As a story consultant, script editor, writer and unabashed nerd, with a track record in developing screen stories and talent, Nicole Dade is passionate about the power of storytelling to open our hearts to the lives of others. 

Nicole is Development Producer for Leah Purcell and Bain Stewart's company, Oombarra Productions, and is associate producer and script editor for Purcell’s film, The Drover’s Wife the Legend of Molly Johnson. Having segued into screenwriting, several of Nicole’s TV and film projects are under option. She’s been a senior creative executive for international organisations, developing many screen projects from idea to production.

Nicole offers workshops and consultancy using her own story method, ELEMENTS OF STORY, which she created in 2023 to demystify story principles and break free of outdated storytelling ‘rules.’

www.deptofstories.com

“Nicole doesn’t recite standard screenwriting jargon and formulas, but she gets under the skin of a story to its emotional drive.”