Script your own Ugly Betty

Enter a contest to write an episode of the hit television show

Tired of the canned realism of Survivor, Step It Up and Dance, and Hey Paula? Do something with that manuscript you’ve been working on. Apply to the Latino Television Writers Program and create your own reality. You’ll head to Los Angeles for a shot at a Big Break. Airfare, housing, meals and a stipend of $250 a week will be provided. Then it’s no excuses. You’ll have from Nov. 8 to Dec. 13 to write a half-hour comedy or one-hour dramatic television script in English. If network executives think your stuff is caliente, you could be on your way to becoming a network writer. To download an application, go to: www.nhmc.org/writers/ Writing samples must be postmarked by Sept. 2 and sent to: National Latino Media Council, 55 S. Grand Ave., Pasadena, CA 91105. Then pray there’s no more writers’ strikes.