EXCLUSIVE:TheBlack ListandWIFhave announced the participants for the 2025Episodic Lab.
Were thrilled for them to join our thriving community of creatives that have come through this program.
Submissions for the 2026 Episodic Lab opened today.
Top row L-R: Carolyn, Jessica, Rae Bottom row L-R: Nikki, Kit, Melissa, Shay
Klarecki graduated from the University of Michigan, where she was a writer and editor atThe Michigan Daily.
Jessica Kozak has an MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA.
It was sold and became Jessicas debut feature as writer/director.
Its currently available on streaming from Vertical Entertainment.
Before that, Jessica worked onThe Bold Typeand co-wrote the finale episode.
Kit loves a heart-warming family story and Melissa cant resist a good dark crime thriller.
Together, they have been writing subversive comedies and emotionally intimate dramas for over 17 years.
They have previously sold a live-action feature to Disney Channel, and are repped by WME and Writ Large.
Nikki writes subversive queer comedy, mostly by accident.
Rae was the writers assistant for FX NetworksFosse/Verdonand Apple TV+sSchmigadoon.
She co-authored the Climate Storytelling Playbook.
She lives in Los Angeles with her cats, Lila and Garlic.
Shay Ball is a screenwriter from the San Francisco Bay Area.
She started her early career working as a government consultant before pivoting to screenwriting in 2013.
She continues to make up for lost time as a writer of diverse comedy-dramas.
