The judges had a difficult time this year choosing from all the wonderful submissions we got. But there was one in particular that stood out. Everyone please put your hands together for our 2025 Fellow, Lynn Casey! Lynn wowed everyone with ten pages of her memoir Chasing Human. Her tale of leaving behind her life … Continue reading Meet Our 2025 Fellow!
Say hello to this years judges! All are prolific writers as well as long-time members here at theOffice. The deadline to enter is July 31st, so make sure you get your submission in soon! Elise Loehnen Elise does it all! Writer, editor, blogger, and podcaster. Her 2023 book, On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins … Continue reading Meet Our Judges – 2025 Fellowship
Summer is here! It's a great time to get away from the bustle of life and finally get to writing that new idea. But do you really want to spend the blazing hot SoCal summer cooped up in your stuffy apartment, far away from human connection? Definitely not! That's why we're bringing our Fellowship back! … Continue reading theOffice Fellowship 2025
Drum roll please! The winner of our 2024 Fellowship is D'Elia Guarnieri. Congratulations! D'Elia will receive a 6-month Premium Membership to our quiet Santa Monica workspace with 24/7 access to work on her upcoming projects. Her feature, "Fakes," really impressed all of the judges with a well-paced intro that had us begging to read the … Continue reading Our 2024 Fellow
Say hello to this year's judges! All are long-time members of the office as well as being long-time industry professionals. The deadline to enter the fellowship is on September 23rd (soon!) so submit while there is still time! David Scarpa David wrote Napoleon (2023) directed by Ridley Scott as well as the upcoming Gladiator II. … Continue reading Meet Our Judges
Kells McPhillips, our 2023 fellow, has just completed her time with us here at theOffice. She was able to make great use of the space over the last six months and we're going to miss her warm presence in the room. I recently checked in with her about her upcoming plans and her favorite writing … Continue reading Farewell to our 2023 Fellow
We have a winner! Congratulations to Kells McPhillips who has won our 2023 Fellowship Competition here at theOffice. Kells will receive a 6-month Premium Membership to our quiet Santa Monica workspace with 24/7 access to work on her upcoming projects. She wowed us all with her short story, "Vacation". Kells is a Santa Monica-based journalist … Continue reading Our 2023 Fellow
We received 64 submissions to our 2023 Fellowship Competition and the level of writing has been super impressive. Our judges truly have their work cut out for them! We will be announcing a winner by the end of next week so stay close, friends. And a special thank you to everyone who spread the word … Continue reading 2023 Fellowship Update
These three prolific writers (and members here at theOffice) will serve as judges for this year’s fellowship competition. The deadline to enter is just over a week away. They will read the top entries and decide who gets the prize! Patrick Burleigh Patrick co-wrote Eternals (2021) with Chloé Zhao and Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021). He was chosen for … Continue reading Meet the Judges
It's back! We are relaunching the free fellowship for the first time since 2019. One lucky winner will receive six months of 24/7 access to theOffice here in Santa Monica, CA. If you're an up-and-coming writer in the west Los Angeles area looking for a quiet, dedicated workspace to take your craft and career to … Continue reading theOffice Fellowship 2023
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