WRITING

Eric is a comedy screenwriter who has penned several award-winning projects. He has also written adaptations of operas for Opera on Tap’s Playground Opera and Opera Baltimore, and is a frequent freelance writer for Classical Singer Magazine. He is currently working on a new pastiche opera with writer/singer Rocky Duval to debut at City Lyric Opera in 2026 (NYC).

THE COACH - TV Pilot (2018)

Logline: Evan Nixon is a former performer-turned-Life-Coach. Aided by his huband, his BFF, and his mentor, Miss Erica, of Miss Erica’s Life-Coaching Institute and Cross-Dressing Academy, Evan navigates a host of zany clients, while also “life-coaching” his own journey.

Nominee - 2024 LA Webfest Awards: Best Comedy/Adventure Podcast and Best Director of a Podccast

2nd Place - 2018 TVWriter.com People’s Pilot Competition

Semi-Finalist - 2020 Hollywood International Diversity Film Festival

Semi-Finalist - 2020 Page Turner Screenplays TV Pilot LGBTQ+ Competition

“The Coach” Audio Comedy Podcast is now out! LISTEN

WE KNOW EACH OTHER SO WELL - Feature (2020)

Logline: Everyone is excited for Kearstin and Drew’s wedding. Well, almost everyone. But will her perfect day be ruined when an unexpected guest arrives? Secrets will be revealed, relationships tested, and someone might just end up… dead.

Quarterfinalist - 2021 Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition

ESPIONAGE HITS THE HIGH “C”: A CHRISTOFF LEWIS MYSTERY - Short Feature (2021)

Logline: After discovering that his favorite diva may be a clone, a geeky opera buff and his best friend must untangle a mysterious plot orchestrated by a secret organization.

Quarterfinalist - 2022 Portland Screenplay Awards

Quarterfinalist - 2021 New York City International Screenplay Awards

Quarterfinalist - Season 6 Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards

Round One 5th Place - 2021 NYC Midnight Screenwriting Challenge

MARINA WANTS TO BE A SPINSTER - Feature (2021) - COVERFLY Top 17%

Logline: After breaking up with her boyfriend, Romance Novelist Marina is ready to become a spinster. But her story changes when she meets Lawrence and must decide between the possibility of love or the inevitability of joining the Spinsterhood Sisterhood.

Quarterfinalist - 2024 Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition

Quarterfinalist - 2023 Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards Season 8

Quarterfinalist - 2023 Table Read My Screenplay Competition

Quarterfinalist - 2023 Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition

Quarterfinalist - 2023 Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition

Quarterfinalist - 2022 Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition

THE DIVA’S LAST ACT - TV Pilot (2022) - COVERFLY Top 24%

Logline: A reclusive opera diva is ready to return to the spotlight. But when she discovers that she is “dead” to the opera world and that the government thinks she’s actually dead, she, her scrappy assistant, and her new agent must find a way to bring her back to life, literally and figuratively.

Semi-Finalist - Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards, Season 8

Second Rounder - 10th Annual Launch Pad Pilot Competition

Quarterfinalist - 2022 Portland Screenplay Awards

DON’T BE TOO BLACK - Feature (2023) - COVERFLY Top 15%

Logline: Luther, a queer, black actor tries to navigate his career and love life while constantly questioning if he is, indeed, the right “type” of black.

Quarterfinalist - Table Read My Screenplay Competition 2024

Quarterfinalist - Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition, 2024

Quarterfinalist - WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Lab, Spring 2024

Semi-Finalist - Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards, Diversity Initiative V