Natalie Arle-Toyne, Apphia Campbell, Jennifer Davidson, Manon Eames, Dawn Francis Elrick, Caroline Farrell, Afsaneh Gray, Savina Kanagasabey, Julie Tosh-Coles, Klara von Veegh

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Natalie Arle-Toyne, Apphia Campbell, Jennifer Davidson, Manon Eames, Dawn Frances Elrick, Caroline Farrell, Afsaneh Gray, Savina Kanagasabay, Julie Tosh-Coles, Klara von Veegh

EXCLUSIVE: The Writers Lab UK and Europe has unveiled its selection of 10 participants for its 2025 development programme, that supports women and non-binary writers over the age of 40.

Selected writers are based in Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland and Austria.

Industry mentors will work one on one with writers to hone their projects. Director Destiny Ekaragha, screenwriter Ursula Rani Sarma, producer Rienkje Attoh, writer Karen Cogan, director Jessica Swale, writer-director Aislinn Clarke and writer-producer Susan Soon He Stanton join previously announced mentors, filmmaker Sally El Hosaini and writer-director-producer Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor.

The lab commences on September 3 and is produced by Untamed Stories’ Julia Berg and Writers Lab co-founders Elizabeth Kaiden and Nitza Wilon, with support from Screen Ireland, Women in Film and TV Ireland, Screen Scotland, Sony Pictures Television, Climate Spring, Ffilm Cymru Wales, Lee & Thompson, Gaumont, The Austrian Film Institute, ORF - Austrian Broadcasting Corp, Drehbuchforum Wien (Screenwriters Forum Vienna) and All3Media International.

 Writers Lab UK and Europe 2025 participants

  • Ban Sith, Natalie Arle-Toyne (TV folklore thriller, Scotland)
  • Playing With Fire, Apphia Campbell (TV Drama, Scotland)
  • Meet Cute, Jennifer Davidson (TV romantic comedy, Ireland)
  • Rhiannon, Manon Eames (feature drama, Wales)
  • Malt Of The Month, Dawn Frances Elrick (TV romantic comedy, Scotland)
  • Iona´s House, Caroline Farrell (feature horror, Ireland)
  • Saltwell, Afsaneh Gray (TV comedy drama, England)
  • Sold Down The River, Savina Kanagasabay (TV thriller, England)
  • The Tweak, Julie Tosh-Coles (feature family comedy, Scotland)
  • Ballast, Klara von Veegh (feature coming-of-age drama, Austria)

Gillian Anderson, Marie Kreutzer among speakers for The Writers Lab UK and Europe 2025

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