Joanna Evans
After authoring an award winning novel, Joanna swtiched over to screenwriting. The first script she ever wrote, a Christmas romance, was optioned. Skilled in dialogue, she's a produced screenwriter who's been optioned, had multiple shopping agreements and placed as a finalist in competitions.
Unlawful Attraction
(Post-production)
Feeling invincible after a high-profile conviction, a prosecuting attorney is forced to lay low at her family’s remote homestead to avoid retaliation, but when her charming neighbor’s behavior takes a chilling turn, she realizes her overconfidence has led her straight into her enemy’s hands and she must craft an escape or become his next victim.
Christmas Spirits (aka Cursed at Christmas)
(Coverfly Red List Top 20, Finalist StoryPro Awards, Quarterfinalist Big Apple Film Festival)
The fiercely independent manager of a historic island cottage is forced to hire a newly licensed contractor in order to complete renovations in time for the Governor’s Christmas Eve visit, but dangerous spirits threaten the cottage and the island, forcing her to rely on others as the only way to save the Christmas celebration and open her heart to love.
A Crystal Christmas
(Previously optioned by Citizen Skull Productions)
An ambitious woman tries to persuade a laid-back businessman to relocate his factory up North to save the company money, but her Christmas plans are turned upside-down when his casual attitude runs counter to her work ethic, and his fierce loyalty to his small town challenges her to redefine what it truly means to be rich.
The Christmas Volunteer (aka Sixteen Hours Till Christmas)
(Quarterfinalist Stage 32 + Evoke Entertainment Romantic Comedy Competition)
An uncompromising director of a historic shelter finds herself falling for a new volunteer, but when she discovers he secretly works for the ruthless company forcing the shelter’s closure, she must find it within herself to forgive him as he’s the key to saving her beloved program, and her chance at finding love.
The Energy Healer
(Quarterfinalist Emerging Screenwriters Comedy Competition, StoryPros International Screenplay Contest and The Pitch Now Screenplay Competition)
Pursuing the terrorist who shot him one year earlier, an uptight F.B.I. agent is forced undercover as an energy healer, but his transformation into an emotionally aware mystic, and a new, nauseating sense of compassion, triggers a fresh kind of bravery as he struggles to complete his primary mission.
Author of the thriller, Sinai Unhinged, a CYGNUS Finalist in the Chanticleer International Book Awards, one of BookAuthority's best new books of 2021, 4.8 out of 5 – IndieReader, Five Stars – Readers' Favorite.
Author of an article on Parent.com, "The Not-So-Selfish Question Parents of a Sexually Abused Child Are Afraid to Ask."
South Carolina Writer's Conference – 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker – 1994 to present.
Writing creatively since 2007. Writing as a mental health professional since 1994.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm18510606/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
https://www.joannaevanswriter.com/
https://www.networkisa.org/profile/joanna-evans
(Post-production)
Feeling invincible after a high-profile conviction, a prosecuting attorney is forced to lay low at her family’s remote homestead to avoid retaliation, but when her charming neighbor’s behavior takes a chilling turn, she realizes her overconfidence has led her straight into her enemy’s hands and she must craft an escape or become his next victim.
Christmas Spirits (aka Cursed at Christmas)
(Coverfly Red List Top 20, Finalist StoryPro Awards, Quarterfinalist Big Apple Film Festival)
The fiercely independent manager of a historic island cottage is forced to hire a newly licensed contractor in order to complete renovations in time for the Governor’s Christmas Eve visit, but dangerous spirits threaten the cottage and the island, forcing her to rely on others as the only way to save the Christmas celebration and open her heart to love.
A Crystal Christmas
(Previously optioned by Citizen Skull Productions)
An ambitious woman tries to persuade a laid-back businessman to relocate his factory up North to save the company money, but her Christmas plans are turned upside-down when his casual attitude runs counter to her work ethic, and his fierce loyalty to his small town challenges her to redefine what it truly means to be rich.
The Christmas Volunteer (aka Sixteen Hours Till Christmas)
(Quarterfinalist Stage 32 + Evoke Entertainment Romantic Comedy Competition)
An uncompromising director of a historic shelter finds herself falling for a new volunteer, but when she discovers he secretly works for the ruthless company forcing the shelter’s closure, she must find it within herself to forgive him as he’s the key to saving her beloved program, and her chance at finding love.
The Energy Healer
(Quarterfinalist Emerging Screenwriters Comedy Competition, StoryPros International Screenplay Contest and The Pitch Now Screenplay Competition)
Pursuing the terrorist who shot him one year earlier, an uptight F.B.I. agent is forced undercover as an energy healer, but his transformation into an emotionally aware mystic, and a new, nauseating sense of compassion, triggers a fresh kind of bravery as he struggles to complete his primary mission.
Author of the thriller, Sinai Unhinged, a CYGNUS Finalist in the Chanticleer International Book Awards, one of BookAuthority's best new books of 2021, 4.8 out of 5 – IndieReader, Five Stars – Readers' Favorite.
Author of an article on Parent.com, "The Not-So-Selfish Question Parents of a Sexually Abused Child Are Afraid to Ask."
South Carolina Writer's Conference – 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker – 1994 to present.
Writing creatively since 2007. Writing as a mental health professional since 1994.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm18510606/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
https://www.joannaevanswriter.com/
https://www.networkisa.org/profile/joanna-evans
Joanna Evans
After authoring an award winning novel, Joanna swtiched over to screenwriting. The first script she ever wrote, a Christmas romance, was optioned. Skilled in dialogue, she's a produced screenwriter who's been optioned, had multiple shopping agreements and placed as a finalist in competitions.
Unlawful Attraction
(Post-production)
Feeling invincible after a high-profile conviction, a prosecuting attorney is forced to lay low at her family’s remote homestead to avoid retaliation, but when her charming neighbor’s behavior takes a chilling turn, she realizes her overconfidence has led her straight into her enemy’s hands and she must craft an escape or become his next victim.
Christmas Spirits (aka Cursed at Christmas)
(Coverfly Red List Top 20, Finalist StoryPro Awards, Quarterfinalist Big Apple Film Festival)
The fiercely independent manager of a historic island cottage is forced to hire a newly licensed contractor in order to complete renovations in time for the Governor’s Christmas Eve visit, but dangerous spirits threaten the cottage and the island, forcing her to rely on others as the only way to save the Christmas celebration and open her heart to love.
A Crystal Christmas
(Previously optioned by Citizen Skull Productions)
An ambitious woman tries to persuade a laid-back businessman to relocate his factory up North to save the company money, but her Christmas plans are turned upside-down when his casual attitude runs counter to her work ethic, and his fierce loyalty to his small town challenges her to redefine what it truly means to be rich.
The Christmas Volunteer (aka Sixteen Hours Till Christmas)
(Quarterfinalist Stage 32 + Evoke Entertainment Romantic Comedy Competition)
An uncompromising director of a historic shelter finds herself falling for a new volunteer, but when she discovers he secretly works for the ruthless company forcing the shelter’s closure, she must find it within herself to forgive him as he’s the key to saving her beloved program, and her chance at finding love.
The Energy Healer
(Quarterfinalist Emerging Screenwriters Comedy Competition, StoryPros International Screenplay Contest and The Pitch Now Screenplay Competition)
Pursuing the terrorist who shot him one year earlier, an uptight F.B.I. agent is forced undercover as an energy healer, but his transformation into an emotionally aware mystic, and a new, nauseating sense of compassion, triggers a fresh kind of bravery as he struggles to complete his primary mission.
Author of the thriller, Sinai Unhinged, a CYGNUS Finalist in the Chanticleer International Book Awards, one of BookAuthority's best new books of 2021, 4.8 out of 5 – IndieReader, Five Stars – Readers' Favorite.
Author of an article on Parent.com, "The Not-So-Selfish Question Parents of a Sexually Abused Child Are Afraid to Ask."
South Carolina Writer's Conference – 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker – 1994 to present.
Writing creatively since 2007. Writing as a mental health professional since 1994.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm18510606/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
https://www.joannaevanswriter.com/
https://www.networkisa.org/profile/joanna-evans
(Post-production)
Feeling invincible after a high-profile conviction, a prosecuting attorney is forced to lay low at her family’s remote homestead to avoid retaliation, but when her charming neighbor’s behavior takes a chilling turn, she realizes her overconfidence has led her straight into her enemy’s hands and she must craft an escape or become his next victim.
Christmas Spirits (aka Cursed at Christmas)
(Coverfly Red List Top 20, Finalist StoryPro Awards, Quarterfinalist Big Apple Film Festival)
The fiercely independent manager of a historic island cottage is forced to hire a newly licensed contractor in order to complete renovations in time for the Governor’s Christmas Eve visit, but dangerous spirits threaten the cottage and the island, forcing her to rely on others as the only way to save the Christmas celebration and open her heart to love.
A Crystal Christmas
(Previously optioned by Citizen Skull Productions)
An ambitious woman tries to persuade a laid-back businessman to relocate his factory up North to save the company money, but her Christmas plans are turned upside-down when his casual attitude runs counter to her work ethic, and his fierce loyalty to his small town challenges her to redefine what it truly means to be rich.
The Christmas Volunteer (aka Sixteen Hours Till Christmas)
(Quarterfinalist Stage 32 + Evoke Entertainment Romantic Comedy Competition)
An uncompromising director of a historic shelter finds herself falling for a new volunteer, but when she discovers he secretly works for the ruthless company forcing the shelter’s closure, she must find it within herself to forgive him as he’s the key to saving her beloved program, and her chance at finding love.
The Energy Healer
(Quarterfinalist Emerging Screenwriters Comedy Competition, StoryPros International Screenplay Contest and The Pitch Now Screenplay Competition)
Pursuing the terrorist who shot him one year earlier, an uptight F.B.I. agent is forced undercover as an energy healer, but his transformation into an emotionally aware mystic, and a new, nauseating sense of compassion, triggers a fresh kind of bravery as he struggles to complete his primary mission.
Author of the thriller, Sinai Unhinged, a CYGNUS Finalist in the Chanticleer International Book Awards, one of BookAuthority's best new books of 2021, 4.8 out of 5 – IndieReader, Five Stars – Readers' Favorite.
Author of an article on Parent.com, "The Not-So-Selfish Question Parents of a Sexually Abused Child Are Afraid to Ask."
South Carolina Writer's Conference – 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker – 1994 to present.
Writing creatively since 2007. Writing as a mental health professional since 1994.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm18510606/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
https://www.joannaevanswriter.com/
https://www.networkisa.org/profile/joanna-evans
- Optioned/Hired Writer
- Not a Writers Guild member
- Produced Writer (features/TV)
- I have optioned scripts or been hired through InkTip
- Other US City
- US
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