Teresa Lo
Teresa Lo is an American journalist, bestselling author, and comedian. Her debut novel, Hell's Game, was one of the top 20 young adult horror novels on Amazon in 2013; and her series, The Red Lantern Scandals, was a bestselling Asian-American literary work. She has been interviewed by leading Asian-American publications such as Hyphen Magazine and Angry Asian Man, and she was the judge for Hyphen Magazine's first ever erotica writing contest. She has been published in the Comma, Splice Literary Journal; JD Journal; Buzzfeed; Yahoo; The Hollywood Reporter; USC's School of Cinematic Arts' website; and The University Daily Kansan. She is currently a journalist for Hustler Magazine.
Lo was born and raised in Coffeyville, Kansas, and her parents owned a Chinese restaurant which she began working at when she was twelve-years-old. After high school, she attended the University of Kansas, where she graduated from the honors program and earned a B.A. in History with a certificate in global awareness. She was named a KU Woman of Distinction for her achievements in the arts, and she was founder of the T.Lo Club and president of Phi Alpha Delta, the pre-law fraternity. During her senior year of college, she was a research intern at The Late Show with David Letterman.
After college, Lo moved to Los Angeles to attend the USC School of Cinematic Arts where she majored in screenwriting. She graduated with a Masters in Fine Arts, and she was a participant of the NAMIC Fall Writers Workshop, a finalist for the 2017 Universal Pictures Emerging Writers Fellowship, and a finalist for the 2019 HBO Access Writers Program.
In 2010, Lo won the Grand Prize in the Script Pipeline Screenplay Contest, and she also placed two other scripts in the finals, a rare accomplishment. That same year, her drama script The Physicist also was a finalist for the prestigious 2010 Bluecat Screenplay Contest. Lo's produced credit, "Angel's Bread" won the Silver Lei Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the Honolulu Film Festival.
Lo has written a virtual reality project for Warner Brothers and viral videos for Popsugar. Her novel The Sugar Baby Club was optioned by Winkler Films (The Wolf of Wall Street, Creed), and her book series The Red Lantern Scandals is in development with 20th Century Fox.
In addition to writing, Lo was a cast member on PBS' movie and television review show, Just Seen It, and she worked as the Head of Development at Marc Haimes' production company, Haimes Productions. She is currently a standup comedian performing international.
Lo was born and raised in Coffeyville, Kansas, and her parents owned a Chinese restaurant which she began working at when she was twelve-years-old. After high school, she attended the University of Kansas, where she graduated from the honors program and earned a B.A. in History with a certificate in global awareness. She was named a KU Woman of Distinction for her achievements in the arts, and she was founder of the T.Lo Club and president of Phi Alpha Delta, the pre-law fraternity. During her senior year of college, she was a research intern at The Late Show with David Letterman.
After college, Lo moved to Los Angeles to attend the USC School of Cinematic Arts where she majored in screenwriting. She graduated with a Masters in Fine Arts, and she was a participant of the NAMIC Fall Writers Workshop, a finalist for the 2017 Universal Pictures Emerging Writers Fellowship, and a finalist for the 2019 HBO Access Writers Program.
In 2010, Lo won the Grand Prize in the Script Pipeline Screenplay Contest, and she also placed two other scripts in the finals, a rare accomplishment. That same year, her drama script The Physicist also was a finalist for the prestigious 2010 Bluecat Screenplay Contest. Lo's produced credit, "Angel's Bread" won the Silver Lei Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the Honolulu Film Festival.
Lo has written a virtual reality project for Warner Brothers and viral videos for Popsugar. Her novel The Sugar Baby Club was optioned by Winkler Films (The Wolf of Wall Street, Creed), and her book series The Red Lantern Scandals is in development with 20th Century Fox.
In addition to writing, Lo was a cast member on PBS' movie and television review show, Just Seen It, and she worked as the Head of Development at Marc Haimes' production company, Haimes Productions. She is currently a standup comedian performing international.
Awards•2019 HBO Access Writing Fellowship Finalist
•2017 Fox TV Writing Fellowship Finalist • 2016 Universal Screenwriting Fellowship Finalist •Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Finalist--Hell's Game • University of Kansas Woman of Distinction • 2010 Winner of the Script Pipeline Screenwriting Contest • 2010 Finalist of the Bluecat Screenplay Contest • Honorable Mention, Sara Paretsky Creativity Award |
Speaking Engagements• Writing Instructor at the Boston Comedy Festival 2020
• Panelist at the Burbank Comedy Festival 2020 • Panelist at the Annenberg Community Beach House Artist in Residency Discussion Series 2017 • Panelist at the Vegas Cinefest International Film Festival 2012 • Guest Speaker at Alameda Writers Group 2014 |
