Selwyn Seyfu Hinds is an American screenwriter, comic book writer, film producer and former editor and journalist. He has been editor-in-chief of the hip-hop magazine The Source. He has written for The Twilight Zone 2019 TV series produced by Jordan Peele, and he has been selected to write and co-executive produce the TV series adaptation of Nnedi Okorafor's award-winning novel Who Fears Death?, with George R. R. Martin as executive producer. He is currently serving as creator, showrunner, and executive producer on the Hulu limited series Washington Black, based on the 2018 novel by Esi Edugyan.

Awards

2020 John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity
2017 Democracy Fellow, Social Science Research Council
2017 Honorary Fellow, King’s College Cambridge
2015 Heartland Award, Nonfiction, Our Declaration
2015 Francis Parkman Prize, Our Declaration2015 Zócalo Prize, Our Declaration

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Scripted Emotions: A Writer-Actor's Journey through the Stage and Page
The Pen and the Spotlight: Exploring the Dual Craft of Writing and Acting
The Creative Alchemy: Uniting Writing and Acting for Powerful Artistry
From Words to Performance: Bridging the Gap between Writing and Acting in Theatre and Film
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Selwyn Seyfu Hinds is an American screenwriter, comic book writer, film producer and former editor and journalist. He has been editor-in-chief of the hip-hop magazine The Source. He has written for The Twilight Zone 2019 TV series produced by Jordan Peele, and he has been selected to write and co-executive produce the TV series adaptation of Nnedi Okorafor's award-winning novel Who Fears Death?, with George R. R. Martin as executive producer. He is currently serving as creator, showrunner, and executive producer on the Hulu limited series Washington Black, based on the 2018 novel by Esi Edugyan.

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