Act Two: Transitioning to TV Writing from Previous Careers @WritersGuildFoundation
Act Two: Transitioning to TV Writing from Previous Careers  @WritersGuildFoundation
Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
For this session, we teamed up with Stephens College MFA in TV and Screenwriting for a discussion on transitioning to TV writing from other careers. Learn how our panel of TV writers and producers made the jump to television, how their previous experiences inform their writing, and how that lens impacts their approach in the writers room.

Panelists are Zoanne Clack, M.D., MPH (Executive Producer, Grey's Anatomy), Rashaan Dozier-Escalante (Staff Writer, SEAL Team), Akilah Green (Co-producer, Black Monday), and Calaya Michelle Stallworth, Ph.D (Executive Story Editor, Fear of the Walking Dead).
Moderated by Dr. Rosanne Welch, Director of Stephens College MFA in TV and Screenwriting.
Filmed on January 13, 2021.
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Act Two: Transitioning to TV Writing from Previous Careers

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