![]() The framework of the residency is defined by what the writer thinks will be helpful to them, but generally takes the following form:Ī feedback and planning session with the mentors at the commencement of the residency. Script read through at the end of the residency. Private office space at Toi Pōneke Arts Centre in Wellington for 12 weeks between 6 Feb and 30 April 2023.Įxperienced creative support from the Write Room mentors. I highly recommend the Write Room programme to emerging producers and writers!!!” What’s on offer We have attached a director, are driving towards production of the film here in Pōneke. ![]() “I was lucky to find a project through the process and we have since been awarded early development funding from the New Zealand Film Commission. 2019/2020 Producer intern Thomas Coppell says Over the first 4 years of the programme 4 projects have been identified and supported to a stage where they successfully accessed further development support from the NZ Film Commission. The aim of the programme is to support a writer to develop their screenplay to a level where it can be pitched to a producer and secure further development funding and a pathway towards production. You do not need a completed script to apply. This opportunity is for a Wellington-based screenwriter hailing from film, television, web-series, theatre, radio, journalism or other literary backgrounds, with a feature film project at a stage that will benefit from focused development towards completion of a draft of the script. Write Room Wellington recognises the challenges for New Zealand screenwriters to create space in their lives to write and find a place to do their work. This year’s mentors are Robert Sarkies ( Scarfies, Out of the Blue, Consent: The Louise Nicolas Story) and Vicky Pope ( Gardening with Soul, Savage), along with the Write Room Producer Intern. Write Room Wellington is a screenwriter residency programme offered in partnership with POP Film, the Wellington City Council Aho Tini 2030 Arts, Culture & Creativity Strategy, and Wellington’s Unesco City of Film Programme.Įach year a Wellington screenwriter is selected to undertake a 12-week residency to develop a draft of their feature film screenplay with the support of experienced industry mentors. Thank you for your interest, and we hope to see you in the room.Call for Submissions: Screenwriter Residency Show us your best! Dazzle and surprise us, and we will champion your talent and efforts. TWR will not withdraw or un-publish accepted submissions. However, you if your work is accepted elsewhere you must withdraw the submission from us. It may take us a while to respond, but we will try our best. We ask that you include a brief writer’s resume or biography, a photograph and contact information along with your submission. * What we offer is exposure and support for our writers. * We do not publish pieces that have previously been published, either on the Internet or in print. For this reason, do not submit a first draft. We only publish polished stories that feel edited and finished. * Please edit your work carefully before submitting because we will not. Excerpts of larger works are okay, as long as the piece has a discernible beginning, middle and end. Short stories are acceptable, but please no full-length novels. ![]() We are also interested in articles of importance to writers, such as pieces on the craft of writing. The Write Room is an online literary magazine that publishes quality works of fiction, non-fiction, memoir, and poetry. THE WRITE ROOM IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS until futher notice.
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