An expert wordsmith, Monice Mitchell Simms is a WGA award winning screenwriter, author, playwright, poet, filmmaker, podcaster, and EP-Showrunner of diverse projects adapted from literature, stage, social media and biographical IP.
Monice is also the creator, showrunner and host of the storyteller podcuseries, Works~N~Progress. which recently became a recipient of the Podcasting, Seriously Award Fund, and won the 2025 w3 GOLD award for “Best use of Writing” in podcasting!
As a journalist, Monice has interviewed some of the world’s greatest storytellers, including Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, Hollywood director Gina Prince Bythewood and President Barack Obama.
As a poet and playwright, she penned “Stop the Great War,” which was recognized as a Lorraine’s Hansberry finalist in the American College Theatre Festival and produced as a film for public television.
As a filmmaker, Monice wrote, produced and directed two lauded short films, “Carmin’s Choice” and “Rain” for Showtime.
As an author, she’s been published in multiple genres and has written seven books, including her children’s story, “Nana’s Fridge.” And her historical novel, “Address: House of Corrections,” was a fan favorite scripted podcast.
And as writer-for-hire, Monice continues to employ her super power adapting stories from literature, stage and social media IP to the screen. Some of her recent successes are:
Monice was a staff writer on the BET+ series, “All the Queen’s Men,” which was adapted from the novel, “Ladies Night.
“Redeemed,” which Monice adapted from the novel, “Serving Justice” is streaming on multiple platforms.
Monice also adapted, co-wrote and produced the independent documentary, “Two Classes of 1968.”
Monice won a Telly Award as the EP-showrunner-writer of the docuseries, “Discovering West Africa: Ghana, Senegal and Cameroon with World Wide Nate,” now streaming on Wondrium.
And Monice is adapting late author, Cathleen Meredith’s fan favorite novel, “Fat Girls Dance” into a TV movie.
Monice holds a BA in journalism and has reported for numerous publications, including the Directors Guild of America Magazine. She also earned a MFA in film, and is a graduate of the Producers Guild of America Diversity Masters Workshop and the Showrunner Mentorship Academy.
Constantly creating, Monice has a slate of original and adapted projects in development.
