Meet Stevie

Stevie is a screenwriter and film scholar. As a screenwriter, her scripts are about women who break the mold. She holds a master's degree in writing for film and television from Stephens College, the second-oldest women's college in the United States. As a film scholar, Stevie's research and writing are featured in the AFI catalog. Her historical work focuses on silent films and lost films from female and BIPOC filmmakers. Stevie has also worked as a reader for the Athena Film Festival, a competition and writers lab championing the diverse stories of women leaders. Coverfly named her in the top 1% and Launchpad selected her as one of its top 50 writers. She is a two-time Austin Film Festival second-rounder and a semifinalist in the Filmmatic Inroads Fellowship.

Screenwriter, Film Scholar, AFI Cataloger,

Screenwriter, Film Scholar, AFI Cataloger,

Featured Scripts

Discover scripts featuring strong female characters who break the mold. As a screenwriter and a historian, Stevie’s historical fiction blends contemporary themes written within the confines of history’s most compelling eras.

Coventon Court

This 60-minute dramedy set in the 1950s follows a group of women using witchcraft to escape their suffocating technicolor lives. But in the small town of Appleton, nothing is quite as it seems... and when ambitious women become the targets of mysterious attacks, the witches are in over their heads. With a combination of mystery, drama, and magic, Coventon Court is DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES meets THE CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA.

  • Coverfly Top 1%

  • Top 50, Launchpad Pilot Competition

  • Second Rounder, Austin Film Festival

  • Semifinalist, ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship

  • Semifinalist, Filmmatic Inroads Fellowship

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Spirited Women

Spirited Women, a 60-minute dramedy, follows a Seattle socialite who becomes a bootlegger during the prohibition to find her missing husband. Battling the restraints of a time when married women couldn’t work or vote, finding her husband becomes a herculean task amongst piling debt. Balancing crime, mystery, and a touch of comedy, "Spirited WOMEN" is a tonal combination of WEEDS and THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL.

  • Coverfly Top 10%

  • Second Rounder, Austin Film Festival

  • Official Selection, Bigfoot Script Challenge

  • Semifinalist, Reno Tahoe Screenplay Contest

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AFI Collaborations

Working with the prestigious AFI team of researchers, my work highlights the historical contributions BIPOC and female filmmakers in the American film industry. The American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films represents a legacy of film scholarship beginning in 1968.


  • Researcher & Writer

    As a hand-selected researcher, I was part of a team that researched 6,000 shorts, paying special attention to BIPOC and female filmmakers. I used primary sources to research lost and historic movies and write entries for the AFI catalog. My work was purchased by Turner Classic Movies (TCM) for web copy and used to introduce scheduled programs and movies. As part of our prestigious internship program, I taught college and graduate students to research lost and historical films. I also created and reviewed training materials for our department of professional catalog researchers and student interns.


  • Intern Researcher

    Focused research about movies released from 1921 to 1925, adding the names of uncredited women in silent cinema. My work investigated the claim that gender parity was achieved behind the lens before the “talkies.” I conducted in-depth historical research with primary sources, and was formerly invited back as the first intern to become a member of the catalog team.