Raised in the hinterland behind Byron Bay, Australian regional Writer / Director Jess C. Wheatley revels in rip roaring stories with supernatural twists and heart. Her award-winning short script, The Call Out, led to a spot in 2023’s WeScreenplay’s Shorts Lab, while TV pilot Alternate was awarded an Ian Potter Emerging Artist Grant to attend the 2024 Stowe lab Writers Retreat in Connemara, Co. Galway Ireland. In 2020, Wheatley was selected for Screenworks Career Pathway Program ‘Inside The Writers Room’ and the ‘Write From Home’ initiative run by Screenworks and the AISF. A freelance production designer, illustrator, pitch document designer and storyboardist, Jess also holds 1st class honours in her Masters of Screenwriting from VCA. When not writing, she works in disability education support and runs D&D for kids through an NDIS Social hub.
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