Katherine Beattie grew up in suburban Los Angeles and has written for high-profile network procedurals, including NCIS and NCIS: New Orleans.

Michelle Asgarali is vested in building stronger networks of disabled creatives, and recently showran The Sqeaky Wheel: Canada, which garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination.

Erin Brown Thomas (she/her) is a diplopic, neurodivergent filmmaker, and a Nicholl Semifinalist for The Body of Chris whose pilot Chasers world premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

A Dominican-American writer, producer, and not-comedian, Ana Defillo’s credits include Showtime’s Desus and Mero, Fuse’s The Read, and PBS’ The Vote.

Cheryl Meyer (she/her) is a small-town girl with big-city dreams who dabbled in every job both in front of and behind the camera before becoming a bonafide scribe. As a physically disabled writer, she brings her unique perspective to narratives and loves to write about complicated women in messy situations.

Monica Lucas is a neurodivergent, Puerto Rican screenwriter who writes stylistic character dramas about women and girls wrestling back power from the systems that seek to diminish them.

Zayre (they/them) is a screenwriter who was was born in Panama and grew up in Brooklyn.

Alys Murray (she/her) is a screenwriter, novelist, and filmmaker from New Orleans, Louisiana, who writes genre fare for the romantic in all of us.

Filipe Coutinho (he/him) is a writer and filmmaker living with OCD with a passion for character-driven, inclusive, and commercial stories.

Bronx-born writer Simone, is a proud mom, who thrives on playing devil's advocate, and uses her writing to explore the complexities of human nature.

Jamey, a paraplegic TV writer, actor, and adaptive athlete from Seattle, is dedicated to using disability to offer new perspectives.

Ashley, a writer/director with a physical disability, has directed for Disney+, Apple TV+, and Netflix, and is committed to changing the portrayal of disabled people in media.

Shea Mirzai (he/him) is an Iranian-American, LGBTQ+ writer/producer, a Person Who Stutters, and Co-Chair of the WGA’s Disabled Writers Committee.

Alex Lora-Cercos (he/him) is a Spanish filmmaker who writes about the complexities of the human condition and believes in the power of cinema to reflect and effect change.

Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini (she/they) is an award-winning bionic playwright, screenwriter and author of Nigerian heritage from London who writes thought-provoking narratives that explore themes of identity, belonging and empowerment.

Melanie Abrams Fierstein (she/her) specializes in brow-raising dramas and true stories, combining her experience in politics with her unique perspective as a disabled woman.

Natalia Temesgen (she/her) is a playwright, TV writer/producer, who has written TV episodes for Dear White People on Netflix, Julia on Max, and Reasonable Doubt on Hulu.

Anne Hamilton (she/her) is a director and screenwriter who writes about women, mental health, neurodiversity, and cancer.

Roma Murphy (she/her) has always wanted to make the world a better place, but as a comedy writer, she suspects she’ll probably make it worse.

Obiageli Odimegwu (she/her) grew up in Nigeria and worked on Wall Street before breaking her parents’ hearts by transitioning into screenwriting. Obiageli writes about outsiders in harrowing situations.