A life-long Chicagoan, Dennis Foley is the author of two award-winning screenplays and three books. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia College-Chicago, and a J.D. from The John Marshall Law School. Over the years, Dennis has had the pleasure of holding a variety of jobs including: bouncer, prosecutor, criminal defense attorney, dog-walker, electrician, beer-line cleaner, teacher, and coach. In addition to working on his craft, Dennis runs a lacrosse program for Southside kids and still uses his legal skills on occasion to keep his friends out of jail.Screenplays:Not A Stranger was awarded Best Screenplay at the Golden Door International Film Festival, 2016. This project was shot in 2015 and screened at various film festivals and locations in 2016. At a Chicago screening, film critic Richard Roeper gave Not A Stranger 3 stars, and called it "the epitome of an independent film."Dennis' TV pilot script, The Blue Circus, won the GOLD MEDAL for Best Original TV Pilot from the Beverly Hills Screenplay Contest. Six additional epsiodes have been written.In addition to the above screenplays, Dennis has six other screenplays available for review including SLEEPING BEARS (a dramedy: Think Little Miss Sunshine meets Good Will Hunting) and FACES IN THE WALL, a thriller.Books:The Street’s and San Man’s Guide To Chicago Eats, a humorous guidebook to Chicago's off-the-beaten- track eateries, won the Midwest Independent Publishers Association Book Awards—1st Place for Humor.The Drunkard’s Son, a memoir, and Chicago media favorite, chronicling the events that led to Dennis’s near-fatal stabbing in a high school alley fight.Forthcoming in September 2018, The Blue Circus.