Rebecca Loftin is a writer and filmmaker from Austin, Texas. Her debut novel COWBOY NOD is set for publication through 831 Stories Spring 2027. Prior to writing fiction, she worked in film & TV as a development writer and showrunner’s assistant. Her film Shrike was a 2024 NFFTY nominee, and her essays can be found in Interview and To Be Magazine. She now lives in LA.

Jasira Andrus (she/her) is a Seattle based writer, and director. A lifelong lover of film, Jasira has become an enthusiastic and familiar face in Seattle's filmmaking community. Taking a hands-on approach to learning the craft of filmmaking, she learned everything she knows through Northwest Film Forum's education programs and Washington Filmworks' "Above the Line" Education cohort. She was also selected as the writer/director apprentice for Northwest Film Forum’s "Action! Narrative Apprenticeship" Program, where she completed her second short, “Babs’ Bouquets”. Always eager to branch out, she has more recently directed a music video, and co-directed a video poetry piece. Jasira’s works often incorporate surrealism, absurdism, and comedy. Aside from screenwriting, Jasira is also in the process of writing her first graphic novel. When not on set, she can be found introducing films at The Beacon Cinema or giving her cat lots of treats.

When Andy Spletzer moved to Seattle, he found work as the chief film critic and film editor of the alternative weekly newspaper, The Stranger. When he left that position he continued working in film, both as a film programmer for the Seattle International Film Festival and as a Script Supervisor on independent features. He’s worked with Viggo Mortensen on Captain Fantastic, Toni Collette on Lucky Them, Parker Posey on The Architect, and with any number of award-winning Seattle writers and directors. He writes screenplays in his spare time.