Debbie Maya

(Writes under the name Debbie Nagioff)

Email: debbiemaya@yahoo.co.uk

Artistic Statement

Debbie Maya

M.A. Comedy Writing – University of Falmouth

Website: http://www.debbienagioff.com

Professional Summary

After a career at the BBC and then in the law, I have concurrently been a writer of screenplays plays in comedy and drama, as well as New Age and Children’s books, and articles. 

My debut book, published through Amazon, was entitled “The Twin Flame and other Soul Mate Connections” which was a factual look at the phenomenon of soul mate connections, with samples.

I have written and published through TSL Publications, a large number of television and radio-based plays, playlets and sketches, which had their first airing at Player Playwrights – a London-based drama group of professional and semi-professional writers and actors.  I also have several projects in development.I have written and published through TSL Publications, a large number of television and radio-based plays, playlets and sketches, which had their first airing at Player Playwrights – a London-based drama group of professional and semi-professional writers and actors.

I am a writer of a wide variety of books, but most notably books those that fall under the heading of New Age.  This is because I have worked as a clairvoyant, astrologer and hypnotherapist.  I have also written children’s books, because when my son was a baby, I wrote some stories to read to him at bedtime.  My debut book was called “The Twin Flame and other Soul Mate Connections” which was a factual look at the phenomenon of soul mate connections, with samples.

I was born in North London and my latest ventures are based in Borehamwood (“WD6”) and St Albans (“Hello Vera”).  I have worked in the law since 1990, and for the BBC from 1972 – 1979, in BBC Schools Radio, where I was able to obtain Vox Pops interviews for the programme I worked on.  I also went on “attachment” to BBC Television Light Entertainment and worked for the writers of The Two Ronnies and The Dave Allen Show.  Later in life I bumped into one of those writers, who lived very close to me, Peter Vincent, and was able to write collaboratively with him on a play entitled “The Mysterious Bottle”.

Education / Writing Courses / Workshops

M.A. Comedy Writing  – University of Falmouth – 2024-2026

Jed Mercurio – Writing Drama for Television – 2021 (online course)

Journalist diploma – The London School of Journalism  -December 1984

Current objectives

To get representation through a literary agent.