Inevitable Foundation Announces Loreen Arbus Foundation Elevate Collective Grantees

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Angelique Jackson Inevitable Foundation has announced the winners of its partnership with the Loreen Arbus Foundation to support disabled women and nonbinary writers.

The recipients are Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini, Melanie Abrams Fierstein, Natalia Temesgen and Anne Hamilton, who will each receive an $8,000 grant as well as mentorship, coaching and professional connections. “We are incredibly excited to welcome our newest members of Elevate Collective with the support of The Loreen Arbus Foundation, who shares our steadfast dedication to elevating the voices of disabled creatives,” stated Inevitable Foundation co-founders Richie Siegel and Marisa Torelli-Pedevska. “Loreen’s unparalleled legacy of championing disabled creatives continues to impact the entertainment landscape — and these four disabled creatives — at-large.” Added Arbus: “Given my lifelong commitment to advocating for the rights and opportunities of individuals with disabilities, I am thrilled to support this diverse cohort of writers and filmmakers.

Together, we aim to provide these creatives with the necessary resources to not only survive but flourish.” According to her bio, Fierstein specializes in “brow-raising dramas and true stories.” She combines her experience in politics, working for candidates including Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren, with her unique perspective as a disabled woman to write socially-relevant stories with relatable leads.

Fierstein has been selected as a NBCU TV Writer’s Program finalist and Austin Film Festival semi-finalist, and her scripts have been featured on Coverfly’s Red List, the Diverse Voices Official Selection, among others.Temesgen is a playwright, TV writer/producer and creative writing professor whose plays have.