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- Virtic Emil Brown | IWC List
< Back Virtic Emil Brown virtic@artiststudioprods.com http://www.imdb.me/virticemilbrown Virtic Emil Brown is a writer/filmmaker. She is a part of the disabled community. Her recent screenplay FREE! was a recipient of Sundance Accessible Future Initiative. It is currently in development. Some of her writing credits include WILL UNPLUGGED (Randall Park), HINDSIGHT, and YOU’LL NEVER MEET MY NEW FRIENDS. Virtic’s film ON TOUR screened at the 70th Venice International Film Festival’s library. Since then, she has written and directed plays performed in festivals at EST/LA and The Vagrancy Theater. Virtic worked for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences as the Oscar’s Press Guide Manager, handling domestic and international media outlets. Virtic recently directed two films for the Easterseals. She is currently shooting her feature documentary MLICSU starring Lee Pugsley. Virtic is also an actress who also appeared in shows like HOW TO HACK BIRTH CONTROL, THE SHIELD, and WITHOUT A TRACE. She is a Board Member of The Classical Theatre Lab. She is currently appearing as a core Foundation Worker on the new TV show LOOT. WGA Associate Member Female, BIPOC, Black, Disabled FREE! (Indie Feature Musical - think ONCE) In the final six days of their child’s life, the Bradys must confront their past, leading them to realize this is not the life God wanted for them when He gave their souls a body. Character-driven, Female-centric, BIPOC-centric, Thriller, Psychological, Coming-of-Age, YA, Naturalistic Female, BIPOC, Black, Disabled unrepped
- Teresa Sullivan | IWC List
< Back Teresa Sullivan teresasullivan307@gmail.com 703-980-1941 https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5557614/?ref_=m_recent_view The Black List Born in Scotland and raised in New Jersey, Teresa, along with her four children, moved eighteen times as the military spouse of a two-star Admiral. Finally settling in the Santa Monica mountains they found themselves fleeing for their lives one hour ahead of the Woolsey Wildfire that turned their home and their every material possession into ash. But, starting over is baked into the military lifestyle and so Teresa is rebuilding her home and forging ahead with her screenwriting ambitions. Teresa’s got a secret weapon – a great sense of humor - has to - (did she mention four kids?). She’s got a black belt in Taekwondo, an MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA, and a Samuel Goldwyn Award for her drama pilot, DOUBLEBLIND. Teresa is a (jolly good) Telluride Fellow with an optioned comedy feature, STEWARDESS. She penned two adaptations, TEN HOURS UNTIL DAWN, based on the harrowing rescue at sea during the blizzard of ’78; and THE DODGER, the true story of the only person to earn both a Purple Heart in Vietnam and an MLB World Series Championship ring, Roy Gleason. She wrote on James Franco's anthology HEYDAY OF THE INSENSITIVE BASTARDS (Netflix) and has two produced shorts. Teresa’s nostalgic stage play, THE BEATLE CLUB, recently completed a successful three-week run in the D.C. area. She is currently creating and developing a character-driven, prestige-y, limited series, FAYE, about the surprisingly famous first host of Late-Night TV that you’ve never heard of – Faye Emerson. Honors & Awards Theatrical Production, Providence Players - THE BEATLE CLUB - 2021 Short Produced - LUCKY DAY - 2020 Best of the IWC award - "Faye" (pilot) 2024 non-WGA Female, Over 40, Over 55 STEWARDESS (Comedy Feature) 78-year-old DODIE is about to lose her family’s ranch when she wins her long-dormant lawsuit against Global Airlines for wrongful firing, allowing her to return to her beloved job as airline stewardess, now flight attendant, to complete her career, collect her pension and save her ranch - if she can pass the test! THE DODGER (Feature, Adaptation) The true story of Roy Gleason, a gifted athlete who achieves his dream of playing for the Dodgers. But it’s the turbulent ‘60s, and fate and the U.S. Army have other plans for him. FAYE (Limited Drama Series) 1940’s Hollywood actress Faye Emerson battles the restrictive norms corseting mid-century women to become the first host of Late Night TV. Character-driven, Female-centric, Romantic, Historical/Alternative History, Limited Series, Slapstick, Late Night Female, Over 40, Over 55 unrepped
- Sarah Fischer | IWC List
< Back Sarah Fischer c.s.fischer.writer@gmail.com Manager: Chris Deckard - Fictional Entity Coverfly Sarah Fischer grew up in a small, rural, Illinois town, where everyone knew everyone and the most popular club in high school was the Future Farmers of America. Fischer knew early that such a town would not hold her imagination, and so she set off to explore the world, from Antarctica to Wales, trying to figure out where she was going and what to do when she got there. A winding road to entertainment saw her coach soccer with the LA Galaxy, beat cancer, teach English as a foreign language, and work in artificial intelligence. She's also worked as an assistant on MARVEL'S AGENTS OF SHIELD, HELSTROM, OBI-WAN KENOBI, and POKER FACE, where she co-wrote and produced Episode 7, "The Future of the Sport." Fischer has advanced in a number of fellowships. She was a fellow in the 2022 RespectAbility lab, as well as the 2019 Writers' Assistant network workshop. She was a semifinalist for NBCUniversal's Emerging Writers fellowship, a finalist for the Walt Disney Television Writing Program, and a finalist for the Sundance/Sloan fellowship. She has placed in screenplay competitions with the PAGE Awards, Final Draft's Big Break, Scriptapalooza, ScreenCraft, Script2Comic, and the Austin Film Festival. non-WGA Female, Non-binary, LGBTQ+, Disabled THE WAR MAGICIANS Historical Fiction Series - The Prestige, The Imitation Game In the midst of the London Blitz, a young soldier recruits a world-famous magician to help fight against the Nazis ravaging Europe. But while the magician's skill may turn the tide of World War II, her secret may turn the nation against her. THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD Adventure Series - The Mandalorian, Wheel of Time A woman-in-mourning takes up the mantle of Robin Hood to protect the people of Nottingham in a time of political upheaval. THE CIRCUMNAVIGATORS CLUB Historical Sci-Fi Series - The Expanse, Around the World in 80 Days A determined explorer finishes circumnavigating the Earth and joins the Circumnavigators Club, only to learn that there is much more to the organization — and the universe — than she ever imagined. Character-driven, Female-centric, Queer, Science, Sci-Fi, Historical/Alternative History, Limited Series Female, Non-binary, LGBTQ+, Disabled repped
- Matt Harry | IWC List
< Back Matt Harry Manager: Dash Aiken, Romark Films - dash@romarkfilms.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1243167 Growing up in suburban Ohio, Matt quickly realized he was unlike other kids. While they were trading baseball cards, he was reading Naked Lunch. When they gossiped at football games, he snuck off to the library to write funny plays. In college, he found his fellow weirdos (filmmakers). Since then he has published four novels, sold a TV pilot, and created an interactive play. He also worked as an editor for 15 years. He's still weird. Honors & Awards Top 100, Launchpad Manuscript Contest - GHOST DICK - 2022 Finalist, Stowe Story Labs - VANISHING POINT - 2021 Semifinalist, Screencraft Comedy Competition - MONSTER COPS - 2022 WGA Associate Member Male, Over 40 MONSTER COPS (Half-hour Comedy) In a world where monsters are real and (somewhat) accepted by society, a tough ex-monster hunter and a vegan werewolf team up to catch those who break the law. EARWORM Feature Horror Unable to sleep, a young psychiatry student listens to a mysterious sleep podcast, and falls victim to increasingly dangerous hallucinations. SIX FIGURES (Feature Thriller) Four co-workers discover a chest filled with $6 million buried in the Mojave desert and decide to carry it out on foot, beginning a grueling two-day trek that culminates in paranoia, lies, and murder. Thriller, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, Coming-of-Age, YA, Children's, Animation Male, Over 40 repped
- Yeni Alvarez | IWC List
< Back Yeni Alvarez Manager: Will Swift, Arsenal Media - swifty@arsenalmediallc.com (323) 424-7647 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0023337/ Google "Multi-Cultural" and you get Yeni Alvarez. Yeni was born in Cuba and escaped with her parents to Panama when she was 10. She was smuggled via Rio Grande into the US and grew up in the most Cuban of neighborhoods, Hialeah, where stores display signs that read “We speak English.” She studied theater in NY and Miami and paid for college by working weekends as a children’s party princess, all while learning makeup techniques from a transgender best friend. Yeni later moved to LA to be an actress, booking her first audition for the highest-rated sitcom in Spanish Television, and later her voiceover career bloomed when she booked the Spanish Female voice of Disney Theme Parks. (She's the Spanish voice that tells you to "keep your arms inside the vehicle at all times.") Yeni is fluent in three languages, writes in two, and dabbles in Klingon. Her worldview informs her screenwriting, creating stories and characters that span the entirety of the human experience. Plenty of people can imagine fish-out-of-water stories, but few have lived one as fearlessly – and humorously – as Yeni. She is currently developing multicultural comedy, sci-fi, and animation properties that celebrate human diversity and the most powerful force on Earth: Laughter. non-WGA Female, BIPOC, Latinx AQUA TOFANA (Period feature) 17th Century Italy was plagued by the deaths of hundredths of abusive husbands. They all had one thing in common. Very well scented wives. Enter Julia Tofana, the profumiera saint and savior of would be widows. TESLA AND THE TINY TITANS (Animated TV Series - similar to JIMMY NEUTRON but with Einstein and Tesla) Mostly true tales of steampunk inventions by the kids who would grow up to be titans. DIVERSITY HIRE (Half Hour Comedy Sitcom) Afraid of losing his job in Hollywood, a washed up Jewish writer hires his Latina dog walker to play the role of his writing partner. Character-driven, Female-centric, BIPOC-centric, Sci-Fi, Children's, Animation, Limited Series, International Female, BIPOC, Latinx unrepped
- Lisa Gold | IWC List
< Back Lisa Gold lisasmgold@gmail.com http://www.lisamgold.com Writer/director Lisa Gold grew up all over North America, which left her confused and also Canadian. A dual citizen, she now lives in Long Beach, which looks out at oil derricks disguised as palm trees. Perfect for Lisa, who loves dressing up painful truths in unique genre material. As a filmmaker, Lisa wrote and/or directed eight award-winning short films which played in 100 festivals. Her current anti-gun violence short satire has played in 56 festivals. Lisa’s screenplays have won the CineStory Screenwriting Awards and the Nashville Film Festival Grand Jury Prize; her scripts reached the Finals of the Nicholl Fellowships, PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, and Script Pipeline TV Competition. She has recently twice been an Austin Semi-Finalist with a feature and a TV pilot. Lisa wrote one middle grade children’s novel based on her award-winning family action-adventure feature script. She is completing a second YA sci-fi novel based on her recent YA TV pilot. Lisa has a B.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from UCLA. Working her way downward, she will soon have an AA degree in film. A graduate of the Second City Conservatory, Lisa performed improv comedy at crappy coffeehouses in LA. When she gets stuck in a script, Lisa improvises her way out by recalling the scent of stale coffee, or the grandeur of swaying palm fronds and oil production. Honors & Awards Finalist, PAGE International Screenwriting Awards - THE SECRET OF SHANGRI-LA - 2022 Finalist, PAGE International Screenwriting Awards - FOREGLOW - 2021 Semi-Finalist, Austin Film Festival - YONGE STREET STRIP - 2019 non-WGA Female, Over 40 YONGE STREET STRIP (TV drama/true crime pilot – LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE meets BLOODLINE) In 1977 Toronto, after 16 year-old Ruth learns her Orthodox Jewish family owns a strip club, an infamous murder occurs, convulsing the city. Ruth’s family gets exposed and her dad is implicated. Inspired by true events. TRIPPIN’ (YA sci-fi time travel pilot - DEAD TO ME meets CRUEL SUMMER) After her little sister is killed, snarky artist Lexy, 16, loses her voice. Along with brother Kyle, 17, she travels back to the past to save their sister, but instead ends up creating alternate realities, upending her family and her high school’s social order. FOREGLOW (Sci-fi thriller feature - WILD THINGS meets SOURCE CODE) Barista Heather, 31, uses out-of-body sexual experiences to time travel in order to save boyfriend Danny, 36, from being fatally shot. Character-driven, Female-centric, Crime, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, YA, Snarky Female, Over 40 unrepped
- Ellen Ancui | IWC List
< Back Ellen Ancui Attorney: Tom Rubin (310) 279-5190 | tom@trubinlaw.com https://ellenancui.blogspot.com/2024/01/hello-2024-here-i-am-looking-like-ive.html Coverfly The Black List Ellen is a middlescent, bi-sexual, neuro-diverse, writer for TV, film, theater and podcasts. Her special sauce, “traumadies,” is a mix of Catskills schtick blended with a feminist edge, featuring strong female protagonists who dig their own graves, but rebel as they climb their way out. Raised on Long Island, Ellen’s Sicilian mom converted for her Jewish dad, but would sneak ham sandwiches in the garage, so it’s no wonder Ellen loves storytelling and food. Ellen was a private chef in NYC for Oscar-winning writer Horton Foote and other luminaries. Ellen founded SOLO ARTS GROUP, a theater in NYC, and gave the original Upright Citizens Brigade (Amy Poehler, Matt Walsh, Matt Besser & Ian Roberts) their first home. Ellen moved to LA after the success of 2, one-woman shows, ZEL REBELS! (Public Fringe) and JUMPING OFF THE FRIDGE (HBO Workspace). She was a staffed on the sitcom, MALCOLM & EDDIE and her play GLORY PIE was sold-out at the Coronet Theater. Ellen inadvertently fulfilled her parents’ dream by working in legal after she adopted her Chinese daughter and after eighteen years running downtown law firms she returned to writing full time. Other professional credits: BROWN & FRIENDS (Netflix), BONNIE SCREWS UP (podcast), SIZZLER (Next Stage Press) THE STORY OF DAVID (Braid Theater, LA.) Ellen’s directorial debut and short film, SAVERIO (winner-Hollywood Just 4 Shorts Festival, official selection THE PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL) Honors & Awards OFFICIAL SELECTION PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL , 2025 - SAVERIO SEDONA FILM FESTIVAL SEMI-FINALIST, 2025 - THE SOLICITOR FOX INCUBATOR (TOP 10 OF 1400), 2024 - THE SOLICITOR WGA Post-current Member Female, LGBTQ+, Disabled, 55+ THE SOLICITOR (TV hour-long legal procedural dramedy; ALLY MCBEAL meets CALIFORNICATION ) When a powerful, headstrong criminal defense attorney gets disbarred for sleeping with a client, she takes a job managing a rival firm’s struggling staff to prove her remorse and get her license reinstated. 8s & 9s on The Blacklist SILICON SALLY (Comedy / Rom Com - BOOKSMART meets BRIDESMAIDS) Struggling to withstand Silicon Valley's tech-bro culture, Sally, a talented coder, and her bawdy BFF, fraudulently infiltrate a Narcotics Anonymous meeting in hopes of securing a powerful investor. FIREBREAK (Feature Action/Mystery; DIE HARD meets REBEL RIDGE ) When an older female journalist chases a story on male convict firefighters, she finds herself at the center of a catastrophic wildfire… and violent prison break. (co-written w/Nathan Fleetwood) Character-driven, Female-centric, BIPOC-centric, Queer, Procedural, Romantic, Coming-of-Age, Slapstick Female, LGBTQ+, Disabled, 55+ unrepped
- Nicholas Pangilinan | IWC List
< Back Nicholas Pangilinan nicholaspangilinan2@gmail.com 636-288-2289 Coverfly Nick is the nerdiest jock you'll ever meet. When he's not writing, he can be usually be found reading a comic book while wearing a hockey jersey. As a writer, he's devoted to creating fun and diverse stories that also contain an impactful theme. Nick excels in writing horror, action, and comedy. He loves hearing the physical reaction that his words bring out whether it's a gasp, a scream, or a laugh. Even more importantly, his audiences emotionally connect to his scripts. Nick always likes to "hide the vegetables" by highlighting relatable and insightful themes inside entertaining stories. He stamps his fingerprint into every script regardless of the genre, and he classifies his voice as "larger than life." His unique super power is to create stories that pop off the page and feature layered characters with distinct and sharp dialogue. Nick's stories always have strong sense of adventure no matter the size of the actual scale. Nick has been a writer for hire, a finalist in the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Competition, and a winner in multiple competitions: the Unique Voices Screenplay Competition, the 13Horror.com Film & Screenplay Contest, and the WeScreenplay Feature Contest. Additionally, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan from Netflix's NEVER HAVE I EVER is attached to one of his pilots, and he has two other pilots with a producer attached who was a showrunner on a Peacock series. non-WGA Male, BIPOC, Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander THE WHITE GUY DIES FIRST (Horror Comedy Feature - SCREAM meets CABIN IN THE WOODS meets CLUE) Locked inside Horror-Con after a table reading, Brandy must survive a real murder mystery once a killer starts offing her castmates. But when the suspects are all minorities, that's one horror trope she can't rely on when guessing who’s going to die next. GALAHAD (Action Adventure Pilot - UMBRELLA ACADEMY meets SMALLVILLE meets A KNIGHT'S TALE) Legend says that Galahad will eventually be the last knight of the infamous Round Table -- But today, he's just a teenage scalawag who wants to win a squire tournament... and maybe squeeze in the time to unmask the Red Knight and save the kingdom. TALES OF ANAHEIM (Comedy Sitcom Pilot - COMMUNITY meets MYTHIC QUEST meets BARRY) In an effort to win an acting role, Bryan must lead his team through a mystical (and bonkers) battle of magic and knights to obtain a hidden amulet and impress the "Sofa King." No, this isn't Mordor, Hogwarts, or Westeros. This is... LARP? Character-driven, BIPOC-centric, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, YA, Silly, Snarky Male, BIPOC, Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander unrepped
- Christine Sneed | IWC List
< Back Christine Sneed sneedchristine@gmail.com http://christinesneed.com In May 2018, Christine Sneed packed her bags, said goodbye to friends, frenemies, and family, and tossed out the ancient spices in her cupboards before pointing the car west from Chicago. A few days later she landed in southern California, lower back in outrage, hair in a semi-permanent snarl. Four+ years on, she still has some boxes to unpack, if we’re being honest here. She's written features and pilots based on her short stories and novels (three novels and two story collections published by Bloomsbury and indie press 7.13 Books, and a forthcoming story collection from Northwestern University Press) as well as original scripts. Comedy is her first love, but she's an experienced writer of dramas too. Her most recent books are Please Be Advised: A Novel in Memos and The Virginity of Famous Men (stories). Direct Sunlight (stories) will be out in June 2023. She has an MFA in poetry and a bachelor’s in French, which has been useless job-wise but in her mid-20s she had a good-looking French boyfriend. Presently, she lives in Pasadena with her long-time partner and teaches part-time for Northwestern University's and Regis University's MFA programs (fiction-writing). Honors & Awards Semifinalist, Nicholl - THE FEMALE GAZE - 2020 Finalist, ScreenCraft Short Story Contest - QUALITY OF LIFE - 2019 Finalist, The Los Angeles Times Book Prize - PORTRAITS OF A FEW OF THE PEOPLE I'VE MADE CRY - 2011 WGA Associate Member Female, 40+ FIVE ROOMS (Feature or limited series, YA dramedy - JUNO meets SCENT OF A WOMAN) Ignoring her better judgment, a lovelorn teenage girl, struggling over her own recent break-up, agrees to help the blind man she works for after school win back his unfaithful girlfriend. PARIS, HE SAID (Feature or limited series, drama - AUTUMN IN NEW YORK meets PARIS, JE T'AIME) Devil's bargain or golden ticket? When a young destitute painter in NYC is offered the chance to move to Paris and focus on her art, she must decide if it's possible to have the career she longs for without sacrificing her chance at true love. THE HEMINGWAY MYSTIQUE (Feature dramedy - THE BOOKSHOP meets YOU'VE GOT MAIL) When their store is threatened by an unscrupulous landlord, a bookstore owner and her son are helped by the ghost of Ernest Hemingway, who has escaped the afterlife in order to check up on his literary legacy. Character-driven, Female-centric, Romantic, Coming-of-Age, Satire, Bittersweet Female, 40+ unrepped
- Jeremy Palmer | IWC List
< Back Jeremy Palmer Jeremy_Palmer@rocketmail.com http://JeremyWritesWordsGood.com Jeremy Palmer died once. But he came back. Along with temporary death, his 4 open heart surgeries also pointed him toward a career in disability and special education advocacy, culminating when Jeremy Palmer Day became an actual thing in Denver. Jeremy enjoys telling stories about outsiders courageously transcending barriers to accomplish the unthinkable. He received an MFA from USC in Writing for Screen & Television, the Sloan Screenwriting Grant, and the Tribeca Sloan Student Grand Jury Prize. His first feature, DETAINED, with Kinogo Pictures, is currently in post-production. He also likes Legos. non-WGA Male, Disabled THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES (Historical Drama Feature - A BEAUTIFUL MIND/THE IMITATION GAME/THE KINGS SPEECH) While recovering from World War I, Dr. Freddy Banting battles insecurities, lingering PTSD, and credit-hungry colleagues in his triumphant struggle to bring the miracle drug Insulin to those dying from Diabetes in the 1920s. THE ZIPPER CLUB (Autobiographical Dramedy Feature - THE BIG SICK/THE MEYEROWITZ STORIES) A young wife is plunged into unknown territory when her husband needs open-heart surgery. She's forced to confront life & death medical decisions in hope of proving her “adulting” abilities to his imperious mother-in-law and, most of all, to herself. STANDARD DEVIATION (Horror Feature - THE FACULTY/LITTLE MONSTERS) Damon is having a bad day. He hates his teaching job. His ex-girlfriend is engaged. And an experimental “brain drink” has turned the students into cannibalistic monsters. Now, Damon must rely on his Special Ed class if he and his colleagues want to live to see the final bell. Character-driven, Female-centric, Medical, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Psychological, Horror, Historical/Alternative History Male, Disabled unrepped
- Kenneth Hicks | IWC List
< Back Kenneth Hicks kenny.hicks81@gmail.com James Moorer, One Moorer Media & Management https://www.obeliskmediasite.com/ As an optioned and repped writer Kenneth Hicks writes stories about heroes dealing with tremendous external pressures. Based in Los Angeles and half of a writing duo, they focus on protagonists who must stay grounded to fulfill their inherent responsibilities usually involving family and relationships. As a devoted single dad, Kenneth writes stories reflecting the struggle of fathers who will do whatever it takes to protect their loved ones. Kenneth is a world traveler from Cleveland, Ohio which allows his stories to speak not just to the multifaceted black experience, but the greater humanity that resonates in us all. While Kenneth is not a veteran he worked for years on a NATO Base in Kandahar Afghanistan in support of US troops as a civilian contractor. non-WGA Male, BIPOC, Black, 40+ FAMILY OVER EVERYTHING One-Hour TV | Crime / Family Drama - POWER meets THE SOPRANOS After his rap star little brother is murdered due to his involvement with a criminally run record label, a single dad takes his daughter into witness protection as he faces his demons to unravel what led to his brother’s death and get justice for his family. THE HARD WAY One-Hour TV | Sports / Period Drama - HEELS meets ENTOURAGE It’s 1985 and a small-town wrestling prodigy must fight his way to the top of the biggest league in America while dodging the pitfalls of stardom in order to care for his sick mother and pregnant girlfriend at home. THE PRYOR ENGAGEMENTS Feature | Romance / Comedy - HITCH meets THINK LIKE A MAN At a Crossroads between living his dream and facing his reality, a struggling actor finds himself engaged to three women simultaneously. Character-driven, BIPOC-centric, Crime, Thriller, Dark Male, BIPOC, Black, 40+ repped
- Nicole Jones-Dion | IWC List
< Back Nicole Jones-Dion nicole@praxiscope.com Matt Prater, Citizen Skull https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1955614/?ref_=fn_all_nme_1 Coverfly The Black List Nicole Jones-Dion is an acclaimed Los Angeles-based writer-director who specializes in telling elevated genre stories. Beginning her career in comics and video games, she transitioned to screenwriting, writing features for SyFy Channel, Lionsgate, and Sony - including an adaptation of the best-selling martial arts game Tekken. An Army Brat, Nicole had a nomadic upbringing, living in places as diverse as Hawaii and Germany before her family finally settled down in Wilmington, NC. In school, she won the North Carolina Writer's Award for a full scholarship to Duke University, where she studied Creative Writing, History, and Theology. After graduation, she did her own brief stint in the Army before relocating to LA. In her spare time, Nicole volunteers with the National Park Service and advocates for military veterans in the entertainment industry. Honors & Awards FOX Writers Incubator -Winner - WIKI - 2022 The Grey List - Official Selection - STILL WATERS - 2023 The Stunt List Originals Bureau - Official Selection - WIKI - 2024 non-WGA Female, 40+ WIKI (1 hour drama - YA Horror) A modern-day reimagining of The Monkey’s Paw for the internet generation. The lives of three college friends are turned upside down when they discover a mysterious online wiki site. Any changes made to the wiki magically come true in the real world — with unpredictable and deadly consequences. BACK TRACK (1 hour drama - Crime) When a young horse trainer is found trampled to death, police write it off as a tragic accident... until her father receives an anonymous tip that she was murdered. Now, it’s up to a professor-turned-private investigator to find her killer before he strikes again. Adapted from the novels by Joseph A. McCaffrey. JUVIE (Feature - YA Horror) A delinquent teenage girl discovers a pattern among unexplained deaths at a juvenile detention facility - they all die before they turn 18 and "age out" of the system. With her own 18th birthday looming, she must find out who is behind the mysterious deaths before she becomes the next victim. Crime, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Psychological, Horror, Historical/Alternative History, YA Female, 40+ Repped