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Saundra Mitchell is a longtime screenwriter and author.
Random House's Delacorte Press imprint has acquired her debut novel,
Shadowed Summer, forthcoming on February 10, 2009. For almost ten years, she was the sole screenwriter for the
Fresh Films and
Girls in the Director's Chair short film series; in 2008, she becomes the Head Writer and an Executive Producer.
Her short story "Ready to Wear" was nominated for a 2007 Pushcart Prize after appearing in
Vestal Review Issue 27. In July, 2007, her essay, "Rapid Cycling," appeared in
Common Ties. Her short story, "Management" appeared in Zen Film's anthology
"Love & Sacrifice" in February, 2007, and another short, "Kissing the Dog-Faced Boy" appeared in
The Summerset Review's Spring Issue, 2007. She has also published in SmokeLong Quarterly, Edgar Literary Magazine, and The Parnassus.
Other screenwriting accomplishments include scripting Scholastic's "Get Active with Widget" webisode "Treasure Hunt" and the 2006 Girls in the Director's Chair image campaign (the foundation for a national PSA in association with Women in Film.) In 2005, she concept-designed and scripted the Metro Chicago United Way's Leadership Campaign. Her first feature film,
Revenge Ends, will debut on the festival circuit in 2008.
Her films have been selected for competition at many national and international film festivals, including the juried Rhode Island International Film Festival and the Chicago International Children's Film Festival. In 2006, "Goodbye, Howard" and "Last Time We Met" were selected as part of the inaugural Chicago International New Filmmakers Festival and "No. 72" and "True Story" were selected to premiere at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival in 2007. These festivals are recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as Academy Award
TM qualifying events. Also in 2006, the 10th annual
Webby Awards named Fresh Films an official honoree.
In other arenas, Ms. Mitchell was interviewed by the New York Times and the BBC for her part in exposing the
Kaycee Nicole hoax, and she's been tapped by morning radio shows all over the United States as a guest expert on Urban Legends & Folklore.
Ms. Mitchell lives in Indianapolis, with her husband and two children. She is represented by
Sara Crowe of
Harvey Klinger, Inc..
