Lou Burns - award winning screenwriter
Bringing dramatical storytelling to life through compelling and captivating writing
Lou Burns - Emerging TV Drama Writer
Passionate Northern Storyteller
Lou Burns is an emerging writer of television drama based in Newcastle. She is passionate about telling social realist stories with strong northern roots, exploring themes such as poverty, injustice, corruption, inequality, and community in her writing.
About Lou……
In 2022 Lou’s pilot RIOT reached the top 3% of the 4718 scripts received by the BBC Writersroom. Previous to this, Lou was a finalist for both a Northern Writers Award, and Channel 4’s 4stories talent scheme.
During 2024, two short films written by Lou, “Toast Soldiers” and were produced and have gone on to win awards.
IMDB……..
Check Lou out, and her TV and film credited work, here at IMDB:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14666238/?ref_=tt_ov_wr