Rising Wrighters Workshop

A monthly developmental workshop and supportive community for the encouragement of new work by promising writers from around the world who are committed to the serious craft of scriptwriting.

Send inquires to alarimer@propelnewworks.org

2026 - 2027
Rising Wrighters - International Playwrights Fellowship

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    TIMOTHY ANDERSON

    Timothy Anderson is a rising playwright, writer, and actor hailing from Southeast Texas.

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    NICK DIJULIO

    Nick DiJulio is an actor, writer, and filmmaker based in New Orleans, LA.

    https://nicholasdijulio.wixsite.com/nick-dijulio

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    VIRGINIA SEVER

    Virginia Sever is an emerging Indianapolis, IN-based actress, director, and playwright.

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  • AYANA SHIRAI

    Ayana Shirai is a philosopher, scholar, musician, and writer currently studying in North Carolina.

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“The Rising Wrighters Workshop
from Propel New Works has been an immensely invaluable resource and community for myself. Having a reliable group of like-minded creative peers with differing perspectives, insight, and passions for storytelling has allowed for nuanced discussions when analyzing each other’s work. Many eyes see different aspects and interpret greater meaning within a work’s subtext, sometimes unintended by the writer; because of this, mine and my peer’s work is able to flourish and grow into a more realized form armed with the knowledge provided.
I highly recommend the Rising Wrighters Workshop to anyone interested in playwriting.”

— Timothy Anderson