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< Back T. Barclay Spaugh tbswriter@gmail.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3606322/ Coverfly Award-winning screenwriter and published author whose work spans romantic thrillers, YA fantasy, and noir across multiple platforms. Her produced YA feature film FIELDS AFIRE has garnered critical acclaim and is available on Amazon and major streaming platforms. A graduate of UCLA's Screenwriting Program and Rice University's Creative Writing Program, she brings both academic rigor and industry experience to her craft. Her science and history background informs the authenticity and depth of her storytelling across genres. As a recognized Writers Guild of America West mentor, she has guided several Academy Award-nominated screenwriters, including Eric Heisserer (ARRIVAL), Marcelo Mitnik (documentary), and Shawn Otto (animation). Her industry expertise extends to her role as former features writer for Creative Screenwriting magazine and founder of the Texas Film Institute Screenplay Competition. Her scripts have earned finalist recognition at the International Screenwriters' Association competition, and her industry standing is reflected in her tenure as finalist judge for the Austin Film Festival (10+ years) and the Anchorage Film Festival (2024). Currently developing YA fantasy features, holiday romantic comedies, and noir thrillers, she continues to collaborate on high-concept projects while mentoring the next generation of screenwriters. Honors & Awards Quarterfinalist, FILMMATIC DRAMA SCREENPLAY AWARDS, S10 - The Longest Rally, 2025 Semifinalist, STAGE 32 HOLIDAY MOVIE SCREENWRITING AWARD - The Lights Before Christmas, 2023 Finalist, ISA FAMILY & HOLIDAY - A Bodyguard for Christmas, 2021 Current Member Female, Multi-ethnic, 55+ TWO WAYS OF THE GUN (Feature, Noir Western ) To rescue his sister from flesh traders, a young man must abandon his moral convictions and embrace the gunslinger's blood he's always denied. THE LIGHTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS (Feature, Family) When a widowed mom accidentally destroys a handyman's livelihood, she helps him win a Christmas lighting contest that could fund his daughter's immigration—and prove she can still hold her own fractured family together. THE LONG DARK NIGHT (Horror Thriller, Comps: ANNIHILATION, THE HEAD) A father's arctic rescue mission becomes a fight for humanity's survival when a long-buried mutagen resurfaces, forcing him to confront the sins of his past. Thriller, Western, Romantic, Sci-Fi, Psychological, YA, Satire, Dark Female, Multi-ethnic, 55+ unrepped

< Back Noemi Villela-Dean novilleladean@gmail.com Noemi Villela-Dean started as a theatrical writer and director who now writes pilots and screenplays, (and sometimes to do lists, lest she forget everything). With a flair for injecting magical realism and dark humor into every story she tells, Noemi likes to imagine 'what if'. Her biggest 'what if' is what would society be like if women had been in control from the beginning? She just finished a screenplay adaptation of the graphic novel Joe Frankenstein, that is currently in pre-pre-production. She's also worked as a playwright adapting fairytales for the stage with hilariously fresh spins on old classics as well as well as wickedly funny original works. Noemi holds an MFA in Television & Screenwriting from Stephens College. Honors and Awards Participant - Athena Film Festival Writers Lab - THE SEER - 2022 non-WGA Female, Latinx, 40+ THE SEER Hour long drama fantasy Long after the demise of the patriarchy in a society where traditional gender roles no longer exist, a band of powerful female warriors fight to protect their way of life from the rising threat of an ominous evil lurking in the shadows. SANTOS & MARGIE Feature drama fantasy A Mexican man’s journey from infancy to adulthood is fraught with magical, mysterious, and dark entities that threaten his very existence. THE DOOR Feature drama A young biracial man is forced to confront the demons of his family's dark history when he finds himself thrust into the tumultuous 1960-s Civil Rights movement in Mississippi. Female-centric, BIPOC-centric, Fantasy, Anthology, Satire, Dark, Magical Realism, Sketch Female, Latinx, 40+ unrepped

< Back Maria Eugenia Mealla mariamealla@gmail.com http://mariamealla.com Coverfly Maria was raised in La Paz, Bolivia on a healthy balance of cultural folklore and Catholic superstition. She moved to Austin, TX where she studied Theater Arts before moving to the Bay Area, where she ventured into filmmaking and taught herself the craft through work-trade. She is currently Head of Production at Glass and Marker, a full service creative studio in Oakland, California. Maria was selected to participate in the 2019 Artist in Residency program at the Napa Film Festival with her feature debut, BRING ME AN AVOCADO, a Cinequest Audience Award winner streaming on Amazon Prime. She is a 2022 Sidewalk Narrative Labs Fellow. Her short film LA MACANA, won HBO's 2023 Pa'lante Competition and was licensed to Max for a year. Her latest project in development, BODY SHOP, was selected as a finalist in the 2023 Tribeca Untold Stories competition and pitched live during the festival. In 2024, BODY SHOP was accepted into the NALIP Media Accelerator Program and PGA Create. Maria plans to film a proof of concept for this film in 2024. Most recently, Maria was selected as a Latino Public Broadcasting grantee for her short film JUANA PELOS. The film was completed winter of 2024 and will hit the festival circuit in early 2025. non-WGA Female, Latinx RAFA Coming of age, drama - Lady Bird - Yes, God, Yes In the mountains of Bolivia, Rafa, a Catholic teenager, gets a job as a barback using a fake ID to save money for a New Year's Eve trip to Peru, where she's made a pact with her best friend to lose their virginities before New Year. BODY SHOP Magical Realism, Comedy In an alternate reality where “body shops” replace hospitals, Lupe’s body suffers an accident that forces her into the loaner frame of a white Anglo woman. Desperate to expedite the repairs, Lupe ventures to a rumored black market to source skin that matches her true identity. Character-driven, Female-centric, Coming-of-Age, Magical Realism Female, Latinx unrepped

< Back Yeni Alvarez Manager: Will Swift, Arsenal Media - swifty@arsenalmediallc.com (323) 424-7647 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0023337/ Google "Multi-Cultural" and you get Yeni Alvarez. Yeni was born in Cuba and escaped with her parents to Panama when she was 10. She was smuggled via Rio Grande into the US and grew up in the most Cuban of neighborhoods, Hialeah, where stores display signs that read “We speak English.” She studied theater in NY and Miami and paid for college by working weekends as a children’s party princess, all while learning makeup techniques from a transgender best friend. Yeni later moved to LA to be an actress, booking her first audition for the highest-rated sitcom in Spanish Television, and later her voiceover career bloomed when she booked the Spanish Female voice of Disney Theme Parks. (She's the Spanish voice that tells you to "keep your arms inside the vehicle at all times.") Yeni is fluent in three languages, writes in two, and dabbles in Klingon. Her worldview informs her screenwriting, creating stories and characters that span the entirety of the human experience. Plenty of people can imagine fish-out-of-water stories, but few have lived one as fearlessly – and humorously – as Yeni. She is currently developing multicultural comedy, sci-fi, and animation properties that celebrate human diversity and the most powerful force on Earth: Laughter. non-WGA Female, BIPOC, Latinx AQUA TOFANA (Period feature) 17th Century Italy was plagued by the deaths of hundredths of abusive husbands. They all had one thing in common. Very well scented wives. Enter Julia Tofana, the profumiera saint and savior of would be widows. TESLA AND THE TINY TITANS (Animated TV Series - similar to JIMMY NEUTRON but with Einstein and Tesla) Mostly true tales of steampunk inventions by the kids who would grow up to be titans. DIVERSITY HIRE (Half Hour Comedy Sitcom) Afraid of losing his job in Hollywood, a washed up Jewish writer hires his Latina dog walker to play the role of his writing partner. Character-driven, Female-centric, BIPOC-centric, Sci-Fi, Children's, Animation, Limited Series, International Female, BIPOC, Latinx unrepped

< Back Jennifer Vandever jrvandever@gmail.com http://www.jennifervandever.com Jennifer Vandever is an author, screenwriter, and educator born and raised in Portland, Oregon. She's the author of the novel THE RONTE PROJECT, published by Random House (US) and Simon & Schuster (UK) and translated into Spanish, Italian, and Polish. The Bronte Project was also optioned for film by director Nisha Ganatra (LATE NIGHT, THE HIGH NOTE). A second novel, American Tango was published in 2016. She has optioned numerous screenplays to both independent and studio-based producers. She's a graduate of Columbia University's MFA program, has written film criticism for The Village Voice and was the co-screenwriter of the film JUST ONE TIME. Vandever is an adjunct professor teaching courses in Screenwriting, Screwball & Romantic Comedy, and Women in Film for Emerson College's Los Angeles program as well as its MFA program in Dramatic Writing. non-WGA Female, Over 40 OCTOBER SURPRISE (Romantic Comedy Feature - THE LONG SHOT meets CRAZY, STUPID LOVE) A governor's wife runs against him after she discovers an affair. SPEARFISH (Comedy Feature - comps: ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE, SWEET HOME ALABAMA) A disgraced Washington political aide returns to her rural hometown of Spearfish as its mayor, rekindling an old romance while confronting an international incident with Finland. EDENDALE (TV Drama - think BABYLON or MAD MEN) A young woman in 1922 Hollywood discovers the darker, less glamorous side of Hollywood's early beginnings as an aspiring director who becomes involved with a closeted male movie star. Character-driven, Female-centric, Romantic, Bittersweet Female, Over 40 unrepped

< Back Megan J. Wilson megan@dirttotem.com Megan lives in Los Angeles but considers the Pacific Northwest home. She’s worked at a publishing house in Seattle, a law firm in North Carolina, the NFL in New York, and a cannery in Alaska – and yes, there were bears. She was a writers assistant for CBS for 3 years, and she wrote and produced a 6-episode webseries (The Sanctum, 2009). She writes action/drama, action/sci-fi, and action/comedy, and her stories often feature families dealing with mental illness. She’s been finalist for the PAGE Award, quarterfinalist for the Nicholl, Script Pipeline and Austin Film Festival and she's been featured on the Red List and the Next List. Megan currently has two features and a short in development. Megan is active in the LA-writing community, as co-founder of the League of Women Writers and co-founder of the Writer X Director Mixer. She loves quilting, snowboarding, writing graphic novels, and has a complicated relationship with her crockpot. Honors & Awards Finalist, PAGE Awards - AVALANCHE EXPRESS - 2023 Quarterfinalist, Nicholl Fellowship - AVALANCHE EXPRESS - 2022 Official Selection, The Next List - 2024 - https://www.tracking-board.com/the-next-list-2024/ non-WGA Female, 40+ AVALANCHE EXPRESS (Action Feature) When a passenger train traveling through the Alps is caught in an avalanche, the Syrian-Swiss conductor must surmount her own fear of being buried alive to lead the remaining passengers in a struggle for survival. DROP ZONE (Hourlong Procedural) When the prodigal daughter of a firefighting family returns home to Montana as a forest service firefighter (a “smokejumper”), she clashes with the father who disowned her and confronts the sister who married her high school sweetheart. DUSTRISE (Horror Feature) When two sisters take a back road to Burning Man to avoid the fees, their dream trip becomes a nightmare, as a 100-year flood wakes terrifying monsters from a dry riverbed to feed on festivalgoers. Character-driven, Female-centric, Crime, Thriller, Procedural, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror Female, 40+ unrepped

< Back Stephanie Bast Steamylomein@gmail.com http://www.stephaniebast.com Stephanie Bast was abandoned in Korea, adopted by Italians and raised in a town so small and white, someone asked: “How are you gonna understand her when she starts speaking?” Fiercely loved and protected, she was taught to fear “the other” while knowing “the other” was herself. She started to write comedy to heal a wound. Now she writes to heal others, creating characters who think they’re not enough, desperate to prove they’re worthy of being saved. Stephanie lives in Los Angeles and is named one of the Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2025 by ISA, Roadmap’s Diversity Fellow, studied at UCLA extension and placed as a Finalist for Austin Film Festival, Final Draft’s Big Break, CineStory, PAGE and The Writers Lab winner. A Broadway and TV/Film actress in the time when presenting as Asian was a detriment, she has turned the pain of her race into a super power. Stephanie writes for everyone who’s adopted. She writes for everyone who hates looking in the mirror. She writes for her children, so they may always love their eyes. In a pinch, Stephanie can perform a reverse vasectomy. Honors & Awards ISA Top 25 Writers to Watch in 2025 , AS I AM - 2025 AFF Finalist, AS I AM - 2023 Final Draft Big Break Top 10 , WASH YOUR BIRDIE: 101 THINGS THAT CAN CRAWL UP YOUR VAGINA AND KILL YOU - 2022" WGA Female, BIPOC, Asian, Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander, Multi-Ethnic, 40+ AS I AM Asian FLEABAG stuck in THE SOPRANOS family A Korean adoptee raised by an Italian family dreams of becoming the next Carmela Soprano. But when her obsession fails, she must open the eyes she hates, to love the Asian she's refused to be. WASH YOUR BIRDIE: 101 THINGS THAT CAN CRAWL UP YOUR VAGINA AND KILL YOU PEN15 with a spurt of BIG MOUTH A Catholic school virgin promises to please her mother and God, but when she leaves home for college she's taunted into her long-overdue sexual awakening by her own vagina - a cartoon bird named Birdie, who wants to please herself. ME LOVE YOU LONG TIME 10 Things I Hate About You meets Crazy Rich Asians A Korean adoptee with more white energy than the cast of Friends, is forced to partner with the Korean-American man she bullied in grade school who must transform her into a ""real Asian” in order to land the K-Beauty account that can save her father’s company. Character-driven, Female-centric, BIPOC-centric, Coming-of-Age, Snarky Female, BIPOC, Asian, Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander, Multi-Ethnic, 40+ unrepped

< Back Jori Lynn Felker joriwritestv@gmail.com Agent: Michael Chung (Verve) Coverfly Forged amidst the biting winds of Chicago, Jori once earned a Neuroscience degree just to spite a misogynistic ex, only to pivot into entertainment upon realizing GREY’S ANATOMY wasn’t real life. With over ten years in the assistant trenches, Jori's eclectic journey spans from Disney kid’s comedies (GABBY DURAN & THE UNSITTABLES) to erotic thrillers (THE IDOL). Blending sharp wit and emotional depth, her writing transforms high concepts into intimate explorations of humanity’s rather… unsavory facets. Jori’s frozen-time coming-of-age feature BETWEEN THE RAINDROPS sold on spec in 2020, marking her as a writer to watch. Currently, she is penning the feature adaptation of the indie-darling game THE UNFINISHED SWAN for PlayStation with Hisko Hulsing (UNDONE) attached to direct, and supporting the writers’ room of an upcoming Apple Sci-fi show. Her horror short story, TOO CUTE, exploring the neurological phenomenon of ‘cute aggression,’ will be published in Dark Matter’s ‘Haunted Reels’ summer of 2025. Jori is also a recipient of the prestigious USC Renaissance Scholarship, noted for her exemplary work across diverse disciplines. Between projects, Jori works her way through her self-imposed 'alphabet hobbies,' which have included everything from Blacksmithing to Exotic Dancing. She is currently on the letter ‘H’ and learning ‘computer hacking’ – because why not? Honors & Awards ● Writer – Writer’s Lab 2020: Bonfire (Baobab) ● Top 10% Nicholl’s Fellowship 2020 – The First Year ● Finalist Unique Voices 2020 – The First Year ● Finalist Unique Voices 2020 – Between the Raindrops ● Semifinalist ScriptShadow 2020 – Between the Raindrops ● Quarterfinalist Emerging Screenwriters 2020 – Between the Raindrops ● Quarterfinalist Screencraft 2020 – Between the Raindrops ● USC Renaissance Scholar - 2015 current member Female, disabled, 40+ THE UNFINISHED SWAN (Feature -Magical Realism - ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND meets GROUNDHOG DAY ) Struggling with a tough decision, a teenage boy accidentally stops time, but can’t figure out how to restart it. Based on the video game. PlayStation producing. GLITCHIKER (Pilot - Sci-fi/Drama - THE DROPOUT meets MR. ROBOT ) A disgraced tech CEO must decide how far she’ll go to redeem her legacy when she stumbles upon technology so earth-shattering, the world might not be ready for it — teleportation. THE FIRST YEAR (Feature - Drama/Coming of Age - AN EDUCATION meets TULLY ) An introverted freshman is taken under the wing of her peculiar RA and finds herself forced to grow up in ways she never expected. Character-driven, Female-centric, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, YA, Children's, Satire Female, disabled, 40+ repped

< Back Dave Kagno dave@interlakenmedia.com Coverfly Dave Kagno grew up in a suburb of Boston and quickly learned that being pragmatic and logical was a good way to avoid facing his feelings. Since then, he’s found a way to emote vicariously through the characters he creates on the page. Still inspired by the 80s films of his youth, like Stand by Me, he writes coming-of-age dramas and fantasies that thematically focus on finding strength through family and friends. He’s written a number of screenplays, short stories, a pilot, and recently finished his first novel. He’s also co-produced two short films: Bitsy Bites Back (2022) and How to Survive Your Parents: Where do you want to Eat? (2019). While Dave has found a home in the more temperate weather of the SF Bay Area, he does on occasion long to hear the word “wicked” used indiscriminately by someone who is incapable of pronouncing “ER” sounds. Awards & Honors PAGE Awards - Semifinalist - EHLO - 2024 CineStory Foundation - Semifinalist - WE'RE All F@&K!NG MORONS - 2024 Final Draft Big Break - Top 5 - The Legend of The Hope - 2022 non-WGA Male, 40+ EHLO Feature: Drama/Fantasy/Family - A Monster Calls Struggling with his parent’s divorce, a young boy uses a magic blanket to travel into other people's dreams, only to find the truth about himself, the rift between his parents and the healing power of imagination. THE LEGEND OF HOPE Feature: Action Adventure/Drama/Family - The Goonies meets The Deadliest Catch When the headstrong daughter of a fisherman steals her father's crab boat to chase a 150-year-old, cursed treasure, she finds she may have to let go of the thing she cares about most in order to save her town and family. WE'RE ALL F@&K!NG MORONS Pilot: Drama - Mr. Robot/The Wire Tired of watching his loved ones getting sucked into the vacant world of compulsive shopping, a reclusive anarchist, dedicated to destroying the titans of e-commerce, recruits an army of marginalized gig-workers into his revolution using a mobile app. Character-driven, Fantasy, Coming-of-Age, YA, Children's, Animation, Limited Series, Bittersweet Male, 40+ unrepped

< Back Tiffany Warren t.warren.tx@gmail.com Tiffany Warren is a filmmaker and screenwriter based in Los Angeles, building her creative brand under Theophania Visuals. Her work draws on horror, fantasy, sci-fi, and dark comedy to tell emotionally charged stories with complex characters navigating resilience, identity, and transformation. Alongside her writing, Tiffany brings a versatile background as a video editor, colorist, and 3D generalist, skills that sharpen her storytelling with both visual and technical insight. Her past projects include To and From (web series), the award-winning web series L.I.F.E. Anthologies, and collaborations such as Amber’s Closet. She is currently developing Goodnight Text, a proof-of-concept short that explores betrayal, possession, and empowerment through a cursed mirror. Passionate about collaboration and innovation, Tiffany is dedicated to creating original works that push genre boundaries while fostering community and meaningful connection. non-WGA Female, Latinx, LGBTQ+, Disabled, 40+ GOODNIGHT TEXT Horror The Black Phone meets Evil Dead (2013) After a painful betrayal, a timid young woman becomes bound to a cursed mirror and the vengeful spirit within, forcing her to confront her fears or be consumed by violent transformation. GOATMAN'S BRIDGE Horror Candyman meets Hereditary A troubled mother enters rehab to win back custody of her daughter, only to uncover her family’s connection to a Jim Crow–era murder on the land — awakening the vengeful Goatman and forcing her into a deadly battle that could end her bloodline. KIDS THESE DAYS Dark Comedy/Thriller Heathers meets Jawbreaker When a former nerd joins her school’s mean-girl clique, a botched attempt to silence a predatory coach leaves him dead — and the girls’ twisted cover-up spirals into a savage lesson in popularity, power, and survival. Character-driven, Female-centric, BIPOC-centric, Queer, Psychological, Horror, Satire, Dark Female, Latinx, LGBTQ+, Disabled, 40+ unrepped

< Back Megan Rees meganlrees@gmail.com Coverfly IMDB Profile Megan once drove 3 murderers to a museum in a Honda Accord. Another time she helped a passenger snap back from a catatonic state on the subway floor. She writes female-led TV projects about wounded healers who are reluctantly pulled into saving society from destruction by the status quo. Her multi-accoladed pilot, Hot Town, is based on her grassroots work in community emergency care. So is Hot Flash, but the protagonist therapists also happen to be menopause-onset witches. With an interest in changing the industry from the outside in, Megan founded a community of women and nonbinary emerging screenwriters 40+ which now has over 500 members in 6 continents. She has collected data on accomplishments, arranged several industry speakers, and received donations from all the major screenwriting companies. Honors & Awards Finalist, Athena Film Festival Writers' Lab - Hot Town - 2023 Semifinalist, The Writers Lab - Hot Town - 2023 Semifinalist ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship - Hot Town - 2022 non-WGA Female, LGBTQ+, 40+ HOT TOWN drama pilot When a charged video of her altercation with a cop goes viral, the captain of Oakland's only all-female fire crew must fight a corrupt city government that threatens to disband them. HOT FLASH fantasy comedy pilot When her first hot flash causes her to inadvertently bewitch her students and colleagues, a righteous school psychologist must join forces with a coven of fellow menopause-onset witches to learn to control her powers in exchange for helping them pull off a series of heists centuries in the making. Character-driven, Female-centric, Snarky Female, LGBTQ+, 40+ unrepped

< Back Katherine Ruppe katherine.ruppe@gmail.com Katherine is drawn to inspiring real life stories and twisty mysteries revolving around themes of resilience, courage, and redemption. Her Humanitas New Voices-winning TV drama, LIFTOFF, was awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Grant and selected for the Netflix-sponsored Film Independent Episodic Lab. Her thriller feature, TRUE NORTH, is an Athena List Winner, Nicholl Fellowship Top 30, and set to be produced by Resonate Entertainment. Katherine’s passion for story-telling was sparked while hitchhiking the Australian Outback, shooting Super 8 film, and absorbing tales of the Aboriginal Dreamtime. She has developed an original crime drama pilot with WBTV and won fellowships in the PGA Power of Diversity Workshop and Film Independent Screenwriter Lab. A former camera operator in the International Cinematographer’s Guild, Katherine worked with renown DPs on movies, docs, and TV. She’s originally from Michigan’s rugged Upper Peninsula, where she raced in rodeos and campaigned for her Congressman father in way too many parades. Honors & Awards Winner, Humanitas New Voices Fellowship – LIFTOFF – 2021 Fellow, Film Independent Episodic Lab – LIFTOFF – 2020 Winner, Alfred P. Sloan Development Grant – LIFTOFF – 2020 non-WGA Female LIFTOFF (TV Drama – HIDDEN FIGURES / THE RIGHT STUFF) LIFTOFF intercuts the true story of America’s first six female astronauts – who blast through the brotherhood of spaceflight in 1978 – with the heartrending Challenger disaster, which claims the life of one of our first women and spurs Sally Ride to uncover NASA secrets while keeping her own. TIME BOMB (TV Drama Thriller – à la HOMELAND) An impulsive female Undercover Agent teams with a discerning FBI Psychologist to infiltrate and take down a network of lone wolf extremists. Conflict flares when the first “time bomb” they must defuse is the Undercover’s own brother, forcing her into the heart of darkness that is domestic terrorism. IN/JUSTICE (TV Crime Drama – YELLOWSTONE / JUSTIFIED) A fearless half-Blackfeet detective returns to her rugged Montana hometown to untangle the conspiracy of her activist mother’s murder – battling the FBI, greedy oil interests, and Blackfeet militants – forever upending her delicate balance between the Native and white worlds. Character-driven, Female-centric, BIPOC-centric, Science, Crime, Thriller, Procedural Female repped