2022 Women Write Now Fellowship

Developed in partnership with Sundance Institute, the Women Write Now fellowship program was created to champion the next generation of Black women in comedy, bringing together some of the most accomplished Black writers, directors, producers and executives in comedy to mentor the group of emerging storytellers.

The 2022 Women Write Now fellowship brings a new panel of creative advisors and special guest directors to guide each fellow through the development process of their original scripts. Projects will receive distribution across Hartbeat’s flagship consumer brand, the LOL Network. Hartbeat will also award each fellow with a twelve month first-look deal, during which the fellows can submit original projects for production consideration and distribution across the LOL Network.

As part of the development process, each fellow will also participate in an immersive career development lab, where they’ll receive mentorship from powerful creative advisors working across the industry. Upon completion of the screenwriting lab, the fellows will bring their original projects to life, under the guidance of Hartbeat’s creative team and the guest directors. Each project will then premiere at a private screening at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.