Matt Nicholson is a screenwriter based in New York City. For the last nine years, Matt has worked for Star Trek’s George Takei on his social media, editorial, and video teams. He’s edited close to 10,000 articles for the Takei-brand websites, where he oversaw pieces from sourcing to publication as Editor-In-Chief. On the video side, Matt has produced and written two web series featuring George and his husband, Brad Takei, Nichelle Nichols, and Lynda Carter. He’s also worked as a stage manager, a social media manager for Allegiance, the Musical, and a researcher for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

Matt has over 55 wins and 130 placements in international screenwriting contests, including Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards 2022, WeScreenplay TV Contest 2023, Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices, Emerging Screenwriters Genre Competition, Scriptation Showcase, Titan Awards, and the We Screenplay Short Script Lab.

His scripts New Olympus and Pietra Fredda were recently featured on Coverfly's Red List. Matt's portfolio consists of award-winning short scripts and hour-long pilots about the modern-day descendant of Pandora, possessed sculptures, wine-obsessed zombies, cursed Dryads, live-in nurses, and octogenarians finding life in nursing homes. He aims to find the magic in small moments and champion stories with heart, humor, and hope.

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Matt's working on growing his award-winning portfolio of short screenplays and television pilots. If you're interested in one of his scripts or a fellow writer looking to connect, contact him.

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You can also request Matt's scripts from his Coverfly profile.