Series Mania opens Writers Campus

French drama festival Series Mania has launched a week-long intensive writing workshop for 20 emerging TV drama writers throughout Europe.

Laurence Herszberg

Series Mania Writers Campus will be run under the editorial supervision of Lorraine Sullivan in partnership with Paris College of Art and Emerson College in the US.

The scheme runs for one week, from April 27 to May 4, as part of the Series Mania event.

“We believe it is important to train and support a new generation of European authors who are able to meet the growing demand of the industry,” said Laurence Herszberg, founder and general director of Series Mania.

“As with Series Mania, we are always looking for new talent and the Writers Campus is the perfect opportunity for us to encourage creation and identify promising screenwriters.”

Candidates must have worked on a broadcast TV series and will be selected based on TV drama projects they have in development.

Successful applicants will receive mentorship from TV scribe and Emerson College professor Martie Cook and The Affair showrunner and producer Sarah Treem.