WGI Mentorship for Black Irish Screenwriters

Mentorship Profile

Writers’ Guild of Ireland (WGI), with the support of Screen Ireland, is pleased to announce the WGI Mentorship for Black Irish Screenwriters scheme. 

The scheme is an opportunity for six emerging diverse script writers who aspire to work in the feature film and television sectors to receive one-on-one mentoring over six months. The mentors will be Celia Morgan (EastEnders), Amanda Farley (BBC, Sky) and Erika Clark (ACLU).

WGI are looking for emerging talent with demonstrable ability to participate in the inaugural scheme. The six chosen writers will receive:

• Six hours of one-on-one mentoring over 6 month period
• One session on pitching and networking delivered by Chair Jennifer Davidson
• 1 Year’s free membership of Writers’ Guild of Ireland
• Priority access to WGI events and workshops

Each of the six selected mentees will be mentored over six months in one-on-one sessions with a highly experienced industry mentor. Each participant’s mentorship sessions will be tailored to their own needs and the goals that they set with their mentors. The emphasis of the mentorship will be on career and creative ambitions, rather than only focusing on specific project development.

As well as their individual mentorship calls, the scheme will include group sessions from industry speakers and valuable networking opportunities.

This programme is supported by Screen Ireland through the Screen Stakeholders Funding Scheme.

Participant Profile

• Applicants must be 18 years or older.
• Applicants do not need to be a member of WGI.
• The scheme is aimed at Black/Black Irish writers who feel they could benefit from the mentorship scheme.
• Applicants do not need any scriptwriting credits and should have no more than three produced credits.
• Applicants must be resident in Ireland.
• The writer’s potential to benefit from this mentorship at this point in their career will be a key part in the decision making process.
• The scheme will run from April to September so please ensure you have availability to participate in the scheme during these months.

Application Procedure

Please submit the below documents to info@script.ie by Thursday, 7th March 2024, 5pm

• A one-page synopsis of an idea that you would like to develop. (PDF format)
• A sample of your writing up to 5 pages. (PDF format)
• A personal statement (500 words max) which tells us why you want to do the scheme and what you hope to get out of it. Please include name, email address and mobile number in this document. (PDF format)

Please include "WGI Mentorship for Black Irish Screenwriters scheme" in the subject line.