Accolades
Writing, Film, & More
UWWFest
DESDEMONA, One-Act Play – Premiered October 2021
Written By: Hailey Ver Halen
Directed By: Davette J. Franklin
Produced By: DavJasFran Entertainment
GRANDMA ROSA, One-Act Play – Premiered October 2020
Written By: Hailey Ver Halen
Directed By: Davette J. Franklin
Produced By: DavJasFran Entertainment
101 Words
HANGRY, Flash Fiction – Published November 2020
Friday Flash Fiction
ESPRESSO MACHINE, Flash Fiction – Published March 2022
https://www.fridayflashfiction.com/100-word-stories/espresso-machine-by-hailey-mcnamara
MILKSHAKE, Flash Fiction – Published June 2021
https://www.fridayflashfiction.com/100-word-stories/milkshake-by-hailey-mcnamara
TRAMPOLINE, Flash Fiction – Published November 2020
https://www.fridayflashfiction.com/100-word-stories/trampoline-by-hailey-mcnamara
CUTOFF SHORTS, Flash Fiction – Published October 2020
https://www.fridayflashfiction.com/100-word-stories/cutoff-shorts-by-hailey-mcnamara
YELLOW, Flash Fiction – Published October 2020
https://www.fridayflashfiction.com/100-word-stories/yellow-by-hailey-mcnamara
THE PERFORMANCE, Flash Fiction – Published September 2020
https://www.fridayflashfiction.com/100-word-stories/the-performance-by-hailey-mcnamara
CAUGHT IN THE RAIN, Flash Fiction – Published September 2020
https://www.fridayflashfiction.com/100-word-stories/caught-in-the-rain-by-hailey-mcnamara
The Script Lab – Screenplay Contest (Quarterfinalist)
BLOOD SISTERS, Feature Script – 2019 Competition
Top 12% of 5,000+ entries – TSL’s Screenplay Contest (2019) for Blood Sisters, feature script
Horror in the Hills Festival
DESDEMONA, Short Script – 2018 Festival
Official Selection – Horror in the Hills Festival
Chicago Horror Film Festival
DESDEMONA, Short Script – 2018 Festival
Official Selection – Chicago Horror Film Festival
Chicago Comedy Film Festival
Indie Film is Alive! Script Supervisor – Fall 2018
Web Series directed and produced by Jessica Hardy and Brent Kado
Logline: After being fired from her day job, a movie enthusiast embarks on creating her own film festival.
The Modcon London Film Festival
COOKIE JAR, Feature Script – 2017 Festival
Official Selection – TMC London Film Festival
Written Image Screenwriting Contest
THE BIRTHMARK, Short Script – 2015 Competition
Third Place – Written Image Screenwriting Contest
Columbia Practicum
180, Short Script – Spring 2015
Credited writer on a short film about the effects of Bipolar Disorder on a mother/daughter relationship (film produced by Columbia College Chicago)