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Marcus
McGee

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Hover a door to open it

A writer who lives in both worlds

I've always been a storyteller — but I resisted it for decades. A year at Tulane's School of Architecture taught me that my instinct was never for structures, but for the people inside them — and what powerful structures I could build from words. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, where English, Theatre Arts, and Comparative Literature finally felt like home, I headed to Los Angeles. As a performer, I tried on so many creative skins that multiple perspectives became ingrained in me. When I finally translated those voices onto the page — pilots, features, musicals, stage plays, and picture books — I recognized what I'd been doing all along: designing stories for people to step inside.

Marcus McGee

Screen & Television

"You do a fantastic job of writing for the genre — the quick, pithy, and witty lines that pepper the pages are engaging and compelling while still continuing to move the story forward… I was fully immersed in your world." — BlueCat Screenplay Awards
"The script does a good job of generating intrigue and interest in its world… Just enough info is given to not be confusing but still remaining largely mysterious." — Screencraft
"It's a great story that has us hooked. We liked the variety of the characters and the way they speak and operate… We really enjoyed it. Keep up the good work." — Barnstorm Screenplay Festival

Ineffable Light

1-Hr Drama · Sci-Fi Pilot  ·  Feature adaptation in development: Ineffable

"It's hard to get ahead when G.O.D. is watching."

A bioelectric genius obsessed with Nikola Tesla attempts to bring free energy to the world — but an equally smart collective of elites, using the electromagnetic grid as a means of social control, is covertly tracking his every move with deadly intentions.

Here Kitty-Kitty

1-Hr Comedy Pilot  ·  co-written with Dana Hammer

Desperate to get his life back on track, a recovering alcoholic does something even he considers crazy — follows the guidance of his talking cat. But when the cat turns out to be evil, Vince teams up with a sexy fire investigator and a shy gay neighbor to stop his scheming cat from taking over the world with her feral army.

The Mantis Dialogue

One-Act Play · Pitch-Black Comedy

A man stranded at a dark bus stop asks a stranger for help. The stranger is pleasant enough — even generous with passing vagrants. But his overly crisp Boy Scout uniform and quiet tally of the flies he's killing suggest something darker. The more these two talk, the more apparent it becomes that something is deeply, deeply wrong. A meditation on chance encounters, and the enlightenment they can bring.

Coverfly Industry Rankings · Final standing among 358,941 projects

Ineffable Light Top 3% Overall of 358,941 projects · 2025
Ineffable Light #7 · Sci-Fi TV Red List Coverfly Red List · 2025
Ineffable Light Top 6% · Sci-Fi TV (1-hr) of 15,455 projects · 2025
Ineffable Light 13 Finalist Awards 3 More Accolades
Here Kitty-Kitty Top 6% Overall of 358,941 projects · 2025
Here Kitty-Kitty Top 20 · Comedy TV (1-hr) of the month · 2022
Here Kitty-Kitty 6 Finalist Awards 3 More Accolades
The Mantis Dialogue WordWave Winner One-Act · 2020

Competition Laurels

ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship Quarter-Finalist ScreenCraft Fellowship
CWA Imagination Finalist CWA Imagination
Barnstorm Fest Short List Barnstorm Short List
Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship Inroads Fellowship
BOLT Honorable Mention 2024 BOLT Honorable Mention
Emerging Screenwriters Drama Quarter-Finalist Emerging Screenwriters
Script Summit Official Selection Script Summit
WordWave Winner 2020 WordWave Winner
Austin Film Festival Second Rounder Austin Film Festival
ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship Quarter-Finalist ScreenCraft Fellowship
CWA Imagination Finalist CWA Imagination
Barnstorm Fest Short List Barnstorm Short List
Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship Inroads Fellowship
BOLT Honorable Mention 2024 BOLT Honorable Mention
Emerging Screenwriters Drama Quarter-Finalist Emerging Screenwriters
Script Summit Official Selection Script Summit
WordWave Winner 2020 WordWave Winner
Austin Film Festival Second Rounder Austin Film Festival

Children's Literature

"What I love most about all your stories is that you have such a heart for the underdog and for characters finding their way to their better selves." — Virginia Neal, Children's Lit Author

Virginia's words brought a happy tear to my eye — because that heart for the underdog is absolutely my intention. We live in a world full of uncertainty, unnecessary biases, and dream-squashing realities. But we also live in a world of opportunity, variety, and even moments of magic. Whether it's a lyrical narrative or a romping, rhyming read-aloud, it should be so fun kids can't put it down — and when they finally do, leave them feeling a little braver than before.

Picture Book · 415 words · Ages 4–8

Amelia's Shadow

Amelia isn't afraid to make friends with her timid shadow, Shade — but teaching Shade not to be afraid? That takes courage. Fortunately, Amelia has more than enough to share, and together they form an inseparable bond.

Picture Book · 280 words · Rhyming · Ages 4–8

The Doors Ahead

Told in second person, readers step through various doors and face the choices they may encounter along the way — discovering that no matter which door they choose, something important is always waiting on the other side.

Picture Book · 450 words · Rhyming · Ages 4–8

Getting A Round-To-It

Ryan has difficulty keeping things tidy. Determined to "get around to it" when her mom demands she clean up — and uncertain what that statement really means — Ryan finds a friendly creature in the woods she thinks fits the bill. But this furball comes with a hairy heap of new problems.