
Sheriden N. Jackson is a Black woman Screenwriter from Minnesota (currently in LA) who writes for those who have a voice, but have not been given the chance to speak, or rather who have not been listened to. She graduated from Loyola Marymount’s School of Film and Television with a B.A. in Screenwriting, Magna Cum Laude, is an alum of the Roadmap Writers’ Career Writer Program by winning their Diversity Initiative, a #Startwith8Hollywood mentee, Austin Film Festival Second Rounder, a recent Script Pipeline First Look Project horror runner-up, and more.
Her work emphasizes that Black people, POC, and women do not live one monolithic story. Therefore, Sheriden’s characters can survive and lead a dystopian society, be Femme Fatales, and even fall in love while filling out their jeans. You can find her lost in the genre world conceiving fantasy and horror features or at Activision Blizzard championing DEI in the gaming industry.
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.
Scott Wagner, winner of the First Look Project (Drama) with his screenplay Intern of the Year signed with manager Aubrey Morgan at Adventure Media in 2026. Pipeline execs called Intern of the Year, loosely based on Scott's own experiences working in a hospital, as "one of the "most riveting dramas we've ever reviewed." The Pipeline […]
Screenwriting Competition winner Untitled Home Invasion Romance (formerly Getaway) was produced in the summer of 2024 released in 2026 and is now on streaming. Jason Biggs (American Pie, Orange is the New Black) makes his directorial debut with the crime/comedy. Stars Anna Conkle (Pen15), Arturo Castro (Broad City), Meaghan Rath (Hawaii Five-o), and Justin H. […]
A top 10 finalist in the 2023 Screenwriting Competition, Buzzkill by Colin McLaughlin is set to be produced! Joe Lynch will direct, with Billy Magnussen (Game Night) and Lulu Wilson (Becky) to star. Read more on Deadline. Colin's horror/comedy was lauded by Pipeline execs as "one of the freshest spins on a horror concept we've […]
