Fueled by the delightfully absurd, Rylan treasures tales of whimsy and monsters.

short story "Mop walks into a bar"

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Rylan’s short story Mop Walks Into A Bar is published in Confidence 2 Minds Shine Bright Anthology 2024.

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WRITING ACCOLADES

SCREENPLAYS

“Playing with Spiders” (Feature Screenplay)
– 2024 Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards Season 8 | Quarterfinalist
– 2023 Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards – Diversity Initiative V | Quarterfinalist
– 2019 Barnstorm Fest Screenplay Competition | Finalist

“Alexa Pops Up” (Feature Screenplay)
– 2019 Screencraft Comedy Screenplay Contest | Finalist
– 2019-2020 Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition | Semifinalist
– 2019 Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition (Fall) | Semifinalist
– 2019 Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards | Semifinalist

2012 CU Denver Cinefest
Writing for Television Award

2011 “Mad Fish” (Short Film) (Director, Animator, & Co-Writer with Kirk Rafferty)
– Denver 48 Hour Film Project | Best Writing Award

 

EMMYS

2016 “On the Move” (TV Show) (Segment Producer)
– 68th Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards | Nominee: Best Informational Series

2013 “The Mortal Coils” (Webseries) (Writer/Director)
– 34th College Television Emmy Awards | Nominee: Best Webseries