Alumni Accomplishments

The most successful alumni of any TV writing course in America. The data speaks for itself. We publish our success stories here every month.

Fellowships

Contest Placements

Staffed

Script Anatomy is a known pipeline for the coveted studio fellowship programs. In 2021 our alums won TEN—3 at Disney, 3 at CBS, 4 at Warner Media. These fellowships are tremendously competitive, with upwards of 2500 applicants for just 8 positions. No other screenwriting school comes close.

Since 2014, our alums have won 60 studio fellowships, and when you include the others (Sundance, Cape, Humanitas), that number rises to 131.

Note: Unlike some schools our data is genuine. Prior to 2017, we weren’t keeping close tabs on staffing numbers—as a small school run by working writers, our focus was on teaching. But we keep better records now.

As our alumni attest, Script Anatomy is where the breakthrough happens.

September 2023

STAFFED: Sandra Hamada on GREY’S ANATOMY

FELLOWSHIPS: Dedi Felman selected as a Blackmagic Collective Producer’s Lab Fellow

CONTESTS: Vera Cadet, *WINNER* Best TV Pilot in the Script Summit Competition, James Barnes, Finalist in the Los Angeles Screenplay International Awards Diversity Program / J K Barret, Semifinalist in the Big Break Screenwriting Contest / Rachael Brant, Finalist in the Page International Screenwriting Awards / Farzin Farzam, Semifinalist Austin Film Festival’s Drama Teleplay Pilot Category + Semifinalist, Austin Film Festival’s AMC One-Hour Pilot Award / Lily Mercer, Semifinalist in the Page International Screenwriting Awards / Susan Sassi Semifinalist, Austin Film Festival’s Comedy Feature Screenplay Category w/ Co-writer Mage Lanz / Kelly Stanphill, Semifinalist, Austin Film Festival’s Comedy Feature Screenplay Category + Semifinalist, Austin Film Festival’s Drama Teleplay Pilot Category

August 2023

SOLD: Chrissy Shackleford, SOLD A SHOW TO A MAJOR STREAMER

FELLOWSHIP: Archana Shinde Selected for the Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program / Filipa Ioannou, Selected for the Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program / Yeon Jin Lee, Selected for the Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program / Stephanie Leke, Selected for the Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program / Nicole Schwegman, Selected for the WGF’s Veterans Writing Project / Thulio Da Silva, Selected for the Disruptors Fellowship

CONTESTS: Louisa Kendrick Burton Selected for The Writers Lab / Justina Ireland, Selected for The Writers Lab / Lesley Fera Selected for The Writers Lab / Felicia Pride 2023 Humanitas Prize Nominee / Nil Unerdem, Quarterfinalist in the Screencraft Comedy Competition + Quarterfinalist in the Screencraft Feature Competition + Quarterfinalist for the CineStory Feature Retreat & Fellowship

July 2023

CONTESTS: Sarita Austin Semifinalist for the Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program / James Barnes, Quarterfinalist in the Screencraft Comedy Competition + Quarterfinalist in the Dallas International Film Festival Screenplay Competition / Matthew Cameron, Quarterfinalist in the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards + Semifinalist in the Golden Script Competition / Samip Raval, Top 100 in the Launchpad TV Pilot Competition

June 2023

STAFFED: Apoorva Gundeti, co-writer on Web Series STUCK IN REALITY

CONTESTS:Erin Li Selected for Film Independent’s Episodic Directing Intensive / Farzin Farzam Finalist for the 2023 Screencraft Fellowship / Matthew Cameron, Finalist in the Creative World Awards + Quarterfinalist in the Golden Script Competition / Nikhil Kamkhokar, Quarterfinalist for the WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Lab / Rachel Brant, Quarterfinalist in the Writers Lab / Apoorva Gundeti, Placed with Finish Line, LaunchPad, and Austin Film Festival

May 2023

STAFFED: Kalen Feeney on AVA DUVERNAY’S ROMANTIC DRAMA SERIES at STARZ / Shani Moore on YIELD with SHOWRUNNER DAVE ERICKSON

FELLOWSHIPS: Tricia Lee SONY 2023 DIVERSE WRITERS PROGRAM

CONTESTS: Veronica Gribanova Short film selected for Telefilm Canada’s Not Short on Talent Showcase

April 2023

EMMY WINNER!: Chrissy Shackleford OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES!!

STAFFED: Michael Rodriguez on NETFLIX LIVE ACTION COMEDY

SOLD: Dillon Magrann-Wells OPTION on FEATURE AIRTIGHT, to Michael Will Downey (The Big Ugly)

FELLOWSHIPS: Shaina Ghuraya 1in4 WRITERS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM / Zuri Rice for WWFC PILOT ACCELERATOR / Crystal Lowe MAKE HER MARK WOMEN’S DIRECTING PROGRAM

REPRESENTATION: Michael Rodriguez signed with MOSAIC / Elad Ziv signed with BELLEVUE / Harrison Hamm signed with INDUSTRY ENTERTAINMENT / Miguel Orozco signed with EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE

PODCAST: Quincy Cho Co-writer on the podcast Love and Noraebang

CONTESTS: Miguel Orozco WINNER Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Competition / Jeff Locker Finalist in the ATX TV Festival Pitch Competition / Kate Imy Finalist in the Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition + Finalist in the Stowe Story Labs/Final Draft Fellowship + Semifinalist in the Austin Film Festival Script Competition / Ashley Bower Semifinalist in the Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition / Kelsey Llewellyn Finalist in the ATX TV Festival Pitch Competition

March 2023

SOLD: Yvonne Zima SERIES TO NETFLIX, with ARCHEWELL PRODUCING (Meghan & Harry)

PUBLISHED: LJ Duey comic book series, We Wicked Ones

CONTEST: Helen Sun Official Selection, The Blacklist x WIF Episodic Lab

January 2023

STAFFED: Raqiyah Mays on DEXTER: NEW BLOOD (with a sample revised in Rewrite Lab!) / Margaux Froley and Joel Dovev on THE CASES OF MYSTERY LANE for Hallmark Channel

SOLD: Sybil Darrow Feature Film to Hallmark Channel

REPRESENTATION: Claudia Forestieri signed with CAA / Bradley Estrin Signed with The Gersh Agency

CONTESTS: Archana Shinde Quarterfinalist, CineStory TV Contest (Pilot was developed in a TV Pilot Lab) / Christine Shin, Feature Diversity Winner, Final Draft Big Break / Shalane Miller, Top 5 Half-Hour Pilot, Final Draft Big Break / Bradley Estrin Official Selection, Tracking Board’s The Next List

February 2023

FELLOWSHIP: Michelle Lesley Johnson FINALIST FOX WRITER’S LAB

STAFFED: Michael Gutierrez FUBAR on Netflix

CREDIT: Lauren Fields Freelance Episode on CW’s THE FLASH

FELLOWSHIP: Zimran Jacob, for MENTORSHIP MATTERS INITIATIVE

REPRESENTATION: Irving Ruan Signed with CAA

November 2022

STAFFED: Christina Martin on a new AMC show

CONGRATS: Monica Lucas, David Dineen-Porter, Greg Machlin, Shaina Ghuraya, Aoife Baker for the FALL 2022 INEVITABLE FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP / Sam Dunnewold, Kalen Feeney, Shani M Moore for the SPRING INEVITABLE FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP

CONTESTS: CLAIRE WINTERS **WINNER** BEST DRAMA SPEC, AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL / ANA MARIA DEFILLO, **WINNER** ROOSTER TEETH BIPOC FELLOWSHIP AWARD, SEMI-FINALIST AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL / MIGUEL OROZCO Coverfly Red List #1 Family Feature / MATTEO MASCANZONI FINALIST AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL / ERIAL TOMPKINS, FINALIST PAGE AWARDS / GILES GREENWOOD, QUARTERFINALIST PAGE Awards / KELSEY LLEWELLYN, 2ND ROUND AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL / JEN HOWELL , QUARTER FINALS Final Draft Big Break / HEATHER OSTROVE, Coverfly Red List top 1% in GENRE Format / SUSAN SASSI, QUARTER FINALS Final Draft Big Break

December 2022

STAFFED: Michael Gutierrez On Amazon show TBA

FELLOWSHIPS: Edith Rodriguez, selected for PARAMOUNT GLOBAL WRITERS MENTORING PROGRAM 2023-2023 / Teresa Tuna, selected for selected for PARAMOUNT GLOBAL WRITERS MENTORING PROGRAM 2023-2023

CONTESTS: Elad Ziv #2 on Black List / Nathan Pearson Notable Writer, Outfest 2022 Screenwriting Lab / Miguel Orozco Finalist for the Shore Scripts Feature Competition / Susan Sassi Quarterfinalist Emerging Screenwriters Genre Competition / Jennifer Alexander Quarterfinalist Emerging Screenwriters Family & Holiday Competition

October 2022

CONTESTS: CLAIRE WINTERS FINALIST AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL / APOORVA GUNDETI, Semi-finalist, Austin Film Festival / NICKCLETTE IZUEGBU, MIGUEL OROZCO, MARINA BENDOCCHI ALVES, KRISTIANA ROE, ALL 2ND ROUND AT Austin Film Festival / VANESSA J SCULL, Semifinalist in the WeScreenplay Shorts Contest 2022, Coverly Red List top 20 drama shorts / DEL POTTER, Semifinalist in the Mentorship Matters Program, Quarterfinalist in the ScreenCraft Drama Competition / MAT SHELDON, HollyShorts Official Selection / In consideration for BAFTA / MACKENZIE ROHAN, Quarter-Finalist in the Vail Film Festival Screenplay Contest