Helen Tompson

Helen Tompson is a UK-based screenwriter, script editor, and creative consultant working across drama, comedy, and genre, with a passion for adaptation. Her work is character-led, socially grounded, and driven by a sharp understanding of story, voice, and perspective.

Helen has developed projects through a range of industry schemes and labs, including the Kay Mellor Screenwriters Lab (Women in Film and TV), The Network at the Edinburgh TV Festival (The TV Foundation), the Scream Queens Horror Writers Lab with Terror Arcade and Cariad Productions (supported by BFI NETWORK), the D. Scott Jones Comedy lab in partnership with Outwrd, and the Rocaberti Writers Retreat, where she was awarded a scholarship. She is currently developing original and adapted projects for film and television.

Her produced work include commissioned short, Brick by Brick, and funded short, Like Buses; both set to release January and July 2026 respectively. Helen is drawn to reimagining existing material in bold but grounded ways, often centring overlooked perspectives and interrogating gender, class, and power.

Alongside her creative work, Helen is an experienced script reader, adjudicator, and consultant with an MA from Falmouth University in Writing for Script & Screen (Distinction) and has completed the Story for Script Development course with John Yorke Story. She has adjudicated plays for the Somerset Fellowship of Drama and the Rose Bowl Awards, shortlisted scripts and films for festivals and competitions, and taught screenwriting through the BFI Academy and Falmouth University. She is known for offering clear, rigorous, and practical story feedback rooted in both craft and lived experience.

Helen’s work reflects a commitment to collaboration, authenticity, and the belief that strong storytelling begins with deep attention to character.