As a retired schoolteacher turned script and screenwriter, his forty-year career included extensive overseas teaching, lecturing, and drama training, which he credits as providing a deep well of material for his writing.
His professional background includes writing scripts and directing stage plays for public performance, as well as producing educational materials for Oxford University Press and Heinemann. His diverse portfolio covers multi-genre scripts, including shorts, features, and mini/extended TV series.
He has achieved modest success in various local and international events, with recent semi-finalist and finalist awards at the Roscommon, Kerry, and Waterford Film Festivals (2025). Other notable achievements include being placed in the top 10% of shortlisted scripts for the BBC Open Call in 2019 and securing a table read at the London Screenwriters’ Festival the following year.
As a freelance editor and judge for the Page Turner Awards, he is honoured to assist others in achieving their best work. While he pays close attention to necessary technical elements (spelling, grammar, punctuation), his primary focus is always on the creative essentials: structure, the quality of dialogue, and descriptive prose that establishes the world of the story. He believes that mastering these elements is the foundation for successful creative writing.
I'm looking for stories that jump out at me, grab me by the throat and drag me along through the story until it ends.
Stewart is married and lives in County Kerry, Ireland, with Tess and their French Bulldog, Molly.
