Frances Edmond is a screenwriter, playwright, non-fiction writer, former actress, and the literary executor for her mother, Lauris Edmond. Frances is led by her passion for writing stories about women and the tendrils of complex, interpersonal relationships in families. She has won numerous awards for her screenplays, including the 2017 Platinum Award at the International Film Festival of Women, Social Issues, and Zero Discrimination for her short film The Apple Tree, and the 2008 Best Short Screenplay Award at the Moondance Film Festival for her short film, Eeling. She was also the 2007 Winner of the PANZ playwriting competition for her script The Dance of Life.