New Writers Collective Announces 2026 Cohort

The New Writers Collective, a collaboration between The TV Foundation and All3Media that aims to help aspiring writers find their way through the industry, has announced the ten writers selected for its fourth edition.

The program attracted more than 700 applications, which were then looked through by a jury comprising of representatives from the TV Foundation and All3Media’s award-winning scripted labels, including Neal Street, New Pictures, Objective Fiction, Studio Lambert, Sunburnt Penguin and Two Brothers.

Those chosen are: Tiegan Byrne; Sarah Chasseaud; Matt Gandy; Lydia Gilbert; Florence Howard; Lisa Emily Petersen; Ben Ramsay; Daisy Wesson; Robyn Williams; and Kalum Wilson.