Leadership - The Writers Lab

TWL leadership

Elizabeth Kaiden

co-founder

Elizabeth co-founded The Writers Lab with Nitza Wilon and Kyle Ann Stokes in 2015, and co-produces it with Nitza Wilon and key partner the Writers Guild of America East. She is also a founding Partner, with Nitza, of Women in the Script Trade (WIST), where she works individually with exceptional women screenwriters. WIST also ran script-development labs in NY and LA for the Athena Film Festival 2016-2020. Elizabeth previously served as Head of Development at Tangerine Entertainment, an independent production company that produces films directed by women, and has mentored at Stowe Story Labs. A former theater and film critic and graduate of Princeton and the Yale School of Drama, she lives in New York with her family.

Nitza Wilon

co-founder

Nitza co-founded The Writers Lab with Elizabeth Kaiden and Kyle Ann Stokes in 2015, and with Elizabeth has brought the program to EUrope, Canada, Nigeria, India, and soon Australia. A founding partner of Women in the Script Trade (WIST) with Elizabeth, WIST ran the script-development labs for the Athena Film Festival (NY and LA) and provides individual support for exceptional women screenwriters. Prior to committing to script development for women, Nitza was an actor, journalist, and magazine and book editor. She earned her BA from the Annenberg School of Communications at UPenn. In addition to her work advocating for women in film, Nitza is a writer and voice actor. She lives in New York City with her family.