Writers Lab Names 2026 Participants
The Writers Lab (TWL) has announce their 2026 writer cohorts for New York and Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES
Maja Costa, Terra Roxa (Feature Historical Thriller)
Jennifer Derwingson-Peacock, Fear Us Women (One-Hour War Drama)
Aurora Ferlin, 13 Prisons (One-Hour Drama/Mystery)
Jessica Maison, Pirate Sea (One-Hour Sci-Fi Adventure)
Liz McClintock, Santa Susana (Half-Hour Political Comedy/Drama)
Sarah Page, Vanilla (One-Hour Comedy Thriller)
Elise Shin, Perpetual Dreaming (One-Hour Sci-Fi Thriller)
Don Angelica Silva, Bright Belt (Feature Historical Drama)
NEW YORK
Wendy Bednarz, Glacial Summer (Feature Coming-of-Age Drama)
Michelle Bonnard, Superhuman (Feature Drama)
Rebecca Brown, A Forgotten Sky (One-Hour Historical)
Kate Chrisman, Foreign Correspondent (One-Hour Political Thriller)
Georgia Fu, Approximate Joy (Feature Crime Comedy/Drama)
Courtney Graham, Nobody's Horses (One-Hour Historical Drama)
Meghan Lennox, Gay For Amy (Feature Coming-of-Age Comedy)
Charise Studesville, The Waves (Feature Comedy/Drama)
Updated: 08/13/2026
Additional Contest Info: The Writers Lab US
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!Dark Latitude
When a young woman uncovers a hidden photograph tied to a murdered WWII survivor, her search for the truth exposes a forgotten escape—and those determined to keep history buried.
Eternal Blessings
A dying woman enters a time portal to confront her criminal past, only to realize that what she seeks is in the present--but getting back is proving harder than she thought.
Tech Me Out
Fleeing Soviet Ukraine with his mother and grandmother, a quiet teenage immigrant builds a new life in America, where the resilience and kindness of those around him help shape the man who co-founded WhatsApp.
Tech Me Out
Fleeing Soviet Ukraine with his mother and grandmother, a quiet teenage immigrant builds a new life in America, where the resilience and kindness of those around him help shape the man who co-founded WhatsApp.
Bubbling Under the Surface
After an elderly Holocaust survivor is nearly murdered in her nursing home bed, her family and the Muslim carer who saved her are pulled into a widening chain of antisemitic attacks, domestic violence, and police investigation that threatens both communities before the hatred spreads further.
Lab Rats
An anonymous organization uses an ***AI Bot*** to moderate a Focus Group on the topic of ***Fake***.
She Curses Like a Sailor
A thought-provoking view of women and cursing is entertained at this art opening in New York.
Lady Diogenes of the Shadow
Three retired ladies candidly discuss their bizarre neighbor over morning coffee.
Perfect Beau
A Brainiac Plain Jane clones her ideal boyfriend out of her gorgeous girlfriends' boyfriends' DNA for her university's senior class science project.
Cold Pepper
A law-abiding, church-going court stenographer becomes a one-woman vigilante 'offing' violent domestic abusers (and other pathetic souls) after their third offense.
