Marlena Evangeline
Poet at marlenaevangeline.com
Author, Screenwriter, Playwright and Songwriter
February 2025
5 days ago
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About Marlena
My high concept scripts generally feature dynamic women protagonists, often torn from the pages of history and reimagined; as a poet, my interest in language fuels my stories, energies my characters and invigorates the dialogue. My slate of scripts, novels, short stories and poetry leans back through a writing journey fuelled by the extraordinary events of a dramatic life well-lived; from the drug smuggling of my ex's early years to the moment I was offered witness protection and a new life (which I refused) to more sedate years of reflection and memoir. I spent four years in a boatyard rebuilding a 1955 Navy Utility boat into a motor yacht; this journey is memorialised in my book and script, Raising The Ruby Tuesday( not yet published but ready). I eventually sued Port San Luis after my boat ended up on the shoreline after a storm (long story here). My books and poetry collections are available on Amazon, and my current work in progress is a spec script I have been forced into writing (after promising myself NO MORE SPECS) as the idea is so damn good. A few years back I had great interest in my script Watertown, set in the Owen's Valley during the Water Wars of the early 1900s, but I opted out as something felt "off" with the Producer. I breathe, I write, I endure.
Unique traits: M.A., M.F.A.
Badges
Certifications
Awards
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Watertown: Quarter Finalist, Big Break Script Competition
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Malibu Mutts: An Ordinary Day, Quarter Finalist, Creative Screenwriting Animation Competition
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The Orange Blossom Express, Quarter Finalist, Big Break Script Competition
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Romantic Comedy, Official Finalist, Beverly Hills Film Festival
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The Orange Blossom Express, Quarter Finalist, Fade In Awards
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Edgy Romantic Comedy, Official Finalist, Nevada Film Festival
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Edgy Romantic Comedy, Official Selection, Beverly Hills Film Festival
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Edgy Romantic Comedy, Placement top 30, Script Pimp Awards
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Edgy Romantic Comedy, Honorable Mention, Los Angeles Movie Awards
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