Mashael Alqahtani is a Saudi Arabian, Muslim writer based between Los Angeles and Saudi Arabia. Her work depicts women confronting their stunted adolescence, innermost desires, and the horrifying perils of being a grown-up; she writes what she knows. Mashael earned a BA in Film Production from Emerson College, an MFA in Writing for Screen & Television from USC, and another MFA in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute – feel free to ask her why she literally can't stop going to school. Mashael’s action-comedy, Tafheet, was a 2024 Script Pipeline First Look Winner. Her romantic comedy, The Wedding, was a 2020 Script Pipeline finalist. Mashael spends her free time baking, doom-scrolling, and spinning basketballs on her fingertips.