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Tessa Shaffer
Tessa Shaffer is an award-winning novelist and screenwriter who searches for universal truths that bleed through any genre. Whether it’s finding the humor in the hurt, the evil in the good, or the strange in the familiar—she searches for writing that leaves audiences with a changed perspective. Recognized as an Indie Excellence Book Awards Finalist, Journey Awards Finalist, and by the Writer’s Digest Awards in 2019, 2018, and 2016, her work has also appeared in GirlsLIFE magazine, Authors Publish, and Indie Chicks magazine.
Tessa has a passion for translating books to film and bridging the two industries for the clients of Corvisiero Literary Agency. She’s an accomplished writing coach with her past writing clients having won awards for both books and screenplays. |
Submissions
Film/TV:
Tessa’s looking for strong voices in the following genres:
Comedy, Dramedy, Family, Romantic Comedy,
TV—half hour, TV—one hour
Books:
Tessa’s looking for multi-POV stories, YA, middle grade, inspirational memoirs, non-fiction, narrative non-fiction, family sagas with lots of secrets, time travel, and anything universally cosmic/spiritual that is also strongly grounded in reality.
Please do not query Tessa with:
Film/TV:
Tessa’s looking for strong voices in the following genres:
Comedy, Dramedy, Family, Romantic Comedy,
TV—half hour, TV—one hour
Books:
Tessa’s looking for multi-POV stories, YA, middle grade, inspirational memoirs, non-fiction, narrative non-fiction, family sagas with lots of secrets, time travel, and anything universally cosmic/spiritual that is also strongly grounded in reality.
Please do not query Tessa with:
- Thrillers/Mystery
- Wartime/Military/Political
- Sci-fi
- Fantasy
- Picture books
- Historical Romance
