Every year, Tracking Board publishes the “Young and Hungry” list — 100 screenwriters on the verge of making it big, voted on by “Hollywood’s most influential powers.”
This year, 29 women writers made the cut. Tracking Board boasts that “each list distinguishes a fresh slate of up-and-coming creatives preparing to take the next step in their careers. Whether it be a newcomer making their first big splash, a sophomore writer coming into their prime, or an established veteran returning to their roots, they all share one thing: the unrelenting drive to make their mark.”
Here are the next generation of female screenwriters:
Gini Adhikari and Kay Marvin — Lemons, Three Stars and Dive Bars, Witness Protection
Kristina Anderson — Catherine the Great, Invisibility, Forever Jiaying
Victoria Aveyard — Untitled Greek Gods Project
Theresa Bennett — F*ucking People, Petunia
Carla Ching — Fast Company, Graceland
Maggie Cohn — Everleigh
Jessica Conrad — Hometown Heroes
Julia Cox — The Takeaway, Victory, PA
Laura Eason — Sex with Strangers, House of Cards
Richard Eden and Shannon Hile — Afterword, Untitled White House Ghost Comedy
Sheila Erdmann — Girls’ Weekend, The Horoscope
Shelby Farrell — Deirdra and Laney, Rob a Train, Sun Studio
Kari Granlund — Wedding for One, Pass/Fail
Zoe Green — Brother North, Untitled Sci-Fi Thriller
Marielle Heller — The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Andy Heriaud and Kaitlin Kelly — Winter, Double Exposure
Brenda Herrold — Awaken, Chrome & Paint
Noga Landau — Tau
Jeanne Leitenberg — The Babysitter’s Club: Mary Anne and the Wedding Party, Chasing Life
Caitlin Meares and Kyle Mack — Apocalypse Nowish, Detective School
Kassia Miller — Doubles, Big Law, Imaginary Friend
Sono Patel — Ginger Snaps, A to Z
Arbi Pedrossian and Carolyn Siegel — The Only Living Girl in New York, How to Be a Man
Rosalind Ross — Heavy, Water, Jane, Matador
Jac Schaeffer — The Shower, Timer, Soul Mates
Katie Silberman — Hard to Get
Claire Weaver — Exorcist, Inc., City of Exile
Julie Anne Wight — Imaginary Boyfriend, My Clone’s an A-Hole, Obnoxious Older Sister’s Know-It-All Guide to Your Teens
Kat Wood and Marco Van Belle — Clandestine, The Burning Room
[via Tracking Board]
