In the last three years, Austin's screenplays CAR HEROIN TRAIN, HER SEVENTH DEATH, TAMING HOLDEN CAULFIELD, DINERS & DEVILS, WILLIAM THE II, WHO LET THE WALLFLOWERS OUT?, and MADDIE AND FRANNIE have garnered over 160 nominations in film festivals across the three continents and the Middle East. When not writing, Austin is an engineer for a nuclear plant.