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Screenwriting

Genie Leslie writes female-driven comedies for film and TV.

Screenwriting

In both features and pilots, I focus on female-driven stories of self-discovery and complex relationships. I write stories about women figuring their shit (and themselves) out in their 30s and beyond—late bloomers, big life changes, coming of age when you thought you were too old for that.

SLEEPING WITH STRANGERS
Romantic comedy feature
A newly engaged and inexperienced book editor panics about her lack of sexual history, and embarks on one year of exploration, hooking up, and unexpected self-discovery before walking down the aisle.

Semifinalist, ScreenCraft Feature Competition, 2023
Quarterfinalist, The Script Lab’s Free Screenplay Contest, 2023
Quarterfinalist, The Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition, 2024
Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship, 2024

Selected Project, Stowe Story Labs Remote Writers Retreat 2023

TALK MURDER TO ME
Half-hour comedy pilot
Two women, best friends and obsessive consumers of true crime entertainment, investigate the latest crimes in their neighborhood when the police ignore them.

Finalist, Bigfoot Script Challenge, 2021

OTHER ACCOLADES, FELLOWSHIPS, ETC.

Green Room Fellow, 2021 & 2022