Jennifer Kim is a writer, journalist, producer, and former high school teacher. Her writing has appeared in the USA TODAY, LOS ANGELES TIMES, NPR, KCRW, KCET (PBS), EAST WEST, KOREAM JOURNAL, JANE, and several seminal anthologies. She recently wrote and produced the short film KOREAN AMERICAN WITCHES SOCIETY, which had its World Premiere at the Dances With Films Festival at the TCL Chinese Theatres  and is on the festival circuit. She’s in development with a K-drama TV pilot and has a biopic being packaged.

She is an ISA Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch, ViacomCBS Writers Mentoring Program Finalist (Top 20), ISA Grand Prize Winner, Entertwine Top 10 Playwright, and a Hopwood Award Winner. Her writing has also advanced in Hillman Grad, Final Draft, Austin Film Festival, Page, ScreenCraft, Roadmap Writers, Blue Cat, and others.

A daughter of disco-loving immigrants from North and South Korea, Jennifer grew up in Appalachia, where she and her sister were the only Asians in a hillbilly school. Good times! She has an MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA film school and is L.A./Pasadena-based.

Jennifer is repped by IAG, Industry Entertainment, and Amplified.