The Writers Lab UK and Europe has announced the 15 participants taking part in the 2023 edition, which for the first time is offering a combined UK and Europe edition and includes Irish writers Niamh Heery & Aisling Corristine.

The development and marketplace programme devoted to script development for women and nonbinary screenwriters over 40 provides an opportunity to discover and nurture new talent, matching selected writers with leading film and TV industry advisors as they develop their projects over a period of six months.

The Writers Lab UK and Europe 2023

Black Friday, Kerstin Schütze (feature comedy/drama, Austria)

Carnage, Christine Entwisle (TV comedy, UK)

The Comeback Kid, Jo Spencely (TV drama, UK)

Dayfer, Christina Mitropoulou (TV thriller/sci-fi, Greece)

Doing Good, Katja Meier (TV drama, It)

Forough, Tina Gharavi (feature historical, UK)

From Out Of Nowhere, Morna Pearson (TV comedy, UK)

Home Truths, Maura Campbell (TV drama, UK)

House Winnings, Lemba De Miranda (TV drama, Ger)

A Means To An End, Niamh Heery (feature drama, Ire)

Mogi/Suffocate, Mared Swain (feature drama, UK)

The Oaperative, Aisling Corristine (TV comedy, Ire)

Prisoners Of Love, Jane Mcgee (TV comedy/drama, UK)

Ria’s Room, Mariem Omari (TV drama, UK)

Without You, Sharmila Chauhan (feature drama, UK)

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SOURCE: THE WRITERS LAB UK & EUROPE

(L-R) MAURA CAMPBELL, SHARMILA CHAUHAN, AISLING CORRISTINE, LEMBA DE MIRANDA, CHRISTINE ENTWISLE, TINA GHARAVI, NIAMH HEERY, JANE MCGEE, KATJA MEIER, CHRISTINA MITROPOULOU, MARIEM OMARI, MORNA PEARSON, KERSTIN SCHÜTZE, JO SPENCELY, MARED SWAIN