Shauna Ray Ratapu, Screenwriter

Shauna Ray Ratapu (she/her) is a California-born, New Zealand-seasoned Gen Xer who has always found her way to storytelling—first as a high school drama teacher, then as a theater company owner, and now as a writer of women-centric, character-driven, darkly comedic drama (with just enough sprinkles of serendipity and splashes of magical realism to keep things interesting). A Stowe Story Labs Semifinalist and AFF Second Rounder, Shauna honed her worldview under the questionable guidance of a single, alcoholic archaeologist mother and a bar-owning, gunslinging grandmother—so naturally, her work leans toward the messy, the flawed, and the unexpectedly funny.

Awards:

Second Rounder, Austin Film Festival 2024

Semifinalist, Stowe Story Labs Programs and Fellowships Application 2024

Quarterfinalist, Table Read My Screenplay - Park City 2024
Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship 2024
Quarterfinalist, Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards Summer 2023
TopTier, Roadmap Writers, Since October 2023

Fellowships, Labs, Retreats and Development Programs:
Stowe Story Labs, Feature Campus 2024

Stowe Story Labs, Remote Writers Retreat, June-July 2024
Creative Integration for Professional Screenwriters, Corey Mandell, April-May 2024
Career Writers Program, Roadmap Writers, June-October 2023
Sundance Collab, Feb-May 2023