Stowe Story Labs Pleased to Announce Fellowship Finalists for its 2025 Stowe Writers’ Retreat
ANNOUNCING FELLOWSHIP FINALISTS TO THE 2025 STOWE WRITERS’ RETREAT. THE FELLOWSHIPS ARE THE STOWE STORY LABS ACCELERATOR FELLOWSHIP, THE BELLEM ENTERTAINMENT FELLOWSHIP, AND THE STUDIO SKYFIRE FELLOWSHIP
Congratulations to all the finalists. We wish you the best of luck in the final round. Thank you to our fellowship partners for their constant support and dedication to advancing work by emerging and established talents, and thank you to our program host, the Timberholm Inn in Stowe, Vermont.
THE STOWE STORY LABS ACCELERATOR FELLOWSHIP FINALISTS:
Lisa Cole – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Unclaimed // Drama TV-1hr
Jenny Deller – Columbus, OH, USA – The Imposter // Dark Comedy Feature
Vasundhara Koshy – Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN – Amaltas Kutir (The Laburnum House) // Family Drama Feature
Liz Maynes-Aminzade – Brooklyn, NY, USA – Separated // Dramatic Comedy TV-1/2 hr
Julia Newman – West Hollywood, CA, USA – Death Singers // Comedy TV-1/2 hr
Eric Reid – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Impala // Drama Feature
Jacob Marx Rice – Jackson Heights, NY, USA – The Valley of Hinnom // Drama Feature
Alex Rubin – Glendale, CA, USA – Money Makers // Comedy TV-1/2hr
Kel Vance – Rockdale, NSW, AU – Sam the Hammer // Dramedy Feature
Ariel Julia Hairston and Rennard West – Atlanta, GA, USA – Bread & Butter // Romance Drama, Comedy Feature
BELLEM ENTERTAINMENT FELLOWSHIP FINALISTS:
Jean Barker – San Diego, CA, USA – Waking a Queen // Drama Historical Feature
Mary Pat Bentel – Glendale, CA, USA – The Cockroach // Comedy, Drama TV-1/2 hr
K. Broch – West Hollywood, CA, USA – Tomás King // Comedy TV-1/2 hr
Tosin Coker – Mckinney, TX, USA – Femi // Drama, Coming-of-Age Feature
Teri Elam – Augusta, GA, USA – The BattleGround // Drama TV-1 hr
Stephanie Gemmell – Greencastle, PA, USA – Surfing in the Desert // Contemporary Western Drama Feature
Christian Moldes – Los Angeles, CA, USA – The Many Deaths of a Millennial // Drama, Surrealist, Comedy Feature
Melissa Rundle – Encino, CA, USA – Tokyo Cowboy // Drama TV-1 hr
Daria Stilin – Zagreb, Croatia – Canvas City // Period WW2 Drama TV Mini-Series
Rodrigo Varandas – Glendale, CA, USA – Student Affairs // Musical Drama TV-1 hr
STUDIO SKYFIRE FELLOWSHIP FINALISTS:
Lauren Ferebee – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Bloodbound // Southern Gothic, Fantasy TV-1 hr
Makisa Francis – Brooklyn, NY, USA – Unfluence // SciFi TV-1 hr
Yumiko Fujiwara – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Our Time // SciFi Feature
Rory Gleeson – London, England – Blood in the Dirt // Snow Western TV-1 hour
Anne Hu – Los Angeles, CA, USA – A Place We All Belong // Horror Comedy Feature
Sean Jourdan – Denver, CO, USA – Mesa Verde // Indigenous/Hispanic Thriller Feature
Leila Majlessi – Los Angeles, CA, USA – The Inn // Religious Horror Feature
Billie Jo Mason – Simi Valley, CA, USA – STA*SIS // Horror SciFi Feature * She was your fellow winner last year
Scott Nabat – Sherman Oaks, CA, USA – Critter Catcher // Horror Feature
Alia Zeid – Santa Monica, CA, USA – The Giant of Guadarrama // Horror, Fantasy Feature
