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Street Rat Allie Punches Her Ticket
Winner, Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Competition
Gang leader Allie finally gets the chance to escape the dangerous, dome-sealed city she grew up in. But when her actions trigger every criminal in the place—human and otherwise—to target her skater “street rat” family, will she truly be able to leave them?
Primordia
Primordia is an animated sci-fi adventure TV series adapted from the cult-hit video game. In this wild tale, a human teen survivor and a vagabond robot undertake a thrilling journey through a treacherous future landscape. She seeks revenge for her lost people; he hunts for his stolen powercore, the key to his cherished freedom. Together, they must learn to abandon selfish goals in order to save their world.
Work, and Ye Shall Eat
Apex MAGAZINE
Imprisoned in a deadly ring of electric fences after a mysterious societal collapse, the employees of a tourist-attraction colonial-era town eke out their survival – tilling fields, tending animals, and debating if there is any real danger out there. When strange beings appear outside the fence and the workers start to rebel, the park manager desperately tries to preserve the peace—and her own sanity.
About Walker
Walker McKnight is an award-winning screenwriter and competitive napper. He lives in Atlanta with two eccentric cats and a powerful addiction to all things film. After a mini-career in international relations, Walker surrendered to his passions and dove into screenwriting; his sci-fi script Street Rat Allie Punches Her Ticket won him a Nicholl Fellowship in 2019. Screenwriting proved a gateway drug into novels and short stories, and Walker continues to write all three in the fantasy, sci-fi, thriller and horror space. Find him wherever donuts are sold.
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