Ninth Annual Writers Lab Participants Named, Supported by Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comMcKinley Franklin editor The Writers Lab, supported by Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman, has revealed its ninth annual batch of participants.
With a devotion to developing scripted content written by women over the age of 40, the Lab, produced with New York Women in Film & Television, is known for its commitment to elevating the work of women screenwriters through mentorship, advocacy and exposure.
The participants of The Writers Lab 2023 are Louisa Kendrick Burton (“The Charge”), Shari Lynette Carpenter (“Translate”), Helena Cho (“The Last Buddha”), Marya Cohn (“Hurricane Season”), Lesley Fera (“Inconceivable”), Brooke Hemphill (“Apotcalypse”), Justina Ireland (“Bleeding Kansas”), Tricia Lee (“Good Chance”), Betsy Nagler (“Priceless”), Lisa Ramirez and Michele Noble (“Fifty”), Sarah Sinclair (“The Stratford Wife”) and Jill Twiss (“Bee”). “Women over 40 make up 25% of the world population, and women over 50 control $19 billion, yet this demographic remains ignored by Hollywood and streamers.
AI won’t change that — only women will,” said co-founder Elizabeth Kaiden. Additionally, this year’s slate of mentors includes Debora Cahn (“The Diplomat”), Anya Epstein (“The Affair”), Amy Fox (“Equity”), Pamela Gray (“A Walk on the Moon”), Rita Hsiao (“Mulan”), Meg LeFauve (“Inside Out”), Robina Lord-Stafford (“Moonshine”), Erica Saleh (“One Of Us Is Lying”), Susan Seidelman (“She-Devil”), Robin Swicord (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) and Pat Verducci (“True Crime”).
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