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Interview (Part 1): Jennifer Archer
My interview with the 2022 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

Jennifer Archer wrote the original screenplay “Into the Deep Blue” which won a 2022 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting. Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Jennifer about her creative background, her award-winning script, the craft of screenwriting, and what winning the Nicholl Award has meant to her.
Today in Part 1 of a 6-part series to run each day through Saturday, Jennifer discusses growing up in northern Ontario, Canada, her interest in YA literature, and the difference between writing novels and screenplays.
Scott Myers: Congratulations on winning The Nicholl.
Jennifer Archer: Thank you.
Scott: Let’s learn a little bit more about your background. I believe you currently live in Toronto. Is that right?
Jennifer: Outside of Toronto, just north of the city.
Scott: Is that where you grew up, in Canada?
Jennifer: Yeah. In the remote north. In northern Ontario.
Scott: What was that like, growing up in the remote north of Ontario?
Jennifer: It was great. Our town was so small. It was a railroad community. There were no movie theaters, no chain restaurants. It was quiet…