W.W. Mitchell, hailing from the bustling streets of Newark, New Jersey, is a sci-fi fantasy writer who swapped Marine drills for movie scripts—because, let’s face it, battling deadlines is just as intense as boot camp. After his time in the service, Mitchell turned his focus to screenwriting, armed with a pen and a whole lot of caffeine.

His storytelling is an eclectic mix of character-driven sci-fi, real-life grit, and just enough imagination to make you wonder if he’s secretly from another dimension. In 2024, he won the Best Long Form Screenplay award at the Imaginarium Film Festival for The Legend of Sky City, a story that also landed him as a quarter-finalist in the Screencraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy competition and a finalist in other screenwriting competitions—because why settle for one victory when you can stack them up?

If that wasn’t enough, Mitchell’s debut novella Nefarious hit the shelves in July of this year, introducing readers to a dystopian future and a space prison that even the worst Airbnb reviews couldn’t prepare you for. Keep an eye on this guy—he’s just getting started.