Independent Writers' Caucus
Jodie Anders
Jodie is a multi-hyphenate artist whose work spans the mediums of acting, writing, videography, editing, and graphic design. As a Jewish bisexual creator who struggled with acceptance as a teen, Jodie focuses on connections across divides, celebrating diversity and promoting youth empowerment. She earned her Master's degree in Film and TV, completed the UCLA Professionals Program in TV Writing, and worked as a sound and film editor for 14 years. Her scripts have won the ISA Fasttrack Fellowship, earned two top 1% spots on Coverfly’s Redlist, a spot on the Stunt List, and been a Finalist in Screencraft and Save the Cat, and a Semi-finalist in Table Read My Screenplay.
When she’s not writing, she is the Publicity and Communications Director for the youth non-profit California Rainbow Girls, where she's spent over two decades mentoring and guiding teens in confidence and leadership skills. She is the co-author of Queer Cheer: Activities, Advice, and Affirmations for LGBTQ+ Teens and the producer of "Let's Talk about Leadership, Service and Sisterhood," a podcast by and for teens.
Honors & Awards
ISA Fast Track Fellowship Winner - THE BOYS - 2023
Top 10 (#8) of One Hour Dramas and Top 1% of Genre (all time), Coverfly Red List - WANAGIPI - 2025
Selection, The Stunt List - THE BOYS - 2025
INVISIBLE
One-Hour TV YA Superhero Drama - Handmaid's Tale meets Umbrella Academy
Kidnapped into a domestic terrorist group’s genetically modified army, an insecure high school senior gains the power of invisibility and secretly leads a group of teens to take down the movement from within while pretending to comply to keep her father safe.
WANAGIPI
Hour TV Fantasy/Thriller - Ghost Whisperer meets Prodigal Son
An over-protective psychologist and his newly dead sister use ancestral spirit-communication to solver her murder, save his mental health patients, and unravel the family secrets threatening their lives.
ADVENTURES OF THE HEADLESS HORSEBOY
1/2 Hour YA Comedy Horror - Monster High meets A Tale Dark and Grim
The socially awkward, pumpkin-headed son of the Headless Horseman is desperate to prove he's not a monster; but the magically resurrected bully he accidentally beheads is determined to expose in revenge for her ancestor, Ichabod Crane.