Hillier Townsend

My Story from Twisted50 vol 1: Us

My Story from Twisted’s Evil Little Sister: Dear Son

My story from Twisted50 vol 2: Mumma Says

Favourite quote: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times’ 

– A Tale of Two Cities

 

I’m a grandmother and autism consultant and writer with a dark streak that gets wider by the year.

When life becomes unbearably peaceful, there’s naught to do but descend into the underland where nasty things creep out of the corners and onto the page.

  • “Us” Winner, Twisted50 vol. 1 for Create50
  • “Dear Son” Winner, Twisteds’ Evil Little Sister Create50
  • “Hot Flash”, award-winning coming-of-middle-age comedy (co-written with Nina Wishengrad), second Round, Austin Film Festival Screenplay & Teleplay Competition
  • “Best Ensemble Cast”
  • Spotlight Award Short List, Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition
  • Finalist, Laugh or Die Comedy Fest
  • Finalist, Writers Lab
  • Winner, Best Character Comedy, Broad Humor Film Festival
  • Second Round, PAGE International Screenplay Awards
  • Best Comedy, Just Effing Entertain Me Screenplay Competition

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Should I enter Twisted50 Vol2? By Hillier Townsend

Of course I went back for Round 2 of Create50’s Twisted competition. Who wouldn’t, after the having such an unexpectedly positive experience with Round 1 (Twisted50 Vol1 and Twisted’ Evil Little Sister)? Comradship, insightful feedback, and the many little horrors from other writers to read (preferably alone, in the dark, with the possibility of unnamed

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The Twisted Core by Hillier Townsend

Huh. I just realized that all the stories I’ve written thus far for the Twisted series, despite having different story lines, different characters, and different “voices”, share a common theme: the horrifying consequences of a person blindly fulfilling their needs at the expense of others. The reasons “why” vary, too. In one of these stories,

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