CBS Entertainment is now accepting applications for year seven of the CBS Diversity Institute’s Writers Mentoring Program for the 2009-2010 Season.

The submission period for this next session is earlier this year and runs from March 1, 2009 thru May 1, 2009.

The deadline for 2009-2010 submissions is May 1, 2009.

Additional information and application materials can be accessed at: www.cbsdiversity.com

WRITERS MENTORING PROGRAM
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR
THE 2009 - 2010 SESSION

Applications are now being accepted for the seventh session of the CBS Diversity Institute's Writers Mentoring Program. Please note the submission period is earlier this year, March 1, 2009 – May 1, 2009.

The Writers Mentoring Program helps aspiring writers to break in and move up in the business. Each participant is matched with two mentors - one is a senior level writer/producer on a CBS or CW primetime series, the other is a CBS, CW or Paramount TV creative executive. Participants meet regularly with their mentors for advice and support on improving their writing skills as well as career advice and guidance.

With a total of 33 graduates in its first five years, the Program has launched 17 careers in episodic television.

The primary focus of CBS' Diversity Institute Writers Mentoring Program is to provide access and networking opportunities for talented and motivated diverse writers – with a focus on writers of color. The program is based in Los Angeles. It begins in September 2009 and runs through May 1, 2010.

The Writers Mentoring Program is not employment and there is no monetary compensation. It is, instead, a structured program of career development, support, and personal access to executives and decision-making processes; with the goal of preparing aspiring writers for later employment opportunities in television.

For more information and an application visit www.cbsdiversity.com.