Jan Epstein Schwaid
@janalyssa.bsky.social
#kidlit writer, debut PB THE SHABBAT FLOOD Spring 2026! Screenwriter/author. Writer on PJ Library’s Beyond the Bookcase podcast. Instructor in screenwriting dept at NYFA. Pasta enthusiast, 6-year old wrangler, friend to all dogs but esp. Taco. She/her
Moving into writing Season 5 of Beyond the Bookcase! Here’s a fave from Season 4 where we meet Junie the Mermaid 🧜♀️🐚 who loves to throw beachside parties - and gossip 👀Listen at pjlibrary.org/podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts!
December 14, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Moving into writing Season 5 of Beyond the Bookcase! Here’s a fave from Season 4 where we meet Junie the Mermaid 🧜♀️🐚 who loves to throw beachside parties - and gossip 👀Listen at pjlibrary.org/podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts!
I shake my fist at Hollywood!! But if you watch the animated HBO version from the 80s, M-shaped hat is retained in all its pointy glory.
November 24, 2024 at 6:01 PM
I shake my fist at Hollywood!! But if you watch the animated HBO version from the 80s, M-shaped hat is retained in all its pointy glory.
Just screened at Endora Film Fest - more Texas screenings next for our scrappy Texan short film Where We Went Wrong! #indiefilm #screenwriting #wherewewentwrong
November 17, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Just screened at Endora Film Fest - more Texas screenings next for our scrappy Texan short film Where We Went Wrong! #indiefilm #screenwriting #wherewewentwrong
I’m a neglectful Bluesky poster! But check out Season 3 of Beyond the Bookcase wherever you listen to podcasts. Here’s a fun standalone episode we’ve been working on forever - love how it came out! pjlibrary.org/podcasts
November 30, 2023 at 4:58 PM
I’m a neglectful Bluesky poster! But check out Season 3 of Beyond the Bookcase wherever you listen to podcasts. Here’s a fun standalone episode we’ve been working on forever - love how it came out! pjlibrary.org/podcasts
It’s my first post here! Hello out there! I’m a writer in search of the kidlit and screenwriting communities! Here’s a photo of my dog Taco doing most of the work because the key to creativity is delegation.
October 3, 2023 at 5:31 PM
It’s my first post here! Hello out there! I’m a writer in search of the kidlit and screenwriting communities! Here’s a photo of my dog Taco doing most of the work because the key to creativity is delegation.