Meet the 2025 ISA Diversity Initiative Selections + Honorable Mentions!

ISA Staff Member
.June 18, 2025

We are thrilled to announce the Selections and Honorable Mentions of our 2025 Diversity Initiative!

We created the ISA Diversity Initiative to break barriers and spotlight underrepresented writers with bold, authentic stories and this year’s submissions absolutely blew us away.

From powerful personal narratives to wildly original concepts, it’s been a true honor to read through such incredible work. Today, we’re thrilled to announce our three official Selections and seven Honorable Mentions for 2025!

Congratulations to all of this year’s writers! Your talent and passion shine through every page, and we can’t wait to see what you do next.

Our three Selections will be acceptanced onto the the ISA Development Slate, where our Development Team will champion their work to top industry partners, including Harpo Productions, Netflix, Max, Lifetime, Unanimous Media, Amazon/MGM Studios, ICM, LakeShore Entertainment, Lucky Chap Entertainment, Miramax, Disney+, CAA, ICM, Nickelodeon, POV Entertainment, Paramount Players and more.

They’ll also receive:

A career consultation with Felicity Wren, ISA’s VP of Development
A one-year ISAConnect Membership
Consideration for option with Creative Cypher and Creative Screenwriter Productions

We’re incredibly proud of all the writers who submitted and shared their voices. This is just the beginning—and the industry is listening.

Now please join us in celebrating our Diversity Initiative Selections and Honorable Mentions!

Down Bad by Brooke Solomon

Traditional by Min Tran

Unbound by Renn Tan

5000 Schools by Wayne Phillips

Ajnabiyeh by Batoul Mourad

Coup! by HabibYazdi

Elephant in a Safeway Bag by Roderick Stevens

Fubuki by Nick Giggans-Hill

Guava Tree by María Alvarez and Ethan Newmyer

The Tenant by Ashley Hudson

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