New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) and IRIS created the first screenwriters lab for women over 40 in an effort to include stories created by women. Funded by Meryl Streep, the inaugural lab was announced in the Spring of 2015 and the news went viral throughout all mediums including online, print and broadcast.

 

Variety announces The Writers Lab
Filmmaker Magazine features an interview with IRIS about The Writers Lab
The Huffington Post featured the announcement of The Writers Lab
Feature story in The Huffington Post
Feature story placed in Time Magazine announcing The Writers Lab
Vanity Fair featured news coverage on The Writers Lab