Veterans Fellowship
TALENT PORTAL
With a strong emphasis on experiential learning, the fellowship’s mission is to provide educational resources, professional guidance, and career-building opportunities for Veterans Writing Project alumni who are on the threshold of breaking into the industry.
Fellows participate in mock writers’ rooms, network with industry professionals, and work with a dedicated mentor to polish their original writing samples. This hands-on experience equips them with the tools needed to excel in a writers’ room.
If helpful, our staff will curate recommendations or facilitate introductions on your behalf. Email Director of Community Programs Kira VandenBrande at kvandenbrande@wgfoundation.org with your request.
Annual Lookbooks
In addition to the talent profiles linked below, WGF also crafts a dedicated lookbook featuring each graduating class.
Click the links below to view the 2024 and 2025 Fellowship Lookbooks!
Alumni Profiles
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Anthony Pittore
After funding film school at mob-run poker clubs, Anthony Pittore joined the Navy as a cryptologic linguist and later served as an intelligence analyst for the NSA. He left government work to become a writer/producer and military consultant, recently rewriting a feature for a Netflix producer and selling a series to a vertical-format prodco.
Corinthian Maldonado
A proud Borícua from New York, Corinthian serves in the U.S. Air Force. He found his passion for writing in the middle of the desert during a deployment and has pursued it ever since. A graduate of the Veterans Writing Project and of the Veterans Writing Fellowship, he tells stories of loss, home, and the fight to belong.
LeVonda Lee
LeVonda's storytelling journey began when she wrote and directed plays for Black History Month while serving in the U.S. Air Force. She earned an MFA in screenwriting from USC. She’s a graduate of the Veterans Writing Project and the Veterans Fellowship. She writes grounded dramas and sci-fi thrillers exploring power, identity, and unseen systems.