SUSIN NIELSEN
Showrunner/Writer/Story Editor
Citizenship: Canadian
Resident: Vancouver, BC
Affiliation: Writers Guild of Canada
Agent: Anna Archer, Lucas Films
Current: Susin currently has a number of television series and a MOW in development. The third season of Franny's Feet, the animation series she co-created, is currently in production with Decode.
Showrunner/Writer/Story Editor
Citizenship: Canadian
Resident: Vancouver, BC
Affiliation: Writers Guild of Canada
Agent: Anna Archer, Lucas Films
Current: Susin currently has a number of television series and a MOW in development. The third season of Franny's Feet, the animation series she co-created, is currently in production with Decode.
| Television Showrunner/Story Editor | |
| Robson Arms | Showrunner/Executive Producer 2003-07: 39 episodes. ½ hour dramatic comedy series (OMNI/CTV) |
| Alice, I Think | Showrunner/Co-Executive Producer 2005: 13 episodes. ½ hour family television series (SLANTED WHEEL/CTV) |
| Edgemont | Executive Story Editor 2000: 13 episodes. ½ hour teen drama series (OMNI/CBC/FOX FAMILY) |
| Nothing Too Good For A Cowboy | Executive Story Editor 1998 & 1999: 26 episodes. 1 hour romantic comedy western (ALLIANCE/CBC) |
| What About Mimi? | Executive Story Editor 1999-2000: 13 episodes. ½ hour animated comedy series (STUDIO B/TELETOON) |
| Madison | Executive Story Editor 1995 & 1997: 26 episodes. ½ hour award-winning teen drama series (FOREFRONT/GLOBAL/WIC) |
| The Adventures of Shirley Holmes | Executive Story Editor 1996: 13 episodes. ½ hour adventure mystery teen series (CREDO/FOREFRONT/YTV/FOX FAMILY). |
| Ready Or Not | Executive Story Editor 1994: 26 episodes. ½ hour award-winning family series (INSIGHT/SHOWTIME/GLOBAL) |
| Television Writer - Live Action | |
| Heartland | 1 hour drama series (SEVEN 24/CBC) 2008 - 2009: 3 episodes |
| Robson Arms | ½ hour series (WATER STREET/CTV ) 2003-7: 3 seasons, multiple episodes 2006 WRITERS GUILD OF CANADA SCREEN WRITING AWARD FOR BEST DRAMA SERIES - HALF HOUR, FOR "DANCING THE HORIZONTAL MAMBO" |
| Alice, I Think | ½ hour family drama (SLANTED WHEEL/CTV) 2005: bible and 5 episodes |
| Altitude | 1 hour snowboarding series (ANAID PRODUCTIONS ) 2003: bible and 3 episodes including the pilot (in development) |
| The Collector | 1 hour series (NO EQUAL ENTERTAINMENT/CHUM/CITY TV ) 2003: 1 episode and co-writer, 1 episode |
| the renegadepress.com | ½ hour teen drama (VERITE PRODUCTIONS ) 2003: writer, 2 episodes and co-writer, 1 episode |
| Guinevere Jones | ½ hour teen drama (GWEN PRODUCTIONS FOR YTV/NETWORK 10 AUSTRALIA ) 2002: 1 episode |
| Degrassi: The Next Generation | ½ hour teen drama (EPITOME PICTURES/CTV) 2001-2002: 4 episodes |
| Edgemont | ½ hour teen drama (OMNI/CBC/FOX FAMILY) 1999 - 2002: 6 episodes, co-writer 2 episodes |
| Cold Squad | 1 hour police drama (AAC/KEATLEY MACLEOD/CTV) 2000: 1 episode |
| Nothing Too Good For A Cowboy | 1 hour romantic comedy western (ALLIANCE/CBC) 1998-99: 3 episodes; co-writer 2 episodes |
| The Adventures of Shirley Holmes | ½ hour mystery teen series (CREDO/FOREFRONT/YTV/FOX FAMILY) 1996: Developed for Television, 1996-98: Writer, 8 episodes 1998 GEMINI AWARD - BEST WRITING IN A CHILDREN'S OR YOUTH PROGRAM FOR "THE CASE OF THE BURNING BUILDING" |
| The Artist Specials: Monet | 1 hour series of dramatic specials (DEVINE ENT. /HBO) 1998: 1 episode |
| Madison | ½ hour award-winning teen drama series (FOREFRONT/GLOBAL/WIC) 1995-97: 7 episodes, co-writer, 1 episode 1997 Writers Guild of Canada Top Ten Award Winner for "Home Free" |
| Flash Forward | ½ hour family series (ATLANTIS/DISNEY) 1995-98: 2 episodes |
| Ready Or Not | ½ hour family series (INSIGHT/GLOBAL) 1994-96: 5 episodes |
| Liberty Street | ½ hour television series for 20 somethings (EPITOME PICTURES/CBC) 1994-95: 5 episodes, 13 shared "Story by" credits |
| Degrassi High | ½ hour award-winning teen drama (PLAYING WITH TIME/CBC/PBS) 1987-90: 16 episodes |
| Franny's Feet | ½ hour pre-school animated series (DECODE) 2003: Co-creator, writer 3 episodes |
| Braceface | ½ hour animated series (NELVANA/FOX FAMILY/TELETOON) 2000-2001: 4 episodes GENESIS AWARD (HUMANE SOCIETY) 2003 FOR "VANITY FUR" |
| What About Mimi? | ½ hour animated series (STUDIO B/TELETOON) 1999-2001: 13 episodes |
| D'Myna Leagues | ½ hour animated series (STUDIO B/CTV) 1999-2001: 6 episodes |
| In Development | |
| Fixers | Hour-long drama series in development with TV Was My Babysitter Productions and CTV. |
| The Melissa Hawach Story | MOW in development with Force Four Entertainment and CTV |
| Juvie - the Musical | Musical MOW in development with Screen Test and CTV |
| Books Published | |
| Word Nerd | Young adult novel, published by Tundra in 2008 |
| Hank and Fergus | Children's picture book published by Orca books in 2003 MR. CHRISTIE'S BOOK AWARD SILVER SEAL WINNER |
| Mormor Moves In | Children's picure book published by Orca books in Spring 2004 |
| The Magic Beads | Children's picture book published by Simply Read in 2007. |
| Degrassi series | Four titles - young adult fiction novels published by James Lorimer and Co. |