MAISHA YEARWOOD is a Harlem native and a Hollywood writer who has been writing and developing sitcoms and feature films for 26 years. She has written and developed for Warner Bros., Fox Network, Disney, Nickelodeon, ABC Family, Artisan Entertainment, and Discovery Channel. She received her MFA from the American Film Institute and a certificate in screenwriting from the UCLA Film and Television School.
Maisha is currently a Playwright and producer for the multi-platform project 9 GRAMS, which follows a Hollywood screenwriter who endures solitary confinement in a Turkish prison. Based on a true story, the project unfolds across a one woman play, feature documentary and interactive experience.

In Spring 2018 Maisha worked as an Adjunct professor at Hofstra University teaching Introduction to Screenwriting for students majoring in Film. Most recently Maisha was hired as a Consulting Producer on the show HARLEM CODES. The show was halted because of the Covid pandemic and was never produced.