Glenn is an Emmy-winning screenwriter, director, and educator with over 25 years of professional experience writing for film, television, and audio.
Glens’ career spans an unusually wide range of genres and formats, from courtroom thriller (Fracture, starring Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling) and caper comedy (Mad Money, directed by Callie Khouri and starring Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Ted Danson, and Katie Holmes), to family holiday comedy (Off Season), micro-budget horror (Inner Demons), sitcom (Instant Mom), and an Audible original Homeland spinoff narrated by Damian Lewis.
As a writer-director, Gers’ credits include Like.Share.Follow., a Blumhouse and Divide/Conquer-produced romantic thriller starring Keiynan Lonsdale, and Disfigured, a micro-budget comedy-drama exploring an unexpected friendship between two women.
Gers’ work has been recognized with an Emmy Award, a special honor from the Women’s Film Critics Circle, nominations from the Writers Guild and PRISM Awards, multiple film festival prizes, and a Screenwriting Fellowship Grant from the New York Foundation for the Arts.
A sought-after educator and mentor, Gers has taught and lectured at the Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Conference, Full Sail University, CineStory, the David Lynch MFA Program, and the AFI Directing Workshop for Women. His essay “Go Ask Rosenkrantz” appears in Write Now! Screenwriting (Tarcher/Penguin).
He teaches and coaches writers through his platform WritingForScreens.com, and offers free lessons and livestream coaching on the YouTube channel Writing For Screens.
Glenn Is Appearing In These Sessions
19:00 Writing for the Media of 2026: No Gatekeepers, No Limits with Glenn Gers
The rules of storytelling have changed, and for writers, that’s very good news.
