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Fall 2021 Diverse Voices Quarterfinalists

Thank you to all of the incredible writers who entered Diverse Voices this year! Your hard work, talent, and dedication to storytelling shines through in the entries we received. As you probably know — WeScreenplay believes that the best way…

wescreenplayJune 15, 2021

Screenwriting TV

Schitt’s and Giggles: 3 Comedy Lessons to Learn From ‘Schitt’s Creek’

SCHITT'S CREEK swept the 2020 Emmy Awards with a record-breaking nine wins in a single season, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, and all four acting categories. It began as…

Shannon CorbeilApril 1, 2021

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10 Screenwriting Programs for Diverse Writers

While the latest Hollywood Diversity Report revealed that “women and people of color have enjoyed notable gains relative to their male and White counterparts among the writers credited for broadcast, cable and digital television shows…both groups remain underrepresented among the…

Helenna SantosFebruary 26, 2021

Screenwriting TV

Top 5 Screenwriting Tips from black-ish Creator Kenya Barris

February is Black History Month, and while it's an opportunity to showcase Black creators, it's not the only time we should be celebrating them. We should always be honoring and recognizing the Black community and amplifying their work. I recently…

Helenna SantosFebruary 4, 2021

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Showrunner Moisés Zamora on How He Staffs a TV Writers’ Room

Hailing from critically acclaimed dramas such as American Crime, Moisés Zamora is no stranger to the unique mix of talent, luck, and hard work that form the bedrock of a solid writers’ room. Still, the Mexican-American creator, whose company, Zone…

Joshua NobleJanuary 12, 2021

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Announcing the 2021 WeScreenplay Contest Schedule

After an exciting and record-breaking year, WeScreenplay is excited to announce the competition dates for 2021! While WeScreenplay is primarily known as Hollywood's #1 Script Coverage Service, our writing competitions are proving to be very effective talent-discovery programs for the…

wescreenplayDecember 16, 2020

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7 Ways to Make Your Dialogue Shine

Dialogue is one of the most important tools in the screenwriter’s tool box. Screenplays rely heavily on it since the writer can’t talk about what’s going on inside a character’s mind. Audiences can only experience the journey by seeing the…

Julia CamaraAugust 20, 2020

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Three Tips for Screenwriters from Zero Gravity Management’s Jermaine Johnson

Jermaine Johnson is a Literary Manager at Zero Gravity Management and if you’ve never heard him speak, you’re going to want to check out his conversation with Sarah J. Eagen promptly. It’s not just his years of experience, it’s his…

Shannon CorbeilAugust 17, 2020

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6 Diverse Writers, Creators, and Filmmakers to Watch

With diversity and inclusion finally coming to forefront, it’s fantastic to see writers, creators, and filmmakers like Issa Rae, Ramy Youssef, Mindy Kaling, and Lulu Wang getting the attention they deserve. Along with watching the content created by these brilliant…

Helenna SantosAugust 13, 2020

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Cultural Appropriation and Mindful Screenwriting

So, your script takes place in a community, or a country, that’s not your own. You might be asking yourself, If I write this script, is that cultural appropriation? Cultural appropriation “is the adoption of an element or elements of…