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Featured Writers IWC Featured Writers have recently distinguished themselves with a sale, option, production, a placement in a lab, or related action. This June, the IWC honors Pride Month and celebrates the recent successes of some of its LGBTQIA+ members. Featured Writers are updated quarterly. Christina Hulen Chris' two Historical Features, La Maupin and Warbirds are both on this year's Best Of list. Read Full Profile Sabine El Gemayel Recently, Sabine mentored five projects as an editor for the Royal Film Commission of Jordan. Read Full Profile Matija Šraj Matija was recently awarded the Honorable Mention in the 2025 Page International Screenwriting Awards – Stowe Story Labs Fellowship. Read Full Profile Shana Holmes Shana is a 2025 Stowe Story Labs Narrative Lab Fellowship Semi-Finalist for her 1/2 hour comedy pilot, Smut and Mothballs. Read Full Profile IWC Membership Use the above search bar to sort writers by name, genre, demographics, script attributes, and more. Alec Moore TV, Features, Comedy Comedy writer seeks someone to laugh, but will consider settling for silent chuckles if you're the stoic type... Read Full Profile Ambra Chavira Drama, Comedy Ambra is an LA-Based Feature Writer whose brand is Kick Ass Women of Color. Read Full Profile Anne Toole TV, Drama, Dramedy, Genre Versatile writer looking to grow with a team of great writers... Read Full Profile Arun K. Vir TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy Arun goes beyond being a scribe; she steps into the role of social explorer and tribal architect... Read Full Profile Billie Jo Mason TV, Features, Genre Recently worked with showrunner Mark Protosevich on SUGAR (starring Colin Farrell) for Apple+... Read Full Profile Caitlin Reed TV, Features, Dramedy, Genre Caitlin Reed writes three-dimensional, quirky, yet relatable characters dealing with existential ennui, coated by enough delusional escapism to forget reality. Read Full Profile Christina Hulen TV, Features, Drama, Genre Christina writes features and television about women and LGBTQ+ people whose stories have been white-washed or lost to history... Read Full Profile Conor Dowling TV, Features, Comedy, Genre Conor is a writer and filmmaker from Ireland whose brand is misfits, monsters and broken hearts. Read Full Profile Dana Braziel-Solovy TV, Comedy, Genre In true bisexual fashion, Dana Braziel-Solovy hates having to choose, so she writes all types of comedy television: workplace, high concept, dark, light, hard, female-driven. Read Full Profile Dave Kagno TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy Dave grew up in a suburb of Boston and quickly learned that being pragmatic and logical was a good way to avoid facing his feelings. Now, he’s a writer. Go figure. Read Full Profile Edward Coffey TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy Veteran and AAPI writer of all genres... Read Full Profile Eugene Ramos TV, Features, Dramedy, Genre Influenced by William Shakespeare and Rod Serling, Eugene writes genre stories about underdogs fighting the good fight (oftentimes while falling in love) against overwhelming odds... Read Full Profile Gina DeAngelis Features, Dramedy, Genre Youngest of Ten Kids Who All Talked at Once... Read Full Profile James Moorer TV, Features, Drama, Genre The darkness came with James... Writing soul-gripping, character-driven thrillers that reach unspoken depths of humanity... Read Full Profile Jennifer Vandever TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy Jennifer writes smart, interesting characters navigating absurd worlds. Her scripts center women exploring modern relationships, politics, and power, often with a satiric slant... Read Full Profile Johnny Gilligan TV, Features, Genre Johnny grew up Ireland where being a seanchaí (storyteller) is mandated by Celtic lore. He writes character-driven grounded sci-fi features and pilots. Read Full Profile Joseph Mwamba TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy Joe recently wrote his first episode on an upcoming Netflix action series & writes aspirational Young Adult dramedies... Read Full Profile Karol Ruth Silverstein Features, Drama, Comedy, Dramedy Karol Ruth Silverstein champions misfits, underdogs, and that weird kid nobody wanted to sit next to. Spoiler alert: she qualifies as all of the above. Dramedy is her sweet spot... Read Full Profile Kelly and Megan Anelons TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy Kelly Anelons is one half of a writing team with her daughter, Megan. They have just completed their second project with Bound Entertainment and are working on a third. Read Full Profile Kim Turner Features, TV, Comedy Kim works overtime to make you laugh and to distract you so you don't see the moment that breaks your heart coming... Read Full Profile Leah Simmons TV, Features, Comedy, Genre Leah is a genre writer from South Dakota specializing in horror and sci-fi that ranges from the deep exploration of humanity's darker nature to laugh out loud funny. Read Full Profile Lisa Jeanne Rosenberg Features, Drama, Genre Lisa explores personal beliefs and decisions that drive momentous social and political outcomes. Underdog scientists, a female thief, and a war criminal are among her characters. Read Full Profile Lisanne Sartor TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy An Italian American Jersey girl whose dysfunctional family history of secrets and lies has deeply informed her writing and culinary skills as well as her vengeful, loyal nature... Read Full Profile Marina Quintero TV, Comedy, Dramedy Marina writes female driven comedies and dramedies that center around themes of coming-of-age (at any age), blended families and underdogs. Read Full Profile Matija Šraj TV, Features, Drama, Comedy Matija writes mostly LGBTQIA+ stories, often through a multicultural/ethnic lens. He writes TV and features across genres, from comedy and dramedy, to drama, action and thriller. Read Full Profile Megan Rees TV, Drama, Dramedy, Genre Smashing the patriarchy one wounded healer at a time. Read Full Profile Michael J. Dougherty Features, Drama, Comedy, Genre Michael writes dark features, comedies, dramas, and genre... Read Full Profile Nerris Nassiri Features, Drama, Dramedy Redefining musicals, films, and musical films with bold, diverse, and original storytelling on a budget. Read Full Profile Noemi Villela-Dean TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy Noemi likes to imagine what the world would be like if women had always been in charge. One of her peeves is the phrase, "That's how it's always been done." Read Full Profile Philippe Bowgen TV, Comedy, Dramedy The Most Irreverent Queer Latinx Writer and Comedian on Either Coast Read Full Profile Reenita Malhotra Hora TV, Features, Drama, Comedy Reenita crafts South Asian stories with unapologetic humor and imperfect characters. LA Weekly hails her as a top Indie writer bringing Indian culture to U.S. audiences. Read Full Profile Roxanne Beck Raye TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy Roxanne's writing focuses on women who refuse to be silenced, and underdogs who never give up... Read Full Profile Saiya Floyd TV, Features, Genre Saiya explores new perspectives in historical, fantasy, and sci-fi stories. Through heightened worlds, she uncovers traits that make us the most human... Read Full Profile Shaene M. Siders TV, Features, Drama, Genre Shaene Siders is an IBM-certified computer geek and an award-winning action, science fiction, and fantasy writer. Never read her scripts without a helmet... Read Full Profile Stephen Nolly TV, Features, Drama, Genre Stephen is a biracial Japanese/Jewish writer/director and Air Force brat. He writes high-concept, socially-conscious stories and is a current RespectAbility fellow. Read Full Profile Steven Vivell TV, Features, Comedy, Genre Steven Vivell writes genre comedy mashups. He's written a fantasy comedy, animated comedy, and mystery comedy. Perhaps next, a horror comedy... Read Full Profile Thomas R. Schrack TV, Features, Drama, Comedy Thomas is a skateboarding, screenwriting, accountant with a passion for storytelling. He focuses on adventures in imagination and resilience. Read Full Profile Tonia Kempler TV, Features, Dramedy, Genre Tonia's horror feature The Leatherface Lady is in development with Radar Pictures. The project is part of a larger multi-revenue IP -- Old Orchard Lore. Read Full Profile Tracy Held TV, Features, Comedy A Chinese/Eastern European writer, Tracy loves to tell stories about do-gooders who strive to save the world, but struggle to know how to navigate the human interaction part... Read Full Profile Virtic Emil Brown TV, Features, Drama, Genre Virtic puts a lot of her emotions and experiences in her writing. She focuses on inclusion and diversity... Read Full Profile Yousif Nash TV, Features, Drama, Genre Yousif is a son of Iraqi immigrants, an Air Force veteran, and a huge nerd... Read Full Profile Alexa Oona Schulz TV, Drama, Comedy Alexa’s special skill is her background in writing and directing documentaries, and her work history with a law-enforcement agency... Read Full Profile Aminah Hughes Features, Drama, Comedy, Dramedy Aminah writes trauma recovery narratives. She focuses on women’s stories and examines male characters through a feminine lens. Read Full Profile Anthony Sclafani, Jr. TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy Anthony’s writing is fueled by his life experiences along with his passion for true love, comedy and redemption. He hopes to play a part in the resurgence of the Rom Com... Read Full Profile Ben Rosen TV, Features, Comedy Semi-finalist or higher in DISNEY WRITING PROGRAM, AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL, SCRIPTAPALOOZA, & FINAL DRAFT BIG BREAK. Writer. Stand-up comedian. Trophy husband. Read Full Profile Brandy N. Carie TV, Features, Dramedy, Genre Horror & Thrillers about what happens when nice girls get mad. Read Full Profile Carolyn Kras TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy Carolyn is a playwright turned drama writer with studio development experience who loves creating character-driven stories with crisp dialogue and surprising plot twists... Read Full Profile Christine Sneed TV, Features, Drama, Comedy Christine aspires to write stories that entertain but also, like the Ferris wheel, offer the giddy uplift and the vibrancy of deeply seeing and being... Read Full Profile Craig T. Williams TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy Craig writes comedies that amplify the grounded Black family experience. Read Full Profile Daniel Gámez TV, Features, Dramedy, Genre Half-hour Dramedy, One-Hour Dramedy, Feature Film Traumedy, Playwright... Read Full Profile David Ngo TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy David wore surf clothes to blend in with his peers in Orange County, CA, but he never surfed. Now, he writes about such experiences with humor, heart, and catharsis... Read Full Profile Elise Salomon TV, Features, Drama, Genre Elise Salomon writes present-day, grounded folk horror with an all-encompassing aesthetic, rooted in drama and true to its supernatural underpinnings. Read Full Profile Gabe Berry Features, Drama, Comedy, Dramedy Gabe has been hired for multiple writing assignments with films produced. Read Full Profile Heather Ragsdale TV, Features, Drama Heather writes dramas and psychological thrillers that revolve around survivors who choose to re-frame and re-write their stories. Read Full Profile Jami Brandli TV, Features, Dramedy, Genre Jami is an award-winning dramatist and Humanitas playwright fellow with studio development experience. Her dramedies bend the rules with myths, magic and history. Read Full Profile Jeremy Palmer Features, Drama, Dramedy, Genre Jeremy finds humor and humanity in every setting—from WW1 to a public school to a time travel lab—and uses it to tell compelling stories from almost any genre you can name... Read Full Profile Jorge Molina Features, Drama, Dramedy, Genre Jorge is an award-winning screenwriter, film programmer, entertainment critic and journalist. He writes murder mysteries and heightened dramas. Read Full Profile Jude Roth TV, Features, Drama, Genre Jude Roth's from a northeast town filled with both natural beauty and toxic waste – a tense push-pull for redemption that drives her character-driven dramas and thrillers. Read Full Profile Katherine Ruppe TV, Features, Drama, Genre Katherine writes propulsive dramas about intrepid underdogs pursuing the impossible – whether it’s delivering justice or rocketing to space... Read Full Profile Kenneth Hicks TV, Features, Drama, Genre Kenneth Hicks and his writing partner, Jibreel Turner write gritty TV and Feature dramas about strong-willed fathers unafraid of taking drastic measures to achieve their goals. Read Full Profile Kimberley Ann Sparks Features, TV, Video Games Kim is an award-winning screenwriter who started in preschool television, went on to write mature video games, and is now writing dramatic features and one-hour series... Read Full Profile Linda Dillon Moya (Sweigart) TV, Features, Drama, Genre An avid traveler, Linda is a global storyteller drawn to writing about complex characters that live on the fringes of society... Read Full Profile Lisa Kenner Grissom TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy Lisa writes compelling narratives, multi-faceted characters, and leans into potent themes. Her writing offers a fresh take on social issues, often told through a female lens. Read Full Profile Lynn Esta Goldman Features, Drama, Dramedy, Genre Lynn Esta Goldman writes scripts that kick ass and cause good trouble. Silence will not protect us. Read Full Profile Mark DeCarlo TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy Emmy Award winning Comedy Writer will script for opulent remuneration... Read Full Profile Matt Harry TV, Features, Comedy, Genre Writer of fun, exciting stories with a dash of the fantastical... Read Full Profile Megan and Kelly Anelons TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy Megan Anelons is one half of a writing team with her mother, Kelly. They have just completed their second project with Bound Entertainment and are working on a third. Read Full Profile Michael January TV, Features, Drama, Genre Versatile vision and character in thrillers, action, and drama... Read Full Profile Nicholas Pangilinan TV, Features, Comedy, Genre The son of an immigrant, Nick writes the stories that he wished he had while growing up: diverse, well-rounded, and a bit wild... Read Full Profile Pepper Reed TV, Features, Genre She is the star-chaser who doesn't realize, she is the star she is chasing. Read Full Profile R. Scott Shields TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy Scott is a former PAGE Awards grand prize winner. He specializes in sports dramas and has been hired to write biopics on high profile athletes. Read Full Profile Rich Orstad Features, Drama, Dramedy, Genre Heavy focus on features; family drama, horror comedy, genre. Seeking the right manager and agent. Open to OWA's. Read Full Profile Sabine El Gemayel Features, Drama, Comedy Her multilingual and multicultural background adds a unique perspective to her storytelling... Read Full Profile Sarah Fischer TV, Features, Drama, Genre Sarah writes about the weight of expectation, and tells small character stories set against the backdrop of grand worlds. Read Full Profile Shana Holmes TV, Comedy, Dramedy Shana Holmes writes intergenerational comedies about unorthodox women trying to find their place in the world. Read Full Profile Steve Holbert TV, Features, Drama, Genre Steve writes horror TV and features where the girls and gays stop running, pick up the ax, and start taking names... Read Full Profile Teresa Sullivan TV, Features Salty heroes, bad-ass leading women, war stories, baseball tales, and a laugh-out-loud granny saving an airplane – No one puts Teresa’s characters in a corner... Read Full Profile Tiffany Yarde TV, Features, Drama, Genre Tiffany Yarde is a Caribbean-American Feature and TV genre screenwriter who explores culturally diverse characters grappling with self-acceptance. Read Full Profile Tony Ferrendelli TV, Features, Comedy Much to the dismay of Tony’s 4th-grade English teacher, and his Mom, he can’t conjugate a sentence to save his life... Read Full Profile Veronica Chavira TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy Veronica's work focuses on immigrant and LGBTQIA+ stories, of which 3 scripts have placed at Austin Film Festival... Read Full Profile William T. Sutphin TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy Creative, by way of The Creator... Read Full Profile Alexander Adell TV, Features, Drama, Genre Alexander writes Sci-Fi and Drama features and TV filled with tangled, passionate characters who need as much therapy as he does, who claw their way through unforgiving worlds. Read Full Profile Amy Haeussler TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy Amy Haeussler is an Actress, Writer, Comedian and Chicagoan (living in Los Angeles) who writes character-driven stories with an emphasis on messy female heroines. Read Full Profile April Sanchez TV, Features, Drama, Comedy Latina screenwriter who explores themes of family, belonging, and identity (peppered with magical realism) in comedy, drama and horror stories for Television and Features. Read Full Profile Bettina Lopez Mendoza TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy Bettina is a Venezuelan writer and filmmaker. Her work often centers overlooked or forgotten characters who challenge their own realities and the limits the world imposes on them. Read Full Profile Brooke Muschott TV, Drama, Dramedy, Genre At 16, Brooke brought her favorite author a list of inconsistencies in his books and got hired as an editor. She has more tact now, but her obsession with stories hasn’t wavered. Read Full Profile Catherine Vouvray TV, Features, Drama, Comedy Putting the queer in query Read Full Profile Christopher J. Valin TV, Features, Comedy, Genre Contrary to popular belief, Christopher J. Valin writes about more than just superheroes. No, seriously. He really does... Read Full Profile Cynthia Crofoot Features, Drama, Dramedy, Genre If there's a plot twist to be had and a strong female protagonist to be written, Cynthia's your gal. Read Full Profile Danielle Weinberg TV, Features, Comedy, Genre Danielle writes smart comedies, fun thrillers, and concise personal blurbs... Read Full Profile Diana Romero TV, Features, Drama, Genre Diana creates compelling characters and thought-provoking narratives, blending heart, resilience and empowerment to explore identity and the human experience. Read Full Profile Ellen Ancui TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy WGA writer/director – TV / Features / Plays / Adult Animation / Podcasts Comedy / Drama / Dramedy / Traumady/Female-Identifying / LGBTQ / Neurodivergent / 45+ Read Full Profile Garret Williams Features, Drama, Dramedy, Genre Garret is a screenwriter, director and producer whose work focuses on drama, thriller, dark comedy and in any combination of those genres... Read Full Profile Helena Zhen TV, Features, Drama, Genre High concept writer with an emphasis on elevated genre and an affinity for a world-building. Grounded sci-fi and thriller laced with a potent dose of characterization... Read Full Profile Jen Bosworth-Ramirez TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy A former therapist for felons turned TV writer, Jen writes heartfelt, dark comedies about complicated people. Read Full Profile Jibreel Turner TV, Features, Drama, Genre Disabled Combat Vet from Philadelphia. Jibreel is a devoted single dad, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker. Read Full Profile Jori Lynn Felker TV, Features, Drama, Genre After many late night sugar binges spent revising, Lisa’s family action-adventure feature script won a 2024 PAGE Bronze Prize. Need rewrites or great chocolate? Lisa’s your girl. Read Full Profile Julie Dare TV, Features, Drama, Comedy Inspired by her own failed bid at The National Spelling Bee, Julie’s works explore characters redefining themselves after epic failure, devastating loss, and uproarious calamity. Read Full Profile Kelly Jo Brick TV, Drama Kelly Jo Brick, a Sundance Fellow, has a passion for digging into the layers of humanity through telling stories of crime, mystery, underdogs, and dysfunctional families... Read Full Profile Khari Wyatt TV, Features, Drama Khari is a playwright and screenwriter who tells stories about the underdogs of society; underdogs created from circumstances beyond their control or their own regretful choices. Read Full Profile Krystyna Łoboda Features, Drama, Dramedy, Genre Krystyna writes compelling and entertaining character-driven science-fiction. Stories about ordinary people in epic world-building... Read Full Profile Lisa Gold TV, Features, Drama, Genre After many late night sugar binges spent revising, Lisa’s family action-adventure feature script won a 2024 PAGE Bronze Prize. Need rewrites or great chocolate? Lisa’s your girl. Read Full Profile Lisa Kors TV, Features, Dramedy, Genre Award-winning writer/producer who tells stories of women making bad choices for good reasons... Read Full Profile Maria Eugenia Mealla Features, Comedy, Dramedy Maria Mealla enjoys writing small stories about big feelings Read Full Profile Marty Lang TV, Features, Drama, Comedy Drama/dramedy writer, captivated with dysfunctional families, politics and the working class... Read Full Profile Megan J. Wilson TV, Features, Drama, Genre Megan is an award-winning screenwriter and TV writer, recently featured on the Next List and Red List, with multiple optioned scripts in various stages of development. Read Full Profile Merridith Allen TV, Features, Drama, Genre Merridith is a Jewish, theater-trained writer from New York City with an extensive background in martial arts. She writes female-driven action, drama and genre scripts. Read Full Profile Nelson Downend TV, Features, Drama, Genre Nelson is a screenwriter based in New York City. His work explores emotional and psychological trauma and the power of found family and the human connection in the aftermath. Read Full Profile Nicole Jones-Dion TV, Features, Drama, Genre An acclaimed writer-director, Nicole Jones-Dion draws upon her unusual upbringing as a globetrotting Army brat to tell unique, elevated stories with global appeal. Read Full Profile Philip Pierce TV, Features, Drama, Genre As a clinical psychologist with a medical background, Philip has special expertise in the field of the human mind. He especially loves deepening other people’s scripts... Read Full Profile Rebekah Mueller TV, Features, Drama, Genre Rebekah is a drama and genre writer currently in the 2025 cohort for the Paramount Writers Mentoring program. Read Full Profile Robin Fusco TV, Drama Robin takes that woman you love to hate, puts her in a fucked-up situation, and makes you root for her. Expect questionable morals, identity crises, and shades of grey... Read Full Profile Sage Wells TV, Features, Drama, Genre Sage and her characters come from "the wrong side of the tracks." She's passionate about secrets, fierce women, poignant revelations, and unlikely duos seeking a better life.. Read Full Profile Scott Sanford Tobis TV, Features, Drama, Comedy Highly proficient in comedy, drama, and caffeine intake. Read Full Profile Sofia Drummond-Moore Features, Drama, Genre Sofia Drummond-Moore is a a horror and drama writer, born to park ranger parents, who grew up in National Parks around the U.S. Read Full Profile Steven Goldman TV, Features, Comedy Originally from NY, Steven got his start in the UK with a comedic essay he slipped under the door at The Sunday Times Magazine. Apparently it wasn’t half bad. Read Full Profile Terri (T.B.) Spaugh TV, Features, Genre A natural born plotter who loves bending genre expectations... Read Full Profile Timothy Mallon TV, Features, Drama, Genre Award-Winning Horror and Thriller writer for Film and Television Read Full Profile Tracy Charlton Features, Action, Comedy Tracy's short screenplay THE EARTH ANSWERS was one of the winners of the 2024 WeScreenplay Short Script Lab. Read Full Profile Victoria Renee TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy Victoria Renee is a real woman with reel dreams... Read Full Profile Yeni Alvarez TV, Features, Comedy, Genre Bilingual Geeky Latina writes from her Cuban-immigrant background to make the world a spicier place—in both languages... Read Full Profile

The Independent Writers' Caucus is guided in its efforts to lead its membership into eligibility with the Writers Guild of America by its leadership - which includes the guidance of the Board. The Board is comprised of Howard A. Rodman, Meg LeFauve, Lorien McKenna, Nitza Wilon, Elizabeth Kaiden (of The Writers Lab), Garrick Dion and AJ Feuerman. Independent Writers' Caucus Chairs and Board Members IWC Chairs - 2025 Our Chairs are members of the IWC whose leadership helps elevate all of our members and bring opportunity to the organization James Moorer James, one of the newest co-chairs to serve with the IWC brings the same passion for helping he created while working for Roadmap Writers. James proudly serves on several committes including Diversity and New Membership. James is also a champion for writers with disabilities and helping writers understand the business of screenwriting. Kimberley Sparks Kim has been a member of the IWC since the organization’s inception, and she became a Chair in 2023. She is happy to serve on the Script Challenge, Meet and Greet, and New Members committees. She is dedicated to helping writers of film, television, and video games develop and further their careers Kim Turner Kim has been a Chair since the IWC's inception in 2021. She is proud to serve in Leadership as well as a member of the Marketing/PR/Merchandise; Finance; Best of the IWC; and New Membership committees. She is an engaged advocate for emerging writers and enjoys building relationships that help to bring opportunity to the group. Rich Orstad Rich joined IWC in 2024, volunteered for Finance Committee, and became Treasurer later that year as IWC pursues 501c7 non-profit status. Passionate about storytelling and helping others to do so, Rich brings this same passion to the future of IWC’s growth, outreach, and stability as Chair. IWC Board of Directors - 2025 Carolyn Kras is a Co-founding Member of the IWC and former Co-chair. She has developed projects for 20th TV Studio, Escape Artists, Welle, and more. Her awards include the Alfred P. Sloan First Place Screenwriting Award, Hamptons International Film Festival Screenwriters Lab, Visionary Playwright Award, New York Television Festival Official Selection, Plume & Pellicule Screenwriting Award, Middlebury Script Lab Selection, Hearst Creative Artist Fellowship, and a Fulbright to the United Kingdom. Carolyn Kras AJ Feuerman AJ FEUERMAN is a PR and social media executive representing a diverse client roster across the entertainment industry. AJ founded @ajfeuerman Communications in January 2018; clients have included agencies (i.e., Rogers & Cowan PMK), indie studios and distributors (Gravitas, Freestyle, VMI), podcasts and individual talent, among others. As Valhalla Entertainment’s VP of Publicity and Marketing, she directed all publicity, social media and marketing efforts for the industry stalwart, best known for titles like The Terminator, The Abyss and “The Walking Dead.” AJ was previously VP of Communications at influencer marketing agency QYOU and was the Director of PR and Social Media for global film distributor, Gravitas Ventures. Elizabeth co-founded The Writers Lab with Nitza Wilon in 2015, and they co-produce the flagship international lab based in New York, plus labs in the UK, Europe, Canada, in addition to global virtual programming for audiences in Africa, Australia and more. Elizabeth is also a founding Partner, with Nitza, of Women in the Script Trade (WIST), where she works individually with exceptional women screenwriters. WIST developed and ran the Athena Screenwriting Labs alongside the Athena FIlm Festival from 2016 to 2019. Elizabeth previously served as Head of Development at Tangerine Entertainment, an independent production company that produces films directed by women, and has mentored at Stowe Story Labs. A former theater and film critic and graduate of Princeton and the Yale School of Drama, she lives in New York with her family. Elizabeth Kaiden Nitza Wilon Nitza co-founded The Writers Lab with Elizabeth Kaiden in 2015, and they co-produce the flagship international lab based in New York, plus labs in the UK, Europe, Canada, in addition to global virtual programming for audiences in Africa, Australia and more. Nitza is also a founding Partner, with Elizabeth, of Women in the Script Trade (WIST), where she works individually with exceptional women screenwriters. WIST developed and ran the Athena Screenwriting Labs alongside the Athena FIlm Festival from 2016 to 2019. Prior to committing to script development for women, Nitza was an actor, journalist, and magazine and book editor. She earned her BA from the Annenberg School of Communications at UPenn. In addition to her work advocating for women in film, Nitza is a writer and voice actor. She lives in New York City with her family. Lorien McKenna Lorien McKenna is an Emmy-nominated and NAACP Image Award-winning writer. As a Story Manager at Pixar Animation Studios, Lorien worked on UP, BRAVE, INSIDE OUT, and THE GOOD DINOSAUR . She was the Development Producer on several animated features at Paramount Animation and was the Co-Executive Producer for CURIOUS GEORGE for the TV series and animated feature films. She has written and developed for platforms including NBC, Hulu, Comedy Central, and Netflix. Lorien has also worked on multiple projects for the CGI media based attraction studio Red Raion, and as a script editor for Screen Australia, Screen Queensland, and Screen Ireland. Recently, she was the Showrunner for the Emmy-winning YouTube/Kids at Play preschool show TAB TIME . A mentor for the Cinestory Foundation and the Nostos Screenwriting Retreats, Lorien also served as an adjunct professor for St. Mary’s College of California, where she received her BA and MFA. Meg LeFauve An Oscar Nominated writer, Meg LeFauve won an Annie Award for writing Pixar’s blockbuster Inside Out and its sequel, Inside Out 2 . She also wrote Pixar’s Golden Globe nominated film “The Good Dinosaur” and was a writer on Marvel’s “Captain Marvel.” She adapted the classic book “My Father’s Dragon” for Netflix and Cartoon Saloon in 2022. She began her career running Jodie Foster’s Egg Pictures , developing and producing films nominated for an Emmy, a Golden Globe, a Spirit Award and she won a Peabody Award. A world wide consultant, she has taught at AFI and UCLA Graduate Film School, and is a returning mentor at The Writer’s Lab (sponsored by Meryl Streep), the Sundance Creative Labs and is a mentor and Board Member of the CineStory Script Sessions . Garrick Dion is a former VP of Development at Brön, following an 8-year run in a similar role with Bold Films. At Bold, Garrick was involved with such acclaimed projects as Damien Chazelle's Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning drama Whiplash; Nicholas Winding Refn's Drive; the coming-of-age drama Middle of Nowhere starring Anton Yelchin and Susan Sarandon; Sony Pictures' sci-fi sequel Starship Troopers: Marauder , and Lost River , the forthcoming directorial debut of actor Ryan Gosling. He has overseen a slate of projects that includes Robert Rodriguez's live-action remake of Ralph Bakshi & Frank Frazetta's Fire and Ice; and screenwriter Dan Gilroy's directorial debut Nightcrawler starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Prior to joining Bold, he worked in feature development for producers Joel Silver (The Matrix ) and Denise DiNovi (Batman). Garrick Dion Howard A. Rodman Howard A. Rodman is a screenwriter, author and educator. He is the former President of the Writers Guild of America, West; professor and former chair of the writing division at the USC School of Cinematic Arts; and an artistic director of the Sundance Institute Screenwriting Labs. Rodman is a Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is a member of the National Film Preservation Board, which advises Librarian of Congress on the annual selection of films to the National Film Registry, and on national film preservation planning policy. He also serves on the Brown University President’s Advisory Council on the Arts. AJ Feuerman Elizabeth Kaiden Nitza Wilon

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< Back Megan and Kelly Anelons megananelons@gmail.com Megan Anelons writes with her mom, Kelly, as one of Hollywood’s only mother/daughter writing teams. Together, they tell multi-generational, female-driven stories for TV and features and are producing a sitcom about their partnership. They also read and review YA and romance novels on their social media platforms, which have garnered over 40,000 followers. Megan is a writer and producer with a Major in Film and a Minor in Creative Writing from Emerson College. She has worked at Atlas Entertainment and as a creative executive with Lynda Obst (INTERSTELLAR, HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS) at Sony. When she's not reading, writing, or crying over animation (Arcane), she spends an inordinate amount of time on Duolingo trying to impress that damn owl. Honors & Awards Imagine Impact x Netflix - Finalist - A.K.A. - 2021 StoryPros - Winner/Best Comedy Script - BEST LAID PLANS - 2020 Nashville Film Festival - Winner/Best Comedy Script - LIFE'S A BEAUT - 2019 non-WGA Female, LGBTQ+ A.K.A. Action comedy - GROSS POINTE BLANK meets SPY When her cover is blown, the CIA’s top operative trades in her high-stakes lifestyle to hide out in the one place she swore she’d never return…the antiquated New England island where she was born. Can she protect her eccentric, combative family or will she kill them herself? BEST LAID PLANS Dramedy - HACKS meets HOPE SPRINGS When her husband of 40 years dies, a repressed widow resolves to find out what she’s been missing. She risks her reputation and relationships with her co-dependent daughter and meddling BFF to help an irreverent young lesbian who’s trying to save Boston’s oldest sex shop. LIFE'S A BEAUT Dramedy - WE'RE THE MILLERS meets THE WAY WAY BACK A straitlaced young woman explores a crooked branch of her family tree when she teams up with a grifting grandma to track down a kidney donor for her rebellious younger sister. Character-driven, Female-centric, Queer, Romantic, Coming-of-Age, Bittersweet, Slapstick, Snarky Female, LGBTQ+ unrepped

< Back Kelly and Megan Anelons kanelons@me.com Kelly writes with her daughter, Megan, as one of Hollywood’s only mother/daughter writing teams. Together, they tell multi-generational, female-driven stories for TV and features and are producing a sitcom about their partnership. They also read and review YA and romance novels on their social media platforms, which have garnered over 40,000 followers. Kelly is a TV and feature writer with a knack for finding the funny, especially in life’s worst situations. She’s been lost in Mongolia, served as the youngest member of a Congressional campaign (back when that was fun), and talked her way into running a small marketing firm. She’s the only child of workaholic parents, and spent hours watching Mel Brooks, Laurel and Hardy, and Carol Burnett doing the thing she loved: making people laugh. Her hobbies include thinking of getting some hobbies, mentoring young writers, and obsessing over YA novels. Her goals are to write a sex comedy for Helen Mirren, learn to walk in high heels… and of course, world peace. Honors & Awards Imagine Impact x Netflix - Finalist - A.K.A. - 2021 StoryPros - Winner/Best Comedy Script - BEST LAID PLANS - 2020 Nashville Film Festival - Winner/Best Comedy Script - LIFE'S A BEAUT - 2019 non-WGA Female, 40+ A.K.A. Action comedy - GROSS POINTE BLANK meets SPY When her cover is blown, the CIA’s top operative trades in her high-stakes lifestyle to hide out in the one place she swore she’d never return…the antiquated New England island where she was born. Can she protect her eccentric, combative family or will she kill them herself? BEST LAID PLANS Dramedy - HACKS meets HOPE SPRINGS When her husband of 40 years dies, a repressed widow resolves to find out what she’s been missing. She risks her reputation and relationships with her co-dependent daughter and meddling BFF to help an irreverent young lesbian who’s trying to save Boston’s oldest sex shop. LIFE'S A BEAUT Dramedy - WE'RE THE MILLERS meets THE WAY WAY BACK A straitlaced young woman explores a crooked branch of her family tree when she teams up with a grifting grandma to track down a kidney donor for her rebellious younger sister. Character-driven, Female-centric, Queer, Coming-of-Age, Satire, Bittersweet, Silly, Snarky Female, 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 Dana Braziel-Solovy dana.braziel@gmail.com https://www.danabrazielsolovy.com ! ! ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. non-WGA Female, LGBTQ+ ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. Character-driven, Female-centric, Dark, Snarky, Magical Realism Female, LGBTQ+ unrepped

< Back Elise Salomon Rep: Brian Goldberg | WPA https://againstthewindproductions.com/ Coverfly The Black List Elise Salomon is an award-winning storyteller based in Los Angeles whose projects have been featured at international festivals and markets including Sundance, SXSW, IDFA, FrightFest, Stowe Story Labs, Austin Film Festival, Galway Film Fleadh, Frontières and Cannes. A proud graduate of Pitzer College with a BA in Media Studies, she produced PAPER HEART, co-produced SMASHED and directed and produced LOS WILD ONES. Her writing embodies themes of trauma, trust, truth and transformation. She believes in storytelling as a universal tool to foster engagement, compassion and meaningful discourse. Elise continues to be a fierce advocate for diversity and pursues projects with iconic characters and an all-encompassing aesthetic. Recently invited as a new member into the Independent Writers’ Caucus, she has also been selected for the Austin Film Festival's "Screenwriters to Watch” List 2025. Honors & Awards Austin Film Festival Screenwriters to Watch 2025 Finalist - CAOINEADH - Austin Film Festival 2023 Selection - INSIDE - Cannes Marche du Film Frontières Genre Proof of Concept Platform 2019 non-WGA Female, 40+ INSIDE (Haunting of Hill House meets MOTHMAN PROPHECIES) On Ireland’s mystical Aran Islands, an American therapist arrives to treat a recently widowed composer imprisoned in his remote cottage by agoraphobia - and learns the terrifying possibility that the true source of his suffering may be a dark force rooted in the land itself. CAOINEADH (A supernatural Romeo & Juliet) In the West of Ireland, Brona and Cormac are two lost souls brought together by a terrible accident. Their fated union bonds them with the kind of love only written about, but a series of eerie events plague them...and propel them toward fulfilling their dark destiny. URD | SKULD (THE SHINING meets THE WICKER MAN) A young American couple attempts to mend their strained relationship as they travel on a tight budget to the Austrian Alps for Christmas — as their troubles are laid bare, something much more sinister and powerful than they have ever known awakens. Character-driven, Female-centric, Thriller, Psychological, Horror, Limited Series, International Female, 40+ Repped

< Back Leah Simmons lsimmons.johnstone@gmail.com (605) 359-4627 Coverfly ISA Leah is a genre writer from South Dakota specializing in horror and sci-fi that ranges from the deep exploration of humanity's darker nature to laugh out loud funny. Honors & Awards Omaha Film Festival - Feature Finalist - WEREWOLVES CAN SUCK IT! - 2024 Launch Pad Feature Script Contest - Top 100 - PRO LIFE - 2024 The Women's Lab - Quarterfinalist - GERMINATION - 2024 non-WGA Female, 40+ GERMINATION Horror Feature In the wake of a family tragedy, a fiercely independent woman reluctantly assumes guardianship of her pregnant teenage niece. But as the details of her sister's grisly death come to light, she discovers that the thing growing inside her niece is not only alien, but infectious. LAST LAUGH Contained Horror Feature A woman placed in a high-tech prison that allows users to tandem into their bodies for free rein must escape and exact revenue on the one person who's purchased every available session of her sentence: the man responsible for her sister's murder. THE LOCKSMITH Horror Feature After witnessing a grisly murder, a woman discovers she is the last of thirteen victims being stalked by a masked killer collecting the mysterious key each has surgically implanted inside their body. Character-driven, Female-centric, Queer, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Horror, Dark, Snarky Female, 40+ unrepped

< Back Robin Fusco robin@robinfusco.com 323-645-0133 http://www.robinfusco.com Coverfly The Black List Robin Fusco creates layered psychological thrillers that take the women you love to hate, put them in fucked-up situations, and make you root for them. She previously coached physicians from around the world on empathy and medical ethics, and she draws on this expertise to bring emotional truth to complex, morally ambiguous narratives. Robin was a recent WIF Writing Circle Mentee as well as a NYSCA/NYFA Screenwriting Fellow, and her scripts have placed in numerous competitions, including WeScreenplay, ScreenCraft, and Cinequest. She’s also a commissioned and published playwright whose work has been produced internationally. A native New Yorker, Robin was awarded an MFA in screenwriting from Point Park University, and she is a member of both The Dramatists Guild and Mensa. She tells stories that immerse us in lives unlike our own, and when she’s not writing, you can often find her out in nature hiking and conquering mountains — another way in which she expands her perspective. Robin is based in Los Angeles. Honors & Awards Writing Circle Mentee , Women in Film - 2022 Screenwriting Fellow , NYSCA/NYFA - 2019 Winner, WeScreenplay Television Contest - COLLATERAL DAMAGE - 2018 non-WGA Female, LGBTQ+ CAPITAL (Hourlong Drama) After her best friend is murdered, a high-end sex worker’s quest for justice unravels a dangerous conspiracy involving her longtime john and his covert political group that’s intent on dismantling the U.S. from within. THE AYON HIVE (Hourlong Premium Drama) A lost and desperate woman gives up everything to join a happiness commune only to discover that the leader of this supposed utopia is using psychological and physical torture to mold select devotees into perfect, made-to-order wives for wealthy, powerful men. BIOGENESIS (Hourlong Crime/Medical Drama) An ambitious biochemist must outmaneuver her narcissistic husband, protect her children, and avoid capture by the FBI as she infiltrates the ranks of the hacktivists who have turned her revolutionary, widely distributed heart implants into murder weapons. Science, Medical, Crime, Procedural, character-driven, female-centric, psychological, dark Female, LGBTQ+ unrepped

< Back Lisa Gold lisasmgold@gmail.com http://www.lisamgold.com Coverfly Writer/director Lisa Gold grew up all over North America, leaving her confused and also Canadian. Dual citizen Lisa now lives in Long Beach, which looks out at oil derricks disguised as palm trees. Perfect for Lisa, who loves dressing up painful truths in unique genre material. Lisa wrote and/or directed eight award-winning short films which played in 100 festivals. Her screenplays won a 2024 PAGE Bronze Prize, CineStory Screenwriting Award and the Nashville Film Festival Grand Jury Prize; other scripts reached the Finals of the Nicholl Fellowships, PAGE Awards and Script Pipeline TV Competition. She twice reached the Austin Semi-Finals with a feature and a TV pilot. Lisa is currently completing a YA sci-fi novel based on her script, while also working on a couple of alarmingly timely TV and feature scripts. With a B.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from UCLA, Lisa recently worked way her downward, receiving an A.A. in cinema production from Los Angeles City College. A graduate of Second City Conservatory, Lisa performed improv comedy at crappy coffeehouses all over LA. Honors & Awards Winner, Bronze Prize, PAGE International Screenwriting Awards - THE SECRET OF SHANGRI-LA, 2024 Finalist, The Writers Lab Canada - CANADA RESISTS - 2024 Finalist, PAGE International Screenwriting Awards - FOREGLOW - 2021 non-WGA Female, disabled, Over 40 CANADA RESISTS (TV action-thriller pilot - a reverse THE AMERICANS meets Norwegian thriller series OCCUPIED , with more satire/female empowerment like DIPLOMAT ) Following a far-right wing U.S. government takeover of Canada, a Toronto hockey mom becomes the unlikely leader of the secret Canadian resistance…pitting her against her CIA husband. THE SECRET OF SHANGRI-LA (family action-adventure feature - a kid-centric RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK meets the fun of HARRY POTTER .) Following clues left by his late mother, BRANDON, 11, tricks his emotionally distant father into taking them on a perilous but healing journey to the mythical paradise of Shangri-La. TRIPPIN’ (YA sci-fi time travel pilot - DEAD TO ME meets CRUEL SUMMER) After her little sister is killed, snarky artist Lexy, 16, loses her voice. Along with brother Kyle, 17, she travels back to the past to save their sister, but instead ends up creating alternate realities, upending her family and her high school’s social order. Character-driven, Female-centric, Crime, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, YA, Snarky Female, disabled, Over 40 unrepped

< Back Julie Dare julieannedare@gmail.com | 310.210.5584 Rep: Jacob Snyder, Manager - Range Media Partners Coverfly The Black List At 13, Julie Dare was knocked out of The National Spelling Bee by a tichorrhine, an extinct woolly mammoth. This established her lifelong missions: to conquer the written word and exact vengeance on tichorrhines. In the years since, she’s worked as a radio copywriter and voice talent, served as a staff writer on two seasons of the streaming drama series 5TH WARD, taught Writing for Film and Television in the MFA program at Full Sail University, wrote audio description writer for hundreds of hours of film and television (including THE SUBSTANCE, MARIA, YOUR MONSTER, RESERVATION DOGS, BLACK LIGHTNING, RIVERDALE, and GREY'S ANATOMY), and has authored over 40 illustrated children’s books. She's been mentored by acclaimed writer/director Nancy Meyers and assisted director Corin Hardy on the horror feature THE NUN for New Line Cinema. In addition to developing her Film & TV projects, Julie's currently completing her first novel. And while no one's yet resurrected a tichorrhine for her to slay in real life, Julie's bard gnome is prepared with a killer vicious mockery spell should one appear within her D&D campaign. non-WGA Female BIG WORDS (1/2-Hour TV Comedy) Big Words follows the Gordon family - an orthodontist, an author, and a former National Spelling Bee champ - all of whom have complicated relationships with words and with one another. A DEAD GIRL'S GUIDE TO LIFE (1/2-Hour TV Drama) With the help of a book of life advice from her older sister, a spirited but disillusioned teen finds the best advice on life from someone who chose to die. TESTERS (Hour-Long TV Drama) A group of down-on-their-luck individuals are selected as game testers for a cutting-edge new VR game that leaves them questioning if what they're experiencing is truly a game or possibly a nefarious plot in which they're the unwitting guinea pigs in an experiment to test life on another planet. Character-driven, Female-centric, Sci-Fi, Coming-of-Age, Dark Female repped