Melinda Hsu Taylor is an American

television writer A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and producer, co-creator and showrunner of ''

Tom Swift Tom Swift is the main character of six series of American juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention, and technology. First published in 1910, the series totals more than 100 volumes. The character was ...

'' and showrunner of ''

Nancy Drew Nancy Drew is a Fictional character, fictional character appearing in several Mystery fiction, mystery book series, movies, and a TV show as a teenage amateur sleuth. The books are ghostwriter, ghostwritten by a number of authors and published ...

'' for the CW Network. Hsu Taylor is well known for her work on the

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series ''

Lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...

''. She was nominated for the

Writers Guild of America Award The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949. Eligibility Th ...

for best drama series for her work on the fifth season of ''Lost'', as well as a 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for the series' sixth and final season. She has also worked as a writer on ''

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'', '' Vanished'', '' Women's Murder Club'', ''

Falling Skies ''Falling Skies'' is an American science fiction television series set in a Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic era, created by Robert Rodat and Executive producer#Motion pictures and television, executive produced by Steve ...

'', ''

Touch In physiology, the somatosensory system is the network of neural structures in the brain and body that produce the perception of touch (haptic perception), as well as temperature (thermoception), body position (proprioception), and pain. It is ...

'', ''

The Vampire Diaries ''The Vampire Diaries'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural teen drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson (screenwriter), Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the The Vampire Diaries (novel series), book series ...

'', '' The Gifted'' and ''

''.

Career

Melinda Hsu graduated from

Harvard College Harvard College is the undergraduate college of Harvard University, an Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636, Harvard College is the original school of Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher lea ...

and then earned a MFA in Film from

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

. Prior to her work as a staff writer on ''Still Life'' (a one-hour drama for the FOX network), she worked as a story analyst for producers, agents, and writers nationwide. She began working in television as a writer for the first season of ''

'' in 2005. She wrote the episodes "Jump Start" and "Being Mrs. O'Leary's Cow". She became a story editor for the second season later in 2005 and wrote the episode "Dead Aim". She left the series at the end of the second season in 2006 having written three episodes. She became an executive story editor for the series '' Vanished'' in 2006 and wrote the episode "The New World". ''Vanished'' was canceled after thirteen episodes. Hsu Taylor moved on to become an executive story editor and writer for the series '' Women's Murder Club'' in 2007. She co-wrote the story and the teleplay for the episode "The Past Comes Back to Haunt You" (story with Sherry Carnes, teleplay with Robert Nathan) and wrote the episode "And the Truth Will (Sometimes) Set You Free". The series was cancelled after the first season. Following her work on the animated series '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', Hsu Taylor was hired as a co-producer and writer for the fifth season of ''

'' in 2009. She co-wrote the episodes "

The Little Prince ''The Little Prince'' (french: Le Petit Prince, ) is a novella by French aristocrat, writer, and military pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in English and French in the United States by Reynal & Hitchcock in April 1943 an ...

" (with producer

Brian K. Vaughn Brian K. Vaughan (born July 17, 1976) is an American comic book and television writer, best known for the comic book series '' Y: The Last Man'', '' Ex Machina'', '' Runaways'', '' Pride of Baghdad'', ''Saga'', and ''Paper Girls''. Vaughan was a ...

) and "

Some Like It Hoth "Some Like It Hoth" is the 13th television episode of the fifth season of ABC's ''Lost''. The 99th episode of the show overall, "Some Like It Hoth" aired on April 15, 2009, on ABC in the United States. The episode was written by co-producer Meli ...

" (with

Greggory Nations Greggory "Gregg" Nations is an American television writer and script coordinator. He wrote several episodes for ''The District'' and '' Nash Bridges'' with Carlton Cuse. Nations is a co-producer of the television show ''Lost'', and created its Bib ...

). The writing staff was nominated for the

for best drama series at the February 2010 ceremony for their work on the fifth season. Hsu Taylor was promoted to producer for the sixth and final season. She co-wrote the episodes "

The Substitute ''The Substitute'' is a 1996 American crime action thriller film directed by Robert Mandel and starring Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson, Marc Anthony, William Forsythe, Raymond Cruz and Luis Guzmán. It was filmed at Miami Sr. High school. Plot Jo ...

" (with executive producer

Elizabeth Sarnoff Elizabeth "Liz" Sarnoff is an American television writer and producer. She has written episodes of ''NYPD Blue'', ''Crossing Jordan'', '' Deadwood'' and ''Lost''. She is the co-creator of the Fox crime/mystery series ''Alcatraz''. Career Sarnof ...

) and "

Ab Aeterno "Ab Aeterno" is the ninth television episode of the American Broadcasting Company's sixth season of the serial drama television series ''Lost'' and 112th episode overall. The episode aired on March 23, 2010. In an extended flashback, after the ...

" (with Nations). After writing for ''

'' and ''

'' as a Supervising Producer, she joined the writing staff of ''

''. She was an Executive Producer on ''

'' and Executive Producer on '' The Gifted'' as well as the showrunner of ''

'' and co-creator and showrunner of ''

'', both on the CW.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hsu Taylor, Melinda American television producers American women television producers American television writers American women television writers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) American writers of Chinese descent Columbia University School of the Arts alumni Harvard College alumni