As an immigrant, I love to explore and write, in serious and comic forms, stories of those who, through choice or happenstance, find themselves strangers in a strange land.
Born in Cardiff, Wales. Degrees from Nottingham, England and the University of in Santa Barbara (MA/PhD).
• Taught English and Creative Writing at California State University, Chico and served six years as Chair of English.
AWARDS:
• Two National Endowment for the Arts Grants. Videotapes for the humanities.
• “Outstanding Teacher” Award.
• Published articles: “A playwright looks at an historian looking at a playwright,” and, “Confrontation.”
• Many university grants to continue playwriting.
PLAYS:
• MY TOWN, one-act, George R. Kernodle Playwriting Competition. San Francisco Playwrights’ Unlimited Award.
• PIRANDELLO’S WIFE. San Jose State University Playwriting Award. Alley Theatre, Buffalo, New York Playwriting Award.
• AND WE WERE LEFT DARKLING, two-act. Mill Mountain Theatre of Roanoke, Virginia New Plays Award.
LYNN ELLIOTT
I was born in Cardiff, Wales. My degrees are from Nottingham, England and the University of in Santa Barbara (MA/PhD).
· Taught English and Creative Writing at California State University, Chico and served six years as Chair of English. Taught: Shakespeare; Medieval, Restoration and Contemporary Drama; Native-American Literature; Celtic Literature; Critical Thinking; and, Humanities.
ACADEMIC AWARDS:
· Two National Endowment for the Arts Grants. Videotapes for understanding the humanities.
· Published articles: “A playwright looks at an historian looking at a playwright,” and, “Confrontation.”
· Many university grants to continue my playwriting.
Sabbatical to study film with Richard Walter at UCLA.
Voted “Outstanding Teacher.”
Although I am retired, I continue to teach courses for seniors: Hail to the Celts (a history of the Celtic peoples); Myths, legends and stories of the Celtic peoples; “Will,” a TV series based on the life of William Shakespeare; A Look at some Shakespeare Plays; and, Writing For Film and the Stage.
PUBLICATIONS:
· THE STORY OF ANOTHER CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN WALES, prose version (Memoir Books)
· THE BOY FROM THE MOUNTAINS BEYOND, with Luis Santos, prose (Memoir Books)
ANOTHER CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN WALES, dramatic version (Drama Association of Wales). Co-written with William Johnson, Professor of Theatre
THE CROSSINGWAY, a young-adult novel (future publication by Austin Maccauley, London)
PLAY AWARDS:
· MY TOWN, one-act, George R. Kernodle Playwriting Competition. San Francisco Playwrights’ Unlimited Award.
· PIRANDELLO’S WIFE. San Jose State University Playwriting Award. Alley Theatre, Buffalo, New York Playwriting Award.
· AND WE WERE LEFT DARKLING, two-act. Mill Mountain Theatre of Roanoke, Virginia New Plays Award.
THEATRE PRODUCTIONS:
· MY TOWN; PIRANDELLO’S WIFE; AND WE WERE LEFT DARKLING; ANOTHER CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN WALES; INTERVIEW, and, RODEO, A musical-comedy (with Marcel Daguerre, Josh Hegg and Michael Bone).
SCREENPLAYS:
THE QUISLING.
BORDERLINE JUSTICE.
--Finalist in the Finish Line Script Competition.
ALTA CALIFORNIA,
--Finalist in Filmmatic “Pitch Now” screenplay competition;
--Finalist in Creative Screenwriting Screenplay Contest; and
--Finalist in both the Best Action/Adventure and Global Script Challenge of the 2018 Oaxaca FilmFest.
--Winner of Partner in Industry Award at 2018 Oaxaca FilmFest.
UNCLE FRANCO’S BIRTHDAY SUIT, Under consideration by Houston Film Festival.
CURRENT PROJECTS:
PRINCESS YELLOW BOOTS, with Dani Elliott. A children’s book for our granddaughter. Not yet published.
SALON and SILENT SINGERS ANONYMOUS, two ten-minute plays.
WHAT YOU’D REALLY LIKE TO SAY. A phrase book for the smart-ass (arse) traveler. Not yet published.
I am a member of the Dramatists’ Guild of America, and the New Play Exchange.
· https://newplayexchange.org/users/16053/lynn-elliott
I am a member of Film Freeway
https://filmfreeway.com/submissions/my_submissions
International Screenplay Association, Coverrfly,
https://www.networkisa.org/
and IMDb (Internet Movie Database)
https://www.imdb.com/user/ur94049871/?ref_=nv_usr_prof_2
I sing tenor in a choir and am a black belt in Sinmoo Hapkido,
I assist weekly at a Community Food Locker giving food and breakfast to the poor.
I am married to Dani Elliott
  • Writer (3 Credits)
    And We Were Left Darkling
    Screenplay
    My Town
    Short Script
    Rodeo
    Screenplay
Semifinalist
My Town
Seattle Filmmaker Awards
USA
2024
Official Selection
And We Were Left Darkling
Greece Film Festival
Greece
2024
Award Winner
And We Were Left Darkling
International Short Cinema Festival
Korea
2024
Official Selection
Rodeo
Pinx Film Festival
India
2024
Official Selection
Rodeo
Beverley Hills Film Festival
USA
2024
Semifinalist
Rodeo
Edinburgh Film Awards
Scotland
2024
Award Finalist
Rodeo
Sunvale Screenplay Contest
USA
2024
Award Winner
Rodeo
Buster Keaton in Paris Frida Film Festival
France
2024
Award Winner
Rodeo
International Cosmopolitan FF
Japan
2024
Semifinalist
Rodeo
Atlanta Movie Awards
USA
2024
Award Winner, Best Thriller Screenplay
My Town
Best Indie Award
USA
2023
Finalist
My Town
Austin Short Film Festival
USA
2023
Award Winner
My Town
Mindfield Film Festival
USA
2023
Semifinalist
My Town
Detroit Independent Film Festival
USA
2023
Official Selection
My Town
Cannes Independent Shorts
France
2023
Semifinalist
My Town
Tokyo Shorts Film Festival
Japan
2023
Semifinalist
My Town
Midfield Film Festival
USA
2023
Semifinalist
My Town
Detroit Independent Film Festival
USA
2023
Quarter-finalist
My Town
Sunvale Table Read Screenplay
USA
2023
Award Winner
My Town
Best Indie Film Awards
London
2023
Semi-finalist
My Town
Manhattan Short Festival
USA
2023
Award Winner
My Town
Palm Beach Shorts
USA
2023
Official Selection
My Town
FilmNest International Film Festival
USA
2023
Semifinalist
My Town
Palm Beach Shorts
USA
2023
Award Winner
My Town
Niagara Falls International Short Festival
USA
2023
Official Selection
My Town
Best Shorts Competition
USA
2023
HONORABLE NOMINEE
My Town
Reno-Tahoe 100 Short Scripts
USA
2023
Semi-finalist
My Town
Munich Short Film Awards
Germany
2023
Award Winner
My Town
Indiefare International Film Festival.
India
2023
Award Winner
My Town
International Gold Awards
USA
2023
Award Winner
And We Were Left Darkling
Filmovia International Film Festival
India
2023
Honorable Mention
And We Were Left Darkling
Golden Ribbon International Film Festival
Prague
2023
Award Winner
And We Were Left Darkling
Venice Under the Stars International Film Festival
Italy
2023
Official Selection
And We Were Left Darkling
Geneva Film Festival
Switzerland
2023
Award Winner
And We Were Left Darkling
Dialog Festival
Germany
2023
Award Winner
And We Were Left Darkling
Sunny Film Festival
Germany
2023
Award Winner
And We Were Left Darkling
Airflix Film Festival
USA
2023
Official Selection
And We Were Left Darkling
Dialog Film Festival,
Germany
2023
Award Winner
And We Were Left Darkling
Filmzen International Film Competition.
France
2023
Official Selection
And We Were Left Darkling
Experimental Awards
London
2023
Award Winner
And We Were Left Darkling
Purple Sky International Film Festival
Germany
2023
Semifinalist
And We Were Left Darkling
Filmtage Der Nationen
Germany
2023
Honorable Mention
And We Were Left Darkling
International Film and Script Festival Lotus
Athens
2023
Semi-finalist
And We Were Left Darkling
Hamburg Indie Film Festival
Germany
2023
Award Winner
And We Were Left Darkling
Flowers Against Bullets
USA
2023
Award Winner, Best unproduced script
And We Were Left Darkling
Bright International Film Festival
London
2023
Honorable Mention
And We Were Left Darkling
Budapest International Film Festival
Hungary
2023
Semifinalist
Rodeo
Nashville Independent Filmmakers Festival
USA
2023
Honorable Nominee
Rodeo
Big Screen Blast Film Festival
USA
2023
Award Winner
Rodeo
Zeal International Film Festival
France
2023
Award Winner
Rodeo
Big Screen Blast Film Festival,
USA
2023
Semifinalist
Rodeo
Orlando Independent Film Festival
USA
2023
Award Winner
Rodeo
Swedish International Film Festival
Sweden
2023
Semifinalist
Rodeo
Nashville Independent Filmmakers Festival
USA
2023
Award Winner
Rodeo
Madrid Arthouse Film Festival
Spain
2023
Honorable Nominee
Rodeo
Swedish International Film Festival
Sweden
2023
Award Winner
Rodeo
Goldspire International Film Festival
France
2023
Official Selection
Rodeo
Golden Earth Film Awards
USA
2023
Semifinalist
Rodeo
Madrid Arthouse Film Festival
Spain
2023
Semifinalist
Rodeo
Paris International Short Festival
France
2023
Official Selection
Rodeo
London Movie Awards
London
2023
Semifinalist
Rodeo
Atlanta Movie Awards
USA
2023
Official Selection
Rodeo
International Gold Awards
USA
2023
Official Selection
Rodeo
Lake Travis Film Festival
USA
2023
Official Selection
Rodeo
Chicago Indie Film Awards
USA
2023
Award Finalist
Rodeo
Stingray International Film Festival
France
2023
Semifinalist
Rodeo
Seattle Filmmakers
USA
2023
Honorable Mention
Rodeo
Clown International Film Festival
Paris
2023
Official Selection
Rodeo
8& HalFilm Awards
Rome
2023
Honorable Nominee
Rodeo
Denver Movie Awards
USA
2023
Award Winner
Rodeo
Sweet Democracy
France
2023
Award Winner
Rodeo
FilmNest International Film Festival
USA
2023
Finalist
Rodeo
Multi Dimensional Independent Film Festival
London
2023
Official Selection
Rodeo
Sydney World Fest
Australia
2023
Award Winner
Rodeo
Accolade Global Film
USA
2023
Semifinalist
Rodeo
Denver Movie Awards
USA
2023
Quarter-finalist
Rodeo
Reno-Tahoe Screenplay Competition
USA
2023
Award Finalist
Rodeo
Lonely Wolf Film Festival
London
2023
Finalist
Rodeo
Indiefare International Film Festival
USA
2023
Award Finalist
Rodeo
Ediplay International Film Festival
London
2023
Official Selection
My Town
Frida Film Festival
Mexico
2022
Official Selection
My Town
FilmShort Creative Awards
USA
2022
Award Winner
My Town
Las Vegas Shorts
USA
2022
Award Winner
My Town
Rotterdam Independent Film Festival
Europe
2022
Award Winner
My Town
Hollywood Gold.
USA
2022
Award Finalist
My Town
Delta International Film Festival
USA
2022
Finalist
My Town
Bright International Film Festival
London
2022
Award Winner
My Town
New Short Filmmakers
USA
2022
Official Selection
My Town
Stockholm Gold Awards
Stockholm, Sweden
2022
Award Winner, short script.
My Town
Harlem International Film Festival
USA
2022
Finalist.
My Town
Santa Barbara Shorts
USA
2022
Semi-finalist
My Town
Texas Arthouse Festival
USA
2022
Semi-finalist
My Town
Atlanta Movie Awards,
USA
2022
Award Finalist
My Town
Harlem International Film Festival, 4/12/22
USA
2022
Finalist
My Town
San Diego Shorts Film Festival
USA
2022
Award Winner
My Town
Roma Shorts Film Festival
Rome, Italy
2022
Semi-finalist
My Town
New Jersey Shorts
USA
2022
Semi-finalist
My Town
Dallas Shorts FF
USA
2022
Finalist
My Town
Philadelphia World Film Festival
USA
2022
Semi-finalist
My Town
Roma Shorts FF
Rome, Italy
2022
Award Finalist
My Town
Dallas Shorts FF
USA
2022
Award Finalist
My Town
Philadelphia World Film Festival
USA
2022
Award Winner
My Town
Best Short Film Awards
London
2022
Semi-finalist
My Town
Palm Springs Movie Awards,
USA
2022
Finalist
My Town
, Philadelphia World Film Festival,
USA
2022
Semi-finalist
My Town
Toronto Independent Film Festival of Clift
Canada
2022
Official Selection
My Town
Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards,
USA
2022
Award Winner
My Town
Kansas Arthouse Festival
USA
2022
Quarter-finalist
My Town
Vancouver Indie Short Festival
Canada
2022
Semi-finalist
My Town
San Francisco Indie Short Festival
USA
2022
Semi-finalist
My Town
Arthouse Festival of Beverly Hills
Los Angeles
2022
Honorable mention
And We Were Left Darkling
Gold Star Productions
USA
2022
Official Selection
And We Were Left Darkling
Seoul International Short Film Festival
Korea
2022
Official Selection
And We Were Left Darkling
Emerald Peacock
Berlin, Germany
2022
Award Winner
And We Were Left Darkling
Eastern Europe Film Festival
Europe
2022
Official Selection
And We Were Left Darkling
Snow Leopard International FF
Madrid, Spain
2022
Semi-finalist
And We Were Left Darkling
Vienna Indie Short Film Festival,
Vienna
2022
Quarter-finalist
Rodeo
Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition
USA
2022
Nominee
Rodeo
Movie Play International Film Festival
USA
2022
Award Winner
Rodeo
Wild Bunch Film Festival.
USA
2022
BEST ROM-COM AWARD WINNER
Rodeo
Cowpokes Int'l Film Festival
USA
2022
Semi-finalist
Rodeo
Calgary Independent Film Festival
Canada
2022
Finalist
My Town
Paris International Short Festival
France
2021
Semi-finalist
My Town
Sydney Indie Short Festival
Australia
2021
Semi-finalist
My Town
Florida Shorts
USA
2021
Award Winner
My Town
Only the Best
USA
2021
Semi-finalist
My Town
Florida Shorts
USA
2021
Semi-finalist
My Town
. Berlin Shorts
Germany
2021
Award Winner
My Town
Monza Film Festival
France
2021
Award Winner
My Town
Gold Star MoVie Awards
USA
2021
Award Winner
My Town
Phoenix Shorts
USA
2021
Semi-finalist
My Town
London Indie Short Festival
London
2021
Honorable mention
My Town
Santa Barbara International
USA
2021
Honorable Mention
My Town
Redwood Shorts
USA
2021
Official Selection
My Town
New York Istanbul Short Film Festival
USA
2021
Official Selection
My Town
Toronto Indie Short
Canada
2021
Semi-finalist
My Town
Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards
USA
2021
Award Winner
And We Were Left Darkling
Syd Field Academy Awards
India
2021
Official Selection
And We Were Left Darkling
Berlin International Art Film Festival
Germany
2021
Official Selection
And We Were Left Darkling
Red Movie Awards, Reims
France
2021
Official finalist
And We Were Left Darkling
Swedish International Film Festival
Sweden
2021
Award Winner
And We Were Left Darkling
Rome short and feature Festival
Rome, Italy.
2021
Official finalist
And We Were Left Darkling
New Wave Interntional Film Festival
Munich, Germany
2021
Award Winner
Rodeo
Dreamz Catcher International Film Festival
India
2021
Official Selection
Rodeo
4th Dimension Independent Film Festival
India
2021
Finalis
Rodeo
World Film Carnival
Singapore
2021
Quarter finalist
Rodeo
Creative World Awards
USA
2021
Official finalist
Rodeo
Page Turner Screenplays
Los Angeles
2021
Official Selection
Rodeo
Oaxaca Film Festival
Oxaca, Mexico
2021
Official Finalist
And We Were Left Darkling
Lonely Wolf
London, England
2020
Official Selection
And We Were Left Darkling
Page Turner Screenplays
Santa Monica
2020
Official finalist
And We Were Left Darkling
Mont. Blanc International Movie Festival
Paris, France
2020
Finalist
And We Were Left Darkling
Beyond the Curve International Film Festival
Paris, France
2020
AWARD WINNER
And We Were Left Darkling
Prix Royal AWARD WINNER
Paris
2020
Official finalist
Rodeo
Mockfest
Los Angeles
2020
Official finalist
Rodeo
Beyond the Curve International Film Festival
Paris, France
2020
Semi-finalist
Rodeo
Filmmatic Film Festival
2020
Official finalist
Rodeo
Portland Comedy Festival
Portland
2020
Award Finalist
Rodeo
Houston Comedy Film Festival
Houston
2020
Official finalist
Rodeo
Austin Comedy Festival
Austin
2020
Official Selection
Rodeo
Bridge-fest.
Los Angeles
2020
College
University of California, Santa Barbara
English
19661972
College
Nottingham College of Education, Nottingham, England
English
19611964
High School
Canton High School, Cardiff, Wales
Birth Date
February 3, 1941
Birth City
Cardiff, Wales
Current City
Chico, California
Height
5' 9"
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
Celtic
Eye Color
Hazel
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
Married To
Dani Elliott
Children
Some natural, some adopted.
I am an immigrant (born and raised in Wales) with a name (common in my home country of Wales) that confuses me as female. That might explain why I love to explore and write, in serious and comic dramatic forms, stories of those who, through choice or happenstance, find themselves strangers in a strange land. I share in the immigrants’ attempts to “navigate as safely as possible through an ever-shifting landscape of independent and unpredictable powers” (Alan Jacobs), and the difficulty of coalescing given and adopted values and ways of seeing.
“The great mystery is not that we should have been thrown down here at random between the profusion of matter and that of the stars; it is that from our very prison we should draw, from our own selves, images powerful enough to deny our own nothingness.” Andre Malraux
As an immigrant, I love to explore and write, in serious and comic forms, stories of those who, through choice or happenstance, find themselves strangers in a strange land.
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