joel fishbane

fiction | theatre | film | script consulting

Joel Fishbane with a whimsical smile in a red shirt and blue cap.

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Fun facts about Joel!

He's on social media like Instagram, Bluesky, LinkedIn, and Goodreads.

  • He is perilously close to being overeducated, with an MFA in Creative Writing (University of British Columbia), a BA in Theatre and Creative Writing (Concordia University), and an Editing Certificate (Simon Fraser University).

  • He has been a freelance script consultant for 10 years, in addition to reading screenplays and literary work for Screenplay Readers, Coverfly, and the Austin Film Festival.

  • He creates Headscratchers Trivia.

  • He taught himself the clarinet and the guitar - his neighbors never forgave him.

  • He has a blog about books that he no longer updates with any degree of regularity.

  • He knows a lot about taxes.

  • He’s been a theatre producer, director, stage manager, sous chef, bookstore clerk, theatre critic, dive show host, and once was the guy leading Barney around at children’s birthday parties.

  • He has a podcast.

  • His sister is a superstar.

  • He was once on a game show.