Are you an emerging screenwriter under the age of 25? Great news: Submissions are NOW OPEN for The Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship in partnership with The Black List – click the link here to submit your script now!

The Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship in Screenwriting is a one-year fellowship that is awarded to an outstanding emerging screenwriter under the age of 25. The fellowship recipient will receive a $10,000 stipend to support their development of an original screenplay (not the script used to opt in to the fellowship) and they will be mentored during the course of the fellowship year by a prominent screenwriter. This program is a partnership between the Writers Guild Initiative and The Black List.

The WGI is looking for diverse and unique voices, and for projects that are character-driven and personal in nature. They are exclusively seeking feature films: no shorts, plays, fiction manuscripts, or TV pilots will be accepted at this time. The recipient of this year’s Fellowship will be announced in Spring 2026 and will be invited to attend the 2026 WGI Gala.

Please keep in mind that, upon opting in, we will verify your age, so it does NOT benefit you to opt in if you are not within the age bracket of 18-25. Any writers who do not fit into the age requirements for this partnership will not be considered.

Learn more + submit by January 9, 2026 at the Black List website!