Susan Sojourna Collier is an American television writer and playwright. With a background in poetry & playwriting, Sojourna Collier received a Daytime Emmy nomination for her writing on ABC Daytime's All My Children. Collier also wrote for One Life to Live. She collaborated with comedian/actor Tommy Ford to produce a series of sitcoms and films distributed by Lionsgate/Grindstone. The first feature film was aired on Aspire TV Network – garnering the largest ratings for the network. This film premiered at the Las Vegas Black Film Festival, won Best Film at the BronzeLens Festival and Audience Choice at the Peachtree Village International Film Festival. The second feature, , received the Best Feature honor at the Kingdomwood Christian Film Festival, is now available on In addition, she pinned the screenplay Get the Show on the Road; an adaptation of a romantic comedy novel, which was a semi- finalist in the Tribeca Screenwriting Festival. As a playwright, Susan-Sojourna has authored four plays produced throughout the east coast and she is the recipient of Playwrights Horizon Theatre's Black Ink Reading Festival, winner of the New York's New Professional Theatre's Writing Festival and Walt Disney Television Writing Fellowship. Her latest musical, Allegory On 125th Street, is being workshopped in Atlanta and New York City. Crossing over to producing documentary films, Susan-Sojourna's first project, , was funded by the Robin Hood Foundation & Brooklyn District Attorney. This documentary received the Honored Feature at the NY Metropolitan Film Festival & Best Doc at NYC Downtown Feature Festival. This documentary is the center of monthly Community Hall Meetings in Brooklyn to spark conversations regarding solutions to the violence issues. Currently, she is finishing, Through My Lens: A Study of Bullying in the African American Community, a documentary partnership with Tommy Ford and President Obama's My Brother's Keeper Mentor Initiative. Susan-Sojourna producing credit includes a series of media projects for NBC/Bravo Diversity on the Set campaign – filmed in various US cities. This garnered her a Gold Aurora Award. She's a freelance producer for Al Roker Entertainment, Johwarah Productions, MTV and several other production companies – developing, producing & pitching new TV shows and documentaries. Serving as a mentor for aspiring writers, Susan-Sojourna is an educator and motivational speaker focusing on building self-esteem through writing. Most recently, she was the Creative Writing & Film Production Professor at Abu Dhabi Women's College. She edited the college's first book of poetry – Insights into Emirati Life and curated '80 Seconds' a multimedia art project. She has taught film and writing courses at Gibbs School & School of Visual Art. In addition, she serves on the Professional Advisory Committee for the Art Institute – NYC, active board member for Manna House School- East Harlem and a writing mentor for Girls Write Now, NYC. She developed the creative writing workshop Messages to My Younger Brother/ Messages to My Younger Sister focusing on legacy narrative writing as a rehabilitation method. This workshop was implemented at Rikers Island Correctional Facility, Youth and Congregations in Partnership & Girls Re-Entry Assistance Support Program. Susan-Sojourna holds a BA in English from Talladega College and a Masters of Fine Arts from Spalding University
