Hi, I’m Sandra Cook Jerome - “Sandi”

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I am a graduate of the UCLA Advanced Screenwriting program with an animated Sci-Fi script being produced by BlackOrb Studios. I recently sold my technology company, and I’m living my dream of being a full-time screenwriter.

I write screenplay adaptations for producers with book options. The latest are; Hijacked: The True Story of the Heroes of Flight 705 - being produced by Melissa Shevela of Helicopter Productions and Jake & Clara by David R. Stokes, the author of Camolot’s Cousin, optioned by Blake Underwood.

I’m a huge soccer fan, and I love all animals. My hobby is writing young adult fiction - creating my own IP along with being a volunteer Wikipedia editor. I live in Florida, which is the poor man’s Hawaii, with no state income tax (I’m a CPA) and have a passion for all things Disney. I’m an annual Disney passholder and spend any spare time at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and I wrote a book about Disney’s zoo.

I have lots of spec screenplays and TV pilots; most are female-driven scripts. Of my dozen of projects, many were finalists in Nicholls, Austin Film Festival, Final Draft Big Break, and Page International - putting me on a few Red Lists on Coverfly. My Young Sheldon spec script won 2nd place in the 2024 Scriptapalooza contest. I am a blood and enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation and a winner of the Native American Media Alliance Fellowship - twice! I’m the former Sandy Cook from Escondido, CA - where my dad still lives!

Six Scripts in Coverfly’s Top 10% in 2025

Awards & reviews

  • Technically Soccer (former AI-Me) Golden Pen Award First Place TV Pilot

    Young Sheldon - Meteorites and Sons Scriptapalooza Television Writing Competition (Fall 2023) 2nd Place Winner

    Last Hand Launch Pad Pilot Competition (11th Annual) Top 100 scripts

    Kira and Henry Austin Film Festival (2023) Second Rounder

  • Last Hand Outstanding Screenplays Feature Competition (2022) Semifinalist

    Last Woman Big Break (2023) Semifinalist

  • Kira and Henry 2024 Emerging Screenwriters Animation Screenplay Competition Quarterfinalist

    Last Hand 2024 Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition Quarterfinalist

    Aloha Princess 2024 Final Draft Big Break Quarterfinalist

    Technically Soccer Page International 2024 Quarterfinalist

    First Man Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards (Winter 2022-23) Quarterfinalist

    First Man Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards (Spring 2023) Quarterfinalist

    First Man ScreenCraft Comedy Competition (2023) Quarterfinalist

    First Man Nicholls Fellowship 2003 Quarterfinalist

    First Man Up Outstanding Screenplays Feature Competition (2022) Quarterfinalist

    Last Hand Inroads Fellowship (Season 6) Quarterfinalist

    Last Hand Nicholls Fellowship 2003 Quarterfinalist

    Last Hand INROADS SCREENWRITING FELLOWSHIP 2003 Quarterfinalist

    Nature's Way Big Break (2023) Quarterfinalist

    Princess Quest Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards (Spring 2023) Quarterfinalist

    Release the Droids! (AimMe) ScreenCraft Comedy Competition (2023) Quarterfinalist

    Sleep Warrior ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition (2023) Quarterfinalist

  • Blood Moon Wolf 2023 Native American Media Alliance Feature Film Fellowship

    Technically Soccer (former AI-Me) 2023 Native American Media Alliance Writer's Lab Fellowship

    Delta Pi LA Independent Women Film Awards 2023 Selected

    Last Woman Scriptmatix 2023 Selected

    Reintroduction of Humans Vegas Shorts 2023

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