Janet Stilson

Janet Stilson is a writer of film scripts and books, as well as an award-winning journalist.

Janet has traveled extensively for her work, with repeated visits to such places as Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro, Cannes, London, Costa Rica, and Buenos Aires. Many of those locales play a part in her fiction, as does her home port, New York City.

She was an artist in residence at the Julia and David White Artists’ Colony in Costa Rica during four recent summers. And she also was in residence at the La Muse artists retreat in France during 2008 and Odysseys Costa Rica in 2011.

Her film script "Jaguar Trail" – a story of seduction and suspense set in the rain forests of Central America – was a semi-finalist in the Filmmakers/The Radmin Co. 2004 screenwriting competition.

Her script "The Beauty of Disaster," a romantic comedy set in the streets of New York City, was a semi-finalist in three film competitions: American Accolades, the Austin Film Festival and the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards.

Janet’s film training includes undergraduate work at Emerson College and additional film courses at New York University, the New School and Prism Playhouse. She is also a published short story author.

Janet's articles have been featured in many publications, including "Variety," "The Los Angeles Times," "The New York Times," "Advertising Age," and "The Financial Times." She was instrumental in the creation of two business publications, the monthly magazine "Multichannel News International " and the newsletter "Hispanic TV Update."

Janet has also worked as a consultant and research analyst, specializing in the business of media. Through her own private consultancy and in conjunction with others, she has provided services to such clients as Liberty Media, Microsoft Corp., Discovery Communications and MTV Networks.

Janet is on the board of New York Women in Film & Television, serving as Vice President of Special Events. NYWIFT has a membership of more than 1,900. She has produced/moderated many panel sessions on the business and craftsmanship of writing and on new media advances.

She is also on the executive committee of a Toastmasters International club, and she's a former national board member of Women in Cable & Telecommunications.