9 Interviews with Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship Winners

In honor of the recently announced winners of the 2014 Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship, here are links to interviews I’ve done during the last two years with 9 previous Nicholl Fellows, several of them Black List writers as well.

Nicole Beckwith (2012 Nicholl Winner, 2012 Black List)

Destin Daniel Cretton (2010 Nicholl Winner)

Sean Robert Daniels (2012 Nicholl Winner)

Frank DeJohn and David Hedges (2013 Nicholl Winners)

James DiLapo (2012 Nicholl Winner, 2012 Black List)

Allan Durand (2012 Nicholl Winner)

Stephanie Shannon (2013 Nicholl Winner, 2013 Black List)

Barbara Stepansky (2013 Nicholl Winner, 2013 Black List)

Michael Werwie (2012 Nicholl Winner, 2012 Black List)

Look for my interviews with seven more Nicholl winners in upcoming months:

2013

Patty Jones, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, “Joe Banks”
Alan Roth, Suffern, N.Y., “Jersey City Story”

2014

Sam Baron, Cambridge, United Kingdom, “The Science of Love and Laughter”
Alisha Brophy, Los Angeles, CA, and Scott Miles, Austin, TX, “United States of Fuckin’ Awesome”
Melissa Iqbal, London, United Kingdom, “The Death Engine”
Sallie West, Charleston, SC, “Moonflower”

The Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting is the most prestigious screenplay competition in the world. My interviews with these writers are an attempt to glean insights about their creative practices and processes. I thank all of the Nicholl winners for participating in this annual series of interviews.