Caroline Ryder is an Irish-Brazilian storyteller and WGA member whose work spans journalism, literature, and screenwriting. After cutting her teeth at MTV London and various record labels, she relocated to Los Angeles where she established herself as an art and culture journalist before expanding into book collaboration and exhibition design. A USC Screenwriting MFA graduate, she crafts screenplays and experimental literary fiction, with recent publications in Maudlin House and Chestnut Review.
Book Collaborations
- "The House of My Mother" by Shari Franke (Gallery, forthcoming 2025)
- "Give Them Lala" by Lala Kent (Simon & Schuster, 2022) - *National Bestseller*
- "Dirty Rocker Boys" by Bobbie Brown (Simon & Schuster, 2013) - *Named one of the '50 Greatest Rock Memoirs of All Time' by Rolling Stone*
- "Falling Upwards" by Jeremy Fall (Hachette, 2023)
- "Kicking Up Dirt" by Ashley Fiolek (Harper Collins, 2011) - *Amazon Top 10 Motocross Books*
Exhibition Design
- Insomniac "Planet Rave" Museum Exhibition - Story Design (forthcoming 2025/6)
- "Beyond The Streets" - UK Hip Hop Room, Saatchi Gallery, London (2023)
Coffee Table Books
- "Let There Be GWAR" (Gingko, 2015)
- "Art In The Streets" - Contributing Writer (Gingko, 2018)
- "Live At The Masque: Nightmare in Punk Alley" - Editor (Gingko, 2007)
- Swindle / Icons Issues 1-3
- "Small Gift" - Sanrio
Journalism
*Notable Publications:* T Magazine, New York Magazine, LA Times, Variety, Dazed, The Face, AnOther, Flaunt, Monocle, Billboard, Cosmopolitan, Paper, URB, LA Weekly
Literary Fiction
- "Lana Loves Kid Rock" - Maudlin House, 2024
- "The Harmony Protocol" - Chestnut Review, 2024
- "Wings" - Chestnut Review, 2024
- "The Audition" - Published in "All The King's Horses: An Expression of Depression"
Screenwriting Achievements
- Hedgebrook Screenwriting Lab Fellow
- Sundance Screenwriters Lab - Second Round
- Austin Film Festival - Semi-Finalist
- Academy Nicholl Fellowship - Second Round
- Summer Words, Aspen
Education
- MFA in Screenwriting - USC School of Cinematic Arts
- B.Sc. in Environmental Geography - London School of Economics
- National Council for the Training of Journalists (UK) Level 6, Professional Senior Qualification
Professional Memberships
- Writers Guild of America (WGA)
- American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA)