Writers

Steven Arriagada is an Indigenous Chilean-Italian screenwriter and director, with a keen eye for and interest in genre work.

Angela Betzien is a multi-award winning writer and a founding member of independent theatre company Real TV; her work has toured widely across Australia and internationally.

Gemma Bird Matheson is a writer, actor and producer of South African and Papua New Guinean heritage. She was a 2023 Talent Gateway recipients, an initiative run by Screen Australia and Australians in Film.

Kit Brookman is a London-based playwright and screenwriter. His original series WATER’S EDGE is currently in development with Silverprint Pictures.

Helena Brooks is a Director/Writer who most recently set-up the CBS Studios/ABC original comedy GOLD DIGGERS.

Nick Coyle is a writer, director and performer renowned for comedy, plays and his one-man shows.

Reg is a screenwriter and playwright. He has been nominated for many more awards including four AWGIEs and two AFI’s for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Gemma is a screenwriter with a particular interest in genre and YA projects.

David Finnigan is an Australian writer at the forefront of climate change research and writing.

Charles Firth is the creator of the multi Logie-award winning comedy team, THE CHASER and author of the bestselling book, AMERICAN HOAX.

Charlie is a writer and actor. He co-created the ABC comedy series SANDO and is currently developing his comedy television series NEXT DOOR with production companies Easy Tiger and Thumper.

Declan Furber Gillick is a multidisciplinary artist, writer and performer from Mparntwe (Alice Springs). His practice spans prose, theatre, poetry, music, rap, film, television and visual arts.

Declan Greene is a theatre-maker, director, playwright, screenwriter and dramaturg. He is currently Artistic Director at Griffin Theatre Company.

Natassia Halabi is a screenwriter and actor born in Sydney Australia to a Muslim Syrian father and an Australian/European mother.

Andrew Kavanagh is a writer, director and composer. Andrew directed and produced VICE Australia’s flagship series: AUSTRALIANA, broadcast on SBS Viceland.

Anchuli Felicia King is a playwright, screenwriter and multidisciplinary artist of Thai-Australian descent. King recently wrote on HBO’s/Team Downey series THE SYMPATHIZER based on the book of the same name due for 2024 release

Josh Lawson is a writer, director and actor. Josh wrote and directed short film, AFTER THE CREDITS which won Best Comedy at the LA Shorts Fest.

Michele Lee is a Hmong-Australian writer working across television, film, stage, books, audio and live art. Michele’s television work includes developing and writing an episode of upcoming comedy WHITE FEVER for ABC-TV with creator Ra Chapman. Prior to this Michele co-wrote an episode of Matchbox/ SBS limited episode series HUNGRY GHOSTS (2020) and co-wrote episodes […]

Kirsty Marillier is a South African actor and award-winning playwright. She is currently a part of the Emerging Writers Group at Sydney Theatre Company and has two original works in development. Her first work, ORANGE THROWER, had its stage premiere in February 2022 with Griffin Theatre Company and National Theatre of Parramatta. ORANGE THROWER was […]

Elise McCredie is an award-winning screenwriter and director. Elise was the showrunner on the first Australian, Disney + series, THE CLEARING – a limited series starring Theresa Palmer, Guy Pearce and Miranda Otto. Prior to this Elise was the showrunner of STATELESS with EPs and co-creators Tony Ayres and Cate Blanchett. It screened locally on […]

Judi McCrossin is an award winning Australian screenwriter and producer. She is currently in development for a number of projects, many of which are based in the UK. Her career started with her writing debut on short film FETCH, being selected for competition at Cannes, along with four other international festivals. Following this, Judi became […]

Kylie Needham is an author and award-winning screenwriter.

Trent is a director, writer and producer. Trent co-created, wrote and directed ABC-TV comedy series Review with Myles Barlow and A Moody Christmas. The Review format is being remade in the US, UK and Holland.

Gracie is an accomplished Australian screen director, editor and actor. Gracie is currently working on the Bunya/ABC series, LADIES IN BLACK starring Debi Mazer and Miranda Otto.

Hannah Reilly is an award winning Australian writer, director, lyricist and performer.

Mira Robertson is a screenwriter, script developer/editor, script consultant, screen writing teacher and short story writer.

Sarah Scheller is a screenwriter and director. Sarah is currently showrunning STRIFE for Binge in Australia where she is working with Made Up Stories as producers. Sarah’s first television script, THE LETDOWN pilot, won the AACTA Award in 2016 for Best Television Screenplay. THE LETDOWN was subsequently commissioned for two series by ABC-TV and Netflix. […]

Background: Born, Australia. NIDA Graduate. Churchill Scholar.

Jeremy is a director, producer and writer of film, television and theatre. His feature films have been nominated for 25 AACTA awards. RAMS, starring Sam Neill, Michel Caton and Miranda Richardson, was a box office and streaming sensation locally and internationally in 2020 and 2021. Jeremy produced, directed and co-wrote the film adaptation LAST CAB […]

Samantha Strauss is a writer for television and film, she created the series DANCE ACADEMY which was nominated for an international Emmy in 2011.

Kylie Trounson is a playwright, actor and lawyer. Kylie is currently writer in residence and has a major commission at the Melbourne Theatre Company for a new play. Kylie’s latest work HAPPY ENDING was commissioned by MTC and will be produced in 2020. Kylie’s previous play THE WAITING ROOM premiered at Melbourne Theatre Company in 2015 […]

Adrian is a Wonnarua man originally from Bourke NSW who is committed to explore the outsider, the fringe dweller, the rebel. Adrian comes from a strong line of ancient storytellers who maintained their culture, law and language through song, dance, and remarkable visual art which stands among the oldest in the world. Adrian sees his […]

Monica Zanetti is an award-winning screenwriter and director. Monica created, wrote and directed WHILE THE MEN ARE AWAY for SBS. Monica currently has several works in development including an American feature film with Billy Porter’s company INCOGNEGRO and her own original series for AMAZON STUDIOS. Monica wrote and directed ELLIE & ABBIE (& ELLIE’S DEAD […]

Vic Zerbst is an award-winning comedy writer and director. Their work with the THE FEED comedy team for SBS has amassed over 80 million and resulted in 3 AWGIE Awards for best Comedy Writing (Sketch or Light Entertainment). They have toured nationally with The Chaser and formed their sketch comedy group, Freudian Nip, in 2015. Vic […]