John Leonard Pielmeier

John Leonard Pielmeier began his career with the internationally acclaimed play and movie Agnes of God. Since then, he’s had three more plays mounted on Broadway and over twenty-five films, television movies, and miniseries produced. Scribner published his first novel, Hook’s Tale, to wonderful reviews and his theatrical adaptation of it premiered in Houston in October 2021. His adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist toured the U.K. after its acclaimed West End run and is on its way to Broadway. He’s received the Humanitas Award (plus two nominations), five Writers’ Guild Award nominations, a Gemini nomination, an Edgar Award, Camie Award, Christopher Award, and his projects have won a Gemini Award and been nominated for the Emmy Award and the Golden Globe. To know more, please visit his website: johnpielmeier.com.