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Australian Screenwriter and novelist, QPIX GRADUATE ⭐ 2023 Winner GCFF ⭐ 2020 Winner AFIN ⭐ Finalist at Brisbane Indie FF, Byron Int FF, Bondi Screenplay, AIFF, LA CINEFEST, LONDON FILM AWARDS and MANY, MANY others ⭐ AWG, SCREENWORKS and Qld writers MEMBER

My feature scripts can be read/requested via: SCRIPTREVOLUTION and INKTIP

NEWS 16/6/25 Can you name all the games in 'ESCAPE FROM THE COMMODORE 64'? $100 AU to the first correct entry! Email to enter

NEWS 22/4/25 FLAMES TO A MOTH - screenplay doing the Australian festival circuit


Hello! I am an Australian writer (DipJ and QPIX Screenwriting Graduate) who pens screenplays and books with the purpose to entertain. All of my screenplays have been official selections, finalists or overall winners in competitions all around the world.

As well as writing, I love retro computer games (C64 and Amiga), the Parramatta Eels football club, Fords and rescue animals.

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MY SCREENPLAYS AND BOOKS

Prattlebots

PRATTLEBOTS

BOOK AND SCREENPLAY

Summer's new job at River Software soon becomes a smokescreen for her exhilarating dalliances with chatbots. Among them is Bigpants, the seductive Prattlebot. Meanwhile, Bigpants develops a knack for making unsettling suggestions, including murder.

Escape from the Commodore 64

ESCAPE FROM THE COMMODORE 64

BOOK AND SCREENPLAY

Growing up in the 80s is a chore for Sarah. When she waggles the joystick she is pulled into the computer. Now she's trapped in games she has zero interest in. Can Sarah escape or is it game over?

Back in Time for a Doughnut

BACK IN TIME FOR A DOUGHNUT

BOOK AND SCREENPLAY

Set in Brisbane, Tara's a leftist rebel. Her sister Pandora, the far right Prime Minister, stands for all that Tara opposes. Tara plots to use their father's time machine to stop her sister.

The Case of the Notorious Roboticist

THE CASE OF THE NOTORIOUS ROBOTICIST

BOOK AND SCREENPLAY

Set in a future where matriarchy has toppled patriarchy, gumshoe Moroz fights for equality in a society where human-form androids are the norm. Winner at AFIN (2020), Finalist Byron Bay FF (2019).

Starfarers and Tharnians in Space

STARFARERS AND THARNIANS IN SPACE

BOOK AND SCREENPLAY

Set in a hostile galaxy, standing against the vicious aliens known as Tharnians, is our reluctant hero Deacon. A frantic space opera where everyone is out to get them.

Paddy Go Easy

PADDY GO EASY - WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HIT RUN?

BOOK AND SCREENPLAY

Living in Rosewood, Paddy runs down a cyclist while sober. Why did she turn in front of him? Did the collision kill her or did someone come back to finish the job?

Ruminations of a Wayfarer

RUMINATIONS OF A WAYFARER - REBOOT

BOOK

Their aim is nothing short of universal domination by means of war. But now, an insignificant human threatens to upend the grand strategy of the Tharnian species...his name is Jarre.

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PRATTLEBOTS WINS COLORTAPE INT FILM FESTIVAL

November 1, 2025

Prattlebots finishes 2025 winning the Colourtape International Film Festival, best Aussie script!

FLAMES TO A MOTH

April 21, 2025

My 2025 screenplay is on the festival circuit. Based on the book by Vicki Stevens and Gary Horwood.

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025

December 29, 2024

As 2025 approaches, I hope you've had a nice festive period...

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