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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.

The IWC honors Latino Heritage month and celebrates the recent successes of its Latinx/Hispanic members.

Featured Writers are updated quarterly.

Jen Bosworth-Ramirez

Jen Bosworth-Ramirez

Jen is a current Orchard Project Episodic Lab Fellow and finalist in the Yes, And Laughter Lab. Additionally, she works for Sesame Workshop’s Social Impact Team.

Daniel Gamez

Daniel Gamez

A graduate of Tisch School of the Arts and UCLA, Danny launched HAPPY HOUR STUDIOS in 2024 in Burbank—a youth-led production company on a mission to uplift the next generation of underrepresented filmmakers.

Philippe Bowgen

Philippe Bowgen

Philippe is a Mentorship Matters Fellow and was one of four screenwriters selected for the 2025 Almanack Screenwriters episodic retreat.

Bettina Lopez

Bettina Lopez

Bettina’s debut short film was recently awarded Best Live Action Short Film at LALIFF, making it Academy Award eligible! She is also in talks to write an upcoming animated feature.

Veronica Chavira

Veronica Chavira

Veronica works in Post Production on HBO's Welcome to Derry and was a finalist for the 2024 Writers Guild Foundation Writer's Access Support Staff Training Program.

Diana Romero

Diana Romero

Diana has contributed to the writers' rooms of The CW’s 4400, Freeform’s Good Trouble, and penned four episodes for Terry Thoren’s series My Life is Worth Living.

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Adam McCulloch

Adam McCulloch

TV, Features, Drama, Comedy

Against all good advice, Adam McCulloch drives a 1963 Corvair so he must have a sense of humor.

Alexander Adell

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.

Amy Haeussler

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.

Anthony Sclafani, Jr.

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...

Ben Rosen

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.

Brad M. Johnson

Brad M. Johnson

Features, Drama, Genre

Brad specializes in grounded drama and high-concept genre stories about broken, isolated people who find redemption by facing their demons head-on...in some cases, literally.

Caitlin Reed

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.

Catherine Vouvray

Catherine Vouvray

TV, Features, Drama, Comedy

Putting the queer in query

Christopher J. Valin

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...

Cynthia Crofoot

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.

Daniel Gámez

Daniel Gámez

TV, Features, Dramedy, Genre

Half-hour Dramedy, One-Hour Dramedy, Feature Film Traumedy, Playwright...

David Hal Chester

David Hal Chester

Features, Drama, Dramedy

Tokyo-based screenwriter David Hal Chester has 10 feature films on Lifetime TV and an award-winning LGBTQ short. He writes female-driven stories of family trauma and redemption.

Diana Romero

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.

Elan M. Carson

Elan M. Carson

TV, Comedy, Dramedy

Detroit native, girly who makes TikToks with her mom, and recipient of the Groundlings/SNL Award, Elan feels making people laugh is just as important as having a good ring light.

Elizabeth Ditty

Elizabeth Ditty

Features, Comedy, Dramedy, Genre

Elizabeth fell for rule-bending escapism & fairytales early on. She now writes earnest characters across genres finding love as they struggle thru coming-of-middle-age crises.

Gabe Berry

Gabe Berry

Features, Drama, Comedy, Dramedy

Gabe has been hired for multiple writing assignments with films produced.

Hayley Nash

Hayley Nash

Features, Comedy, Dramedy, Genre

Hayley Nash is a witty, eccentric female comedy writer with a passion for infusing absurdity, satire, and sharp dialogue into her features.

Helena Zhen

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...

Jami Brandli

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.

Jen Bosworth-Ramirez

Jen Bosworth-Ramirez

TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy

A former therapist for felons turned TV writer, Jen writes heartfelt, dark comedies about complicated people.

Jibreel Turner

Jibreel Turner

TV, Features, Drama, Genre

Disabled Combat Vet from Philadelphia. Jibreel is a devoted single dad, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker.

Jorge Molina

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.

Jude Roth

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.

Karol Ruth Silverstein

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...

Kathryn Orwig

Kathryn Orwig

TV, Features, Drama, Genre

Kathryn is an author, screenwriter, and poet who specializes in action-adventure stories, laced with romance, exploring how far we’ll go to protect the ones we love most.

Kenneth Hicks

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.

Kimberley Ann Sparks

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...

Linda Dillon Moya (Sweigart)

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...

Lisa Jeanne Rosenberg

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.

Lisa Lutes

Lisa Lutes

TV, Features, Drama, Comedy

Lisa is a family and comedy writer that likes to intersect the absurd and deeply emotional parts of life.

Lynn Esta Goldman

Lynn Esta Goldman

Features, Drama, Dramedy, Genre

Lynn Esta Goldman writes scripts that kick ass and cause good trouble. Silence will not protect us.

Marina Quintero

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.

Marty Lang

Marty Lang

TV, Features, Drama, Comedy

Drama/dramedy writer, captivated with dysfunctional families, politics and the working class...

Matt Harry

Matt Harry

TV, Features, Comedy, Genre

Writer of fun, exciting stories with a dash of the fantastical...

Megan Rees

Megan Rees

TV, Drama, Dramedy, Genre

Smashing the patriarchy one wounded healer at a time.

Mere Walton

Mere Walton

Features, Dramedy, Genre

"Tragedy is a part of life, joy in a choice."
Mere Walton's projects revolve around families biological and found in dramatic and comedic features.

Michael J. Dougherty

Michael J. Dougherty

Features, Drama, Comedy, Genre

Michael writes dark features, comedies, dramas, and genre...

Michael Monteiro

Michael Monteiro

TV, Features, Drama

Michael Monteiro is a director and screenwriter fueled by a lifelong passion for movies, shaping grounded, emotionally resonant stories for film and television.

Natalie Higdon

Natalie Higdon

TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy

Natalie Higdon is an LA-based dark comedy writer and alumni of the Paramount Writers Mentoring Program.

Nic Cohen

Nic Cohen

Features, Drama, Comedy, Genre

A nice lady writing bad things 😈

Nicole Jones-Dion

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.

Philip Pierce

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...

R. Scott Shields

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.

Rich Orstad

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.

Robin Fusco

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...

Sabine El Gemayel

Sabine El Gemayel

Features, Drama, Comedy

Her multilingual and multicultural background adds a unique perspective to her storytelling...

Saiya Floyd

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...

Scott Sanford Tobis

Scott Sanford Tobis

TV, Features, Drama, Comedy

Highly proficient in comedy, drama, and caffeine intake.

Shauna Ray Ratapu

Shauna Ray Ratapu

TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy

California-born, New Zealand-seasoned writer spinning family fractures, cosmic coincidences, and gallows humor into gold.

Sofia Drummond-Moore

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.

Stephanie Bast

Stephanie Bast

TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy

Stephanie is a Korean adoptee raised Italian in a world that insists she be Asian. She writes unapologetic comedies that make you laugh and cry in the very same breath.

Steve Holbert

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...

Susan Brunig

Susan Brunig

TV, Features, Drama

Writing character-driven indies about damaged souls and the people who love them.

Teresa Sullivan

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...

Thomas R. Schrack

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.

Tim Brennan

Tim Brennan

Features, Drama, Comedy, Genre

Tim is a genre writer who lives in Colorado.

Tonia Kempler

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.

Tracy Held

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...

Victoria Renee

Victoria Renee

TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy

Victoria Renee is a real woman with reel dreams...

William T. Sutphin

William T. Sutphin

TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy

Creative, by way of The Creator...

Alec Moore

Alec Moore

TV, Features, Comedy

Comedy writer seeks someone to laugh, but will consider settling for silent chuckles if you're the stoic type...

Ambra Chavira

Ambra Chavira

Drama, Comedy

Ambra is an LA-Based Feature Writer whose brand is Kick Ass Women of Color.

Ann LeSchander

Ann LeSchander

Features, Dramedy, Genre

Ann leans into humanism, kindness, compassion with humor and verisimilitude . She specializes in misfits and underdogs (not from her real life experience or anything.)

April Sanchez

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.

Bettina Lopez Mendoza

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.

Brandy N. Carie

Brandy N. Carie

TV, Features, Dramedy, Genre

Horror & Thrillers about what happens when nice girls get mad.

Candace Egan

Candace Egan

Features, Drama, Dramedy, Genre

Candace Egan writes about women who discover hidden depths, reinvent themselves and defy expectations to live adventurous and fulfilling lives on their own terms.

Christina Hulen

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...

Conor Dowling

Conor Dowling

TV, Features, Comedy, Genre

Conor is a writer and filmmaker from Ireland whose brand is misfits, monsters and broken hearts.

Dana Braziel-Solovy

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.

Danielle Weinberg

Danielle Weinberg

TV, Features, Comedy, Genre

Danielle writes smart comedies, fun thrillers, and concise personal blurbs...

David Ngo

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...

Eamonn Cogan

Eamonn Cogan

TV, Features, Drama, Genre

An unexpected weaver of thematically intriguing rhymes.

Elijah Sariñana

Elijah Sariñana

TV, Drama, Dramedy, Genre

Elijah is a Mexican/Nahua writer and filmmaker. His work explores sci-fi, horror, and fantasy worlds shaped by ancestry, culture, and resistance.

Ellen Ancui

Ellen Ancui

TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy

WGA writer/director – TV / Features / Plays / Adult Animation / Podcasts
Comedy / Drama / Dramedy / Traumady/Female-Identifying / LGBTQ / Neurodivergent / 45+

Garret Williams

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...

Heather Huntington

Heather Huntington

TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy

She writes jokes with Danielle Evenson. You laugh.

Hope Hickli

Hope Hickli

TV, Features, Dramedy, Genre

After 15 soul-crushing years as a political speechwriter, Hope is making up for it by writing textured, character-driven stories with a social conscience. Her focus is adaptation and biography...

Jay Fingers

Jay Fingers

Features, Comedy, Genre

Jay Fingers - Sharp, Funny, Unapologetically Black

Jennifer Vandever

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...

Joey Clift

Joey Clift

Comedy

Joey Clift is a Los Angeles-based comedian, TV writer, director, Emmy-nominated producer, and enrolled member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe.

Jori Lynn Felker

Jori Lynn Felker

TV, Features, Drama, Genre

Neuroscientist-turned-writer spinning science into stories and chaos into characters.

Julia Bergeron

Julia Bergeron

Features, Drama, Comedy, Genre

Julia Bergeron is a screenwriter obsessed with crafting stories about people forced to find out how far they'd go for the ones they love. Across all genres. And space and time. ☺

Katherine Ruppe

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...

Kelly Jo Brick

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...

Khari Wyatt

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.

Krystyna Łoboda

Krystyna Łoboda

Features, Drama, Dramedy, Genre

Krystyna writes compelling and entertaining character-driven science-fiction. Stories about ordinary people in epic world-building...

Lindsay Stidham

Lindsay Stidham

TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy

Crafting stories about the hysterically messy, perfectly complicated, and imperfectly human, always with a side of comedy.

Lisa Kenner Grissom

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.

Lisanne Sartor

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...

Maria Eugenia Mealla

Maria Eugenia Mealla

Features, Comedy, Dramedy

Maria Mealla enjoys writing small stories about big feelings

Mark Brown

Mark Brown

TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy

Two-time Black List Recommended Screenwriter

Mary Albanese

Mary Albanese

TV, Features, Dramedy, Genre

A former arctic explorer and glass-ceiling-breaker, Mary Albanese writes character-driven stories that shine a light on female empowerment in a variety of screenplay genres.

Matt Rollins

Matt Rollins

TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy

Matthew will tell you a great story, but be ready to be brought into his world where he will share is pain with you.

Megan and Kelly Anelons

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.

Merridith Allen

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.

Michael January

Michael January

TV, Features, Drama, Genre

Versatile vision and character in thrillers, action, and drama...

Minki Kim

Minki Kim

TV, Features, Comedy, Genre

Minki Kim writes horror and half-hour comedy TV and currently works as an Art Director.

Nelson Downend

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.

Nicholas Pangilinan

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...

Noemi Villela-Dean

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."

Philippe Bowgen

Philippe Bowgen

TV, Comedy, Dramedy

The Most Irreverent Queer Latinx Writer and Comedian on Either Coast

Rebekah Mueller

Rebekah Mueller

TV, Features, Drama, Genre

Rebekah is a drama and genre writer currently in the 2025 cohort for the Paramount Writers Mentoring program.

Richard Dane Scott

Richard Dane Scott

TV, Features, Genre

Richard is an Asian American screenwriter with several produced features, including the animated film "A Tooth Fairy Tale." He was also a staff writer on the TV series "5th Ward."

Roxanne Beck Raye

Roxanne Beck Raye

TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy

Roxanne's writing focuses on women who refuse to be silenced, and underdogs who never give up...

Sabrina Mansfield

Sabrina Mansfield

TV, Comedy

The New Normal Lear!

Sarah Fischer

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.

Shaene M. Siders

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...

Shirley Miller

Shirley Miller

TV, Features, Dramedy, Genre

Shirley Miller, a hardened optimist, injects heavy doses of humor into his usually-dark stories, but always finds a way to end on hope. He writes broken people that fit together.

Stacey Russell

Stacey Russell

TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy

Stacey writes heavy (and sometimes kooky) character driven genres and dramedies, focusing on outsiders and misfits overcoming societal expectations.

Stephen Krespel

Stephen Krespel

TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy

Stephen Krespel's writing teeters between the joyful light of fireflies and the existential crisis of a train filled with snakes. His stories live where action meets emotion.

Steven Goldman

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.

Suzanne Griffin

Suzanne Griffin

TV, Features, Drama, Genre

Writer of Darkly Romantic, Female-driven Drama and Genre

Terri C. Viani

Terri C. Viani

Features, Drama, Dramedy

With sharp, effervescent writing, Terri C. Viani offers deeply entertaining, feel-good stories of vivid characters struggling to stay true to themselves in a complicated world.

Tiffany Warren

Tiffany Warren

TV, Features, Dramedy, Genre

Los Angeles screenwriter and filmmaker Tiffany Warren creates emotionally charged narratives with complex characters and themes of resilience and self-discovery.

Tim Kontje

Tim Kontje

TV, Features, Drama, Genre

Tim writes high-octane, high-concept stories about unlikely heroes facing impossible odds on thrilling adventures.

Tony Ferrendelli

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...

Trudi Witzand Kennedy

Trudi Witzand Kennedy

TV, Features, Drama, Genre

Trudi Kennedy's projects explore identity, survival and transformation through the lens of thrillers, sci-fi and horror, always with the theme of finding light in the darkness.

Virtic Emil Brown

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...

Yeni Alvarez

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...

Alexa Oona Schulz

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...

Aminah Hughes

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.

Anne Toole

Anne Toole

TV, Drama, Dramedy, Genre

Versatile writer looking to grow with a team of great writers...

Arun K. Vir

Arun K. Vir

TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy

Arun goes beyond being a scribe; she steps into the role of social explorer and tribal architect...

Billie Jo Mason

Billie Jo Mason

TV, Features, Genre

Recently worked with showrunner Mark Protosevich on SUGAR (starring Colin Farrell) for Apple+...

Brooke Muschott

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.

Carolyn  Kras

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...

Christine Sneed

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...

Craig T. Williams

Craig T. Williams

TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy

Craig writes comedies that amplify the grounded Black family experience.

Dani Hanks

Dani Hanks

TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy

Dani Hanks (they/she) is a disabled writer/director who promotes empathy, but in a way people can hear it – like hiding a vitamin in a dog treat.

Dave Kagno

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.

Denise A. Agnew

Denise A. Agnew

TV, Features, Genre

Denise is the genre-hopping author of over 70 novels, optioned and produced screenplays and TV pilots. She's not scared of writing in any genre, especially horror.

Edward Coffey

Edward Coffey

TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy

Veteran and AAPI writer of all genres...

Elise Salomon

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.

Eugene Ramos

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...

Gina DeAngelis

Gina DeAngelis

Features, Dramedy, Genre

Youngest of Ten Kids Who All Talked at Once...

Heather Ragsdale

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.

James Moorer

James Moorer

TV, Features, Drama, Genre

The darkness came with James... Writing soul-gripping, character-driven thrillers that reach unspoken depths of humanity...

Jazz Pompilus

Jazz Pompilus

TV, Comedy

Jazz Pompilus blends stand-up wit with heartfelt chaos, crafting TV comedies about family, culture, and connection.

Jeremy Palmer

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...

Johnny Gilligan

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.

Joseph Mwamba

Joseph Mwamba

TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy

Joe recently wrote his first episode on an upcoming Netflix action series & writes aspirational Young Adult dramedies...

Julie Dare

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.

Kathryn Machi

Kathryn Machi

TV, Features, Drama, Dramedy

Materfamilias to a bicultural family, Kathryn writes romantic, historical, family, and spiritual drama features and TV through a multicultural feminist lens.

Kelly and Megan Anelons

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.

Kim Turner

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...

Leah Simmons

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.

Lisa Gold

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.

Lisa Kors

Lisa Kors

TV, Features, Dramedy, Genre

Award-winning writer/producer who tells stories of women making bad choices for good reasons...

Lise Pyles

Lise Pyles

Features, Drama, Dramedy, Genre

Lise writes prestige drama, historical and true event stories (original or adapted), as well as uplifting family features and heart-filled rom-coms.

Marie D. Jones

Marie D. Jones

TV, Features, Genre

Marie is a best-selling author and produced screenwriter with over 30 books in print and with two movies currently running on UPtv and Lifetime Movie Network.

Mark DeCarlo

Mark DeCarlo

TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy

Emmy Award winning Comedy Writer will script for opulent remuneration...

Matija Šraj

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.

Megan J. Wilson

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.

Melody R. Herr

Melody R. Herr

TV, Features, Dramedy, Genre

Built from Detroit grit and flight delays, Melody tells stories of women who rebuild from the rubble — armed with attitude, bad decisions, and half a plan.

Michael Felker

Michael Felker

Features, Genre

Michael Felker is a jack-of-all-trades filmmaker who strives to create new and original genre films that make everyone excited to go to the movies.

Michael Lee Barlin

Michael Lee Barlin

TV, Features, Drama, Comedy

Michael Lee is a Black List writer of epic dramas and comedies who once had a script personally requested to be read by Stephen Spielberg!

N.C. Jones

N.C. Jones

TV, Features, Drama, Comedy

N.C. Jones is a Raleigh-based screenwriter who draws on an eclectic past to explore historical and cultural narratives through the eyes of misfits, miscreants, and misanthropes.

Nerris Nassiri

Nerris Nassiri

Features, Drama, Dramedy

Redefining musicals, films, and musical films with bold, diverse, and original storytelling on a budget.

Nicola Pittam

Nicola Pittam

TV, Features, Drama, Genre

Nicola is a former Fleet Street journalist and award winning author and screenwriter.

Pepper Reed

Pepper Reed

TV, Features, Genre

She is the star-chaser who doesn't realize, she is the star she is chasing.

Phoenix Black

Phoenix Black

Features, Drama, Dramedy, Genre

Phoenix is a Black List recommended writer on the Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list. As a fostermom, former aid worker and budding director, she writes stories of personal chaos.

Reenita Malhotra Hora

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.

Robbi D'Allessandro

Robbi D'Allessandro

TV, Features, Drama, Comedy

Robbi D'Allessandro thrives at the intersection of inner conflict and outward consequence, where unexpected twists and revelatory final acts are born.

Rudi O'Meara

Rudi O'Meara

TV, Features, Drama, Genre

Rudi is a Black List Recommended writer whose debut feature THE 10th is currently in development with Tai Duncan (FIGHT OR FLIGHT, COP SHOP, HONEST THIEF) attached to produce.

Sage Wells

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..

Sarah de Leon

Sarah de Leon

TV, Features, Comedy, Dramedy

Sarah is a writer and producer dedicated to amplifying marginalized voices through humor and character driven stories.

Shana Holmes

Shana Holmes

TV, Comedy, Dramedy

Shana Holmes writes intergenerational comedies about unorthodox women trying to find their place in the world.

Shoshana Rosenbaum

Shoshana Rosenbaum

Features, Drama, Genre

Shoshana makes films that use magical realism, science fiction and horror to explore alternate realities and gender dynamics.

Staton Rabin

Staton Rabin

Features, Drama, Dramedy, Genre

Staton is a seasoned pro screenwriter trusted by film/TV producers to adapt top-shelf IP-- often based on real people and true events-- into scripts that attract A-list talent.

Stephen Nolly

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.

Steven Vivell

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...

T. Barclay Spaugh

T. Barclay Spaugh

Features, Drama, Comedy, Genre

Award-winning screenwriter & published author. Produced YA film FIELDS AFIRE. WGAw mentor to Oscar-nominated writers. Developing YA fantasy & holiday rom-coms.

Thales Corrêa

Thales Corrêa

Features, Drama, Comedy, Dramedy

Brazilian-American writer and director championing diverse narratives that blend drama and comedy to explore identity, heritage, and social issues.

Tiffany Yarde

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.

Timothy Mallon

Timothy Mallon

TV, Features, Drama, Genre

Award-Winning Horror and Thriller writer for Film and Television

Tracy Charlton

Tracy Charlton

Features, Action, Comedy

Tracy's short screenplay THE EARTH ANSWERS was one of the winners of the 2024 WeScreenplay Short Script Lab.

Veronica Chavira

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...

Wade Wofford

Wade Wofford

TV, Features, Drama, Genre

Writer/Director Wade Wofford creates grounded sci-fi and urgent social dramas built to provoke debate long after the credits roll.

Yousif Nash

Yousif Nash

TV, Features, Drama, Genre

Yousif is a son of Iraqi immigrants, an Air Force veteran, and a huge nerd...

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