Congratulations to the Recipient of the 2022 Jan Marino Scholarship: Gwen Ogle!
Gwen Ogle is a storyteller, screenwriter, academic, mother, and wife. She has a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism, was a NASA Fellow, and received an M.A.Ed. and Ph.D. from Virginia Tech. She ran an educational consulting business for 12+ years followed by several years in academia. While being her own boss and raising three children, her lifeline became writing screenplays. Gwen found her voice championing protagonists who forge their own path, question the status quo, and expose the systems and constructs that stand in the way.
Gwen also has research and development interests in VR/AR/MR storytelling that focus on writing for interaction and immersion, and how this shapes the screenwriting and storyboarding process. Her latest article, “Screenwriting for New Film Mediums: Conceptualizing Visual Models for Interactive Storytelling,” is in the Journal of Screenwriting (2019).
Gwen was recently a Stowe Story Labs Fellowship Finalist for her original TV comedy pilot Research 1. Gwen is thrilled to pursue an MFA in TV and Screenwriting from Stephens College and is honored to have been selected to receive the Jan Marino Scholarship, which “nurtures the power of strong, independent female storytelling in television and film.”
SeriesFest is honored to partner with the Stephens College M.F.A. in Television and Screenwriting for the third year on the Jan Marino Scholarship, designed to support women over 45 in the Stephens College M.F.A. in Television and Screenwriting program. Named to honor author Jan Marino, the mother of M.F.A. student Betsy Marino Leighton, the scholarship nurtures the power of strong, independent female storytelling in television and film.
Congratulations, and thank you to The Stephens College Low-Residency M.F.A. in Television and Screenwriting and Unreal Media for your support.
To learn more about the program, visit our website.
