“The Walt Disney Studios has had a long-term interest and commitment to finding today’s most exciting and unique new talents. We are proud to have been associated with the Talent Development programs over the past 17 years, and to be sponsoring this latest Writing Fellows class. This wonderful program reaches out to gifted writers from a wide spectrum of backgrounds, and provides them with the resources and opportunities to develop their distinctive voices. The results have been very rewarding, and many of the participants have gone on to become major creative players in our industry.”

The Disney•ABC Television Group and The Walt Disney Studios strive to create quality content that represents the rich diversity of its audiences, including race, culture and gender, as well as a diversity of ideas, experiences and histories.