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Inevitable Foundation Names 2024 Accelerate Fellows


Inevitable Foundation on Wednesday named its Accelerate Fellows, each of whom will benefit from a $40,000 grant, mentorship opportunities and more.

Supported by an exclusive, multi-year commitment from Netflix’s Fund for Creative Equity, the Accelerate Fellowship provides professional disabled writers with $40,000 grants, mentorship, connections, and community to help them become industry-leading creators. The organization’s fellowship news comes following a recent open letter put out by the org that called for improved disability representation in Hollywood, with 30+ industry leaders co-signing. Simone Hawthorne(she/her) is a Bronx-born writer and proud mom whose writing credits include Ambitions, Untold Stories of Black Wall Street, and The Young and the Restless.

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