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MFA Faculty & Mentors

From the start, the Stephens College low-residency Master of Fine Arts in TV and Screenwriting has focused on providing access to the absolute best faculty.

These are real working writers and highly successful industry professionals who have broken new ground and built esteemed careers in the TV and screenwriting industry. In addition, notable writers and showrunners speak regularly at workshops for a comprehensive, thorough and dynamic learning environment.

All writing instructors are members of the Writers Guild of America. 

Faculty

Rosanne Welch

MFA Program Executive Director

Lisa Bao

MFA Faculty Mentor

Laura Brennan

MFA Faculty Mentor

Thomas Dean Donnelly

MFA Faculty Mentor

Frequent Guest Lecturers

Allan Heinberg (Wonder Woman, Sex And The City, Gilmore Girls, Scandal)

Niceole R. Levy (Found, SWAT, Fate: The Winx Saga, Cloak & Dagger)

Alexa Junge (Friends, Grace and Frankie)

Glen Mazzara (Damien, The Walking Dead, The Shield)

Kathleen McGhee-Anderson (Soul Food, Lincoln Heights, Any Day Now)

Allison Schroeder (Hidden Figures, Christopher Robin, Frozen II)

Jessica Sharzer (American Horror Story, Amazing Stories, Nine Perfect Strangers)

Winnie Holzman (Wicked)

Meg LeFauve (Inside Out, Inside Out 2, The Good Dinosaur)

Sheryl J. Anderson (Sweet Magnolica, Charmed)

Steven Canals (Pose)

Meg DeLoatch (Raven’s Home, The Neighborhood, Family Reunion)

Our veteran instructors/mentors and guest speakers were fun to listen to and interact with. Their wealth of first-hand knowledge and generous feedback was truly priceless and a great privilege.

– Terrie ’23