Yvonne Paulin, screenwriter from Stamford, Connecticut, received a Screenwriting Certificate from the New York University’s School of Professional Studies in 2015. Her scripts have placed in several screenwriting contests and film festivals. 13 MINUTES was the Genre Winner/Action in the 2020 ISA Network Fast Track, was selected for the 2018 Bahamas Film Fest Writers Residency Program, was selected for the 2018 Athena Film Fest LA TV & Screenwriting Labs, and was a Finalist in the Screenplay Competition at the 2017 Napa Valley Film Fest. Her feature, THE TRAIL, won top 50 in the 2020 ISA Network Fast Track, was a Second Rounder at the 2020 Austin Film Fest, was Semi-Finalist in the 2019 Nicholl Fellowship Competition, was Grand Prize winner at the 2016 Seattle International Film Festival Catalyst Screenwriting Competition, and was selected for the 2015 NYU/Black List Mini-Lab. Her pilot, WHERE LIGHT HIDES, was a Second Rounder at the 2020 Austin Film Fest and Semi-Finalist 2020 Spring Diverse Voices WeScreenPlay contest.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she grew up watching The Ghoul, a weekly late night TV show that blended horror movies with crazy soundbites, zany antics and humor. That’s were she developed her lifelong love of thrillers, horror, and action films. She graduated with a degree in Biology from Miami of Ohio and received a Masters of Science in Environmental Science from the University of Texas. Science, like movies, has been a passion and love of Yvonne’s since youth. Today, her writing reflects these combined passions.