October 14, 2022
The NBC television net-work has selected Ida Yazdi to be part of its writers’ development program this year, which is designed to prepare writers to develop and write for NBC drama and comedy series.
Yazdi was raised both in Esfahan and in Birmingham, Alabama. She has been working as a script coordinator for some cable TV programs.
She earned her bachelor of architecture in 2013 and worked with architectural studios around the world before deciding to embark on a career in television writing. She then went back to college and received an MFA in screenwriting from Columbia University in New York City.
She says that she likes to “build narratives that examine both the humor and pain that comes with starting over in life, specifically through the lens of Muslim and Middle Eastern women.”
Yazdi was one of eight budding writers chosen by NBC from among 2,100 applicants.
In the NBC TV Writers Program, the network said, “Over the next eight months the new class will develop an original pilot under the guidance of NBCUniversal programming executives …. At the conclusion of the program, they will be considered for available writing assignments on shows airing on NBCU Television and Streaming networks.”