We are pleased to announce the roster for the 2026 Fall/Winter session of Feature Campus, a longform feature writing program facilitated by Stowe’s Co-founder, David Pope. Participants will write a new draft of a feature film and develop new skills and techniques along the way.
We are excited to work with this wonderful group of writers. Congratulations to all.
PARTICIPANTS:
Gerard Clarke — Acworth, GA, USA — Landfall // Disaster, Thriller Feature
Frances Denny — Pound Ridge, NY, USA — Outlast // Comedy Feature
Andrew Ellis and Shane Omar Slattery-Quintanilla — Fort Collins, CO, USA — Nothing Nowhere Endless // Rural Noir Feature
Maddie Foret — Westwego, LA, USA — The Woman with the Playhouse // Drama, Coming-of-Age Feature
Tess Harrison — Los Angeles, CA, USA — The Cause // Drama Feature
Austin Highsmith Garces — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Capture // SciFi, Drama Feature
Jonathan Hunter — Waialua, HI, USA — Hill Country // Historical, Drama, Western Feature
Jennifer Prediger — Dallas, TX, USA — Attachment Theory // Dark Comedy Feature
Sally Ross — Middletown, CT, USA — Whiskey // Romantic Comedy, Musical Feature
Mykel Salazar — Los Lunas, NM, USA and Barcelona, Catalunya — The Ballad of Silas and Peter // Western, Survival Horror Feature
Jared Shipley — Saint George, UT, USA — The System // Drama Feature
Maya Tanaka — Brooklyn, NY, USA — Heaven on Earth at 4 AM // Heist Feature
PROGRAM LEADER:
David Pope — UK — Screenwriter and Stowe Story Labs Co-Founder