Lori Marett‘s screenwriting career began two decades ago when she won and/or was finalist for many regional and national screenplay contests. Her first adaptation of author Yvonne Lehman’s In Shady Groves received awards and acclaim which opened the door for her to adapt Hollywood producer Ken Wales’ novel, Sea of Glory, for the screen. Continuing to hone her craft as a screenwriter, her first feature film, Meant To Be, was released in December of 2012 by Pure Flix Entertainment. In 2019, her adaptation of Deborah Raney’s novel, Beneath a Southern Sky (co-written with Kay Mortimer) was optioned.

Lori has had writing success beyond her scripts, having her works appear in many publications. As a story consultant and script coach, she is highly sought out by best-selling novelists and accomplished screenwriters for her expertise in story construction. Lori also mentors beginning novelists and screenwriters at several annual writer’s conferences. In 2021, Lori partnered with author Cindy Sproles to continue the work Cindy and Lori’s mother, Yvonne Lehman, founded with WRAMS (Writing Right Author Mentoring Service). In addition to mentoring others and revising her mother’s older works for publication with Iron Stream Media, Lori currently has several television and movie scripts under consideration. She is also stepping back into the festival arena to bring back the Gideon Film Festival this year!