Susannah Grant also wrote the screenplay for 28 Days , a feature starring Sandra Bullock; co-wrote Ever After , starring Drew Barrymore; and co-wrote Pocahontas , the 1995 Disney animated feature. She was also a writer/producer/director for three seasons on the popular series Party of Five . She was the recipient of the prestigious 1992 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.