Joe Shrapnel

Joe Shrapnel read English at St. Anne's College, Oxford, where he edited the magazines The Word and Isis. After graduating with his master's degree he worked for two years as a development producer at World Productions, before moving into writing.

As a freelance writer he has developed single drama and series television in the UK, and feature films in the US. In 2008 his short film The Tonto Woman was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

Since 2005 he has collaborated on screenplays with Anna Waterhouse.