National Leadership Program, Spring and Fall 2023
Samuel Krauss
Samuel Krauss was an Entertainment and News Media Fellow in RespectAbility’s National Leadership Program for Spring and Fall 2023. RespectAbility is a nonprofit organization fighting stigmas and advancing opportunities so that people with disabilities can fully participate in all aspects of community.
Krauss is a TV comedy writer and a gay/disabled/wheelchair-using man who focuses on telling young adult comedies featuring disabled protagonists. He has been shortlisted for shows on Netflix, and has completed a six month mentorship with Lara Spotts (MINX, HBO) through Eryn Brown’s (360 Entertainment, 1IN4) program. He was also named as a fellow of RespectAbility’s Entertainment Lab. His latest pilot, SKY TROLLEY, was announced as one of the winners for WeScreenplay’s Diverse Voices and has garnered numerous awards, eventually rising to coverfly’s banner Red List.
In 2022, Krauss received his MFA in screenwriting from Spalding University. He currently is a RespectAbility Entertainment Fellow and enjoys a bi-monthly writers’ collective where a group of five disabled TV writers gather under Nathan Varni’s (ABC, Current Programming) tutelage.
