The HBOAccess Writing Fellowship is designed to give emerging, diverse writers the opportunity to develop a half-hour or hour script suitable for HBO
or Cinemax.
The program will select up to 8 diverse writers to take part in a series of master classes held over one week in mid-August at the HBO campus in
Santa Monica.
Timeline and Important Dates:
March 4, 2015 – Application process opens at https://www.withoutabox.com/. The application portal will close when 1,000 submissions have been reached. No mail or email submissions will be
accepted.
May, 2015 – 20 candidates advance to first round interviews with HBOAccess™ program directors via in person or Skype.
June 2015 – Final interviews with HBO development and production executives. All applicants selected to the final round must provide a second writing
sample. They must also be prepared to pitch up to three ideas, one of which will be developed during the eight month long mentorship.
July 1, 2015 – Eight participants are notified.
August 17-21, 2015 – Master classes will take place over a one week period at the HBO offices in Santa Monica, CA from 10am to 5pm. Any finalist not
local to the Los Angeles area must be prepared to cover his/her own travel and lodging for the duration of the program, however a small stipend will
be available to defray those costs.
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