Steve collaborates extensively with HLA client Warren Coleman on many of his writing projects. Warren and Steve met and first worked together in… Continued
Writers
ROMINA ACCURSO
Romina is an AWGIE nominated screenwriter and script editor who has most recently completed work on Season 1 of ABC’s… Continued
ALICE ADDISON
Alice writes for both film and television. She has a Bachelor of Screen Production from Queensland College of Art and… Continued
JADA ALBERTS
Jada is currently an Intersticia writer in residence at Bell Shakespeare. She was an associate artist at Belvoir in 2014-2015… Continued
DAVID ALLEN
David Allen was born in Birmingham, England in 1936 and has an Honours degree in English. He trained at Manchester… Continued
RICHARD BARRETT
Richard taught for several years before writing THE HEARTBREAK KID, his first play. He won a NSW Literary Award Fellowship in… Continued
TRISTRAM BAUMBER
A lifelong fan of scripted comedy, Tristram Baumber created and wrote the 2014 ABC TV comedy TIMOTHY, starring Stephen Curry… Continued
WAYNE BLAIR
Wayne Blair is an acclaimed film, television and theatre director, writer, actor and producer. Wayne’s debut hit feature film, THE… Continued
RON BLAIR
Ron Blair was born in Sydney in 1942 and educated at the Christian Brothers High School Lewisham. He is an… Continued
ANDREW BOVELL
Andrew is an internationally recognised writer for the stage and screen. His works for the stage include THINGS I KNOW TO… Continued
TIM BULLOCK
Tim is a writer/director whose short film BURIED won Best Film at Tropfest 2003, after his previous short films, LATE NIGHT SHOPPER (2002) and PLAYIN’… Continued
CAROLYN BURNS
Carolyn Burns was born and raised in New Zealand and began an arts degree at Auckland University in 1977-78. In… Continued
Anya Beyersdorf
Anya Beyersdorf is an actress turned writer/director. As an emerging and talented screenwriter, she has been an Academy (The Oscars)… Continued
PETER CAREY
Peter was born in Bacchus Marsh in Victoria 1943. His first published work was the short story collection, THE FAT MAN… Continued
PETER CARSTAIRS
Peter Carstairs directed his first short film GATE, starring Joel Edgerton, in the year 2000. It was a major success –… Continued
WARREN COLEMAN
Warren is a writer, director and actor who graduated from the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1979. Writing… Continued
EMMA-KATE CROGHAN
Born in Adelaide, Australia 1972, Emma-Kate Croghan received an alternative education, which fuelled her interest in the arts at a… Continued
KIERAN DARCY-SMITH
In 1996 Kieran co‐founded the successful Australian Filmmaker Collective Blue-Tongue Films. In 2010 the group was awarded The GQ Award… Continued
IAN DAVID
Ian writes for both film and television. He graduated from the Australian Film Television and Radio School in 1984. He writes… Continued
ROBERT DREWE
Robert is an Australian novelist, non-fiction and short story writer. He was born in Melbourne and grew up in Perth…. Continued
KRISTEN DUNPHY
Kristen Dunphy has had 25 years’ experience writing, story producing and script editing drama for Australian television. In 2012, she… Continued
ALICE ENGLERT
Alice Englert is an actress, writer and director. Alice’s first short film which she wrote and directed, THE BOYFRIEND GAME premiered… Continued
WESLEY ENOCH
Wesley Enoch is a writer and director for the stage and is the Artistic Director of Queensland Theatre Company. He… Continued
TIM FERGUSON
Tim Ferguson is a comedian, screenwriter and director. He has created, written and starred in many TV series in Australia… Continued
TIM GOODING
Tim Gooding has written for film, television and stage. He is also a musician and composer. Tim’s television credits include: IN… Continued
WENDY HARMER
Wendy Harmer is one of Australia’s most versatile entertainers – broadcaster, author, journalist and stage performer. As a stand-up comedian… Continued
DOROTHY HEWETT (ESTATE)
Dorothy Hewett was born in 1923, in Perth, Western Australia and grew up on an isolated wheat farm in Wickepin…. Continued
PJ HOGAN
PJ Hogan graduated from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, where he wrote, directed and edited the short film… Continued
TOM HOLLOWAY
Tom Holloway is a multi award-winning playwright. His work has been staged extensively both in Australia and internationally. His plays… Continued
Emme Hoy
Recipient of the 2017 Belvoir Philip Parson’s Fellowship, Emme completed her Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Performance at… Continued
EMMA JENSEN
Emma Jensen is a screenwriter who has worked in the industry since 2000, graduating from the Queensland College Of Art… Continued
LAURA JONES
Laura’s screenwriting career began in 1985, writing two original telemovies for the ABC, COLD COMFORT and EVERYMAN FOR HIMSELF, both of which won… Continued
GREGOR JORDAN
Gregor’s first short film, SWINGER (writer/director) won Best Film at the 1995 Tropicana Short Film Festival and the Jury Prize at… Continued
MICHAEL LAURENCE
Michael Laurence worked extensively as an actor in the United Kingdom and Australia. In 1970 he commenced his writing career… Continued
PAUL LIVINGSTON
Paul’s biography/memoir of life on the road with The Doug Anthony Allstars – D.A.A.S. THEIR PART IN MY DOWNFALL –… Continued
DOUG MACLEOD
Doug writes for television, theatre and film. He spent two years as head writer for Network Ten’s THE COMEDY COMPANY and went… Continued
TONY MCNAMARA
Tony writes for theatre, film and television. Tony graduated from the Australian Film Television and Radio School with a BA… Continued
IAN MEADOWS
Ian Meadows studied as an actor at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and graduated in 2005. Prior to… Continued
ANGELA MOORE
Angela graduated from NIDA in 1979 and worked for two years with Freewheels Theatre-in-Education in Newcastle before joining THE CASTANET… Continued
JOCELYN MOORHOUSE
Jocelyn graduated from the Australian Film Television and Radio School in 1984. Her short film PROOF, which starred Hugo Weaving… Continued
PETA MURRAY
Peta Murray began writing full time after her play, WALLFLOWERING, was workshopped at the Australian National Playwrights’ Conference in 1988. It premiered with… Continued
Alyssa McClelland
Alyssa is an award-winning director/writer based in Sydney. She graduated from the University of Technology Sydney, with a Bachelor of… Continued
MIRANDA NATION
Miranda is a writer and director, whose award-winning short films have screened at numerous international film festivals. Originally training as… Continued
NORA NIASARI
Born in Iran, Nora holds a Bachelor in Architecture from the University of Technology, Sydney and a Masters of Film… Continued
NICK ENRIGHT AM (ESTATE)
Nick Enright was a playwright, actor, director, screenwriter, lyricist, translator, adaptor, dramaturge, performer, compare, teacher and dialogue coach and was… Continued
LOUIS NOWRA
LOUIS NOWRA is the author of such plays as INNER VOICES, VISIONS, INSIDE THE ISLAND, SUNRISE, THE GOLDEN AGE, CAPRICORNIA, BYZANTINE FLOWERS, … Continued
NATASHA PINCUS
Natasha Pincus graduated in 2002 with first class honours in Law and Science. She worked as a research scientist and… Continued
Peter Carstairs and Elliot Seidel
Peter Carstairs & Elliot Seidel are an exciting new Australian screenwriting duo. Most recently they completed the feature film screenplay… Continued
Scott Pickett
Scott Pickett is a writer/director specialising in comedy and drama for film, television and TVC’s. A graduate of Victorian College… Continued
HANNIE RAYSON
Hannie is a graduate of the University of Melbourne and the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). She holds an… Continued
DAVID ROACH
David wrote, co-produced and edited the feature film, YOUNG EINSTEIN (1988, Warner Bros). The film was nominated for Best Screenplay at… Continued
TOBY SCHMITZ
Toby graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1999. Toby has written for numerous TV series including Think… Continued
LUCI SCHRODER
Luci Schroder is a Melbourne based writer/director. Luci’s fine arts, textile design and philosophy background attests to her versatile multilayered… Continued
ALAN SEYMOUR OAM
Alan Seymour (6 June 1927 – 23 March 2015) was an Australian playwright and author. He is best known for the 1958 play… Continued
CATE SHORTLAND
Cate writes and directs for film and television. She has a BA in Fine Arts from Sydney University (1991) and… Continued
REBECCA SOMMI-FISHER
Rebecca Sommi-Fisher is a Canadian born screenwriter, who has completed writing her first feature film script, a romantic comedy about… Continued
KEITH THOMPSON
Keith is the recipient of many awards and nominations. His original feature film, CLUBLAND, starring Brenda Blethyn, premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and… Continued
KATHERINE THOMSON
Katherine began her career in the theatre as an actor working with Sidetrack, Theatre South and Sydney Theatre Company. Her… Continued
JUSTIN WALSH
Justin obtained Honours in Psychology from The University of Newcastle in 1998. Since then he has been writing and developing… Continued
ANGELA WEBBER (ESTATE)
Angela Webber’s writing career began with writing sketches for The Garry McDonald Show which led to three years writing and performing with… Continued
STEVE WORLAND
Steve graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Screenwriting) from the Australian Film Television & Radio School in 1995. He attended… Continued