Mary Kate Allen graduated with a B.S. in Journalism from Georgia Southern University. The former newspaper editor left writing temporarily to work at an aerospace corporation. Since taking up the figurative pen again, she has won Content Creators of Atlanta's Best Feature Screenplay as well as Best Screenplay at the Women Who Write in Film Screenplay Contest. Allen was also a ScreenCraft semi-finalist. She has also been added to the TVWriter.com List of Recommended Screenwriters. Her feature and television screenplays have been finalists and official selections in multiple festivals. She currently resides in Georgia.