Name: Jaclyn Parker
Email: jaclynparker18@gmail.com
Graduation Year: 2021
Track: TV Track

Short Bio: Jaclyn Parker is a TV writer from Toronto. Her jam is writing off-kilter, sometimes anecdotal comedy with a splash of dark humor. She enjoys writing characters at their rock bottom because that’s when human actions are innately interesting. Her scripts have placed in several competitions and festivals, including the top 15% of Nicholls. She has experience interning at a TV production company and a large management company. She published her debut novel, Success Has No Place Here, in Fall 2019.

Title #1: Nothing Exciting Happens in Fox Lake
Project Type #1: TV - Half Hour
Project Genre #1: Dramedy
Logline #1: After a misleading video of a mechanic threatening a customer goes viral, the small town mechanic takes an extreme measure to teach her internet trolls empathy. 

Title #2: Into the Silk
Project Type #2: TV - Hour Long
Project Genre #2: Dramedy
Logline #2: Inspired by a true story, a grandmother’s life unfolds to reveal a complicated journey to happiness. It’s a story of resilience, perseverance, love, family, reinvention, and the strength of three generations of women. ​

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