2025 Fellowship Semi-Finalists Announced For The Stowe Writers’ Retreat
STOWE STORY LABS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE 2025 STOWE STORY LABS ACCELERATOR, BELLEM ENTERTAINMENT, AND STUDIO SKYFIRE FELLOWSHIP SEMI-FINALISTS TO THE 2025 STOWE WRITERS’ RETREAT.
These fellowships cover the fee to attend Stowe’s Writers’ Retreat running September 12-16, 2025 in Stowe, VT at the Timberholm Inn plus other benefits.
Congratulations to all the semi-finalists. We wish you the best of luck in the next round. Thank you to our fellowship partners for their support in uplifting emerging and established writers.
THE STOWE STORY LABS ACCELERATOR FELLOWSHIP SEMI-FINALISTS:
Isla Badenoch – Malvern, Worcestershire, England – Not Drowning // Drama Feature
Julietta Boscolo – Surry Hills, NSW, AU – The Sound of Light // Drama, Dramedy Music Feature
Jacqueline Christy – New York, NY, USA – Operatives Attract // Romantic Comedy Feature
Lisa Cole – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Unclaimed // Drama TV-1hr
Jenny Deller – Columbus, OH, USA – The Imposter // Dark Comedy Feature
Kate diRienzi – New York, NY, USA – Going Dark // Psychological Drama Feature
Katie Fahey – Brooklyn, NY, USA – Widowed // Comedy, Drama Feature
Niamh Gormley and Brian Gormley – Tyrone, Ireland – The Human Kind Anthology // Drama TV Mini-Series
Suzanne Griffin – Brooklyn, NY, USA – The Sleeping House // Romantic, Historical Drama Feature
Vasundhara Koshy – Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN – Amaltas Kutir (The Laburnum House) // Family Drama Feature
King K. Lu – Philadelphia, PA, USA – Diary of an Asian Baller // Sports Comedy Feature
Liz Maynes-Aminzade – Brooklyn, NY, USA – Separated // Dramatic Comedy TV-1/2 hr
Christine McKeever – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Play Nice // Sports Comedy Feature
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
Catherine Rios – Lemoyne, PA, USA – The Principles of Glass // Comedy-of-Age Drama, Comedy TV-1/2 hr
Alex Rubin – Glendale, CA, USA – Money Makers // Comedy TV-1/2hr
Jane Miller and Ronak Shah – Santa Monica, CA, USA – Pops // Comedy Feature
Kel Vance – Rockdale, NSW, AU – Sam the Hammer // Dramedy Feature
Heather von Rohr – Brooklyn, NY, USA – A Bird Came Down // Romantic Drama Feature
Sarah Walker – Sherman Oaks, CA, USA – American Girl // Drama Feature
Ariel Julia Hairston and Rennard West – Atlanta, GA, USA – Bread & Butter // Romance Drama, Comedy Feature
Katia Wlasichuk – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – To Be Beautiful // Drama Feature
BELLEM ENTERTAINMENT FELLOWSHIP SEMI-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
Logan Byam-Taylor – Brooklyn, NY, USA – Grey Area // Comedy TV-1/2 hr
Tosin Coker – Mckinney, TX, USA – Femi // Drama, Coming-of-Age Feature
Liz Dory – Brooklyn, NY, USA – Mrs. Technicolor // Historical Drama Feature
Arnolda Dufour Bowes – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada – Truthwalkers // Drama Feature
Teri Elam – Augusta, GA, USA – The BattleGround // Drama TV-1 hr
Mickey Falcone – Brooklyn, NY, USA – The Uniform // Historical Drama Feature
Rachel Fisher – Jersey City, NJ, USA – Hotbed // Political Romance Drama TV-1 hr
Cynthia Furey – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Mommy Issues // Dramedy TV-1 hr
Stephanie Gemmell – Greencastle, PA, USA – Surfing in the Desert // Contemporary Western Drama Feature
Dani Hanks – Brooklyn, NY, USA – The G.Y.M. // Comedy TV-1/2 hr
Leslie Hardy – Goodwater, AL, USA – Red Dirt Town // Drama Feature
Andrea Laing and Liz McGeever – Atlanta, GA, USA – Red Flags // Dark Comedy TV-1 hr
Tamika Lamison – Glendale, CA, USA – Superman Doesn’t Steal // Family, Drama Feature
Chris Martin – Albuquerque, NM, USA – Midnight Rodeo // Action Sports Drama TV Mini-Series
Maureen McAuliffe – Phoenixville, PA, USA – Servant of Relief // Faith-based Historical 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
Elise Salomon – Glendale, CA, USA – The 53rd // Drama Feature
Natalya Samee – Brooklyn, NY, USA – Doha Girls // YA Dramedy TV-1/2 hr
Daria Stilin – Zagreb, Croatia – Canvas City // Period WW2 Drama TV Mini-Series
Pamela Stovall – Grand Rapids, MI, USA – Room of Wonders // Dramedy TV Mini-Series
Rodrigo Varandas – Glendale, CA, USA – Student Affairs // Musical Drama TV-1 hr
STUDIO SKYFIRE FELLOWSHIP SEMI-FINALISTS:
Benjamin Blaine – London, England – Undo // SciFi Timeloop TV Mini-Series
Helen Brower – Tallahassee, FL, USA – Wakiza Territory // SciFi Western TV-1 hr
Hannah Cheesman – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Succor // Thriller, Dramatic Comedy Feature
Jessie Craig Roche – London, England – Flightless Birds // Horror, Mystery Feature
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
Gia-Rayne Harris – Burbank, CA, USA – Good Girl // Thriller, Drama, Suspense Feature
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
Lucy Pawlak – Mexico City, Mexico – All Will Be Well // Supernatural, CliFi Drama Feature
Natasha Rivera – Bronx, NY, USA – Cannon // Action, SciFi, Crime Drama TV-1 hr
Leah Sarbib – Brooklyn, NY, USA – Cycle Four // SciFi TV-1 hr
Daquan Saxton – Bronx, NY, USA – Loose Leaves // Survival Horror Feature
Jordan Schiele – Brooklyn, NY, USA – 2321 // Psych Thriller Feature
Sarah Sigal – London, England – The Socialite Spy // Historical Espionage Drama TV-1 hr *
Dominic White – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Broken Halo // Drama Thriller Feature
Alia Zeid – Santa Monica, CA, USA – The Giant of Guadarrama // Horror, Fantasy Feature
