Nick Kilgore is a screenwriter from Northeast Tennessee. Growing up gay and closeted in the foothills of the Appalachians, Dolly Parton said it best: it’s hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world. So Nick traded one rhinestone world for another (West Hollywood), where he found his voice writing soapy, character-driven dramedies and gay rom-coms where identity, intimacy, and power collide.

Nick’s experience includes both scripted and non-fiction. He currently works at CNN as Executive Assistant to the heads of Current Programming and Development for CNN Original Series. Before CNN, he worked at Participant Media, supporting the documentary team across all aspects of the department’s film slate.

Prior to his work in non-fiction, Nick focused on scripted television, co-writing episodes on OWN’s Delilah (where he served as a Staff Writer and assistant) and on Greenleaf (where he served as an assistant). He was also the Writers’ Production Assistant on the first season of Showtime’s Black Monday. Nick is a member of the WGA.

In 2019, Nick co-directed, produced, wrote, and starred in the short film POST MORTEM, an Official Selection at the HollyShorts and Newport Beach Film Festivals. Inspired by his volunteer work with The Trevor Project and his own life, his writing often explores mental health with humor and honesty.

To read Nick’s personal essays and cultural observations, visit The Gay Attaché on Substack.