Independent Writers' Caucus
Terri Barclay Spaugh
Terri B Spaugh writes character-driven dramas that explore buried truths, moral consequence, and the struggle to maintain identity within systems that seek to define it. Her stories center on flawed individuals forced to confront the cost of survival and the dignity found in facing it.
Her produced YA feature FIELDS AFIRE received a WorldFest award and was distributed on streaming platforms.
A graduate of UCLA’s Screenwriting programs and Rice University’s Creative Writing Program, Spaugh brings academic rigor and a background in science and history to her work. A WGA West mentor and former features writer for Creative Screenwriting, she founded the Texas Film Institute Screenplay Competition and served for over a decade as a finalist judge for the Austin Film Festival.
She is currently developing feature projects, including nonfiction military adaptations, while continuing to mentor emerging writers.
Honors & Awards
Quarterfinalist, Blue Cat - 2 WAYS OF THE GUN - 2025,
Quarterfinalist, FILMMATIC DRAMA SCREENPLAY AWARDS, S10 - The Longest Rally, 2025, Semifinalist, STAGE 32 HOLIDAY MOVIE SCREENWRITING AWARD - The Lights Before Christmas, 2023
WGA Current Member
Female, Multi-ethnic, 55+
2 WAYS OF THE GUN
Revisionist Western - The Revenant, Django Unchained
His sister stolen to be sold in West Texas, an eighteen-year-old hunts the notorious slaver Ghost, forced to choose between rage and restraint.
DRIFT
Grounded Sci-Fi Horror/Arctic Thriller - A Quiet Place meets The Thing
A rescue mission to a sinking Arctic station turns deadly when an icebreaker captain discovers a shape-shifting plague has gone airborne, leaving only one chance to save the crew.
CLINGING TO BONE
Psychological Thriller/Suspense - Midsommar, Gone Girl
A woman struggling with dissociation hunts her best friend’s ritual killer, defying her psychiatrist—only to discover he is real, entwined with her past, and hunting her next.
Character-driven, Female-centric, Thriller, Western, Sci-Fi, Psychological, Dark, Naturalistic
Female, Multi-ethnic, 55+
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