ALEXEI J. SLATER - WRITER
After his English Literature degree Alexei worked for 7 years in production and development at HandMade Films - founded by Beatle, George Harrison. Alexei founded Turn The Slate Productions in 2011, making 8 award winning short films. He has written 'spec' scripts for shorts, plays, TV pilots and features and continues to develop film and TV concepts while also consulting on work from early filmmakers. Alexei also works in development for film financier Ikigai International and is a co-executive producer on the 2025 US thriller 'Closure' starring Hollywood stalwarts Michael Kelly, Dennis Haysbert, Kevin Pollak and Mena Suvari.
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However...since childhood, Alexei`s first ambition was to be a fiction writer. He has written many short stories including 'The Taxidermist' published in the 2023 crime anthology from Murderous Ink Press available in paperback and eBook: www.amazon.co.uk/Crimeucopia-More-Thing-Worry-About. Alexei`s story 'Dubois, Wyoming' reached the Quarterfinals of Screencraft`s 2022 Cinematic Short Story Writing Competition.
Alexei has written three novel manuscripts and a novella and is working towards representation for his first US set crime thriller.
CRIME WRITING CONFERENCES
Alexei attended Capital Crime 2024 & Capital Crime 2025 - where he met fellow writers, readers and bloggers and enjoyed the inspiring panels from the UK`s leading crime and thriller authors. Alexei also attended Karin Slaughter`s Slaughterfest 2025.