Susan E. Connolly

Susan is an Irish screenwriter who writes in a broad range of genres, with her original work including near future-sci-fi, paranormal police procedural, contemporary YA, folk horror, and dramedy. Her recent broadcast credits include REDEMPTION from Tall Story, with Virgin Media Ireland and ITV (2 of 6 episodes, 2022) and the second season of HIDDEN ASSETS from Saffron Moon, with RTÉ (1 of 6 episodes, 2023). She has also written an episode of upcoming Neil Cross thriller IRIS, starring Niamh Algar and Tom Hollander, for Fremantle and Sky Studios. Her original pilots have been optioned by a number of production companies including Hartswood Films, Mainstreet Pictures, and Slam Films. She is adapting Liz Hyder’s debut YA historical novel BEARMOUTH for the screen with Binocular Productions and Endeavor Content. She developed an adaptation of Darren Shan’s horror YA series ZOM B for television with Slam Films and Electric Shadow Company, and is currently developing an adaptation of a children’s novel series for an animated series (details confidential). Susan was selected for European Writers Club 2022 – Boosting Ideas and holds a degree in Veterinary Medicine from University College Dublin and a PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Cambridge, where she studied at St John’s College.