Christopher Sirmons Haviland, also published as C.S. Haviland, has a Bachelor's degree in Radio / TV / Film from the University of North Texas.

CO-PRODUCER, "THE FIRST OF MAY" (HBO) Mr. Haviland was Co-Producer on the feature film THE FIRST OF MAY in 1997, starring Julie Harris, Dan Bird, Mickey Rooney, Charles Nelson Reilly, Gerard Christopher, Tom Nowicki, and baseball legend Joe DiMaggio in a cameo role. The movie was distributed to foreign theatrical markets, then HBO worldwide, and DVD. Mr. Haviland was also its Location Manager. (www.FirstOfMay.com). Winner of over 12 awards.

EDITOR, "THE SYNOPSIS TREASURY" (WRITING REFERENCE) Published in 2015 by WordFire Press, THE SYNOPSIS TREASURY is a collection of actual synopses and story proposals written by established authors (ranging from international bestsellers to multiple award winners to rising stars) and submitted to market for publication.

AUTHOR, "FAITH & FAIRIES" (SCREENPLAY: FANTASY) [former title "THE TREE")

• Quarter-Finalist in the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting (sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences), the New Century Writer Awards, and the Screenwriting Expo (sponsored by Creative Screenwriting Magazine)
• Two time Semi-Finalist in the Chesterfield Writer's Film Project (sponsored by Amblin' Entertainment & Universal Pictures)
• Semi-Finalist in the Maui Writers Conference National Screenwriting Competition
• Finalist in the People's Picture Show contest.

AUTHOR, "FAITH & FAIRIES" (NOVEL: FANTASY, based on screenplay) Published in 2005, advance edition in 2004. (www.FaithAndFairies.com)

AUTHOR, "CODE & CREATION" (SCREENPLAY: SF) Formerly entitled CODE & CHEMISTRY, this spec script was written to be shot on a very small budget with very few locations. In a computerized underground reality, where there is no such thing as "male," women are created in retro-tech habitats and spend their lives in isolation, using machines to create other women in other habitats. But the society is turned upside-down when a man is created by accident.

• Semi-Finalist in the 2012 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting (sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences ... one of 129 best out of 7,197 entries, making it among the 1% best unproduced screenplays in the world according to the Academy, in the biggest screenwriting competition in history until that time ... was listed at Oscars.org); the Chesterfield Writer's Film Project screenplay (managed by Universal Pictures and Steven Spielberg's Amblin' Entertainment).
• Quarter-Finalist in the New Century Writer Awards

AUTHOR: "THE REALITY DIVISION" (SHORT STORY: FANTASY) Published in BAD-ASS FAERIES 2: JUST PLAIN BAD (2009/2008).

• Winner of the 2009 EPPIE award.

AUTHOR: "CHANGE" (SHORT STORY: FANTASY) Published in PRONTO! WRITINGS FROM ROME (2002), which includes work by bestselling authors Terry Brooks and John Saul.