Our Academy community is made up of writers all over the world. Meet a few of our members and hear about their process, their shows, and tips from their writing journey.
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MusicalWriters Academy Member J Sylvan (they/them) is a lyricist, bookwriter, and composer - and Unitarian Universalist minister - currently living in the Salt Lake City area. Their musical, Beloved King, won several audience-vote accolades at the 2023 MusicalWriters...
MusicalWriters Academy Member Laura Goodenow (she/her) is a lyricist, bookwriter, and self-producer currently living in Indianapolis and Nashville. Her company, Real Women Make Waves, is focused on developing stories by or about women to be seen, heard, read, and -...
MusicalWriters Academy Member Lisa Sniderman (she/her) is a lyricist, bookwriter, co-composer, and acting producer from the San Francisco Bay Area. After participating in our year-long Development Series, Sniderman's most recent work, The Grieving Project, received a...
Academy member Jocelyn Moen is an Australian performer and writer. Here’s a little about her musical writing journey and a few resources she recommends.
Marie Incontrera is a musical theatre and opera composer; music director and conductor; and screenwriter living in Manhattan, New York.
Academy member Michael Kaplan from California offers insights from receiving a staged reading of his musical “Foodies.”
Composer Sam Steere from Springfield, Illinois is an Academy Reading Series winner for his musical “My Father’s Dragon.”
Kenady Sean is our Academy Community Manager as well as a musical writer herself. She’s currently working on Beyond Perfection, an adaption of the Scarlet Letter, and an all-women show about World War II.
Bookwriter, composer and lyricist Brent Black was the inaugural winner of the Academy Reading Series Pitch Night with his show Khan!!! The Musical!!!