Have you read any of this year's nominees for the Booker Prize? Adding any of them to your holiday reading list? Let us know below!

The judging panel included Roddy Doyle, Ayobami Adebayo, Chris Power, Kiley Reid and Sarah Jessica Parker.

Szalay's tale was in competition with five other novels from the Booker shortlist: Susan Choi's FLASHLIGHT, Kiran Desai's THE LONELINESS OF SONIA AND SUNNY, Katie Kitamura's AUDITION, Ben Markovits' THE REST OF OUR LIVES and Andrew Miller's THE LAND IN WINTER.

Were you able to join us for HOPE in Hollywood? Let us know below!

Our incredible cast at the Montalban Theater included a few favorites from Smith and McCullah's previous collaborations, including LEGALLY BLONDE and 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU, as well as some new faces like Glen Powell.

Cheers to the 2025 Black List Projects Lab - we cannot wait to meet you!

[line break] Missed this year’s Labs? No problem. Head to blcklst.com/programs to learn more about the 2026 Labs now.

These writers are headed to Ojai to join us for a week of mentorship sessions with Pippa Bianco (SHARE), Liz Hannah (THE GIRL FROM PLAINVILLE), Leigh Janiak (HONEYMOON), Maryam Keshavarz (THE PERSIAN VERSION), Ry Russo-Young (CALL HER ALEX) and Scott Meyers (The Protagonist's Journey) and much more.

They are…

Sahand Nikoukar - ABRACADABRA TV REPAIR
Maren Hill - POSTPONED
Max Olson - LAND OF HUNGER
Urvashi Pathania - SKIN
Teddy Cecil - SANDY GRAY
Nathan Xia - ADAM’S SONG

Please keep in mind that, upon opting in, we will verify your age, so it does NOT benefit you to opt in if you are not within the age bracket of 18-25. Any writers who do not fit into the age requirements for this partnership will not be considered.

Don't miss that deadline, writers!

The WGI is looking for diverse and unique voices, and for projects that are character-driven and personal in nature. The recipient of this year’s Fellowship will be announced in Spring 2026 and will be invited to attend the 2026 WGI Gala.

The fellowship recipient will receive a $10,000 stipend to support their development of an original screenplay (not the script used to opt in to the fellowship) and they will be mentored during the course of the fellowship year by a prominent screenwriter.

The Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship in Screenwriting is a one-year fellowship that is awarded to an outstanding emerging screenwriter under the age of 25.

We'll be running more Gift Guide posts throughout the holiday season, so stay tuned - we know it's been a LONG year and we want to help make your personal shopping as easy as possible.

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Besides SPOTLIGHT, what’s your favorite movie about journalism? Tell us more in the comments!

And we were thrilled to screen SPOTLIGHT last fall as a part of our series with American Cinematheque, The Black List: 20 Films for 20 Years, and welcome Josh Singer to the Los Feliz 3 to discuss the film.

A 2013 Black List script by Josh Singer and director Tom McCarthy, SPOTLIGHT would go on to win Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay for Singer and McCarthy, along with many other well-deserved accolades!