SHAKIRA PRESSLEY

Shakira was born in Lakewood, New Jersey, but raised all down the east coast where she visited a variety of fun cities. Like any kid who moved a lot, Shakira needed a way to pass the time during long car rides and moments when the furniture hadn’t yet arrived, so she began to write. In these stories she would feature some of the wide assortments of unique and intriguing people from each move but stick them in an imaginative genre-based world; fantasy, sci-fi, adventure, you name it. She would write it. And what originally started as a way of preoccupying herself, quickly turned into a genuine love for storytelling. Soon after Shakira discovered her newfound passion, it was decided that she’d find a way to tell stories outside of her composition notebook in order to share them with the world. Now her dream is to mesmerize and bring joy to audiences as she felt when taking in any of her favorite television programs as a kid. Pursuing a career in storytelling lead Shakira to the Art Institute of Atlanta, where she studied screenwriting and majored in Digital Filmmaking and TV Production. Shakira is currently staffed on Netflix’s BATTLE KITTY series. She has also written for CRAIG OF THE CREEK and BEN 10 at Cartoon Network, CREATURE CASES at Silvergate Media, freelanced for Disney, and various other animated series. Maybe soon on one of yours.

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Employment Status: Currently seeking any available full-time/freelance writing opportunities. Please reach out for script samples.

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Email me at: PressleySA@gmail.com 

(Serious inquiries only)

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Updated: February 2021