EXCLUSIVE: The Writers Guild Basis has revealed the six navy veterans who’ve been chosen to take part within the 2025 Veterans Fellowship program.
The 2025 cohort consists of Addison Blu, Christopher Harris, LeVonda Lee, Corinthian Maldonado, RJ Palisoc, and Anthony Pittore.
All six contributors shall be paired with mentors from throughout the leisure business who’re keen to lend their wealth of expertise to offer academic assets, skilled steerage, and career-building alternatives to those veterans.
The knowledgeable writers who shall be mentoring this cohort are: Hart Hanson (Bones), Kyle Harimoto (NCIS: Los Angeles), Stefani Robinson (Atlanta), Kira Snyder (The Handmaid’s Story), Craig Sweeny (Watson), and David Weddle (For All Mankind).
The fellowship shall be led by teacher TV author and growth government Eli Edelson. In a press release Thursday, Edelson stated: “I’m grateful to the Writers Guild Basis for offering the assets, group, and help to assist these veterans transition careers and eventually get to inform their tales. Mentorship could be the important thing to success in Hollywood, and we’re fortunate to have this unimaginable lineup of showrunners to information our group. Regardless of it being a tough time within the business, I’ve confidence these six good writers will make their mark earlier than lengthy.”
The Veterans Fellowship, established in 2024, goals to interact fellows in one-on-one mentorship that guides them by sprucing scripts and growing intensive insights on the enterprise of tv writing. Moreover, contributors may have entry to a sequence of workshops tailor-made towards profession growth and networking alternatives.
This program builds off the success of the muse’s Veterans Writing Mission, a yearlong mentorship program that has been serving to U.S. navy veterans develop their craft as screenwriters since 2010.
