Dan Burns

Chicago Arts Press / 136 Productions, LLC
Screenwriter, Author, Publisher and Producer

La Grange, Illinois

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December 2012

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About Dan

Dan Burns is the author of seven books, including the novels A Fine Line and Recalled to Life, and the short story collections Grace: Stories and a Novella and No Turning Back: Stories. He is also an award-winning writer of stories for the screen and stage. His latest book, A Necessary Explosion: Collected Poems, is his first poetry collection, fifteen years in the making.

Films

Out of Touch (A Short Film, Greenock Productions, 2015)
Come Out, Wherever You Are (A Short Film, 136 Productions, LLC, In production and scheduled for a 2024 release)

Gender:
Male

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Loglines

Recalled to Life Drama ⋄ Family The life of a rising-star architect is turned upside down when his father miraculously recovers from a four-year coma.
A Fine Line Crime ⋄ Drama A struggling writer with a secret government past is hired by a wealthy philanthropist to investigate an old and unsolved murder case.

Awards

Best Screenplay Award Winner, Naperville Independent Film Festival
(2014)
Best Screenplay Award Finalist, Chicago Screenwriters Network Screenplay Competition
(2014)
Best Screenplay Award Finalist, Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition
(2014)