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The team behind season three of Hurt takes home another award! Olivia, alongside K.S. Garner and series co-creators Craig Selbrede and Liam Gilbey, won the Michael Ajakwe Jr. Achievement Award for Best Screenplay from the Hollywood Series awards. This award is predicted to wrap Hurt‘s festival circuit. Olivia is thrilled that the show gets to go out on such a high note with two writing awards! A great end to the show and to 2024.Read More →

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2024 was a year of big changes: I started a new job, moved into my first real apartment, and was maid of honor in my first adult wedding. I’m still teaching middle school, but at a new school and teaching Language Arts. I’m absolutely loving working with these kids and can’t wait to finish the year. I also taught two workshops with Denver Writes. I’ve got at least one more planned for 2025, so stay tuned if you’ve got a tween/teen writer in the Denver area! In theater, I directed my last show at my previous school. I also have been involved in a lotRead More →

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Olivia will bring her award-winning screenwriting talents to Denver Writes this weekend. On November 23, she’s teaching a Scriptwriting workshop for ages 7-15 at the Bookies Bookstore. Olivia began volunteering with Denver Writes in the fall of 2023. She ran their Historical Fiction workshop in January 2024 and has attended several other workshops run by authors like J.E. Thomas, Ellen Clover, and others as a volunteer. She’s looking forward to another fun event this weekend!Read More →

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The third and final season of Hurt won Best Writing, International Series Narrative (English Language) at the 2024 NZ Webfest this weekend. Olivia takes the win alongside K.S. Garner and series co-creators Craig Selbrede and Liam Gilbey. She contributed two episodes this season, “Death By A Thousand Cuts” and “The Loneliest Boy in the World.” While Hurt has won several awards over the years, this is its first writing win. Olivia, Selbrede, and Gilbey were nominated for their work on season two at the 2023 Baltimore Next Media Webfest. Olivia is thrilled at the news and would like to thank NZ Webfest for the recognition.Read More →

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The writing team for season three of ACC Ink’s “Hurt” is nominated for Best Writing, Narrative (English Language) at the 2024 NZ Webfest. Olivia is nominated alongside K.S. Garner and series co-creators Craig Selbrede and Liam Gilbey. Olivia was also nominated (alongside Selbrede and Gilbey) at the 2023 Baltimore Next Media Webfest for her work on season two. She is thrilled that the “Hurt” team continues to be recognized for their stellar work. In addition to the writing nod, the series’s final season is also nominated for Best Show, Narrative and Best Directing, Narrative.Read More →

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Olivia’s third episode of Hurt premiered on May 14, 2024. Directed by Ronan Guilfoyle, this season three premiere follows Stone (Craig Selbrede), Huntley (Thomas Augusto), and Griff (Chat Burst) as they experience new beginnings, all in the style of a mockumentary. You can watch the full episode on YouTube or SparkkTV now.Read More →

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In comparison to 2022, 2023 felt like less of an accomplishment. There was no college graduation, no cross-country move, no new job. But, all that said, it was a year of growth nonetheless. On the personal front, I got to attend the Eras Tour (first concert without my parents, which I’ve been told is what truly counts as your first concert—so long claiming High School Musical in Concert as mine!), earned almost 15,000 flight miles traveling between Denver and my friends and family on the East Coast, and celebrated my one-year anniversary in adult ballet. I started teaching creative writing, which has been so incrediblyRead More →