Richard Seidman writes family-friendly adventures to transform loneliness and despair into more connection, hope, and joy. He was a winner of the Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition for his script, THE SECRET OF EBBETS FIELD, which is adapted from his novel of the same name. The script was also a top-ten finalist in the PAGE Awards. Richard's script, WORLD CUP MOUSE, was a finalist in the 2021 Screencraft Animation Competition. He is currently producing a short mockumentary of a script he wrote, SCHMENDRICK: THE THIRTEENTH DISCIPLE. A long-time non-profit organization director and fundraiser, he now works as a grant writer for the Center for Popular Democracy.