Val Bodurtha is a comedian whose debut novel—written at seventeen—won the 2017 Young Writer’s Publication Contest. Since, she’s moved to film and humor, her first screenplay recently placing as a top ten finalist at Francis Ford Coppola's Amercian Zoetrope Competition. Though she’s won over two-dozen writing awards, Val's first love remains stand-up. She opened for Jerrod Carmichael while undergrad at UChicago and produces her own showcases.
Sophie Mann is a New York based writer. Though she started her career in political journalism she has since pivoted to comedy writing and directing (you’re welcome mom & dad). She is a former Wall Street Journal Bartley fellow and has been published in numerous national outlets.
