Amir Agoora - TV Writer

Amir Agoora is a Yemeni-Puerto Rican screenwriter from Connecticut. He’s half Middle Eastern & half Hispanic – like Shakira but without the moves.

Amir graduated from the University of Connecticut with English and political science degrees. While at UConn, he tutored at the University’s Writing Center and for the Second Chance Educational Alliance, tutoring writing to the formerly incarcerated. Those experiences fostered his passion for supporting unheard voices.

The day after graduating from college, Amir joined the amazing Sesame Workshop Writers’ Room, where he met phenomenal writing fellows and instructors. To these amazing folks, he is eternally indebted.

Amir now works as a freelance screenwriter and script coordinator on two awesome upcoming NBCU kids’ shows. He also had the great pleasure of writing for PAW Patrol on Nick Jr.

Outside of writing for TV, he’s written award-winning short speculative fiction. His fantasy piece Da-ko-ta was a winner for Writers’ of the Future 2024. Additionally, later this year, Amir will be attending  Clarion Workshop.

When Amir is not writing… he tutors writing! During the school year, he volunteers weekly at the International Rescue Committee NYC to tutor writing for K-12 refugees.

He’s also a literature lover, jazz trumpeter, and very poor poker player … or is he?