Julia is a Los Angeles-based writer obsessed with telling stories about people forced to answer the question, “What would you do for family?” This question runs through all her work—comedy, horror, drama, and sci-fi. As the mom of a bio and an adopted kid, “family” means adoptive, step, found, and traditional.
Her feature Murder Van releases in 2024, and Phil Traill (Chalet Girl, All About Steve, Good Burger 2) is set to direct her screenplay Austen Time. Other screenplays have been optioned and placed as finalists in numerous contests, including AFF, Page, ScreenCraft, and Shore Scripts. Her short film Porch Light has won at several film festivals.
She’s also the vice president of PaintScaping, one of the top 3D projection mapping companies in the U.S., and one of the few women working in this highly technical and creative arena.
The 14th Annual First Look Project searches for higher-concept material across MULTIPLE categories for film and TV, introducing select writers to reps and producers.
After an introduction by Script Pipeline execs, First Look Project winner Stacy Adelman signed with manager Ryan Goldblum at Ghostwriter. "I always can rely on Script Pipeline to elevate new and exciting voices," Ryan said. "This led to signing Stacy (winner of the pilot competition), and I could not be more excited to work with […]
This one is best-expressed through a timeline ... A totally easy process spanning a breezy … nine years. From Laura: "The Pipeline team has been amazingly helpful since The Mother was a finalist in the Script Pipeline TV competition years ago. It's a story that has stayed close to my heart so I ended up adapting it […]
First Look Project winner (Horror & Thriller) Kelly Walker signed with reps at Kaplan/Perrone in April 2025. The Script Pipeline team helped develop The Stag & the Bull after her FLP win and said of the screenplay "probably the best erotic thriller script we've read ..." From Kelly: "I’m so grateful to the team at […]