Writer and producer, Edwardian Pictures
Former executive and current producer, tv writer, and book author Edwards has developed shows like Living Single, Girlfriends, The Parkers, Clueless, Two Guys and a Girl, as well as a one hour drama series, a Hallmark movie, and multiple award-winning shorts for HBO.
For 7 years, she served as the head of talent development for HBO, launching the careers of emerging artists before herself becoming a Sundance Episodic Lab fellow, releasing her Amazon bestselling book The Executive Chair: A Writer’s Guide To TV Series Development, and staffing on Fox’s Our Kind of People.
Edwards holds a B.A. in Theater from Vassar and an MFA in Writing for TV and Film from Emerson College. She has been a member of the Annenberg Inclusion Board, the ATAS Diversity Committee, the UNCF Leadership Council, a NALIP trustee, and produced short form content for ECCO in collaboration with the Obama administration. For the past 20 years, she has also served as president of her non-profit, Colour Entertainment, which has provided mentorship and leadership opportunities to creative executives in Hollywood.