Omaira Galarza
MFA Faculty Mentor
Education
M.F.A., University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles; B.A., University of Texas
About Omaira Galarza
Puerto Rican born Omaira Galarza is an army brat who grew up on-and-off military bases in New York, Germany and Texas. As the daughter of a spy, Omaira has always had a zest for investigation, but decided to use that curiosity to create fiction. Omaira has written for the International Emmy Award-winning series THE KITCHEN MUSICAL (AXN Asia) in addition to EAST LOS HIGH (HULU), TERESA (STARZ), writer/director David Ayer’s FAMILY CRIMES (STARZ), and the GREY’S ANATOMY spinoff STATION 19 (ABC). She currently writes for a YA mobile RPG by Landshark Games, and is a screenwriting instructor/consultant at Script Anatomy in Los Angeles. She is also a consultant / mentor for talent development programs such as Warner Media Access and the NHMC’s Series Screenwriters Program.