The participants of the 2012 Bell Media Showrunner Bootcamp are:

• Shelley Eriksen, a creator, writer and showrunner with experience in prime-time drama, comedy, mini-series and movies-of-the-week. Having staffed over 200 episodes of television, Eriksen’s career spans from the acclaimed TRADERS, through showrunning SHOW ME YOURS, and most recently has written on BOMB GIRLS, FLASHPOINT and 18 TO LIFE.  She is currently in development on the one-hour drama BEAUTY MARK for CTV/Bell Media, and movie-of-the-week THE JACK LAYTON STORY for CBC.
• Daegan Fryklind, an award-winning Vancouver-based writer/producer whose most recent credits include co-producer and writer on THE LISTENER for CTV/Fox International and head writer on YUKONIC. Previous credits include the series: BEING ERICA, JPOD, ROBSON ARMS, COLD SQUAD, FALCON BEACH, and THE GUARD, as well as the animated feature film EDISON & LEO. Presently, Fryklind is in development on the one-hour dramatic series BITTEN with SPACE/Bell Media/No Equal Entertainment, and TIME OUT with CBC/Lark Entertainment.
• Dennis Heaton, an award-winning writer and producer, is currently the co-executive producer and head writer on CALL ME FITZ (HBO Canada/Audience Network). His writing credits include THE LISTENER (CTV/NBC), JPOD (CBC), BLOOD TIES (LIFETIME) and the feature film FIDO (LIONSGATE). Heaton currently has four projects in active development: MAJESTIC (CTV, Bell Media, Paperny Entertainment), THE UNDERTAKER (Shaw/Lark Productions), PRIMAL (EBTV), and OUT OF TOUCH (Paperny Entertainment).