Ross Conkey
(he/him/his)Visiting Lecturer
Media & Communication
About
Ross Conkey grew up overseas before returning to the United States to pursue filmmaking and screenwriting scholarship. After several years of writing, he was recognized as a quarterfinalist for the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting for his screenplay The Man in the Black Suit.
Since then, Conkey has completed several additional screenplays and continues his research and creative work in screenwriting, as well as the development of an original television series.
Education
- M.F.A., Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts, University of California, Riverside
- B.S., Radio-Television-Film, University of Texas at Austin
Professional Background
- Adjunct professor, University of Redlands
- Lecturer, University of California, Riverside
- Adjunct faculty, La Sierra University