Vanessa M. Chattman

Houston, Texas

Horror Novelist, Poet, and Screenwriter at I'm a Published Author through the Book Baby Publishing Company

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Vanessa M. Chattman was born on September 5th, 1970, in Newark, NJ. Her family moved to East Orange, NJ a few years later. She graduated from Clifford J. Scott High School in 1989. She joined the US Army in 1990 served on Active Duty for four years and ten months. She deployed to Desert Storm in 1990 and attended Vincennes University In 1993.She worked for the Department of Defense and Child Care Services from 1995 to 1998. In November 1997, she was accepted into the International Poetry Hall of Fame. Her membership with The Writer’s Digest Book Club has been active since 1997. Her poems have been published in three different anthologies. The poem “My House” has been published in “The Poetic Voices of America Anthology.” The second poem titled “The Celebration” has been published in the “Beginnings” anthology. The poem titled “People” has been published by The National Library of Poetry and has received The Editor’s Choice Award. The Play titled, “Street Gigs”, and the Screenplay titled, “ZEROX CODES” were written in 2008. She has been an active member of the Unites States Army Reserves for 10 years from 2008 to 2018. and has an associate’s degree in applied science. Her modeling experience started with the opportunity to attend The John Casablancas Modeling school in 2018, and years later she had the opportunity to have her first photo shoot with Studio-1 in 2023.  She received a certificate from The Writers Guild of America, West Inc. for The Black Sea of Roses Screenplay in 2020. Her Film Freeway membership from 2020 to 2024 included receiving 12 best horror screenplay awards, 5 screenplay award trophies and a best horror screenplay award from Luminary Independent Film Fiesta in 2024. Her First Horror Novel “The Black Sea of Roses: (Book 1) was published on October 17th, 2019, by Amnet Systems, A Book Publishing Company owned by Anazon.com.   Her second Novel “The Black Sea of Roses: A Novel (The Antique shop, Book 2) was published on April 30th, 2021, by The Book Baby Publishing Company. Her poetry book titled “The Poetry Series” was published on July 4th, 2020, by The Dorrance Publishing Company. She is also a Mary Kay beauty consultant since November14th, 2023 and She currently resides in Texas with her family.

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2025-08-08

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Luminary Independent Film Fiesta Selected THE BLACK SEA OF ROSES
THE BLACK SEA OF ROSES has won Best Screenplay at the Indiefare International Film Festival and was selected for Best Horror at the Luminary Independent Film Fiesta. Explore the horror further with the audiobook on SoundCloud and Spotify, and the novel’s playlist and podcast on YouTube, all created by Vanessa M. Chattman.
https://www.networkisa.org/screenwriting_success/view/13276

Videos

A Fine Haunted Tune Screenplay AI Video Created by Vanessa M. Chattman (author).mp4

Spellmarked Fantasy Screenplay AI Video Created by Vanessa M. Chattman (Author).mp4

ZEROX CODES Screenplay Story board by Vanessa M. Chattman.mp4

The Black Sea of Roses_ A Novel (The Antique Shop, Book 2)_ by Vanessa M. Chattman_ Book Trailer.mp4

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Awards

Luminary Independent Film Fiesta
(2024)
Global Indie Film Fest
(2023)
Rome International Movie Awards
(2022)
Indiefare International Film Festival
(2022)
Medusa Film Festival
(2022)

Cult Movies International Film Festival
(2022)

Sundarban International Film Festival
(2022)

Beyond Border International Film Festival
(2022)

Focus International Film Festival
(2022)

Paperscreenplay
(2022)

Flixze Film Festival
(2020)

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The Black Sea of Roses Budget: $0 - $100K | Horror When a couple stumbles upon an abandoned cabin in a haunted forest, they uncover a dark family legacy and awaken vengeful spirits in this chilling supernatural horror
The Black Sea of Roses Budget: $5M - $10M | Horror In a haunted antique shop nestled in upstate New York, three strangers—Tom, Mark, and Melinda—uncover cursed relics tied to Civil War-era spirits. As demonic paintings and possessed dolls awaken, they must unravel the shop’s dark legacy before becoming part of its ghostly collection.
"Spellmarked" Budget: $100K - $1M | Fantasy A street thief with a stolen wand accidentally opens a portal into a mirror world and faces her own twisted reflection for control of her destiny.
"A Fine Haunted Tune" Budget: $0 - $100K | Horror A violinist obsessed with perfection replaces her fingers with those of deceased prodigies, playing music that drives listeners mad.
"ZEROX CODES" Budget: $1M - $5M | Thriller ⋄ Action Ronald Paterson retired from the Los Angeles police department: with 20 years of service. He has created a computer program called ZEROX CODES.