Meet Autumn

Autumn fell head-over-heels with writing way before her first period. At six years old, she penned her first story about a girl who gets lost from her family and is taken in and befriended by “a circle of giraffes.” Clearly, a dark comedy. She drew illustrations and used wrapping paper for her book art and cover. The staged reading was enjoyed by her entire collection of cabbage patch dolls and family dog, Tasia.

In second grade, when asked to select a pen-pal from a list of cities velcroed to a board, she picked a boy from Hollywood and wrote that she’d be there one day to tell importantly funny stories. He wrote back clarifying that he lived in Hollywood, Florida— and he hoped that didn’t make her “too sad.” Anyhoo, he still wanted to see her stories one day and shared that he wanted to be an eye doctor. To which Autumn hopes her pen-pal is still out there, happy and keeping eyeballs healthy.

After training at North Carolina School of the Arts, Autumn’s storytelling journey led her to New York City then Los Angeles, performing on stage, Broadway, and acting across television and film for nearly two decades, before returning full circle to writing.

Autumn has penned eight television pilots and three feature films. She writes solo and also works with two different writing partners.

Autumn and Broadway lyricist/novelist, Ryann Ferguson, are perhaps the only female writing team to be matchmade by their parents, who were committed hippies together in the 70s. Their slate of female-centric content ranges from biting female comedy to historical adaptation and has seen options and various commendations from Screencraft, Austin Film Festival, and HBO.

Autumn also collaborates with screenwriter Darren O’Hare. Their first comedy pilot was a semi-finalist at Sundance Episodic Lab. Autumn and Darren speak fluent rom-com and have two more in development.

Her latest screenplay is a feel-good, family holiday movie with a magical twist! (Secretly, Autumn loves all things Christmas. She blames three years of high kicking as a Rockette— she knows this will be the standout point you’ll remember from this looooooong bio. She forgives you.)

In her (nonexistent) spare time, Autumn pens and records essays for her audio series, We’re All Doing Better Than We Think. She believes there is bioluminescence in the darkest places and that humor is holy. You can subscribe to receive new posts.

Collecting dust in the back of her closet, is Autumn’s B.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Georgia. She’s the founder of Hollywood Women's Collective, empowering women creatives professionally and personally, which had a vibrant seven year run of guest speakers, charity events, goal groups, and industry collaborations. She shares her time between Manhattan and Paris with her artist husband, wondrous daughter and untrained rescue dog.

Autumn’s debut novel is coming in 2024!