14º Laboratorio de Creación de Series de Televisión 2027
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Fellowship or lab Los Angeles, United States
WIF x The Black List Episodic Lab
Run by Women in Film (Los Angeles) and The Black List
Women in Film and the Black List run a four-week, in-person TV lab in Los Angeles each March for six to eight writers with a pilot, working on the script, the pitch and a practice writers' room. Applicants must live in Los Angeles and have earned USD 25,000 or less from TV writing.
Deadline Nov 2, 2026 (closes in 13 days)
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Dates
| Deadline | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Applications close (11:59 p.m. PST) | Nov 2, 2026 | USD 40 (non-members) |
Deadlines are as the organizer states them. Check the time zone on the official page.
At a glance
- Entry fee
- From $40Per application for non-members; WIF members pay member rates
- Formats
- TV pilot
- Language
- English
- Where
- Los Angeles, United States (in person)
- Who can apply
- Sole authors of an original pilot (a writing team counts as one author) who live in Los Angeles, have been paid USD 25,000 or less in total for TV writing, and can attend evening and weekend sessions in March.
- Prizes
- No cash prize.
What to send
- Also asked for
- Up to three pilots, each with its own application and fee; finalists are interviewed.
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What it gives besides money
Four weeks of sessions with roundtables featuring working writers and executives, then a further year of support as a WIF Fellow.
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