Independent Writers' Caucus
Nicole Jones-Dion
Based out of Portland, Oregon, Nicole Jones-Dion is an acclaimed 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 and the PNW.
In her spare time, Nicole volunteers with the National Park Service and advocates for military veterans in the entertainment industry.
Honors & Awards
IWC Best Of Selection - Apex Path - 2026
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, caucus only
Female, 40+, Military Veteran
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.
APEX PATH
Feature - Tech Thriller
A grief-stricken teenager believes her cousin's suicide was triggered by a seemingly benevolent AI therapy app. To expose it, she becomes a user herself, only to find the AI has a terrifying agenda of its own.
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, YA, Magical Realism
Female, 40+, Military Veteran
unrepped