What to Read Before Applying to the Nickelodeon Animation Writing Program

What is it?

The Nick Animation Writers Program is a paid fellowship where those interested in applying must submit scripts and an application to be considered. They offer two tracks; general and preschool. You can apply for both, but you need to submit separate applications. Typically, call for submissions opens on July 1st of each year with winners announced by December 1st. Like many studio sponsored fellowship, there is no entry fee to apply. Want to get a headstart for next year? Check out the reading list below with ten books recommended by the Nick Animation Writer’s Program. Good luck!

10 Books to Read Before Applying to the Nick Writing Program

1. Writing for Episodic Television from Freelance to Showrunner
   by: John Wirth, Jeff Melvoin and more
   (This book is hard to find but WGA has provided a pdf on their site)

2. Small Screen, Big Picture: A Writer's Guide to the TV Business
   by: Chad Gervitch

3. Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting
   by: Robert McKee

4. Making a Good Script Great
   by: Linda Seger

5. Created By: Inside the Minds of TV's Top Show Creators
   Steven Prigge

6. Inside the Room: Writing Television with the Pros at UCLA Extension Writers' Program
   by: Linda Venis

7. Change Your Story, Change Your Life: A Path to Success
   by: Jen Grisanti

8. Creating Unforgettable Characters
   by: Linda Seger

9. Successful Sitcom Writing
   by: Jurgen Wolff

10. Crafty TV Writing: Thinking Inside the Box
    by: Alex Epstein

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