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**Website is currently undergoing content and design development. Some pages have yet to be populated. As a working writer with a small child, I don't have as much money or time to hire an IT whizz to do everything for me. But you'll get the gist of who I am and what I do here!**
I am an award-winning and nominated filmmaker, theatre maker and prose writer.
My work has been performed, screened, produced, and published in the UK and US.
I make comedy and drama stories often drawing on my observations of the insane world we live, in addition to science fiction and horror. If I’m feeling pretentious, I adopt the pen name of J.W. Allen. But you should really just call me John to keep my ego grounded. Seriously, you really should!
Experience
I love working with other creatives and will throw myself in at the deep or shallow end of the pool, whether it’s researching in a library, editing raw film footage to find the narrative, or helping other writers develop their scripts. I will cheerfully get my hands dirty if it helps give life to a project I believe in. Don’t worry, I always wash them afterwards.
You already know I’m a writer, but did you know that I originally applied for Captain of the starship Enterprise? When my application was rejected (because starships don’t exist… yet) I turned to writing and filmmaking.
John Allen
www.johnallenwriter.com
jwallen@johnallenwriter.com
UK
Have your eyes fallen out of your skull from re-reading your script more times than you count? It might be time to hand it over to a fresh pair of eyes…..
I’m always open to stage and screen assignments, and if they align with my creative direction, can help you bring your project to life in the way you imagined…
My award nominated short films and videography have garnered many a like and share on social media screen. Do you have a project you need help with? Get in touch!
“Hansella’s Off Menu” a TV comedy screenplay made the final 10 at the 2025 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, was in the final 30 for All3Media’s Edinburgh Television Festival’s New Writers Collective 2026, a finalist at Wiki Screenplay Contest 2025, and a Quarter Finalist at Scriptwriters and Co. International Festival 2025.
“James Lasing invites you” – Short comedy film, 2024
Years of Experience
Projects Completed
Happy audience members, readers and viewers
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Honest words from collaborators, creatives, and clients who’ve brought stories to life alongside John.
The World’s Fastest Screenplay Contest 2025
The rhythm of exchanges, particularly between Hansella and Bo’njeanie, is pitch-perfect. The script balances insult comedy, absurdity, and genuine emotion with dexterity. Subtext appears in nearly every scene—most notably when characters weaponize politeness to devastating effect.
Edit Marketing
John's work for us has been exemplary. His ability to produce high quality at a good speed (and thus good price!) put him in the category of our top 3 writers. We also had him act as our editor and manager, overseeing the work of other writers.
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John is an excellent writer, able to make adjustments after feedback and always brings a creative approach to problems with positivity. He was able to step up quickly to all tasks with minimal supervision and really showed his worth
All3Media New Writers Collective Edinburgh TV Festival 2026
Super fun premise – like a combination of Hacks and Lessons in Chemistry. Plenty of potential for comedy between the two main characters of Hansella and Bo’njeanie.
- Audience reaction, Stoke the Ember’s Scratch Cabaret, 2026
Absurd and witty. There is a soap-opera-esque tragic element to the story.
, Stoke Theatre 2026
A funny and heartbreaking look at family, illness and professional jealously.
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