Joe McCann is a black writer from Glasgow. He is compelled to tell stories about the black working-class experience. His works include DENTED LITTLE FACES (Art School), LACE UP (Traverse), THINGS MY WHITE FRIENDS SAY (The Tron) & THE CHARCOAL ROOMS (Traverse). His screenplay, IF THINGS COME ALIVE was long listed by The BBC’s Script Room. THE BOOKIES, a black comedy he co-wrote had a hugely successful run at Dundee Rep last May. He was attached to The Traverse Theatre as part of the prestigious Traverse 50. Joe lives in Dennistoun with his wife, Virág.

His latest piece, ALFOLD was staged in Glasgow & Edinburgh in October 2022.

"...his latest play Alföld, Glasgow writer Joe McCann pushes it into deep and unsettling territory, on a train travelling away from Budapest across the great plain whose Hungarian name gives the play its title.

It’s clear from the outset that McCann is not offering any likeable characters here. Jake and Virag are an unhappy-looking couple, he a black Scotsman far from home who drinks too much, and is dangerously jealous and controlling towards his beautiful Hungarian wife; she an exquisite woman with a tongue like a whip, contemptuous of Jake in ways that sting and fester. And the stranger Bela, when he joins them, is soon revealed as a seething mess of unresolved psychosexual issues, probably gay, desperate to procure a trophy girlfriend to show off to his parents, and both violent and vicious when Virag refuses to go along with his games.”
Joyce Macmillan, The Scotsman

RJ is a Scottish writer & theatre maker. Their work aims to bring underrepresented groups from the queer community to the forefront of Scottish theatre, through dynamic characters and engaging work that asks challenging questions about society's relationship with queer people. Jo recently studied for their MLitt Playwriting & Screenwriting from St Andrews University.

Originally from Australia, Katrina moved to the UK to pursue her passion for the film and television industry. Katrina is determined to write fun and engaging content for our screens, with a focus on spreading awareness of women's health issues. Katrina wrote, directed and performed in her first short film ‘WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?’ in 2016 and has worked in the Casting department for programs including Apple TV+ series INVASION, Amazon Prime’s THE GREAT and HBO’s MIRACLE WORKERS.

Nathan Scott-Dunn is an award winning writer and theatre maker hailing from the Bonny Town of Bonnyrigg, Scotland. His goal as a creative is to tell stories that accurately represent working-class life to help make theatre accessible for everyone. His work includes: 1902 (Broadway Baby’s “The Bobby Award” Winner 2021, OFF West End Award Winner 2021), BITS ‘N’ PIECES (BEST SCOTTISH PRODUCTION-SCOTTISH THEATRE AWARDS 2022) 1902 is currently touring the most deprived areas of the UK in a campaign to bring theatre to those who need it most.

JD Stewart is a gay playwright, TV writer, screenwriter, performer, and digital content creator from the Scottish Borders. He holds an MFA in Dramatic Writing from New York University and an MSc in Playwriting from The University of Edinburgh. His work includes: GAY BOY (Frigid Festival, New York, 2018), COMPRESSION (Theatre Uncut Finalist, 2019), ONE TWENTY-ONE (Verity Bargate Top 100, 2020), THE BIRTHDAY, ENGAGEMENT, FUNERAL PARTY (Hope Mill Theatre Prize Shortlist, 2021), ELASTIC (Platform Presents Play Prize Finalist, 2021), PINKFACE with Olivia Fischer (Vanishing Point: Everyone is Creative Award, 2021) and DANIEL GETTING MARRIED (dir. Kenny Miller, Play, Pie & a Pint 2022). In 2022, JD was chosen as one of twelve writers to be a part of BBC Scottish Voices. He is developing two screenplays, one through the Edinburgh Film Festival Screen Starter programme and one through NFTS. JD's work focuses on the LGBTQ+ community: where we are, where we are going, and placing us back into narratives where we have been removed.

Katherine is a theatre director from Belfast, based in Glasgow. She was an Associate Director for National Theatre Connections and was an Associate Artist at the Traverse Theatre. She's an alumnus of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors' Lab in New York and was a finalist for the JMK Award 2021 and the Sir Peter Hall Directors Award 2021. Directing credits include THI IS PARADISE (Traverse Theatre), EVERYMAN (Guildhall), STICKY CITY (CQAF), JADE CITY (Bunker Theatre), THE PRESENT (National Theatre of Scotland/BBC Scotland). She was Associate Director on MOUTHPIECE by Kieran Hurley (Traverse, directed by Orla O'Loughlin) and THE OPEN HOUSE by Will Eno (Bath Ustinov Studio, directed by Sir Michael Boyd). She was recently commissioned by the MAC Belfast, and is currently a member of the 2024 cohort of screenwriters for CONVERGENCE with Short Circuit at Film City Glasgow.

John is a writer/producer based in Glasgow, established his independent production company, I Know a Guy Productions, in 2012. Since then, John has penned and brought to life numerous theatrical works. Among these is DIRTY WATER, a play that has toured nationally, including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and at The Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow 2024.

THE POINT garnered critical acclaim during its run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and is currently in the works for a nationwide tour in 2025. Beyond the stage, John has crafted and overseen several award-winning short films, including EGGSHELLS and LEFT BEHIND.

In a significant milestone, John’s first TV series DIRTY WATER based on the play was released on the STV Player in 2023.

John was selected as one of eight producers to partake in Short Circuit's exclusive Producer Accelerator course in 2022. This esteemed program aims to bolster emerging producers in their careers by providing insights across various facets of the industry, such as development, talent management, budgeting, distribution, and project management