David Carren

David Bennett Carren has written or produced more than 200 films and television shows, including Star Trek, The Next Generation, Stargate SG-1, and Diagnosis Murder. His theater credits include Hollyweird, a farce which was a Semi-Finalist in the Eugene O'Neil National Playwright's Conference. His feature credits as a writer/director include the fantasy drama Waiting for Sandoval and the thriller The Red Queen, which earned a Silver Palm at the Mexico International Film Festival. He also co-wrote and produced the horror film Mr. Hell which was distributed through Maverick releasing. Other recognition includes a Writer's Guild Award Nomination, Grand Prizes at the Cynosure and StoryPro script competitions, Platinum and Golden Remi Awards at Worldfest, and multiple Finalist and Semi-Finalist honors at the Austin Film Festival screenwriting competition. Medallion Books released David's first novel, No Power on Earth, and Stonelock Pictures optioned his second, I've Killed Mother. His short story If She Dies was published in Twisted Tales before he adapted it as an episode of The New Twilight Zone. Focal Press recently published his advanced screenwriting book, Next Level Screenwriting, which he co-authored with David Landau. David earned his Bachelor in Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin and his Master in Fine Arts at Spalding University. He is a tenured Professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley where he teaches screenwriting at both the graduate and undergraduate level as well as field production and cinema history.