Aligned with the mission of Harvardwood, the purpose of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of Harvardwood is to bring together Harvard alumni and affiliates working in arts, entertainment, and media to build a supportive community of like-minded folks.

Now through September 15, 2018, we're administering a short survey (3-5 minutes) for PNW-based members to inform our events and programming in the upcoming year as we revive the chapter.

DC-area residents, we need YOUR assistance! Harvardwood is eager to bring more events to our DC members, but in order to do so, we need access to free or affordable venues.

If you live in or familiar with the DC area and can hook us up with such a space, please email us. Examples of good spaces are: the conference room of a law firm; small theaters or screening rooms; the private room at a restaurant, bar, wine bar, etc.; classrooms at a community college or local school; the community room of a public library; art galleries... get creative, we're open!

START BIDDING: Harvardwood's Summer 2018 VIP Lunch auction is LIVE now through Aug. 25th!

Do you have an idea for an original TV pilot? Or a finished script you’re looking to rewrite? If so, apply for the Fall 2018 NYC Harvardwood TV Writing Group!

Applications will be accepted until September 1, 2018. All applicants will be asked to submit a short writing sample, a bio or resume, and two ideas for a pilot you'd like to work on this fall. We will pitch our ideas in the first meeting and select one to move forward with.

We are seeking volunteer mentors for the 2018-19 Harvardwood Mentorship Program, which aims to foster meaningful professional relationships between Full Members of Harvardwood and well-established alums in their fields of interest.

Calling all filmmakers and film lovers who are attending the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival! Whether you're presenting a film you worked on or you simply want to connect with other Harvard folks in attendance, get in touch with Harvardwood and let us know you'll be there. We want to do all we can to promote you/your film, AND if there's a critical mass of Harvardwood members and friends attending, we'd be happy to help organize a casual get-together.

Accepting submissions to our upcoming Once Upon a Fairytale anthology!

Harvardwood Publishing is reinventing the fairytale! We are accepting submissions for our upcoming anthology, Once Upon a Fairytale, which will feature modern retellings of classic fairytales in the form of short stories, poems, and songs. What would a contemporary version of a Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, or Little Red Riding Hood read like if written today?

We are now accepting submissions to the 2018 Harvardwood Writers Competition!

Industry professionals, with support from the Harvardwood Board of Directors, will evaluate all scripts entered to determine the winner and two runners up from each category. Results will be announced in late 2019.

Celebrate the first 5 years of our Heroes community service program by catching up with the 2013-2017 Harvardwood Heroes grant recipients!

After reviewing numerous outstanding community service proposals, we are delighted to present to you the following 2018 Harvardwood Heroes. Each grant recipient will receive $500 to use at his/her discretion.

This year's Heroes are:

• Jeanie M. Barnett MPA '02 | The Chicago Help Initiative

• Farah Art Griffin EDM '08 | Anti-oppression Art Practice

• Laura Kanji AB '19 | Mission Hill After School Program

• Priten H. Shah AB '19 | United 4 Social Change

Read more about the 2018 Heroes' community service projects.

We're so pleased to share the winners of the Harvardwood Writers Competition and the Most Staffable TV Writers list (see Tuesday's Deadline article)!

We received numerous excellent scripts this year, and the winning writers were selected by a panel of television executives, writers, producers, agents, and managers. Each writer will receive a one-on-one mentorship, and Competition winners will also receive a cash prize.

A few months ago, our Board of Directors announced the creation of the Harvardwood Prize, founded to recognize and celebrate the artistic accomplishments and potential of high school students who exemplify our mission. We are now delighted to announce that we have selected a winner for the inaugural Harvardwood Prize. Please join us in congratulating Brammhi Balarajan, a high school junior from Las Vegas, NV!