Sally Seitz is a screenwriter, playwright, and director originally from Nashville, Tennessee. Currently, Seitz is developing a dark comedy, young adult TV series with 20th Television (a Walt Disney Production Studio), based on her award-winning stage play, Six Inches Above the Knee. Her screenplays received accolades from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Humanitas’ David & Lynn Angell Comedy Award, Final Draft’s Big Break, and Pittsburgh Shorts. She is a proud member of the Writers Guild of America East, the Dramatist Guild of America, and a long-time member of the Austin Film Festival team. Seitz holds an MFA in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama and BA in Theatre and American Literature from Middlebury College. Having discovered her own love for screenwriting in undergrad, Sally helps students sharpen their distinct creative voice through an exploration of character and embracing the art of revision.
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