French writer Ariane Hahusseau, an AFI alum, writes empowering screenplays with passionate protagonists. She loves period dramas & dark humor. She’s recently optioned an original script & was hired to write a thriller drama feature.

Emily Wahlund was raised on television (in a good way), initially gravitated towards acting before realizing how important writing was to her personal creative pull. She's currently a mom who writes features, pilots and for video games.

Ryan Shrime has gone through just about any high-end acting training you can name. He's taken that knowledge of acting and character to successfully applied it to his screenwriting career.

A later-in-life writer, Marcus writes comedies and dramas across different genres, primarily focuses on exploring the oddities of complex relationships between people in every day walks of life.

Desa Larkin-Boutte's screenwriting journey has taken her working on set, in post-production & in the writer's room for beloved shows including Better Call Saul, The Walking Dead & Westworld, the later of which she is a credited writer.

Annika's impressive and still blossoming career started behind the Berlin Wall. Making her way to America, she's has worked in front of and behind the camera, also working as an assistant to James Cameron.

Multi-hyphenate, Yolanda T. Ross tried to do the corporate life, but creativity and the entertainment industry beckoned her back. After establishing herself as an actress, writing her own stories became her next drive.

Melissa Birks, a past Fast Track Fellow for the ISA is fascinated by history and isn't afraid of macabre history as she's frequently featured serial killers in her writing. Hear how she's used contests to advance her career.

Carlos Gutierrez & Michael Goldenberg are all about taking chances. They aren't afraid to take a big swing or try something edgy in their screenwriting. Carlos & Michael let ya know there's nothing wrong with the occasional 'stunt script.'

We sit down with Emerging Screenwriter Lindsey Galloway during the Sundance Film Festival as her screenplay was about to make its 'premiere' during a staged live reading as the Grand Prize Winner of Table Read My Screenplay.

Rachel K. Caulker loves telling genre stories with her unique West African background, having shunned 'traditional' employment for the entertainment industry. She's made contests work for her while pursuing deeper education & making contacts.

Jason Goldberg has already produced "Glorious" for Shudder & served as writer/producer of "Stay Out of the F*ing Attic." He's got a large & growing resume as a producer who loves finding new talent while developing his own writing career.

With countless productions under his belt as an assistant director, Ted Campbell has always wanted to tell his own stories. Now, he's directing his own screenplays. He was also once an ISA Top 25 Screenwriter to Watch.