Independent Writers' Caucus
Reenita Malhotra Hora
Manager: One Moorer Management ; james@onemoorer.com reenita.malhotra@gmail.com
415 531 8280
Reenita is the unrivaled 'Nora Ephron' of South Asian storytelling, crafting tales as vibrant as her culture—unapologetically Indian, filled with humor, and starring gloriously imperfect characters. LA Weekly hails her as a top Indie writer bringing Indian culture and humor to American audiences.
A former journalist and editor, she has written for National Geographic Kids, Disney India, Cartoon Network Asia, The New York Times, CNN, Radio Television Hong Kong, and Bloomberg. Her accolades include the Eric Hoffer Book Award, IndieReader Discovery Award, Santa Barbara International Screenplay Award, Script2Comic, Launchpad, and Emerging Screenwriters awards, with Operation Mom receiving second-round consideration for the Sundance Institute Development Slate.
Beyond books, she’s the creator of two hit podcasts: The True Fiction Project (where reality collides with fiction) and Shadow Realm (a portal to thrilling narrative fiction). She’s also honed her screenwriting skills through Writers’ Bootcamp and Roadmap Writers, proving she means business.
Her book Ace of Blades and screenplay Shadow Realm have been optioned, and coming soon is Festival of Lights (HarperCollins).
Discover her world of humor, fantasy, and captivating stories at reenita.com.
Honors & Awards
Santa Barbara International Screenplay Award, OPERATION MOM 2023
Sundance Institute Development Slate, OPERATION MOM 2024
Emerging Screenwriters Finalist, SHADOW REALM, 2024
Finalist, Screencraft, FAMILY HONOR (AND OTHER LIES) 2024
Finalist, LaunchPad, VERMILION HARVEST, 2023
WGA
Female, BIPOC, Asian, Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander, 40+
OPERATION MOM
Feature; YA, Romcom - PARENTTRAP meets FREAKY FRIDAY with the tone of NEVER HAVE I EVER
Desperate to get her obsessive mom off her back, a feisty Indian-American eleventh-grader becomes her mother’s secret matchmaker only to find love herself.
SHADOW REALM
Feature Kids/Family, Animation - PERCY JACKSON meets VEDIC MYTHOLOGY
When an angry, rebellious teen causes an accident confining his mother to a coma, he needs to battle the 10-headed demon king in the land of the Ramayana mythology to learn to conquer his own inner demon before journeying home to save his mother.
UNITED COLORS
TV -Half-hour single-cam; YA coming-of-age - DERRY GIRLS meets FRESH OFF THE BOAT
A feisty Indian-American teen and her ride-or-die besties devise crazy schemes to persuade their no-nonsense principal into helping her skip college for the family business.
Female-centric, BIPOC-centric, Romantic, Coming-of-Age, YA, Children's, Animation, International
Female, BIPOC, Asian, Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander, 40+
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