Claire Mulligan

Credentials

MFA

Biography

Claire Mulligan holds an MFA in screenwriting with a focus on adaptation. As well, she has over thirteen years of experience as a story consultant, creative writing teacher and editor for screen and prose. Her novels have been nominated for the Giller Prize, the BC Book prize and the Canadian Author’s award. Her short stories have also won over a dozen awards. 
She has adapted several of her own award-winning short stories and those of others into short screenplays. Her first adaptation to be produced—The Still Life of Annika Myers—played at festivals across North American and won numerous awards.