Carlos Perez

Carl (Carlos) Perez holds an MA in English (a professional writing degree in screenwriting and playwriting) from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and a BFA in Speech and Theatre from Avila University. Upon receiving his degree he became an instructor at a local community college, earning tenure, and teaching classes in theatre, creative writing, and screenwriting. He was also a member of SAG-AFTRA, performing professionally for twenty years, along with being a producer of his own seasonal touring theatre troupe for fifteen years.

As a writer-for-hire for independent filmmakers, ten of his commissioned screenplays have been produced and distributed internationally, with one more giving him "original story by" credit. He recently completed a commission, writing a screenplay adaptation of the cult comic, Bad Candy. Many of his original screenplays have received awards and the various laurels can be seen on his IMDb site. His original stage play, Jeremy's World, was adapted into a short screenplay and premiered at the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, his screenplay, Trick-or-Treat, was adapted into a Podcast for Creative Zombie Studios, and his screenplay, Strays, was selected by the African American Film Society of Missouri and Cinematalk Productions for a reading by professional actors with the Unicorn Theater.

His published stage plays include: Caught Between Two Worlds, published by Dramatic Publishing, The Decision, In Hyding, Jeremy's World, Not Your Usual Tales, and The Exit Strategy Club (written with Vicki Vodrey), all five published by Off The Wall Plays, The Terry Stinger Show, published by Next Stage Press, Native American Folktales for Fun and Folktales for Fun, both published by Pioneer Drama Service, and A Caterpillar's Tale, published by Eldridge Plays.

His fiction, poetry, and nonfiction have appeared in The Bangalore Review, Free Spirit Publishing, The Bookends Review, Machias Arts Council, Scars Publications, Imagine This!, Penny, The Ecphorizer, Prism, Potpourri, The Pitch, IndieReader, KC Stage Magazine, Grab-a-Nickel, Perspectives Magazine, Theatre Training News, Midwest Medical Ethics, Masterplots, Pure Slush Books, Dark Chapter Press, and Truth Serum Press. His latest published works: Skinned-A Trilogy of Pain, Disturbing Visions, and Sexual Relations are available at Amazon.

He lives in Maine with his wife and daughter.