Nickelodeon Writing Program |
2024
Apply for the chance to hone your skills, build a professional network, and get your foot in the door of Nickelodeon's writers' rooms.
Placement
Representation Status
Winners
Winner
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Winner
Los Angeles, CA
After being named a "Rising Star" attorney, Marcus took the only logical next step: leaving his job to pursue a career in comedy writing. A Bolivian-American storyteller, he writes about individuals striving to embrace their most authentic selves. He is currently a Writer in Residence at the Nickelodeon Writing Program.
TV Script
· Comedy
· 32 Pages
Ian and Poppy confront a formidable rival as they rejoin Mythic Quest; David and Rachel negotiate with a crazed fan in the metaverse; Jo takes a Darwinistic approach to dealing with her new office-mates.
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Winner
Montrose, California
Disha Manocha is an award-winning comedy writer whose work has been seen at Disney TV's Talent Showcase, and at festivals both local and international. She enjoys writing coming of age comedies that are ultimately about family and identity, following characters who find themselves through community, whether they like it or not. She draws from the en...
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TV Script
· Comedy
· 35 Pages
A lonely gas station owner who dreams of running his own Indian restaurant finds his inert existence turned upside down when he hires a charming but dubious new employee.
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Finalists
Finalist
West Hollywood, CA
Philippe Bowgen is the most irreverent white-passing Latinx comedian and writer in Los Angeles. And as a queer, multi-racial, multi-national, multi-lingual millennial he also hates overusing labels. Philippe writes Latinx and queer stories about culture clash and family dynamics with an offbeat comedic sensibility. After a decade as a working actor...
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TV Script
· Drama
· 58 Pages
When a Mexican-American gas station attendant is summoned by the ghost of Joan of Arc to run for Senate, she accepts the call and campaigns against neighborhood oil drilling in her community at the expense of her sanity, her family legacy, and her life.
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Finalist
No bio available.
Semifinalists
Semifinalist
Los Angeles, CA
Kelsey spent years writing and performing comedy at The Second City in Chicago. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, she is no stranger to disappointment, and writes dark comedies about underdogs who never lose hope. Determined to kill the manic pixie dream girl trope once and for all, she is best described as a sad goblin nightmare woman.
TV Script
· Comedy
· 35 Pages
Desperate for validation, an insecure new mom joins an MLM scheme, only to discover that her childhood bully sits at the top of the pyramid.
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Semifinalist
Los Angeles, CA
Christina Ingraldi is a Puerto Rican writer and producer from NY who is passionate about sharing and creating diverse stories. She is particularly interested in crafting diverse YA stories, epic fantasy worlds, and swoon-worthy Rom-Coms. As a graduate of both USC and UPenn/Wharton, she has a creative heart and a business brain and loves using both t...
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Semifinalist
Glendale, CA
Ryan Roope has written for The Tom and Jerry Show, which became Cartoon Network’s #1 show internationally, as well as a Christmas feature for Reel One Entertainment. He's been a freelance writer for Age of Learning, a leading ed-tech innovator, and has recently written for Moonbug, Noggin, and Duolingo, the world’s #1 language learning app, where he...
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TV Script
· Comedy
· 34 Pages
Inspired by my relationship with my brother who has Spinal Muscular Atrophy, two brothers, one with SMA, have to secure a new powerchair, but the only way insurance will cover the cost is if they find the egg of an endangered goose.
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Semifinalist
Wilmington, Delaware
Ben Connor is an early-career writer with two produced short screenplay credits; his stage plays have been produced in 10 U.S. states and 4 countries. For the French songwriting team Vidal + Salvia, he translates French musical comedies to English.
Stage Play
· Drama
· 118 Pages
A 13th century monk, Katy Perry's "Firework", and the Catholic Church collide in an off-kilter retelling of the life, experiments, and persecution of Roger Bacon.
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Taran Marley
Semifinalist
No bio available.
Semifinalist
Los Angeles, CA
Kelsey is a TV and feature writer (Apple, Netflix, Cartoon Network, Henson) who hails from Mechanicsburg, PA, a town best known for giving the world Poison's Bret Michaels and a gas station so good it's listed as a point of interest on the Wikipedia page.
She started her career in development at Frederator Studios, herding series from concept ...
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TV Script
· Comedy
· 34 Pages
A bumbling team of tween girls spend their summers playing softball while fumbling their way toward womanhood.
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