Writer Catherine Oyster discusses her journey from unscripted TV to participating in the Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program. As a science fiction writer, Oyster shares her concerns about A.I.'s potential impact on creativity and emphasizes the need to keep humans in decision making. She credits the program for preparing her for her role as the script coordinator on Netflix’s Outer Banks.

Scout Comm is a non-binary Pittsburgh native and screenwriter who focuses on telling queer coming-of-age stories with a genre twist. After several years in television development, Comm participated in the Writers Access Support Staff Training Program and pivoted to the world of television writing.  After their time in the program, they worked as the script coordinator for The L Word: Generation Q.