Biografía
Monice Mitchell Simms is a multi-award-winning published author and produced screen-television writer of projects adapted from IP
Recently, a staff writer in BET+'s "All the Queen's Men," Monice won a Telly Award as the writer, showrunner, executive producer of the documentary series, "Discovering West Africa with World Wide Nate," for Wondrium.
Monice also adapted the film, "Redeemed," to the screen for BET+ and Apple TV+. She wrote, produced and directed the short films, "Carmin's Choice" and "Rain," for Showtime, and she co-wrote-produced the independent documentary, "Two Classes of 1968."
Monice has authored seven books, including her children's tale, "Nana's Fridge," and her historical fiction novel, "Address: House of Corrections," is also a fan favorite audio drama on Apple scripted podcasts.
A native daughter of Detroit, Monice holds a BA in journalism from Wayne State University, a MFA in film from Columbia College Chicago and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Sociology.
Constantly creating, Monice has a slate of original and adapted projects in development, and she is the creator-host of the storytellers poducuseries, "Works~N~Progress," which recently became a recipient of the Podcasting, Seriously Award Fund and won the 2025 w3 GOLD award for "Best use of Writing" in Podcasting.
