Zach Anner and Josh Flanagan have been close friends and collaborators since meeting in 2005 at the University of Texas.

Anna Thorup (she/her) is a graduate of Emerson College who has worked at or written on shows for DreamWorks Animation, Netflix, Nickelodeon, and PBS.

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.

Katherine Craft is an Austin, Texas, filmmaker and educator with low vision who wrote and directed the Audible Original "Shaky," was a staff writer on Best Foot Forward on Apple TV+, and created the Snap Original series Kappa Crypto.

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 Eakin, 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.