David Bennett Carren is an award-winning screenwriter whose work includes numerous episodes for such television shows as Star Trek: The Next Generation, Stargate SG1, and The Twilight Zone, among many others. His feature film script credits include Mr. Hell, Waiting for Sandoval, and The Red Queen, which he also directed. His recognition as a screenwriter and/or director includes a Writer's Guild Award Nomination, a First Place in the New York Television and Film Festival, Grand Prizes in the Cynosure and StoryPro Awards, Platinum, Gold and Bronze Remi Awards, and a Silver Palm at the Mexico Film Festival.

His first screenwriting textbook, Next Level Screenwriting: Insights, Ideas and Inspiration for the Intermediate Screenwriter, which he wrote with David Landau, is available through Focal Press. A member of the Writers Guild of America and the University Film & Video Association, David earned his MFA in Screenwriting from Spalding University and is a Professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley where he has served as the Chair of the Department of Theatre.