2022 Disney General Entertainment Writing Program
Walt Disney Television
DEADLINE: June 7, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. PST
INFO: The primary goal is to staff Program Writers on Disney General Entertainment Content (DGE) series as staff writers during the program year. Staffing is not guaranteed. The twelve-month program is tentatively set to begin in January 2022 and end in January of the following year.
Please note, time frames are subject to change. For the first few months of the Program, writers participate in a professional development curriculum designed to better prepare them for staffing consideration, including developing, writing, and polishing at least one (1) original pilot script to be used as a staffing sample. The Program also provides engagement with executives, producers and credentialed writers, designed to facilitate relationships that can prove invaluable in developing a television writing career. Additional past activities have included: workshops led by veteran television writers, producers and Program alumni and networking mixers with executives.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must be able to legally work in the United States and be at least twenty-one (21) years of age by December 1, 2021. Entertainment industry experience is not required but is strongly recommended. Those applying must fully complete an online application and submissions package, including uploading the following seven (7) items; eight (8) if you are opting in to be considered for the Boone Scholarship:
1) SCRIPT ONE: ORIGINAL PILOT SCRIPT capturing the writer’s unique tone, style and point of view. This sample must be live-action content; animation samples of any form are not accepted. This sample should tonally translate to the type of programming broadcast airing or streaming on DGE. This will be the primary script for consideration of your application. It cannot be changed or replaced after submission. This sample must not have been submitted in a previous application.
2) EXHIBIT “A”: SCRIPT ONE SUMMARY FORM
3) SCRIPT TWO: SECONDARY ORIGINAL PILOT SCRIPT capturing the writer’s unique tone, style and point of view. This sample must be live-action content; animation
samples of any form are not accepted. This sample should tonally translate to the type of programming broadcast airing or streaming on DGE. This sample may have been submitted in a previous application and will receive the same score as before.
4) EXHIBIT “B”: SCRIPT TWO SUMMARY FORM
5) RESUME (two pages or less) outlining chronological salaried employment (which may include entertainment and non-entertainment positions). Only list jobs or positions where compensation was received, with the exception of entertainment industry internships and full- time volunteer work at non-profits. Positions must have been held within the past 15 years. Please also list any courses or training you have taken to develop your craft as a writer. Please do not list undergraduate coursework.
6) STAFFING PITCH (no more than 1500 characters): “Pitch” yourself as a potential staff writer on a current series (broadcast, cable, or streaming) at DGE. Before completing this section, please make sure you have a solid command of the breadth of programming across DGE and Disney+, as well as the particular show you are pitching yourself for; accepted series include both those confirmed to return for the 2021-22 season and those ending in the 2020-21 season. In your pitch, please specify: 1) why you think you would be a good fit for the particular show you selected, 2) how you identify with that show (whether it’s through a
character, series beat, series storyline, series location, premise, etc.), and 3) what you think you could add to this particular writers room. The pitch should address why you’re a fit, and not why you like the show or its impact.
7) PERSONAL ESSAY (no more than 3000 characters): a story from your life experience that conveys your unique perspective and/or multi-cultural sensibility.
8) BOONE SCHOLARSHIP PITCH (if applicable): If you opt in to be considered for the Eunetta T. Boone Comedy Writers Scholarship, please answer the following prompt in 1500 characters or less: Please share why you are applying for the Boone Scholarship. Specifically, share how familiar you are with Eunetta T. Boone’s life and work, your connection to the shows she ran, and, if selected for the scholarship, how you plan to honor Ms. Boone’s legacy in a Disney Channel writers room.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Mixed Mag
DEADLINE: June 10, 2021
INFO: Mixed Mag, an online multimedia publication dedicated to promoting creatives of color and celebrating multiethnic/multicultural voices, is accepting articles, think pieces, short stories, reviews and essays between 500-3000 words (sections include ART, FASHION, POLITICS, PROSE, TV/FILM/THEATER, MUSIC, FOOD, HEALTH/SEX/WELLNESS).
Please read specific section requirements below:
POETRY: Submit up to three poems.
PROSE: Submit creative non-fiction, flash fiction or short stories between 500-3000 words.
TV, FILM & THEATER: Monologues must be 5 pages max. Plays/screenplays must be between 10-15 page max (this includes plays, films and web series). Short films or web series episodes must be no longer than 15 minutes.
ART: Submit 10 photos/videos max for visual submissions. Please include an artist’s statement.
MUSIC: Send us your essays, albums reviews or original music links. Please include links to Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Youtube, etc. as well as a paragraph about your submission.
FOOD: Send us your food stories, recipes, conversations and good eats related to culture or ancestry. Please include photos and if sending a recipe, please include a paragraph explaining what this food means to you and your culture.
FASHION: Submit articles, essays or reviews about clothing, accessories, upcoming designers, sustainable fashion and more. Also submit your own upcoming labels/lines with up to 10 photos/videos max and an artist statement.
Please send your submissions to submissions@mixedmag.co