Mara Brock Akil’s Writers’ Colony Reveals 2025 Winter And Spring Cohort Members

By Dessi Gomez| June 10, 2025 | Deadline

Netflix’s Forever creator Mara Brock Akil’s Writers Colony has added eight new up and coming writers to their winter cohort, which ran from January – April 2025, and spring cohort, which began in April and is coming to a close June 30th.

The Writer’s Colony is a three-month, LA-Based screenwriting residency where writers have the chance to develop an original script that showcases their writing voice and vision. Throughout the residency they workshop their scripts and have access to network with a variety of entertainment professionals at all levels to prepare them to launch into the industry. The residency is an unprecedented opportunity for underrepresented writers, with cohorts made up of those who have not been on staff with a studio or been in a scripted television’s writers room. The goal of the colony is to amplify the voices of those who have not yet had the chance to bring their ideas to the page.

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