Alison V
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Joined 1/9/2023
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In addition to an education and background in playwriting and screenwriting, Alison has more than two and a half years of experience as a crime and public safety writer. She has also ghostwritten bios, interviews, blog posts, social media posts, email copy, website content, grant and residency applications, and scripts for major biomedical technology companies, theatre companies, a podcast, and content creators. Her current interests are in the areas of entertainment, lifestyle, and interior design/real estate.

Her screenwriting was most recently recognized in the second round of the 2022 Austin Film Festival Comedy Pilot competition. Her personal essay series, All the Times I Cried in Exercise Class, has been published in The Three Magazine.

She also has experience proofreading, editing, and providing constructive, holistic feedback.
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Specialties

Alison's background is in script writing. She has written short and full-length plays, a five-episode webseries, short screenplays, and several television scripts—one of which advanced in the 2022 AFF Comedy Pilot Teleplay competition. She has applied these skills to non-fiction content, including podcast introduction scripts and informational short-form videos.

Alison also writes comedic scripts, prose, and essays. Her comedic personal essay series was published in The Three Magazine. Her current interests are in the areas of entertainment, lifestyle, and interior design/real estate.

Additionally, Alison spent almost three years working as a crime and public safety reporter, writing about everything from COVID-19, to breaking news events, to community resources.

Most recently, Alison wrote content targeting prospective candidates and employees for major biomedical engineering and technology companies.

Interests

Some of Alison's biggest interests are theatre, television, food, and interior design.

A lover of travel, Alison once rode a 22-hour Amtrak, and hopes to do so again. She has described herself as the number one fan of parks on hills. Alison loves taking long walks and finding cafes to write in.

Education

The New School

Entertainment

2 Projects Completed

Alison has worked in, studied, and privately written about the entertainment industry for several years. Her knowledge base is largely in theatre, film, and television.

A major area of study for her was analysis, critique, and investigation of media, art, and content. Additionally, she has studied and worked in theatre, film, and television writing and production.

Cooking/Beverage

1 Projects Completed

Born and raised a foodie, Alison is knowledgeable and passionate about all things food and beverage. Alison loves cooking without a recipe and is a huge fan of sauces. She loves exploring cities for the best food, at varying price points and varying cuisines.

Bio/Profile

38 Projects Completed

Most recently, Alison has written bios and profiles for high-ranking employees of major biomedical engineering and technology companies.

Many bios she has written have been targeted for use on a certain platform, such as LinkedIn, with company style guides and uniformity in mind.

She has also edited and ghostwritten verbal interviews as Q&A-style profiles of these employees.

Script/Video

11 Projects Completed

Alison has experience writing short-form informational scripts and video content for a public safety app, cooking video channel, and a technology interview podcast.

She loves making important facts engaging, concise, and digestible for the audience.

She is also a playwright and screenwriter, whose accolades include advancing in the 2022 Austin Film Festival Comedy Teleplay Pilot competition.

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