Stacy traub biography

Most college students share one looming anxiety: their future jobs. But Stacy Traub, a screenwriter and executive producer, wants to diminish that fear and replace it with inspiration.

Traub, the College of Communication’s second ever writer in residence, visited 15 different COM writing classes from March 25 to 29 to speak about writing in Hollywood.

She also hosted a “Writers’ Room” workshop and delivered an open lecture at Tsai Performance Center Tuesday evening.

“I am a very hopeful person, and I want to give students hope and encourage them to go after what they want to go after,” Traub said.

“There’s no penalty for trying.”

The COM Writer in Residence program is in its second year, with a plan to continue years into the future, said Professor Michael Dowding, director of the program and a master lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication, Advertising and Public Relations.

Last year, the inaugural writer in residence was Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist John Archib