Top 20 Screenwriting Influencers in 2026

1. Kole Lyndon Lee

Bio 🎥| #screenwriting | #filmmaking | #cinema
🎬| Social media director at: @kinolimefilms
👇| Get my story development ebook here! *****@screenwritinginla.com Instagram Handle @screenwritinginla Instagram Followers 283.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact Request 372 Screenwriting Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Richard Botto

Bio 💡Founder/CEO @stage32
🎬Screenwriter/Producer/Actor
🎤Speaker/Mentor
👉Author of CROWDSOURCING FOR FILMMAKERS *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @rbwalksintoabar Instagram Followers 184.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

3. Michael Jamin

Bio TV writer: King of the Hill, Beavis & Butt-Head, Maron, Wilfred, Just Shoot Me, Tacoma FD.
Order A PAPER ORCHESTRA now! (link below) Instagram Handle @michaeljaminwriter Instagram Followers 172.6K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

4. Nicolas Curcio

Bio writer/director (uta, 3 arts)
@playhousemovie - fantastic fest 2026
pod - @thehollywoodhang
digital: *****@underscoretalent.com Instagram Handle @nicolascurcio Instagram Followers 87.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +14% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

5. Anna Salles

Bio Sapphic Screenwriter 🏳️‍🌈
film & tv recs, writing tips, recipes, daily wife life
💍 @thisisaud *****@comunidadespotlight.com.br Instagram Handle @annasalles Instagram Followers 30.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

6. Kristen Tepper

Bio screenwriter, i yap @thehollywoodhang. Chicago ❤️ Volunteer @greatfoodstjla if you can | hooters is my favorite restaurant Instagram Handle @kristentepper Instagram Followers 26.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +8% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. Julia Yorks

Bio 🎬 Professional screenwriter, amateur adult
💌 *****@juliayorks.com
📍 Eat, Cry, Writing around the 🌎 Instagram Handle @juliayorks Instagram Followers 21.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +10% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

8. Larry Karaszewski

Bio Writer/Producer: The People v O.J. Simpson, Ed Wood, Man on the Moon, The People vs Larry Flynt, Dolemite Is My Name, Big Eyes, Auto Focus… Instagram Handle @larry_karaszewski Instagram Followers 11.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

9. Shannan E Johnson

Bio Story Expert. Speaker. Screenwriter.
Amazon MGM | Fox | Syfy
Film Courage - 2.7M views
CEO @theprofessionalpen
Support @theweightofsilencefilm 👇🏽 *****@theprofessionalpen.com Instagram Handle @shannanejohnson Instagram Followers 9.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +23% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

10. Vivashwan Chaudhary

Bio Insights on film, media and culture
Juggling between film and fashion
Ex @romppictures
PR Head @mimamsaa
@sxcbom @thelondonfilmschool Instagram Handle @vivashwan.chaudhary Instagram Followers 8.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +29% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

11. Dawn DeKeyser

Bio I work with screenwriters + authors on stories & pitches
Notes · consults · coaching
✨ Writer/Prod on Emmy-winning shows | Free pitch class ⬇️ *****@dawndekeyser.com Instagram Handle @dawndekeyserwrites Instagram Followers 6.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

12. Hank Byrd

Bio 🪖Army vet, 🎓K-State Grad, 📚Educator, 🎬produced screenwriter, creator of bLERDS on Tubi, and HANKISMS book available at the lulu.com bookstore *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @screenwriterhank Instagram Followers 3.2K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

13. Kevin Adams

Bio Award Winning Filmmaker.
Based in NY and T&T
Corporate @videokingstnt, Films @queenofsocathemovie Instagram Handle @citizen.ka Instagram Followers 2.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

14. Thomas Fenton

Bio Saw IV/I Spit on Your Grave 2/ What Happened To Doris/Crypt Tv/The Dominion/The Scream Writers Handbook/Friend of Bill W 17 yrs *****@thescreenwritershandbook.com Instagram Handle @thomasfenton_insta Instagram Followers 1.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

15. Mark Sanderson

Bio Screenwriter. 18x produced. Script Consultant. Dig my book: “A Screenwriter’s Journey to Success” now on Amazon. Screenplay Consulting services: Instagram Handle @marksanderson_scriptcat Instagram Followers 1.5K Type Nano Gender Male scriptcat.wordpress.com + Follow Get Email Contact

16. Daria Sliusarenko

Bio Scriptwriter and director
📍Paris
🎪 Joy (2020)
🤹‍♀️ Silk Road (2023) *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @enxor Instagram Followers 1.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. Michael Tabb

Bio Director of WINTER BREAKS - WGA screenwriter - SAG actor - Road tripper - Friend to animals - "Prewriting Your Screenplay" - REGISTER on my website Instagram Handle @michaeltabbwga Instagram Followers 1.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

18. Ted Holmes

Bio mgmt: @rhptalentmanagement also managed by @laneea_love /Pa turned Cali 🥷🏾 watch my tv pilot Turn & Burn on Amazon Prime. @poolhousetvseries creator. Instagram Handle @tedholmes Instagram Followers 1.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

19. Adam Petrey

Bio 🎬 Helping Indie Filmmakers Write & Direct Better Movies
📩 Join 11,000+ Filmmakers in My Free Newsletter
👇 Get a FREE Dialogue Brainstorming Workbook *****@filmschoolsucks.co Instagram Handle @filmschoolsucks Instagram Followers 101.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

20. Alex Goyette

Bio 🎥 WRITER/DIRECTOR
BREEDER (2026) premiering @tribeca
Free masterclass 👇 Instagram Handle @alexgoyettefilms Instagram Followers 95.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact