K.E. (Karen) Lanning is a screenwriter and author born in Houston, Texas.
As a screenwriter, Lanning has written both drama and sci-fi drama, including a multi-award winning pilot (1-hour) screenplay, A Spider Sat Beside Her, for a proposed limited series titled, THE MELT (loosely adapted from her MELT trilogy of novels), and proposed to entail three seasons. In addition, Lanning has written an award-winning pilot for a limited drama series, Where the Sky Meets the Earth, with Season One comprised of four intense episodes.
As a novelist, Lanning has written two works of literary fiction, as wells as a climate fiction trilogy titled, THE MELT Trilogy: A Spider Sat Beside Her, The Sting of the Bee and Listen to the Birds. Each novel garnered excellent Kirkus Reviews, with the last novel the recipient of Best New Novels of 2019 from Kirkus Reviews.
As a part of her author platform, she’s published a series of book reviews and author interviews on THE MILLIONS and FUTURISM, including authors Claire Vaye Watkins, Hugh Howey, Margaret Atwood, Emily St. John Mandel, Andy Weir, and Cixin Liu.
Lanning is a member of the Virginia Screenwriters Forum and James River Writers.
Logline Samples:
THE MELT Sci-fi/Cli-fi (Near Future Climate Fiction) Limited Series, 3 Seasons (WIP)
What if the ice caps melted . . . in one human lifespan?
SEASON 1: A Spider Sat Beside Her
[Treatment, WGA: 1972175]
Logline: After a catastrophic melt of the icecaps, global flooding triggers a new world order, and a terrorist attack on the space station ensnares young scientist Lowry Walker in a deadly web of political corruption.
SEASON 2: The Sting of the Bee
[Treatment, WGA: 1972178]
Logline: After the Melt, John Barrous races to stake his claim on the ice-free continent of Antarctica. But the UN Land Rush turns into a battle against ruthless, armed competitors . . . and a corrupt politician determined to control this new land.
SEASON 3: Listen to the Birds
[Treatment, WGA: 1972179]
Logline: When a university expedition, including his daughter, is kidnapped by a charismatic cult leader, President John Barrous sets out to find them, but intrigue reigns as the ensuing chaos of the rescue operation inadvertently exposes a traitor in his inner circle.
Where the Sky Meets the Earth
Drama
Logline: A family, shattered by opioid addiction and financial collapse, encounters a 21st century saint… or a dangerous cult leader?
The Light of the Sun (Sequel to Where the Sky Meets the Earth)
Drama
Logline: On a pilgrimage through the American West, Ava (Sylas’s daughter) and Levi have an explosive encounter with racist Joe—his hatred of “others” a foil to the compassion and self-sacrifice of Sylas, whose tragic path is revealed through a newly discovered journal.