Sandra Cook Jerome (former Sandy Cook of Escondido)

Hi, I’m Sandra Cook Jerome - “Sandi”

The former Sandy Cook of Escondido

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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 am the former Sandy Cook of Escondido.

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!

14 Scripts in Coverfly’s Top 25% in 2025

Sandi Jerome had 2 scripts that were finalists in The Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting

Awards & reviews

  • Technically Soccer (former AI-Me) Golden Pen Award (2023, 3rd Edition) First Place TV Pilot

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

    Last Hand Launch Pad Pilot Competition (2024) Top 100 scripts

    Kira and Henry Austin Film Festival (2023) Second Rounder

    Use of Deadly Force First Place Winner of Writemovies.com A/Exposure Contest (2003)

    Backup - Top 10 finalists in FilmMakers.com’s New Millennium Celebrations, Screenplay Contest. Honorable Mention –Willamette Screenwriting Contest

    Aloha Princess - Second-round 2003 Austin Film Festival

    Delta Pi - First Round Finalist  Open Door/Benderspink, Second-round Austin Film Festival, Top 100 in Scriptshark.

    First Man - Second-round Austin Film Festival




  • Last Hand Outstanding Screenplays Feature Competition (2022) Semifinalist

    Last Woman Big Break (2023) Semifinalist

    Churchill's Mum - The Story of Jennie Jerome, an American HeiressNexTV Writing & Pitch Competition (2025)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

    Last Hand and First Man - Academy Nicholl Fellowship 2003 - Quarter finalists

    First Man - Semi-Finalist in the Chesterfield Writer’s Film Project.

Poster for the 6th Annual Native American Feature Film Writers Lab, featuring photographs of five individuals: Alex Nystrom, Talitha McMillion, Derek Quick, Kristen Calderon, and Sandi Jerome. The background has film reel and keyboard graphics, with sponsor logos at the bottom including Comcast NBCUniversal, the National Endowment for the Arts, US Bank, Cherokee Nation Film Office, and A+E Networks.
Poster for the 3rd Annual Native American Writers Seminar featuring photos and names of eight speakers: Stanley Bain, Natalie Benally, Chris Carrea, Autumn Cavender, Dacotah Hasvold, Chris Hoshnic, Marcie Price Jackson, Tyli Jacob, and Sandi Jerome. The event is presented by the Cherokee Nation Film Office and US Bank.

Member Since 2022

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