The Ladies Room Fellowship in Italy
Next application deadline: February 28, 2027
Created to support women making courageous career transitions into the arts.
Open to deserving applicants anywhere in the world, this fellowship has been inspired by women choosing themselves and beginning a new creative chapter.
Funded by author Sarah Hanson, the fellowship helps two female writers participate in our week-long Ladies Room program in Italy by covering tuition and lodging. The Ladies Room Fellowship is fiscally sponsored by Creative Visions, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports creative activists, those that use the arts and media to ignite social change. No fee is required to apply.
The Ladies Room is a residential screenwriting lab for female comedy writers, led by four-time Emmy Winner Liz Hara. Designed to advance women in the largely cis white male-dominated field of comedy, the program focuses on developing women’s chops and confidence to make their voice heard. Each participant will also break her own story idea in an intensive writers room format.
The fellowship covers tuition and lodging, but recipients are responsible for travel to Orvieto, Italy, and meals (apart from the opening dinner). Recipients are expected to keep up with homework assignments, ambitious writing targets, and to give and receive feedback in a healthy, collaborative environment.
Application deadline: February 28, 2027.
Semifinalists will announced shortly thereafter and must make themselves available for an interview.
Finalists will be announced by March 18.
Winner(s) will be announced on or before March 31, 2027.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE LADIES ROOM
How To Apply
Please CLICK HERE to answer a few questions and provide two 5-page writing samples. For reference, the questions are listed below, and we will also ask for your social media handles so we can promote semifinalists and finalists. You may sign up for our mailing list or contact us for further information.
- Why should you be selected for this fellowship? (max 500 characters)
- What is a brief description (or logline) of the idea you would like to work on in Italy? (max 500 characters)
- Why does this story matter to you? Why do you want to write it? (max 750 characters)
- What is your screenwriting experience? (max 750 characters)
- What is your favorite piece of writing advice or mentoring that you’ve received? (max 500 characters)
- What is a writing note you have received that you disagreed with, and how did you handle it? (max 750 characters)
- What is a favorite film or TV show, and why? (max 500 characters)
- What do you hope to get out of participating in this program? (max 750 characters)
- How did you hear about PageCraft and this fellowship?
- If you do not receive this fellowship, how will you pursue your writing goals? (max 750 characters)
- Please confirm that you are able to fund food and travel to/from Italy for yourself. (YES / NO / I am unsure at present, but I understand I must have a definite answer by the time semifinalists are announced)
Important Notes
- Funding for this fellowship is available at the discretion of PageCraft and the sponsors.
- Fellowship recipients are expected to participate fully and to adhere to our Code of Conduct. PageCraft reserves the right to rescind scholarships and remove participants from the lab in the case of non participation, if eligibility is in question, or in the case of abusive or unkind behavior toward others. In such an event, PageCraft and the sponsors are not responsible for any costs incurred by participants.
- All terms and conditions specified for The Ladies Room apply.