Laura Anderson
Laura Anderson is a Scottish-born, Aotearoa-based writer with over 15 years of professional experience writing for games, film, tv, adverts, apps, print and websites. She has a passion for diversity and equality, and loves creating stories of any kind for people to enjoy.
She makes games that centre on non-violent, accessible, inclusive and safe spaces for players. She has worked for mobile, PC, console and educational games, her work has been downloaded by over 70 million players to date, and her games have won multiple awards.
Why Tartan Moa?
Because real (good) writing isn’t extinct.
A Few Awards
- BAFTA Best Children’s Short Form 2015 (OOGLIES)
- Google Choice Award Green Game Jam 2023, Best Puzzle Game TIGA 2023, Best Casual Game TIGA 2021 (LOVE & PIES)
- Best Screenplay, Director’s Film Festival Canada (I AM ANNA)
- Talent Lab 2016, Edinburgh International Film Festival
Fun Facts
- Laura was a casual tour guide at Wētā Workshop for a while – she knows all about swords and armour – and also led talks on birds at Zealandia
- She was a panelist at MGM ComicCon and Nine Worlds con in London
- Laura worked as a Digital Marketing Manager with brands like Roblox, Minecraft, Star Wars and British Airways
- Laura has been a script reader and script editor for several production companies
- Laura has a postgraduade masters in Screenwriting from Screen Academy Scotland
Let’s make something together.
Selected Credits
games
Beyond These Stars / Balancing Monkey Games (2025-)
Writing dialogue, characters, storylines, and other in-world text for PC worldbuilding game.
Merge Mansion / Metacore / Writer (2022)
Writing dialogue and planning storylines to boost play.
– Over 60 million downloads to date
Papukaya and Space Ape Games/Supercell London / Mobile / Writer (2022)
– Providing narrative and writing for several NDA projects
Love & Pies / Trailmix / Narrative Lead (2018 – 2024)
Created characters, storylines and bibles, wrote 150 tv-sitcom style screenplays and all dialogue.
Led the narrative team and collaborated with animators and design.
– Over 9 million downloads to date
– Winner: Green Game Jam Google Choice Award 2023, Best Puzzle Game TIGA 2023, Best Casual Game TIGA 2021
Film & TV
I Am Anna / Feature film / Co-Screenwriter & Actor (2017)
– Winner: Best Screenplay, Director’s Film Fest Canada
– Winner: Golden World Award, World Film Awards Indonesia
OOglies / CBBC Series / Screenwriter (2015)
– Winner: BAFTA Best Children’s Short Form 2015
Cops & Monsters / Web Series / Screenwriter
(2017 & 2021)
We All Fall Down / Short Film / Director, Co-Writer (2015)
Ladies Who Lunch / Short Film / Screenwriter (2009)
– Funded by South West Screen Commission
– Winner: Best Short Film, 2010 Black Int. Film Festival
The Santa Trap / Short Film / Script Editor (2009)
other
Speaker – How to change game narrative – NZGDC 2025
Guest Lecturer – Screenwriting – Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka 2023
Invited expert – Google Games – Diversity in Storytelling, 2022
Guest Lecturer – Games Writing – University West of England, 2021
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