Maya Perez is a writer and producer currently developing a horror series with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. TV, a YA drama series with Tim Federle’s Chorus Boy Productions, and an independent sci-fi series with Kat Candler, Aaron Marshall, and producers Toby Halbrooks and Jacob Jaffke. She was a co-producer on a romantic drama series produced by Ava DuVernay for Starz, an executive story editor on Showtime’s American Rust S2, and an executive producer on EMMY Award-winning unscripted interview series Austin Film Festival’s On Story on PBS for eleven seasons. Her feature screenplays have been recognized by fellowships from SFFILM/Westridge, Sundance Institute, and NY Stage & Film. Her short stories and essays have appeared in Texas Monthly, American Short Fiction, Electric Literature, Joyland, and more. Maya received her BA from Vassar College and her MFA from the Michener Center for Writers at The University of Texas at Austin, where she is currently Screenwriting Area Head.
