Patricia K. Meyer has written screenplays for Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, and the major studios and produced movies for television. Her producing debut, the ABC miniseries, The Women of Brewster Place, starring Oprah Winfrey, earned an Emmy® nomination and Image Award. Meyer has taught screenwriting for 25 years, at Chapman, the AFI Conservatory, and, currently, at Loyola Marymount University. In 2019, she was named top film educator by Variety. Meyer earned a BA in History & Literature from Harvard University and an MFA in Fiction Writing from Boston University. She is a member of the Writers Guild of America and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.