Laila L. Wilson
As an Afro-Latina creative hailing from Long Island, NY, Laila is a Purchase College graduate with a B.A. in Playwriting and Screenwriting, currently pursuing an M.F.A. in Film with a concentration in TV Writing at Stony Brook University. She is an alumna of the Warner Bros. Discovery Access Early Career Bootcamp and a former Current Programming Intern at The CW Network. Her writing explores relationships bound by family or friendship and strives for audiences to consider universal human experiences by removing the spotlight from our differences.
Her previous accomplishments include the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence, SUNY ACT Scholarship for Student Excellence and Initiative, Kennedy Center Playwriting Intensive participant, The Television Academy Foundation Internship Program finalist, and YoungArts competition winner for an original screenplay. She looks forward to using her learned experiences as a future creator and showrunner of an original series!
Press
Warner Bros. Discovery
Early Career Bootcamp Fellow
"We are absolutely ecstatic to introduce this year’s WBD Access Early Career Bootcamp cohort! This amazing program enhances access for underrepresented talent to gain experience and career opportunities in entertainment."
Warner Bros. Discovery
Access Programs
Future Visionary TV Professional
"We are delighted to announce our inaugural class of the prestigious Peter Roth Internship Program, honoring our dear friend and industry leader, Peter Roth. After a rigorous national selection process, we are honored to welcome the brightest young minds and the next generation of television's creators and leaders in Media and Entertainment,”
Maureen J. Reidy
President & CEO of The Paley Center for Media
Purchase College Press
Collegiate articles featuring Laila during her tenure at Purchase.