Paul Kalburgi is a playwright and screenwriter from the North East of England. Born in Stockton-on-Tees, he has lived and worked in the UK, USA, Spain, and New Zealand, and currently resides in London. He received his MA (Writing for Screen & Stage) from the School of Drama, Film & Media at Regent's University, London, where he graduated with distinction and was awarded the Postgraduate Student Prize. He also studied Story Analysis for Film through the Writer's Program at UCLA.

His screenwriting credits include Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw (featuring Kevin Bacon and Ryan Phillippe, REELZ Channel, USA), Shortland Street (TVNZ, New Zealand), The Price of Fame (REELZ Channel, USA / Channel 5, UK), and Healing (Revelation TV, UK – Winner, Concrete Dream Film Festival, Los Angeles). He has also written two TV movies (romantic comedies) for Reel One Entertainment.

As a producer, Paul has worked on programs for a variety of networks in the UK and USA since 2007, covering genres such as celebrity/reality, docudrama, documentary, lifestyle, factual entertainment, and local news.

Select playwriting credits include Broadway or Bust (Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas), In The Tall Grass (Bishop Arts Theatre Center, Dallas – Winner ‘Outstanding New Play’ DFW Theater Critics Forum, 2018), Maxine (Stockwell Playhouse, London and Times Square Art Center, New York), Almost The Birthday Party (Etcetera Theatre and Old Red Lion Theatre, London), and staged readings and an audio production of The Countess (Blue Elephant Theatre, London).

An experienced teaching artist and writing coach, Paul facilitates screenwriting and playwriting courses and workshops internationally. His book, The Writer's Toolkit: Exercises, Techniques, and Ideas for Playwrights and Screenwriters, is published by Nick Hern Books, London. Paul has also written features for Script Magazine, The Dramatist, and Sardines Magazine.

Paul is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild of America. He currently serves as the UK Ambassador - strengthening relationships between dramatists living and working internationally, promoting cultural exchange and creative partnerships.

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