K. E. L A N N I N G

Screenwriter and Author

I grew up in a Quaker village in rural Texas, immersed in a world of flora and fauna. A reader from an early age, I adored the idea of, well, ideas. And I had an inner drive to pursue the human truth—whatever that is—both visually and in the written word.                                                                                   — K.E. Lanning

“Nobody knows where ideas come from, but let us say, if you immerse yourself in something, whether it be music, painting, or writing…you are going to get ideas about it. But you have to do the immersing first. You’re not just sitting there, waiting for lightning to strike.”
— Margaret Atwood
“If it doesn’t concern life and death, it’s not interesting.”
— Cormac McCarthy
“You gotta make your own way. You gotta find a way. You gotta get it done. It’s hard. It’s tough.”
— Spike Lee

S C R E E N P L A Y S

 S O U T H L A N D S

Sci-fi Teleplay

LOGLINE: After a catastrophic global Melt, an engineer turned pioneer races to stake a claim on an ice-free Antarctica, but the UN Land Rush of 2120 turns into a battle against ruthless, armed competitors and a corrupt oligarch determined to control this new land.

Awards: Fade in Awards Sci-Fi 2025 GRAND PRIZE WINNER; PAGE Internationals Screenwriting Awards, Quarterfinalist; Vail Film Festival, Finalist 2025; WILLiFEST 2025, Bronze Finalist; Filmmatic Sci-Fi/Fantasy Awards Quarterfinalist, 2025

 BY HEAVEN AND HELL

Sci-Fi Feature

LOGLINE: In 2075, a cyber security expert grappling with PTSD investigates a cyber-attack on the World Space Station and uncovers a web of corruption… and revenge.

Awards for Feature Script: TBD

WHERE THE SKY MEETS THE EARTH

1-Hour TV Spec Pilot for drama teleplay series

LOGLINE: A family, shattered by addiction and financial collapse, encounters a 21st century saint... under an FBI probe as a dangerous cult leader.

Selected Awards: Austin Film Festival Semifinalist 2025 Fade In Awards Semifinalists for 2024 for TV Pilot/Web Series and 2025 Drama Richmond Int Film Festival 2024 - Semi-finalist Finish Line Script Competition HM 2024 LA Film & Documentary Awards - WINNER 2024 Berlin Int. Screenwriting Festival 2025 - Official Selection Shore Scripts TV Writer/Mentorship Quarterfinalist 2025

IN THE WILDERNESS

Short script adapted from scene in Where the Sky Meets the Earth

LOGLINE: A family broken by addiction and financial collapse searches for a cherished son lost in a wilderness of nature...or a wilderness of men.

Vail Screenplay Contest 2023 - Semi-finalist Richmond Int. Film Festival 2024 - Top Finalist

THE CARETAKER

Sci-Fi Dark Comedy, SHORT

LOGLINE: In a future when every need and every wish is tended by a devoted android—if you can afford it—a sociopathic humanoid caretaker does 'whatever it takes' for the health and happiness of his client.

PAGE International Screenwriting Awards 2024 - Quarterfinalist LA Film & Documentary Awards 2024 - WINNER Richmond International Film Festival 2025 - Quarterfinalist