Anpa'o Locke is an Afro-Indigenous writer, filmmaker and curator who is Húŋkpapȟa Lakota and Ahtna Dené (Village of Tazlina), born in the Standing Rock Nation. She currently resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was a 2023 Native Lab Sundance Institute Fellow and 2022 Full Circle Sundance Institute Fellow. She received her degree in Film Studies from Mount Holyoke College.

Christian Mejía is a Mexican-American writer who tells intimate working-class stories about chasing the American dream as if it was a scrappy dog that stays slipping through the fence. Perpetually a step behind, his protagonists slog through the muddy bogs of class mobility in their journeys to reach the ivory tower, only to discover they lost the keys along the way.

Da Eun is a writer of magical, heartwarming stories of eclectic households & communities. Before pursuing an MFA in Film & TV Production at USC, she was a software engineer at Google with a BS and MS from Stanford University. Outside of film, she hosted a weekly podcast called bamboo & glass.

Diarra McCormick is a screenwriter and playwright who expresses her pain in a comedic and dramatic way, which is showcased in her original TV pilot, Homebound, based on Hurricane Katrina. Her full-length stage play called, Black People Problems, is based on the notion that black people are still mentally enslaved. McCormick is an Air Force veteran and has an M.F.A. in Screenwriting from LMU.

As a queer Latina, Isabel's writing focuses on putting a satirical spin on coming-of-age narratives and social critique, drawing from her real life experiences. Most recently Isabel has worked as a Writers’ Production Assistant in a development room for Amazon, having had the privilege of learning from writers who have all lead their own rooms.

Malaika Jules is a writer and stand-up comedian known for her humorous takes on urban subcultures. A former rapper, she has performed in dive bars and festivals. Her poetry appears in public art instillations and has been commissioned by the MTA and the City of Inglewood. A 2022 American Woman Playwriting Fellow, her one-woman show 90’s Hip Hop Raised Me won an award at the 2023 Fringe Festival.

Michelle Christine Anastasia De la Rosa Driscoll, or Michelle for short, is a gay, Dominican comedian originally from Harlem, NY. She graduated NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and is a Gates Millennium Scholar and a NALIP Emerging Content Creator. She performs comedy in LA and has over 10 million views on TikTok. She loves all things comedy, New York, and is a sucker for a good medical drama.

Olivia Woodward is a citizen of the Caddo Nation with a passion for telling Indigenous stories. She started in theatre and is taking the skills she learned from her time as a stage manager, production manager, performer, and writer to the screen. Her work approaches life through an Indigenous lens, which can be serious with a healthy dose of humor.

Growing up, Peter was determined to pursue a different path than his poet father. But after confronting his mortality, Peter embraced his love of writing. He was featured on This American Life to chronicle the fitting of a prosthetic arm, has written for the DreamWorks Animation series Jurassic World: Chaos Theory and is currently a Staff Writer on a TBA Nickelodeon adventure series.

Rachel Yang is a dramedy writer and former journalist with bylines in Entertainment Weekly, Reductress, and more. Shaped by being a 1.5-generation immigrant and moving as a kid from China to Southern Upstate NY, she often writes about Asian American misfits grappling with identity amid larger-than-life situations. Most recently, she was the Showrunner/EP's Assistant on TRACKER (Season 1).

Reed Tsuda is a writer who grew up in Hawaii, Japan, and Guam and studied in Italy. He leans into his in-depth knowledge of casting and his multicultural perspective to create enthralling, character-driven dramas that examine the intersections between Pacific Islands, Japan, and the West. In his spare time, he enjoys exploring the history of ancient civilizations and playing the cello.

Renee Ross is a demisexual writer, performer, and fly auntie from Baltimore, MD. After working as a teacher, she realized that the same lessons she taught her students about following their dreams also applied to her life, so she began studying improv, sketch, and television writing. Her character-driven stories wrestle with themes of self-exploration, identity, and the art of the grind.

After writing and producing a short film and a web series, Shanice escaped the law (firm) and leaped into the film and tv world. She raised two amazing sons before moving to LA to pursue the dream. Her scripts have placed in several competitions and fellowships, including WASSTP and Circle of Confusion’s Writers Discovery Program. She currently works as a Writers’ Assistant and Script Coordinator.

Born in New Jersey with family all over the world, Sherin Shetty is an eclectic soul. When she's not working on a project, you can catch her inhaling a cheeseburger, watching a New York Rangers game, or working her way through a cookbook. Sherin prides herself on her work ethic, her fearlessness, and her fun-loving personality; she takes the work seriously but never herself.