Zac Hug is a television and screenwriter, as well as a Lecturer of Film and Television Writing at University of British Columbia. TV work includes Drop Dead Diva, Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments, and the upcoming mini-series Twelve Dates Til Christmas. Zac has written or rewritten nearly 20 movies for Hallmark, including Road to Christmas, Matching Hearts, The Ghosts of Christmas Always and the Sister Swap and Christmas in Evergreen series. His plays have been produced by the New York Fringe Festival and the Williamstown Theatre Festival Workshop. Directing work includes the award winning short Just Between Us. His web series These People won an Indie Series Award for Best Writing in a Comedy. Zac holds a BFA in Acting from NYU, and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. He’s the owner of a script consulting and teaching service called Story Hug and splits his time between Vancouver and Los Angeles with his husband Dan and an old man dog named Pickles.