CARA WINTER
primarily,
i'm a writer
but i do other stuff, too.
NEWS
2.23.18
My new pilot, TWIRL, is currently a "Staff Pick" on Scriptd. It was also a Semi-Finalist for the Table Read My Screenplay (Park City) competition... not too shabby for a first draft.
I'm also writing (and preparing to co-direct) a short film with the amazing and talented actor/multi-hyphenate George Ellzey, Jr.! Stay tuned for updates!
12.26.17
EVOLUTION has made Coverfly's Red List, which is an industry list of top-rated screenplays with numerous awards and mentions. EVOLUTION is currently represented by Bohemia Group in LA.
My new pilot, TWIRL, is currently a "Staff Pick" on Scriptd. It was also a Semi-Finalist for the Table Read My Screenplay (Park City) competition... not too shabby for a first draft.
I'm also writing (and preparing to co-direct) a short film with the amazing and talented actor/multi-hyphenate George Ellzey, Jr.! Stay tuned for updates!
12.26.17
EVOLUTION has made Coverfly's Red List, which is an industry list of top-rated screenplays with numerous awards and mentions. EVOLUTION is currently represented by Bohemia Group in LA.
12.15.17
EVOLUTION placed in the Finals (Top 35) of the WeScreenplay Diverse Voices competition; winners will be announced in January. The script also received an Honorable Mention (Top 13) in the Emerging Screenwriters competition!
11.3.17
Just found out, I was one of ISA's Top 100 Emerging Screenwriters of 2017!
9.6.17
The LA reading of EVOLUTION hosted by Scriptd went incredibly well. Many thanks to all the actors (right) who not only donated their time and talents, but also invited people all the way down to downtown LA to see it.
(That's the cast, below. Isn't that cool? They're reading! Cuz it's a reading!)
EVOLUTION placed in the Finals (Top 35) of the WeScreenplay Diverse Voices competition; winners will be announced in January. The script also received an Honorable Mention (Top 13) in the Emerging Screenwriters competition!
11.3.17
Just found out, I was one of ISA's Top 100 Emerging Screenwriters of 2017!
9.6.17
The LA reading of EVOLUTION hosted by Scriptd went incredibly well. Many thanks to all the actors (right) who not only donated their time and talents, but also invited people all the way down to downtown LA to see it.
(That's the cast, below. Isn't that cool? They're reading! Cuz it's a reading!)
3.23.17
EVOLUTION was a Finalist in the ScreenCraft Writer's Retreat. (This really is the little pilot that could.)
3.13.17
Today, I finished the first draft of (the book version of) EVOLUTION, and woah, it was quite satisfying to finally write those last few words. Now... sleep.
3.6.17
EVOLUTION made Quarterfinals of the 2017 CineStory TV/Digital Writer's Retreat competition.
12.28.16
My fascinating, wee bit embarassing, and 100% science-y interview with The Scirens was just published by GrokNation. It was a pleasure getting to know these amazing women, and help their mission to get more girls and women interested in STEM!
Click HERE to read.
My fascinating, wee bit embarassing, and 100% science-y interview with The Scirens was just published by GrokNation. It was a pleasure getting to know these amazing women, and help their mission to get more girls and women interested in STEM!
Click HERE to read.
11.4.16
The first collaboration between my (photo-sapien) husband and my (word-herding) self is now available: BETTIE! The Incomparable Bettie Page Archives of Irving Klaw
What's more, we've already received some lovely press on it, including this article in The Washington Post. Because nothing says "get out there and vote like you mean it" better than some good, old-fashioned Pro-sex Feminism. You're welcome, 'merica. I do what I can.
9.14.16
Actress and scientist Mayim Bialik's website GrokNation was gracious enough to publish my first-person account of being in the World Trade Center on 9/11/01: http://groknation.com/news/remembering-911-a-personal-account/
12.10.15
EVOLUTION: Finalist in the ScreenCraft Pilot Launch competition! One of just 9 Dramas selected (over 1,500 total entries).
I'm honored beyond words, and excited to find my script in such fine company.
9.10.15
EVOLUTION: Semifinalist in the BIFF/ ScreenCraft Screenwriters Residency.
7.30.15
EVOLUTION won the 2015 People's Pilot.
Like, the whole thing.
1st Prize, people. Here's what the good folks at TVWriter had to say about it:
"The judges found EVOLUTION fascinating and involving. None of us could put it down. The story and especially the dialog are extraordinary. I really believe that you shouldn't just be on the staff of any of the one hour series currently on the air, you should be running one of them."
The first collaboration between my (photo-sapien) husband and my (word-herding) self is now available: BETTIE! The Incomparable Bettie Page Archives of Irving Klaw
What's more, we've already received some lovely press on it, including this article in The Washington Post. Because nothing says "get out there and vote like you mean it" better than some good, old-fashioned Pro-sex Feminism. You're welcome, 'merica. I do what I can.
9.14.16
Actress and scientist Mayim Bialik's website GrokNation was gracious enough to publish my first-person account of being in the World Trade Center on 9/11/01: http://groknation.com/news/remembering-911-a-personal-account/
12.10.15
EVOLUTION: Finalist in the ScreenCraft Pilot Launch competition! One of just 9 Dramas selected (over 1,500 total entries).
I'm honored beyond words, and excited to find my script in such fine company.
9.10.15
EVOLUTION: Semifinalist in the BIFF/ ScreenCraft Screenwriters Residency.
7.30.15
EVOLUTION won the 2015 People's Pilot.
Like, the whole thing.
1st Prize, people. Here's what the good folks at TVWriter had to say about it:
"The judges found EVOLUTION fascinating and involving. None of us could put it down. The story and especially the dialog are extraordinary. I really believe that you shouldn't just be on the staff of any of the one hour series currently on the air, you should be running one of them."
