SCRIPTWRITER

HOLLYWOOD GHOSTWRITER, One-Hour TV Pilot

LOGLINE: When successful screenwriter Lexi Powell becomes a murder suspect, she goes on the lam as ghostwriter Torey Jones to find out who killed her fiancé.

2025 AWARDS: 

2024 AWARDS:

  • Wiki: The World’s Fastest Screenplay Contest, Jan. 2024, Winner, Best TV Script
  • New York Screenwriting Awards, March 2024, Best TV Pilot
  • The Great American Script Contest, April. 2024, Winner, Best TV Script
  • Hollywood Best Indie Film Awards, May 2024, Best TV Pilot
  • Chicago Script Awards, June 2024, Top 3, Best Television Script Pilot
  • Bowery Film Festival, Nov. 2024, Best Teleplay
  • Phoenix Rising International Film Festival, Nov. 2024, London, UK, Top 5, Best Unproduced Screenplays
  • Hollywood Jumbo Film & Screenplay Festival, Dec. 2024, 2nd Place Winner, Best TV Pilot
  • Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting Festival, Nov. 2024, Winner, Best Original TV Drama Pilot

JANE PHILLIPS, One-Hour TV Pilot

LOGLINE: It’s 1960 in Chicago and resident doctor Jane Phillips has to navigate the boys’ club medical establishment, while hiding a dark past, surviving a dangerous present, and anticipating an unknown future, as she deals with murder, battered women, and a fellow physician stalking her.

2025 AWARDS:

Official Selection, New York Film and Cinematography Awards (December 2025).

Gold Award, Feature Script, International Gold Awards (November 2025).

Quarterfinalist, BlueCat TV Writing Competition (July 2025).

2024 AWARDS:

Finalist, Chicago Screenplay Awards (July 2024).

PIPER, One-Hour TV Pilot

LOGLINE: When veterinary assistant Piper Robbins saves the life of a wealthy woman’s pampered 12-year-old dog, she becomes immersed in a world of espionage, double identities, blackmail, and fraud — with the FBI and international criminals vying for her cooperation.

2025 AWARDS:

Finalist, TV Pilot, Mystic Film Festival (October 2025).

Quarterfinalist, BlueCat TV Writing Competition (July 2025).

BEAT, Screenplay

LOGLINE: After arresting a global pop sensation for DUI, a small-town cop must stand alone against a ruthless PR machine that threatens to destroy her career.

2025 AWARDS:  Finalist, Screenplay, Mystic Film Festival (October 2025).

SCENE PARTNER, Screenplay

LOGLINE: After drama teacher Jillian Lynch agrees to serve as a student’s scene partner, she realizes it’s a deal with the devil – and has to use all her skills to free herself from the bargain.

2025 AWARDS:

  • London Movie Awards, Jan. 2025, United Kingdom, Silver Screenplay Award
  • Paris Film Awards, April 2025, Silver Award, Feature Script

2024 AWARDS:

  • Hollywood International Indie Film & Screenplay Awards, Oct. 2024, Best Screenplay

NO SMALL PARTS, One-Hour TV Pilot

LOGLINE: To pay off a crushing judgment to her famous ex-husband, a blacklisted actress takes the only job that will have her: an industrial spy playing the most dangerous roles of her life.

2025 AWARDS:

Finalist, TV Pilot, Mystic Film Festival (October 2025).

2024 AWARDS:

Finalist, One-Hour TV Pilot, Los Angeles CineFest (December 2024).

PENNY, One-Hour TV Pilot

LOGLINE: After the appeals court overturns Penny Richard’s murder conviction, she’s free from prison, but remains guilty in the court of public opinion – to get her life back, she sets out to find the real killer.

2025 AWARDS:

Finalist, TV Pilot, Mystic Film Festival (October 2025).

2024 AWARDS:

  • Hollywood International Cineverse Screenplay Awards, Best TV Episode (Diamond Screenplay Award)

REMORSE COURT, One-Hour TV Pilot

LOGLINE: TV showrunner Stacey Nicholas needs to clear her name after an actor accuses her of bullying – or lose the career she’s spent a decade building.

2025 AWARDS:

  • Finalist, Phoenix Rising International Film Festival, November 2025 (London, UK).
  • Finalist, TV Pilot, Mystic Film Festival (October 2025).

2024 AWARDS:

WAKE-UP CALL, Screenplay

LOGLINE: When beloved Los Angeles news anchor Sunny Daykins decides to run for a seat in Congress, all the skeletons come dancing out of her closet.

2025 AWARDS: 

BERNICE, Screenplay and Stage Play (Based on a True Story)

LOGLINE: In 1926, Bernice Johnson acts in self-defense but is sentenced to prison at the Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm), where she is subjected to cruel and unusual punishment.

July 2025: BERNICE, screenplay, cowritten with Hiram Johnson and Jessica Everleth, wins Best Historical Feature Screenplay at Faith & Family Screenwriting Awards.

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June 2015: BERNICE, a full-length stage play cowritten with Hiram Johnson and Jessica Everleth, performed in a staged reading at the Actors Co-op, in the David Schall Theatre, Los Angeles.

February  2013: BERNICE, a full-length play based on the true story of Bernice Johnson and her wrongful incarceration at the Mississippi State Penitentiary during the 1920s,  enjoys a workshop production at BAAL, Dallas, Texas.

SCREENPLAYS

BERNICE (biopic/drama) — True story set in Mississippi during the 1920s. Staged readings performed in Dallas (2013) and Los Angeles (2015).

CALLING OZ  (romantic comedy), winner/finalist in 12 screenwriting competitions, including America’s Best and the Austin Film Festival

“Very clever and very funny. The characters and setup are pure gold.”  Danny Rubin, screenwriter, Groundhog Day

“Amazing…the cleverest premise I’ve seen in a long while…sharp literacy and command of language that is extraordinary.” Richard Walter, Screenwriting Chairman, University of California at Los Angeles

“A truly delightful comedy…wonderfully witty.” Charlotte Gusay, The Charlotte Gusay Literary Agency

“Superb writing.” Robert Cope, President, The Writers Foundation (Orlando, Florida)

“A very funny story.” Stuart Gordon’s Red Hen Productions “

“Original.” Dana Scanlan, Kushner-Locke Productions

“Wonderful.” Melanie Ray, Mustang Pictures

“Extraordinary writing.” Michael Farrand, Empire Productions

JUST SAY THE WORD (romantic comedy), top-10 finalist, Illinois-Chicago Screenwriting Competition

TELEPLAY

Crime of Innocence (co-writer), 90-minute drama, produced by WMAQ-TV, Chicago

 “A terrific, thoughtful, powerful drama…a rich, thought-provoking script…a courageous, innovative effort.” Chicago Sun-Times

“A compelling 90-minute drama…applause, applause.” Chicago Tribune

“…packs a tremendous dramatic wallop…superbly written.” Daily Herald (Illinois)

STAGE PLAY

Private Meetings in Public Places (produced by Chicago Dramatists)

“Glows with creativity.” Daily Herald (Illinois)

 “Fresh and funny.” Chicago Tribune

“Genuine honesty and wit.” Chicago Reader

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