lindsey addawoo (she/her) is a CSA-nominated writer from the Greater Toronto Area.

A queer storyteller of Ghanaian & Indo-Guyanese descent, her work is largely in the realm of drama and genre, exploring themes of resiliency and triumph in the face of exploitation. Her stories often center on marginalized folks in ways that are not commonly seen. 

Her first short film, Queen Of Hearts (2018), won the 2017 Inside Out Film Festival BravoFACT pitch award. She co-wrote Promise Me (2020), a short film that won the Standout Short Film Writer Award at Reelworld Film Festival where she was also a Reelworld E20 participant.

Her credits include Street Legal (CBC), Coroner (CBC), Xavier Riddle And The Secret Museum (PBS), and Director X’s Robyn Hood (Boat Rocker/Corus). Most recently, she was the Associate Story Producer on The Legacy Awards, an award show celebrating Black Canadian excellence and achievements in culture, community, and leadership.

She is an alumna of BlackWomenFilm! Canada (2016), BIPOC TV & Film’s inaugural Episodic Drama Writers’ Lab (2021) and Showrunner Bootcamp (2022). lindsey was inducted to the Warner Bros. Discovery Access x Canadian Academy Writers Program in 2022, and was a recipient of the Rogers-BSO Script Development Fund through the Black Screen Office (BSO) and the Canadian Independent Screen Fund (CISF).

lindsey holds a BA in media production from Toronto Metropolitan University (PKA Ryerson University). Most days she can be found chasing her chaotic shih-poo Hodor or developing cool projects with cool people.

In honour of late writer/activist bell hooks, she prefers her name written in lowercase.