) celebrates the tenth anniversary of their New Writers Fellowship Program by ushering in a class of seven writers.non-studio professional development program that trains emerging writers to succeed in Hollywood. The program boasts a reputable track record, placing graduates on over 50 shows across all major network, cable and streaming platforms in addition to those who have signed overall deals.
“In CAPE’s research survey with the Geena Davis Institute, nearly 90 percent of Asian and Pacific Islander entertainment professionals we surveyed said they were often the only Asian or Pacific Islander person in the room,” said Michelle K. Sugihara, Executive Director of CAPE. “That ultimately reflects what we see on screen and if we want to change the stories Hollywood tells, it starts with writers.
The program is co-chaired by co-founders Steve Tao and Leo Chu . The 2022 class, which features all television writers, will participate in two months of virtual sessions including master lasses, panels, workshops, table reads, as well as work with one-on-one script mentoring.has become what we always aspired it to be. Now in its tenth year, the CNWF has become the most recognized Hollywood writing program outside of the studio writing programs,” Tao said.
“I’m overjoyed that writers whose careers we launched over the past ten years are not only staffing on shows, but now becoming showrunners and even returning as mentors to the fellowship,” Chu added. “There is still, however, more work to be done, and I look forward to shaping our new class of emerging writers.”Mentored by Rene Gube
Sandra Hamada is a Japanese Mexican American writer from Los Angeles who loves to tell coming-of-age stories. Most recently, she was a writers’ assistant on Disney Channel’s Latinx superhero show,, where she wrote her first episode of television. After earning her B.A.
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