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.

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. RJ recently studied for their MLitt Playwriting & Screenwriting from St Andrews University.

John Stuart is a writer/producer based in Glasgow, where he 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. John’s first TV series DIRTY WATER based on the play gained an ITV commission, and 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. John is currently developing multiple works across film, TV and theatre.

Katherine Nesbitt 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 NORA: A DOLL'S HOUSE (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), ROOST (A Play, A Pie and Pint), THIS IS PARADISE (Traverse Theatre), EVERYMAN (Guildhall), STICKY CITY (CQAF), JADE CITY (Bunker Theatre). She was Associate Director on MOUTHPIECE by Kieran Hurley (Traverse, directed by Orla O'Loughlin). THE OPEN HOUSE by Will Eno (Bath Ustinov Studio, directed by Sir Michael Boyd), and THE FIFTH STEP by David Ireland (EIF and @SohoPlace directed by Finn Den Hertog). She was commissioned by the MAC Belfast, and was part of the Convergence screenwriters programme (Short Circuit/Screen Scotland) and the New Shorts Focus programme (Northern Ireland Screen). She directed 'THE PRESENT' by Stef Smith for BBC Arts Culture in Quarantine/National Theatre of Scotland in association with the Traverse Theatre, which was broadcast on BBC Scotland and iPlayer. She is a screenwriting graduate of the National Film and Television School. Her script 'THE MURDER HOLE' was shortlisted in the top 5% of entrants for the Channel 4 New Writers programme, and her short film script 'WILD SWIMMING' was a finalist in the screenwriting prize at Kerry International Film Festival. She is currently developing a verbatim play about declining birthrates in Scotland, and working on her debut TV pilot.

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. Her first pilot for TV is currently in development.

Nathan Scott-Dunn is an award-winning writer and theatre maker 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), ‘MANikin’ (Edinburgh Festival), and ‘UN-EXPECTING’ (A Play, A Pie, A Pint, 2026). Nathan’s is currently developing 1902 for film, and with his theatre company, Saltire Sky, runs THE BIG BLETHER, a scratch night for emerging theatre makers across Scotland.