Robert Axelrod is a gay Jewish writer, originally hailing from Michigan, whose work focuses on exploring the intersectionality of identity and culture. Robert is a past recipient of the Humanitas New Voices fellowship, CineStory TV fellowship, and was part of the recent inaugural class of the Jewish Writer Initiative’s Digital Storyteller Lab. He is also a former winner of the A-List, an annual competition honoring the best work by assistants in the entertainment industry. Robert won the ScreenCraft Stage Play Competition, where his award-winning play went on to have a staged reading with the IAMA Theatre Company, and was recently named one of the winners of the Echo Theater Company’s inaugural playwriting competition. Robert has developed, and is currently in development on, projects for the stage and screen. In addition to his professional and creative pursuits, Robert has been a volunteer crisis service counselor with the Trevor Project, the nation’s leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention service for LGBTQ youth.