PHIL BEAUMAN began his professional writing career when he was hired over the phone to write for “In Living Color.” After collaborating on “In Living Color,” with the Wayans Family, Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, etc. Phil was asked by the Wayans Family to co-write “Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood.” And later, the first “Scary Movie.” Phil was also a writer for five seasons and Supervising Producer on “The Wayans Brothers” TV series and the Co-Creator and Co-Executive Producer of Nickelodeon’s number one live action primetime show “Cousin Skeeter.” Phil also sold the Spec script “Not Another Teen Movie” and has sold spec scripts, pitches and TV pilots to Disney, Paramount, DreamWorks, Fox, Warner Bros., Sony and many Independents. He has also collaborated on TV Pilots with Jamie Foxx and with Don Johnson and in 2021 Phil sold his Spec script “Soul Santa” which made its debut on BET Christmas 2021. (In 2022 he had a script optioned by an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe winning producer, so… fingers crossed!) Phil was raised in San Francisco and attended Marina Middle School, George Washington High School and SFSU.

EJ DEBRUN is a former animator with a Master’s Degree in Animation from Savannah College of Art Design. During her time in the film and television industry, she has worked with many veteran industry professionals at studios such as Nickelodeon and Lucasfilms Animation and has also written for television at an independent studio. Now having left the industry, she is using her previous creative experiences to write fiction in the science fiction and fantasy genre. https://ejdebrun.com | @EJ_DeBrun

BRUCE WAWRZYNIAK is a publicist who runs Now Hear This, Inc., and has worked with clients from coast to coast across the U.S., including authors from Las Vegas, Chicago, and Tampa, among others. He has been successful at getting results for clients with efforts such as, but not limited to, book signings, interview placements (TV, radio, newspaper, magazines, podcasts), and handling their Web presence. He’s also a longtime podcaster. https://www.now-hear-this.net/ | Podcast: Now Hear This Entertainment | @NHT_tweets

PAUL ZEIDMAN is an award-winning screenwriter based on San Francisco. When not writing, rewriting, or reading scripts, he enjoys watching movies, reading comic books, running half-marathons, and making what could possibly be the best pecan pie west of the Mississippi. He also created and runs the screenwriting blog Maximum Z, named one of Screenwriting Spark’s Top 25 Screenwriting Blogs. https://maximumz.blog/ | @maximum_z

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