Wanda Nolan is a writer, story consultant, and filmmaker who lives in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

Her documentary, The Muse (National Film Board of Canada), has recently started its film festival run and will be released by the NFB in Spring of 2026. She is also co-writer/co-director with Lian Morrison on the documentary, Lauda (Ruby Line Productions), which is in post-production with the release date set to January 2026.

Her scripted short films have been nominated and won awards nationally and internationally. She is also working with several producers on television projects – writing pilots, breaking novels, and developing pitch documentation.

She story consults for various film, television, and documentary projects, including the National Film Board of Canada on features like Luben & Elena by Ellie Yonova, and Sons by Justin Simms. She also teaches screenwriting in St. John’s. 

In March 2020, she was honoured to be a Visiting Writer at the University of British Columbia School of Creative Writing. Wanda holds Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the university.