Work one-on-one with an executive at mutually agreed upon times around your schedule. To start, you'll have a 15-minute strategy call with your executive to get the lay of the land for the month. Then, you’ll have email access to your executive throughout, plus four one-hour story notes sessions. Work on a single screenplay or multiple scripts plus get additional notes on your pitch, brand strategy, and career advice - work your mentorship to its fullest potential!
Streaming, female driven, otherwise genres selected in previous lists.
Azia Squire is a rising star in the writer ranks, currently staffed on Netflix and Shondaland’s hit series BRIDGERTON, one of the five most streamed television series of 2022.
Previously, she was staffed on BLOOM & SONS for Netflix with the Obamas’ Higher Ground producing; THE FIRST LADY for Showtime and Lionsgate TV with Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson starring, and Viola Davis starring and producing. It premiered on Showtime this past April. Squire's episode, "See Saw" was one of 12 hours of television honored by the Norman Lear Center's Sentinel Awards, which recognizes outstanding episodes of television with storytellings that tackle powerful and timely topics.
On the film side, Squire is writing THE RICHEST BLACK GIRL IN AMERICA, THE SARAH RECTOR STORY, for Amblin with Truly*Adventurous and Charlie Wachtel producing. She recently adapted the New York Times bestseller AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS for Universal with Mandeville and wrote for THE ROCKETEERS for Disney with Mortal Media & TaylorMade producing.
Azia is currently working on her full-length feature directorial debut based on her script SISTER, a 2019 Black List selection. She has several other television and film projects in different stages of studio development.
Azia is a graduate of the USC’s School of Cinematic Arts with a MFA in Screenwriting. She hails from Atlanta, GA. Her free time is usually spent tending to her four dogs and lone cat; ordering mimosa flights at drunken brunches; or jet skiing/other bougie sports.
Private Month Mentorship
Each month mentorship kicks off with a preliminary 15-min. call to set expectations and lay out strategy for the month. Writer will have email access to the executive plus 4x one-hour consultations with the exec. Exec will read up to 4 scripts in one month (different drafts of the same script or 4 different scripts) and conduct 4x one-hour story notes calls. Calls can also include feedback on your pitch, branding, or career strategy.
If you pay with the deposit/payment plan, your second half will be due the 2nd week of the Mentorship. If you need a different type of payment plan, email dorian@roadmapwriters.com.
What To Expect
After registering, you will receive an automatic Order Confirmation email. Then Roadmap's Director of Consultations, Terra Joy, will get your mentor looped in with you! If you do not hear from Terra or the exec within 3 days of registering, feel free to email terra@roadmapwriters.com for an update.
Before starting your Month Mentorship, please ensure you are familiar with our Code of Conduct.