Series Mania Establishes Week-Long Workshop for Drama Writers

Series Mania Writers Campus is a brand-new week-long intensive writing workshop that will welcome 20 emerging TV drama writers from throughout Europe.

Series Mania Writers Campus, in partnership with France’s Paris College of Art and Emerson College in the U.S., will run for one week, from April 27 to May 4, as part of Series Mania. The workshop will be under the editorial supervision of Lorraine Sullivan.

The participants are selected through a call for TV drama projects. Eligible candidates are writers who can prove at least one professional experience on a broadcast TV series. During their stay in Lille, participants will be mentored by two professional tutors: Martie Cook, who has more than 25 years of experience as a television writer and producer, and Sarah Treem, who is the showrunner and producer of The Affair.

“We believe it is important to train and support a new generation of European authors who are able to meet the growing demand of the industry,” commented Laurence Herszberg, founder and general director of Series Mania. “As with Series Mania, we are always looking for new talent and the Writers Campus is the perfect opportunity for us to encourage creation and identify promising screenwriters.”