R. L. Canupp is a queer author and screenwriter whose work blends emotional intimacy with cinematic worldbuilding. He writes stories about memory, identity, and the people who refuse to disappear, building interconnected universes that move between novels, novellas, and screenplays.

He is the creator of The Forever Tapes universe, a multi‑project narrative exploring love, loss, and the echoes people leave behind. His published works include Silence Hollowed, Summer of Electric Weeds, and Crimson Disco, with The Forever Tapes: Side A and Side B expanding the series’ emotional and mythic scope. His upcoming projects—The Legacy Tapes, Past Due, Peace Love Unity Ruin, and Sunvale Boys—continue to explore queer identity through genre‑bending storytelling.

As a screenwriter, Canupp focuses on character‑driven genre pieces that merge emotional stakes with bold visual style. His screenplay Crimson Disco was named a Semi‑Finalist in the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards, and he continues to develop new scripts that adapt and expand his literary worlds. His latest screenplay, Zephyro, is a retro‑futuristic queer sci‑fi adventure blending glamour, danger, and cosmic spectacle.

Canupp’s work is defined by its atmosphere: neon‑lit nostalgia, intimate character dynamics, and a sense of longing that runs beneath every story. Whether writing fiction or screenplays, he builds worlds where queer characters take center stage—not as side notes or metaphors, but as heroes, lovers, survivors, and legends.

He lives in North Carolina, where he continues to write, revise, and expand the interconnected universes that shape his body of work.