Paul Kalburgi

Paul Kalburgi is a British screenwriter, playwright and television producer living in Auckland, New Zealand. He was awarded Master of Arts (Writing for Screen & Stage) in 2015 by Regent's University, London. Screenwriting credits include Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw (Reelz Channel, USA), Shortland Street (TVNZ, New Zealand), The Price of Fame (Reelz Channel, USA / Channel 5 UK) and Healing (Revelation/Genesis TV, UK - Winner, Concrete Dream Film Festival, Los Angeles). As a producer, Paul has produced programmes for a host of networks in the UK and USA since 2007, across genres including celebrity/reality, docudrama, documentary, lifestyle, factual entertainment and local news. Select playwriting credits include Broadway or Bust (Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas), In The Tall Grass (Bishop Arts Theatre Center, Dallas - Winner 'Outstanding New Play' DFW Theater Critics Forum, 2018), Maxine (Stockwell Playhouse, London and Times Square Art Center, New York), Almost The Birthday Party (Etcetera Theatre, London - published by Lazy Bee Scripts), MCN TV! (Brockley Jack Theatre, London), Tickled Pink! (Battersea Barge, London), Jack & The Beanstalk (Touring, UK and Ireland), and The Countess (Blue Elephant Theatre, London). Alongside his writing projects, Paul continues to facilitate playwriting courses and workshops as a teaching artist in the USA, UK and New Zealand. His book, The Writers' Toolkit is published by Nick Hern Books, London. Paul is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild of America.