Screenwriters
Adam Strange - IMDb - Website
Adam Strange founded Deadline Junkies in July 2009. The original Tuesday Deadline Junkies has been going strong non-stop ever since at the same time, day, and location. Adam is the writer, creator, and star of Friended Forever. DJ scripts include "Robot Love," "Love Detective," and "Dick Smashers."
Alex Hanno (Monday Nights) - email - IMDb - website
Alex Hanno is a Los Angeles-based writer/director whose credits include the apocalyptic thriller A Social Contract starring Sean Astin, the romantic dramedy Elephants streaming on Amazon, and the award winning TV show Served. His pilot script, Seabrook, was the winner of CineStory’s TV Drama Fellowship, while his other scripts have placed in competitions such as Final Draft’s Big Break, Scriptapalooza, Austin Film Festival, and many more. As a director, his films – including his latest, Detox – have screened at the likes of Seattle International Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, and Dances With Films. In 2023, he was part of the creative team that launched SoundTrip – the award winning interactive audio experience – at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, which was then released online as well. Alex has also worked in development for Broad Green Pictures and VMI Worldwide, alongside running Deadline Junkies, a screenwriting organization based in North Hollywood.
Ashley Scott Meyers - email - IMDb - Website
After graduating from college Ashley Scott Meyers moved from his childhood home in Annapolis, Maryland, to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career as a screenwriter. During his first three years in Los Angeles, Meyers wrote or co-wrote eight feature length screenplays, earned his first few dollars as a screenwriter, and saw two of his original screenplays get produced. Man Overboard, also co-written with DJ alum, Nathan Ives, was sold to and produced by Treasure Entertainment. Hiis most recent films inlcude "Ninja Apocalypse," "Snake Out of Compton," and "The Pinch."
Bryan Chesters (Monday Nights) - email - IMDb
Award winning actor/writer/producer Bryan Chesters (SAG-AFTRA-AEA) has written several TV pilots and features. His scripts have advanced in The Page Awards, Austin Film Festival, Final Draft's Big Break Competition, Scriptapalooza, and more. His short film, Saving John Murphy has been in numerous film festivals in the United States, Canada, and Europe, including the Montreal International Film Festival. His film, Hunter Grail, is in pre-production with Emmy award winning cinematographer Roy H. Wager and director Lukas Colombo attached, and four distribution companies have signed on as well, including Archstone. As an actor, Bryan can be seen on everything from Mad Men (Dir. John Hamm) to Modern Family. His film, A Haunting at Silver Falls: The Return, is currently streaming on Netflix and Amazon.
David Wingert (Monday Nights) - email - IMDb
David Wingert is a screenwriter living in North Hollywood. Originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, David made his first feature in high school and his first screenplay freshman year of college. Since then, he’s written eight features, four award-winning shorts and a television pilot. After moving to Los Angeles in 2016, David has worked for seven different companies and nonprofits including Paramount Pictures and Hyde Park Entertainment.
Erin Donovan (Monday Nights) - email - IMDb
Erin Donovan is currently a co-creator, along with Ken Woodruff, on a new crime series for Amazon’s Freevee TV, titled TOTAL CHAOS. Filming in Marseille, France, it’s set for production summer 2023. Before this, Erin was a writer on the NBC UniTV series, THE ENEMY WITHIN, created by Ken Woodruff. Last year Erin developed a historical drama with Bruno Heller, HOUSE OF ISABEL (her original script was featured on The Blacklist and a Sundance Episodic Lab finalist, 2019). Prior to that, she also collaborated with Bruno Heller on a drama series, UNTOLD, for ITV UK. This series was originally inspired by a documentary Erin wrote/produced about the Great British Train Robbery, A TALE OF TWO THIEVES, distributed by Virgil Films/Netflix. Recently, Erin sold a digital series thriller to Indigenous Media, IN THE DARK, with Mark- Paul Gosselaar to direct and star. Other work includes: writer on THE MENTALIST, season 7. She also sold a one-hour sci- fi/thriller pilot, SWITCH, to WB Horizon.
Heloise Chung (Monday Nights) - email - IMDb - Website
Heloise Chung is an only child (sort of), military brat, and Korean American adoptee who was whisked away from her Korean fam when she was three years old. (I mean, her biological parents already had three daughters, so it made sense to spare one.) No surprise that she spent a good chunk of her childhood pretending to be someone else, living in some faraway fantasy land — the exact skills she needed to become a writer! At Indiana U, Heloise studied communications, enviro science, & photography. Afterward, she moved to NYC for cinematography, but ended up printing Nan Goldins, trying to play it cool around celebs at her bartending gigs (although she did once ask Ron Livingston to sign a dollar bill while playing dollar bill poker with him and a buddy), writing for a talk show at a start-up network, and Mad-Men-ing it in advertising. Talk about detour.That all changed when she moved to LA in 2017. Heloise had all this pent up story to tell. Since then, she’s written and directed 11 no-budget short films and 1 low budget web pilot. She’s currently writing a grounded fantasy pilot about transnational adoptions and Korean free divers and a sci-fi/horror feature about animal zombies attacking humans. She’s also in pre-pro for her next low budget film short and a music video. Heloise writes compelling, high concept stories across genres with Asian lead characters that grapple with systemic injustices, climate change, and yes, sometimes, fraught family dynamics. When not writing thrilling stories, Heloise likes to terrify herself with rock climbing.
Jordan Imiola - email - IMDb - Website
Jordan Imiola is a screenwriter from the city of good neighbors, Buffalo, NY. Before moving to the city of angels, he was the first Buffalo State student in history to be nominated for the WGA Michael Collyer Fellowship. He has worked for Fox, Marvista Entertainment, Untitled Entertainment and has ghostwritten for various production companies. He wrote "Sunny & Ray," a feel-good comedy about a boy trying to kill himself. It was presented at Tuesday Junkies in 2013. The film is now in development with director, Anthony Sabet after it was sold to ASA Pictures. Jordan is also the creator and showrunner of Romantically Hopeless, Spy Time, Wrigley Friends, and Monster Therapy. (All series star actors from Deadline Junkies.)
Josh Wilcox (Monday Nights) - email - IMDb - Website
I've juggled careers as an indie filmmaker and professional poker player for over 15 years now and the hustle is remarkably similar for both. My first produced feature, DEAD MONEY, starring Emile Hirsch, Jackie Earl Haley, and India Eisley, will be out Sept 13 2024. Additionally, I produced THE DARK RED in 2018, directed by Dan Bush, I've been a first AD on a number of tv and film projects, and I have directed and produced a number of my own shorts. joshwilcoxwriter.com
Julia Begeron - email - IMDb - Website
I’m a UCLA graduate (MPTV), writer, director, producer and movie-lover. Some of my absolute favorite films are “Bridesmaids,” “Spy” and “The Heat.” (Hmm, I see a thread.) I’m also the Vice-president of an amazing company PaintScaping.com.(Check it out.) Being the VP basically means I do whatever it takes to get the job done – including writing dozens of projection mapped shows, sewing elf shoes or even creating a “modesty pouch” for a green screened streaker. Truly, no job is too big or too small. ;-) Growing up around the business taught me “there’s no people like show people.” Although in L.A, “everything the traffic will allow” is pretty limiting.
Leah Poulliot - email - IMDb - Website
Leah Poulliot is a business school dropout turned television writer currently staffed on The CW’s DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. She's currently credited with four episodes of the series (513,612,707,712) . Leah specializes in one-hour drama, specifically in the sci-fi, thriller, and horror genres. It should go without saying that she loves a good superhero story, too. Previously, she's worked for companies FOX and SONY but is presently stationed at WARNER BROTHERS. In her free time, Leah expresses her creativity through UCB improv, and writers’ groups Safehouse and Deadline Junkies (which she helps moderate). When not taking pictures of her dog in portrait mode, she can be found filming her in cinematic. Lastly, she knows her last name is impossible to pronounce, so to save you the trouble of asking it's Pole-Lee-Ot.
Kelly Kurowski - email - IMDb
Kelly has had a passion for writing comedy before she could even say mama and dada. Sometimes you just know at an early age. She graduated from Columbia College Chicago where she’s from majoring in screenwriting. Kelly has worked on TV shows such as Hellcats, Devious Maids and Good Behavior as an assistant in the writer’s room. She is currently staring at her computer trying to think of witty dialogue to end this bio....fade out.
Rund Shami - email - IMDb
Rund (Rand) Shami is an Arab-American writer known for the web series, Meme Boy(2018). She was born in Dallas, TX and was raised in Amman, Jordan. She graduated with a major in Screenwriting from The University of Miami where she was a staff writer for UMTV's late night comedy show, Off The Wire. She's worked as support staff in multiple TV writers rooms as a writers' assistant and script coordinator.
Ross Martin - email - IMDb
Ross H. Martin grew up in Armonk, NY. After graduating from University of Hartford in CT with a B.A., an English major, Ross moved to Los Angeles, CA. Ross attended Columbia College-Hollywood film school. Ross produced, wrote, directed and edited short films mostly on 16mm. “The Turnaround” short film was the “Best of the Fest” at the Rochester Intl. Film Festival. Ross produced, co-wrote and co-directed feature film dramatic comedy, “Rubbernecking” starring Corbin Bernsen. In 2008, Ross edited the feature film “War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave” starring and directed by C. Thomas Howell. Ross writes in various genres; comedy, drama, horror and science fiction. His short films can be viewed at rosshmartin.com
Adam Strange founded Deadline Junkies in July 2009. The original Tuesday Deadline Junkies has been going strong non-stop ever since at the same time, day, and location. Adam is the writer, creator, and star of Friended Forever. DJ scripts include "Robot Love," "Love Detective," and "Dick Smashers."
Alex Hanno (Monday Nights) - email - IMDb - website
Alex Hanno is a Los Angeles-based writer/director whose credits include the apocalyptic thriller A Social Contract starring Sean Astin, the romantic dramedy Elephants streaming on Amazon, and the award winning TV show Served. His pilot script, Seabrook, was the winner of CineStory’s TV Drama Fellowship, while his other scripts have placed in competitions such as Final Draft’s Big Break, Scriptapalooza, Austin Film Festival, and many more. As a director, his films – including his latest, Detox – have screened at the likes of Seattle International Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, and Dances With Films. In 2023, he was part of the creative team that launched SoundTrip – the award winning interactive audio experience – at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, which was then released online as well. Alex has also worked in development for Broad Green Pictures and VMI Worldwide, alongside running Deadline Junkies, a screenwriting organization based in North Hollywood.
Ashley Scott Meyers - email - IMDb - Website
After graduating from college Ashley Scott Meyers moved from his childhood home in Annapolis, Maryland, to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career as a screenwriter. During his first three years in Los Angeles, Meyers wrote or co-wrote eight feature length screenplays, earned his first few dollars as a screenwriter, and saw two of his original screenplays get produced. Man Overboard, also co-written with DJ alum, Nathan Ives, was sold to and produced by Treasure Entertainment. Hiis most recent films inlcude "Ninja Apocalypse," "Snake Out of Compton," and "The Pinch."
Bryan Chesters (Monday Nights) - email - IMDb
Award winning actor/writer/producer Bryan Chesters (SAG-AFTRA-AEA) has written several TV pilots and features. His scripts have advanced in The Page Awards, Austin Film Festival, Final Draft's Big Break Competition, Scriptapalooza, and more. His short film, Saving John Murphy has been in numerous film festivals in the United States, Canada, and Europe, including the Montreal International Film Festival. His film, Hunter Grail, is in pre-production with Emmy award winning cinematographer Roy H. Wager and director Lukas Colombo attached, and four distribution companies have signed on as well, including Archstone. As an actor, Bryan can be seen on everything from Mad Men (Dir. John Hamm) to Modern Family. His film, A Haunting at Silver Falls: The Return, is currently streaming on Netflix and Amazon.
David Wingert (Monday Nights) - email - IMDb
David Wingert is a screenwriter living in North Hollywood. Originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, David made his first feature in high school and his first screenplay freshman year of college. Since then, he’s written eight features, four award-winning shorts and a television pilot. After moving to Los Angeles in 2016, David has worked for seven different companies and nonprofits including Paramount Pictures and Hyde Park Entertainment.
Erin Donovan (Monday Nights) - email - IMDb
Erin Donovan is currently a co-creator, along with Ken Woodruff, on a new crime series for Amazon’s Freevee TV, titled TOTAL CHAOS. Filming in Marseille, France, it’s set for production summer 2023. Before this, Erin was a writer on the NBC UniTV series, THE ENEMY WITHIN, created by Ken Woodruff. Last year Erin developed a historical drama with Bruno Heller, HOUSE OF ISABEL (her original script was featured on The Blacklist and a Sundance Episodic Lab finalist, 2019). Prior to that, she also collaborated with Bruno Heller on a drama series, UNTOLD, for ITV UK. This series was originally inspired by a documentary Erin wrote/produced about the Great British Train Robbery, A TALE OF TWO THIEVES, distributed by Virgil Films/Netflix. Recently, Erin sold a digital series thriller to Indigenous Media, IN THE DARK, with Mark- Paul Gosselaar to direct and star. Other work includes: writer on THE MENTALIST, season 7. She also sold a one-hour sci- fi/thriller pilot, SWITCH, to WB Horizon.
Heloise Chung (Monday Nights) - email - IMDb - Website
Heloise Chung is an only child (sort of), military brat, and Korean American adoptee who was whisked away from her Korean fam when she was three years old. (I mean, her biological parents already had three daughters, so it made sense to spare one.) No surprise that she spent a good chunk of her childhood pretending to be someone else, living in some faraway fantasy land — the exact skills she needed to become a writer! At Indiana U, Heloise studied communications, enviro science, & photography. Afterward, she moved to NYC for cinematography, but ended up printing Nan Goldins, trying to play it cool around celebs at her bartending gigs (although she did once ask Ron Livingston to sign a dollar bill while playing dollar bill poker with him and a buddy), writing for a talk show at a start-up network, and Mad-Men-ing it in advertising. Talk about detour.That all changed when she moved to LA in 2017. Heloise had all this pent up story to tell. Since then, she’s written and directed 11 no-budget short films and 1 low budget web pilot. She’s currently writing a grounded fantasy pilot about transnational adoptions and Korean free divers and a sci-fi/horror feature about animal zombies attacking humans. She’s also in pre-pro for her next low budget film short and a music video. Heloise writes compelling, high concept stories across genres with Asian lead characters that grapple with systemic injustices, climate change, and yes, sometimes, fraught family dynamics. When not writing thrilling stories, Heloise likes to terrify herself with rock climbing.
Jordan Imiola - email - IMDb - Website
Jordan Imiola is a screenwriter from the city of good neighbors, Buffalo, NY. Before moving to the city of angels, he was the first Buffalo State student in history to be nominated for the WGA Michael Collyer Fellowship. He has worked for Fox, Marvista Entertainment, Untitled Entertainment and has ghostwritten for various production companies. He wrote "Sunny & Ray," a feel-good comedy about a boy trying to kill himself. It was presented at Tuesday Junkies in 2013. The film is now in development with director, Anthony Sabet after it was sold to ASA Pictures. Jordan is also the creator and showrunner of Romantically Hopeless, Spy Time, Wrigley Friends, and Monster Therapy. (All series star actors from Deadline Junkies.)
Josh Wilcox (Monday Nights) - email - IMDb - Website
I've juggled careers as an indie filmmaker and professional poker player for over 15 years now and the hustle is remarkably similar for both. My first produced feature, DEAD MONEY, starring Emile Hirsch, Jackie Earl Haley, and India Eisley, will be out Sept 13 2024. Additionally, I produced THE DARK RED in 2018, directed by Dan Bush, I've been a first AD on a number of tv and film projects, and I have directed and produced a number of my own shorts. joshwilcoxwriter.com
Julia Begeron - email - IMDb - Website
I’m a UCLA graduate (MPTV), writer, director, producer and movie-lover. Some of my absolute favorite films are “Bridesmaids,” “Spy” and “The Heat.” (Hmm, I see a thread.) I’m also the Vice-president of an amazing company PaintScaping.com.(Check it out.) Being the VP basically means I do whatever it takes to get the job done – including writing dozens of projection mapped shows, sewing elf shoes or even creating a “modesty pouch” for a green screened streaker. Truly, no job is too big or too small. ;-) Growing up around the business taught me “there’s no people like show people.” Although in L.A, “everything the traffic will allow” is pretty limiting.
Leah Poulliot - email - IMDb - Website
Leah Poulliot is a business school dropout turned television writer currently staffed on The CW’s DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. She's currently credited with four episodes of the series (513,612,707,712) . Leah specializes in one-hour drama, specifically in the sci-fi, thriller, and horror genres. It should go without saying that she loves a good superhero story, too. Previously, she's worked for companies FOX and SONY but is presently stationed at WARNER BROTHERS. In her free time, Leah expresses her creativity through UCB improv, and writers’ groups Safehouse and Deadline Junkies (which she helps moderate). When not taking pictures of her dog in portrait mode, she can be found filming her in cinematic. Lastly, she knows her last name is impossible to pronounce, so to save you the trouble of asking it's Pole-Lee-Ot.
Kelly Kurowski - email - IMDb
Kelly has had a passion for writing comedy before she could even say mama and dada. Sometimes you just know at an early age. She graduated from Columbia College Chicago where she’s from majoring in screenwriting. Kelly has worked on TV shows such as Hellcats, Devious Maids and Good Behavior as an assistant in the writer’s room. She is currently staring at her computer trying to think of witty dialogue to end this bio....fade out.
Rund Shami - email - IMDb
Rund (Rand) Shami is an Arab-American writer known for the web series, Meme Boy(2018). She was born in Dallas, TX and was raised in Amman, Jordan. She graduated with a major in Screenwriting from The University of Miami where she was a staff writer for UMTV's late night comedy show, Off The Wire. She's worked as support staff in multiple TV writers rooms as a writers' assistant and script coordinator.
Ross Martin - email - IMDb
Ross H. Martin grew up in Armonk, NY. After graduating from University of Hartford in CT with a B.A., an English major, Ross moved to Los Angeles, CA. Ross attended Columbia College-Hollywood film school. Ross produced, wrote, directed and edited short films mostly on 16mm. “The Turnaround” short film was the “Best of the Fest” at the Rochester Intl. Film Festival. Ross produced, co-wrote and co-directed feature film dramatic comedy, “Rubbernecking” starring Corbin Bernsen. In 2008, Ross edited the feature film “War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave” starring and directed by C. Thomas Howell. Ross writes in various genres; comedy, drama, horror and science fiction. His short films can be viewed at rosshmartin.com