Judging Panel: Sarah E Fahey

Sarah E. Faheys notable work includes her significant contributions to Vh1s Hit The Floor (featuring Teyana Taylor, Logan Browning, Taylour Paige, and Kimberly Elise) from 2012 to 2019. Her role spanned across various aspects of the show, including producing over forty episodes, writing five episodes, and guest-starring in two episodes. She also demonstrated her creative prowess by writing, creating, and directing the Emmy-qualifying, supplementary series Dancers Diaries, which aired on Vh1 and Vh1 digital.

Prior to her tenure on the staff of Hit The Floor, Sarah showcased her versatility by creating digital content for esteemed companies such as Universal, Disney, ABC, and Viacom. Her writing skills are also evident in her work for ABC primetime hits No Ordinary Family, Brothers & Sisters, Eli Stone, and Dirty, Sexy, Money.

In the summer of 2009, Sarah returned to her hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts, to work on the Academy Award-nominated film The Fighter.
Sarah holds an M.F.A. from Emerson College, a B.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts and attended the Southampton Writers Conference in New York as a workshop apprentice to Playwright Joe Pintaro, Poet Laureate Billy Collins, and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Frank McCourt. Her screenwriting has placed her on the short list for several coveted competitions such as Sundance Episodic Lab, Warner Brothers Writers Workshop and the ABC/Disney Writing Fellowship.

Outside of writing and producing, Sarah has also worked on the agency and development side of the industry. She worked as a TV Lit Assistant at CAA and then supported Jon Harmon Feldman at his ABC banner Oh that Gus, during which time he sold three pilots. Sarah also worked as Manager of Development for Craig Ferguson and Tracey Pakostas Green Mountain West. Projects penned by Fahey have been developed with Westbrook, MarVista, FX, Kerner Entertainment, Wildline Entertainment, Warner Horizon, Echo Lake and ABC Studios.

Sarah E. Fahey is a Writers Guild of America, Television Academy and Women in Film member. She also utlizes her talents to advocate for the OneLegacy Foundation, The Sandy Hook Promise, Everytown, and PEN America.www.sarahfahey.com