripts into professional-level writing samples to get them noticed and land that all-important first job.