EXCLUSIVE: The Black List and WIF have announced the participants for the 2025 Episodic Lab . Seven up-and-coming television writers have been chosen for the highly-selective and intensive Lab, which is now in its ninth year. Related Stories Mattel Launches ‘Women In Film’ Barbie Doll Collection The Black List Names 2024 Writers Lab Participants Supported by the Golden Globe Foundation and Shivhans Pictures, the lab focuses on preparing women writers and writers of underrepresented genders for a career in writing television.
The Lab meets 2-3 times a week in March, with sessions that include master classes, workshops, and lectures from guest mentors. Mentors for this year include Krista Vernoff ( Grey’s Anatomy ), Julie Plec ( The Vampire Diaries Universe), Glen Mazzara ( The Walking Dead ), Nicole Jefferson Asher ( P-Valley ), Kassia Miller ( High Potential ), Sono Patel ( Based on a True Story ), Jane Becker ( Nobody Wants This ), and MJ Delaney ( Ted Lasso ). Watch on Deadline Participants will also meet with a number of Lab alumni mentors, including: Anna Salinas ( Loot ), Alex Rubin ( Sweet Magnolias ), Hannah Stoddard & Jenny Ulmer ( Reboot ), Dagny Looper ( Outer Range ), and Colleen McAllister ( Zokie of Planet Ruby ).
RELATED: The Black List & WIF Set 2024 Episodic Lab Participants “It’s been a difficult time for our industry and for Los Angeles in particular, but the Black List and WIF remain committed to nurturing the next generation of television writers.
