National Latino Media Council
Proudly presents the
Fall 2009 Television Writers Program
This program is not for beginners. It is for those writers who can write at least one half-hour comedy or one-hour dramatic television script in English within a five-week period of time. The program will take place in Los Angeles, CA from November 7th to December 12th. Each participant is expected to complete at least one script by the end of the five-week session, which will then be read by network executives. Those writers whose scripts show promise will be interviewed and mentored by the network executives with the idea of placing them on a show. A stipend of $250 per week will be given to each participant. Flight, housing, and meals will be provided. The program will commence on November 7th. If selected, you must be available to fly and stay in Los Angeles, CA from November 7 —December 12, 2009. Writing samples must be in English and Television scripts are preferred. Please note that writing teams are ineligible. The deadline for submissions is August 28th. Scripts will be evaluated and program participants announced on October 12th.
For writing samples to be considered, please submit the following:
- Program Application
- Resume/Bio
- Writing Sample (1) hard copy and saved on a CD (PDF format)
- Notarized release forms
- A paragraph explaining why you want to write for television
To download program application and release forms, please visit http://www.nhmc.org/documents/Writers_Program/WP09.pdf
Writing sample must be post marked by August 28th and sent to:
National Latino Media Council
55 S. Grand Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91105For more information please contact Acasia Flores at (626) 792-6462 or by email at aflores@nhmc.org.
About the Writers Program
NHMC’s Television Writers Program is an intensive Scriptwriters Workshop to prepare and place Latinos in writing jobs for the major television networks. This project is modeled after our previously successful Hispanic Film Project.
The Television Scriptwriters Workshop is designed to familiarize participants with the format, characters and storyline structure of specific shows that are currently on the air. This five-week, total immersion workshop is mentored/guided by a former NBC VP of Script Development, Geoff Harris.
The workshop is conducted in Burbank, CA and a total of 10 writers are recruited nationwide from our established network of NHMC chapters, other non-profits agencies, schools, universities, writers, guilds and professional, media organizations. The expectation is that several of our writers will be employed in the industry.
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