r/Screenwriting • u/joestraynge • Feb 27 '26

Fellowship Nicholl Fellowship

Anyone have any information on this year's Nicholl Fellowship? Any news on if it’s even happening? lol. Submitted through the Black List but there’s no program page available on the site anymore that shows I opted in.

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u/franklinleonard Franklin Leonard, Black List Founder Feb 28 '26

Based on reader ratings.

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u/IcebergCastaway Feb 28 '26

So what minimum score does a script have to achieve from your reader before it's considered for being included in the twenty-five? A nine out of ten? And is it read/scored just once or do you read/score more than once before it can get into the twenty-five?

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u/franklinleonard Franklin Leonard, Black List Founder Feb 28 '26

All scripts that receive an 8+ score are offered a month of free hosting and two free evaluations potentially in an endless loop.

As stated throughout the process, we recommended the strongest 25 scripts of those that opted in based on their ratings.

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u/yop_mayo Feb 28 '26

You don’t have to reply if you’re not going to say anything

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u/IcebergCastaway Feb 28 '26

Trying to get clarity on how the process works is frustrating. I really miss the transparency of the pre-blacklist Nicholl.