Tanya Saracho, Mike Royce, Liz Hsiao Lan Alper Debut Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program
Elaine Low Senior TV Writer“Vida” showrunner Tanya Saracho, “One Day at a Time” co-showrunner Mike Royce and TV writer and #PayUpHollywood co-founder Liz Hsiao Lan Alper are launching a program to support underrepresented groups in the television industry and provide them with the skill set to become writers’ assistants and script coordinators.The initiative has partnered with the Writers Guild Foundation to offer tools and education to scribes who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disabled writers or writers over the age of 50 to step into these support staff roles that have traditionally been a gateway to the world of TV writing.