Susan Sojourna Collier is an American television writer and playwright with a background in poetry and playwriting.

Biography

Collier holds a BA in English from Talladega College and a Masters of Fine Arts from Spalding University. Collier received a Daytime Emmy nomination for her writing on ABC Daytime's

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. Collier also wrote for

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. She collaborated with comedian/actor Tommy Ford (Martin, Who Got Jokes & Harlem Night) to produce a series of sitcoms and films distributed by Lionsgate/Grindstone. The first feature fil
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was aired on Aspire TV Network wned by Magic Johnson– garnering the largest ratings for the network. This film premiered at the Las Vegas Black Film Festival, won Best Film at the BronzeLens Festival and Audience Choice at the Peachtree Village International Film Festival. The second feature, received the Best Feature honor at the Kingdomwood Christian Film Festival, is now available o
Urban Movie Channel.
In addition, she pinned the screenplay Get the Show on the Road; an adaptation of a romantic comedy novel, which was a semi- finalist in the Tribeca Screenwriting Festival. As a playwright, Collier has authored four plays produced throughout the east coast and she is the recipient of Playwrights Horizon Theatre's Black Ink Reading Festival, winner of the New York's New Professional Theatre's Writing Festival and Walt Disney Television Writing Fellowship. Her latest musical, Allegory On 125th Street, usic by Grammy nominee Terence Dudley">Terence_Dudley.html" ;"title="usic by Grammy nominee Terence Dudley">usic by Grammy nominee Terence Dudleyis being workshopped in Atlanta and New York City. Crossing over to producing documentary films, Collier's first project,