Rachel McClard

​Rachel McClard is a gay storyteller from a strict Christian background in the south. She writes diverse TV dramas about conflicted women who challenge the status quo and themes dealing with survival, independence, and identity. She won The Nashville Film Festival Best Hour Long pilot award, was named a Top 25 Writer to watch in 2022 by the ISA, was a 2022 Top 10 Finalist for the Film Fatales Stowe Fellowship, a Top 10 Finalist for the 2022 Roadmap Top Tier Competition, and a Stowe Story Narrative Lab 2021 Fellow. 

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• Winner - Nashville Film Festival 2023 - Best hour-long Pilot (Ashes to Ashes)

• The Naughty List 2023 - Holiday Stunt List (The Morning Show spec) Visit The Naughty List site

• Table Read My Screenplay Hollywood 2023 - Top 10 Finalist (Ashes to Ashes)

• Austin Film Festival 2023 - 2nd Rounder (No Man's Land)

• WeScreenplay Diverse Voices 2023 - SemiFinalist (No Man's Land)

• Table Read My Screenplay Park City 2023 - Top 10 Finalist (Ashes to Ashes)

• Top 25 Screenwriter to Watch 2022 https://www.networkisa.org/top25/writers

• Roadmap Top Tier Competition - Top 10 Finalist (2022)

• Stowe Story Labs - Top 10 Finalist Film Fatales Fellowship / 2022 Winter Writers Retreat Partial Scholarship Winner

• Invited to be part of Roadmap Writers on the Map Program (2022)

• Table Read My Screenplay Genre / Top 10 Historical (2022)

• Cinestory Retreat QF (2022)

• WeScreenplay Diverse Voices QF (2021)

• Roadmap Jump Start Top 25 (2021)

• WeScreenplay Pilot Competition QF (2021)

• Table Read My Screenplay Austin - Top 10 / Drama (2021)

• Runner-Up Roadmap LGBTQ+ Fellowship (2021)

• Stowe Narrative Lab ISA Fellow  (June 2021)