Hi, I’m Nadine! I’m a writer and editor who writes fictional prose and screenplays based within the genres of magic realism, gothic, and horror (usually). I’m the Managing Editor at Radical Bookshop.
A storyteller for as long as I can remember, I’ve always loved novels and film. Both medias present different and exciting possibilities for telling an engrossing story, and I enjoy playing with both forms.
My work has appeared in publications in Canada, the UK, and the USA, most recently appearing in Shadows on the Stage (2025), The Anti-Misogyny Club (2025), and Middleground (2024). I’ve been a featured scriptwriter for FEM Script Lab and Firecracker Department’s Script Reading Series, and in 2020, my project Cerebral was a top 10 finalist for WIFT Vancouver’s From Our Dark Side Competition. In 2019, I was shortlisted for the CFC Writers’ Lab cohort with my script Leonarda, which also went on to place in the 2021 ISA Action & Adventure Genre Busting Screenplay Competition. In 2016, I wrote and co-directed Bad Investment, a dramedy short film.
I hold a masters degree in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh and an undergraduate degree in Cinema and Media Studies from York University, where I was awarded the N.A. Taylor Prize for Script Writing.
In addition to my writing work, I have over a decade of experience in the business, labour, and festival sectors of the Canadian film industry. I also enjoy being part of creative communities that champion women’s voices and showcase their work. From 2020-2021 I was co-head of the Firecracker Writing Department, where I led weekly writing burst sessions online for writers from around the world to come together and write. Prior to Firecracker Department, I was a co-founder of Bloody Mary Film Festival, an annual film festival that highlighted the works of Canadian female genre filmmakers. I am passionate about supporting great storytelling in all forms.
