Denis McGrath

A screenwriter, playwright & producer originally from New York City, Denis McGrath's writing has taken him from Vancouver to St. John's and from L.A. to Cape Town. He's written drama, comedy, docs, animation and video games, and hopes one day to write exclusively for cell phones. Denis won a WGC Screenwriting Award for his miniseries Across The River to Motor City, and was nominated for a second WGC Award for Less Than Kind, an award he lost to his wife. Ouch. He's served as the Executive Producer in Residence at the Canadian Film Centre, (2011) contributed to CBC Radio, blogged & podcasted extensively on the subject of Canadian TV, and taught at Ryerson University. (1995-2006). He has served on the Council of the Writers Guild of Canada, (2008 - ) and is Chair of the Editorial Board of Canadian Screenwriter Magazine (2008 -).