‘Insecure’ Alum Mike Gauyo & Stage 32 Open Submission For 3rd Year Of Black Boy Writes/Black Girl Writes Mentorship Initiative
16.11.2022 - 03:11
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Mike Gauyo (Insecure, Ginny & Georgia) and co-showrunner of ALLBLK network series Send Help, with industry training platform Stage 32 open submissions for the third year of the Black Boy Writes & Black Girl Writes Mentorship Initiative under the Black Boy Writes Media banner.
The initiative, which launched at the start of 2021, focuses on supplying industry access and resources to preWGA Black screenwriters. In partnership with Stage 32, admissions for the 2023 class will open November 18 2022 and close December 18 2022.
The first round of the application will require a bio, 1-hour or half-hour original script (of any genre), and a short essay. Those chosen to move to the third round will interview with Mike and the initiatives Chief of Programming, Ashley Aronson, before 10 to 12 participants are selected. Links to submit applications are http://www.blackboywrites.com or http://www.stage32.com.
Past participants of the program include 2021 alum Joshua L. Myers, who received representation with Culture Creative, 2021 alum Blake Williams, who’s script he developed in the initiative later got him into Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Program, and 2021 alums Keila Hamilton, Tiffany Beacham, who ended up getting staffed on Mike’s show, Send Help. Current participants of the 2022 class are now gearing up for general meetings and some have already garnered interest from industry leaders to develop their projects.
Features of the mentorship initiative include:
Monthly Writer Roundtables with established writers/industry leaders. Past participants include Morgan Cooper (Creator of Bel Air) Sara Finney Johnson (Co-Creator of Moesha & The Parkers), Golden Globe Winning Writer Kemp Powers (Soul, One Night in Miami), Kay