New Writers Fellowship

The CAPE New Writers Fellowship (CNWF) discovers and nurtures emerging Asian and Pacific Islanders writers launching their careers in television. Founded and co-chaired by Emmy Award-winning Writer, Creator and Showrunner Leo Chu and veteran film and TV executive Steve Tao, the CAPE New Writers Fellowship is one of few writing programs in Hollywood created by a creative and an executive. This immersive Fellowship arms each writer with the practical and business knowledge they need to succeed as a professional writer in the entertainment industry.

Over the course of several weeks, CAPE brings in top television and film writers, producers, agents, managers, and executives for a series of intimate panels, workshops, and discussions. The Fellowship also features a Writing Lab where each Fellow is matched with a high-level industry mentor to help them revise their original script into professional level writing samples to get them noticed and land that all-important first staff job.

The Fellowship typically runs each year in early spring. Sessions take place on weekday evenings PT for approximately 3 hours, twice a week.

The 2023 CAPE New Writers Fellowship will be accepting half-hour or one-hour episodic pilots ONLY - no feature scripts will be considered.

The Fellowship is scheduled to take place virtually in March and April 2023 with potential in-person opportunities that will be optional. All sessions will be held on Monday and Wednesday evenings Pacific Time via Zoom. There may be optional in-person event in April in the Los Angeles area. All guests must be fully vaccinated by the date of the event - with proof of vaccination required. Transportation and lodging costs will not be covered.