Maureen McEly

Maureen McEly is a feature screenwriter, who hides heavy themes in high concept dramas and dramedies. She has been a Nicholl, Slamdance, and American Zoetrope Semifinalist, as well as a WeScreenplay Finalist. She is also disabled, with a neuromuscular disease called myasthenia gravis, and was a Screenwriting Fellow in the 2022 RespectAbility Virtual Lab for entertainment industry professionals with disabilities. In addition to screenplays, she has written short humor pieces for McSweeney’s and is an award winning short story author.