Diablo Cody
After completion of her book, Cody was encouraged by Mason Novick to write her first screenplay. Within months she wrote "Juno", a coming-of-age story about a teenager's unplanned pregnancy. The Jason Reitman-directed comedy stars Ellen Page and Michael Cera.
Stephen Lodge (screenwriter)
Lodge was the co-writer of the Kenny Rogers Western epic, the 1993 CBS TV movie "Rio Diablo", co-starring Travis Tritt, Naomi Judd and Stacy Keach. His first major screenwriting credit was for the United Artists feature "The Honkers" starring James Coburn.