
June Winner!

Kyle Sosa Frederick
Kyle Sosa Frederick is a Latina screenwriter and filmmaker telling stories of fierce and complicated women. She got her start in the industry working for executives and producers at Scott Free Productions, Indian Paintbrush, Focus Features, and Bona Fide. Kyle shot her first independent feature AMONG MOUNTAIN CRAGS in the Appalachian Mountains—it’s now available on Amazon Prime, tubi, and other VOD channels. She is a 2022 WIF Mentee, a graduate of Williams College with a degree in Art History, and earned her MFA from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts.
Each month, Roadmap selects one diverse screenwriter to participate in the Pitch Prep Program (Step 1 of our Career Writer Program) for FREE!
Also, each month (1)Winner and (1) Runner-Up will receive a certificate for a free copy of Final Draft courtesy of our friends at Final Draft!

The lack of diversity and representation in Hollywood has been at the forefront of the national conversation for a while now. At Roadmap, we want to do our part to help bring more diversity to the big screen (and the small)! For us, that starts with the screenwriters.
That's why we are proud to sponsor the Roadmap Writers Diversity Initiative Competition!
We launched this tribute in memory of Roadmap Writer Coletta Preacely-Garcia, whose budding career was cut short when she passed suddenly shortly after Roadmap's launch in 2016. Coletta was an extremely hardworking screenwriter who was always working to better her craft—tirelessly writing, rewriting, and taking advantage of every opportunity presented to her to gain skills, make connections, and polish her screenplays. This tribute highlights diverse writers that embody this same spirit.
Who should apply?
This program is for diverse screenwriters with at least one completed original Feature or TV Pilot who are ready to tackle the marketing aspect of their career! Roadmap defines "diverse" as anyone belonging to a group whose voice has traditionally been marginalized in Hollywood, particularly BIPOC, AAPI, LGBTQIA+, women over 45, and Disabled.
Signing & Staffing Success
Past winners of this competition have been signed to representation by Anonymous Content, Rosa Entertainment, APA, First Story Entertainment, Untitled Entertainment, Fictional Entity, The Buchwald Agency, and more!
December 2020 winner Lillian Wang was also recently staffed on a show for Netflix!
How to Enter (it's Free!)
To apply for this tribute, please submit in PDF format:
- A one-page statement highlighting your diverse background and why you would be a valuable and hardworking member of the Career Writer Program.
- A scripted writing sample (Pilot or Feature).
The deadline for entries is on the 3rd of each month.
Roadmap truly wants the winning recipient to get the most out of the program. For that reason, winners are expected to attend each session and complete all assignments to the fullest of their ability. Writers who fail to complete any assignment or attend any of the classes during the first two weeks of the program will forfeit their spot for the remainder of the program.
View our complete rules and guidelines here.
Past Tribute Winners

Rebecca Jordan Smith
May 2022

Toyi Ward
April 2022

Alejandra Gracia
February 2022

Larry Coleman
January 2022

Robert A.
December 2021

Sierra Sanborn
November 2021

Blaine Ross
October 2021

Larry Collins
September 2021

Kathryn Orwig
August 2021

Helen Fernandez
July 2021

Latasha Mercer
June 2021

Vanita Borwankar
May 2021

Jason Coombs
April 2021

Ashley V. Hudson
March 2021 (Co-winner)

Candace Patrick
March 2021 (Co-winner)

John Lowe
February 2021
Signed by The Buchwald Agency

Lore V. Olivera
January 2021

Lyric Fergusson
December 2020

Lillian Wang
November 2020
Signed by Rosa Entertainment
Staffed on Netflix show

Tarik Woodbine
October 2020

Quinton Stroud
September 2020

Jennifer Irons
August 2020

Kayona Ebony Brown
July 2020
Signed by Anonymous Content
Hired to write two featurettes for CBS & nominated for a Sports Emmy

Eljohn Macaranas
May 2020

Lori Beth Crawford
April 2020

Lenna Murisier
March 2020
Signed by Untitled Entertainment

Amena Kheshtchin-Kamel
February 2020 (Co-winner)
Signed by Seth Nagel Management
Signed by The Seymour Agency (from Roadmap Authors)
Landed two writing assignments with the producer of Netflix's RATCHED.

Chloe Samantha-Rose Owens
February 2020 (Co-winner)

Krystal Foster
January 2020

Erica Land
December 2019
Signed by Recon Literary

Monisha Dadlani
November 2019

Christina Jun
October 2019

Ashlei Hardenburg-Cartagena
September 2019
Signed by First Story Entertainment

Craig Winstead
August 2019

Katie Wadsworth
June 2019

Vanar Jaddou
May 2019

Jessica Burnett
April 2019

Aimiende Negbenebor Sela
March 2019 (Co-winner)

D.K. Uzuokwu
March 2019 (Co-winner)

Shawn Parikh
February 2019
Signed by Klasco Entertainment.
He then won the NBCUniversal Writers on the Verge Fellowship.

Ijaaz Noohu
December 2018
Signed with APA

Monique Madrid
November 2018

Amy Wang
October 2018

Jaclyn Chan
August 2018

James Moorer
July 2018
Signed by KDX Entertainment

Harker Jones
June 2018

Felicia Felton
May 2018

Juan Francisco De La Guardia
April 2018

Brian O'Donnell
March 2018

Ziyad Saadi
February 2018
Signed by Fictional Entity

Larry Coleman
January 2018

Kyle Sosa Frederick
June 2022