Frequently Asked Questions
Based on true questions
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Cam has writing samples available to read by request. Requests will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Contact Cam to make a read request.
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Yes, Cam has television specs to share to show how he can apply his voice to pre-existing television series.
He has a cracking spec script of an episode of Bluey he wrote called Rad Dad.
Contact Cam to make a read request.
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Cam can be heard each month on ABC Sydney Drive on Thursday after 5.30pm AEST.
Listen out for Cam as an expert on film and television across Australia on ABC Radio National and locally on ABC Sydney, ABC Melbourne, ABC Brisbane, ABC Darwin, ABC Perth, ABC Adelaide and ABC Tasmania.
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Contact Cam by going to the contact page and filling out the request form.
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Slow Lane is available to listen to on the ABC Radio National fictions website.
Slow Lane is performed by Jason Chong and Sheridan Harbridge, and produced by Melanie Tait and Sophie Townsend, with sound design by Simon Branthwaite.
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Mum Fell Off the Roof is featured on the Australian Writers’ Guild Pathways website .
The Pathways website features a collection of fresh, exciting new material from both established, credited screenwriters as well as newly discovered emerging screenwriters.
Through a rigorous peer-review process, Pathways identifies projects that exhibit:
excellence in craft and skill
the ability to engage the reader in the writer’s vision
the potential to be produced
originality and excellence of the idea.
If you are a producer, showrunner or development executive, you can contact Cam to request a copy of the script.
Requests will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
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Cam’s work has appeared in the following publications:
- ABC News
- SBS Australia
- The Sydney Morning Herald
- The Age
- The Guardian
- The Monthly
- The Big Issue
- Junkee
- VICE
- Crikey
- Metro Magazine
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Cam won the 2024 Australian Writers’ Guild Emerging Writers’ Competition for his script Mum Fell Off the Roof.
In the 2000s, Cam won two consecutive Australian Commercial Radio Awards for in on-air work.
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Cam has worked as a copywriter for the following brands:
- ABC
- Disney
- Netflix
- Amazon
- Diageo (Captain Morgan)
- Boost Mobile
- St. George
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Yes, Cam has experience pitching television shows in Australia and overseas.
Cam has pitched television shows in Australia to the ABC, Amazon, SBS and Netflix.
Internationally, Cam has pitched television shows to Netflix, Peacock, Amazon, Hulu and FX.
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Yes, you can find Cam on the VicScreen Key Talent Register , which is part of the Skills Development programs that support Victorian key creatives and crew to develop their practical skills, deepen their industry knowledge and strengthen their experience.
VicScreen Skills Registers help early to mid-career Victorian crew by developing their skills through paid, hands-on placements on a film or television production in Victoria.
Cam is available for writer placement on a film or television production in Victoria, Australia.
If you’ve got Cam in mind for a position that could be eligible for a placement, you can get in touch by going to the contact page.
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Yes, Cam has appeared on television as a contributor to ABC News Breakfast and The World.
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Yes, Cam writes animation and one of his scripts, The Cranks, is an adult animated series that has been compared to Bob’s Burgers and Rick and Morty.
Fun fact: The Cranks made the shortlist for the Australian Writers’ Guild John Hinde Award for Excellence in Science Fiction Writing 2022.
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Yes, Cam writes original film and television for kids. His award-winning script Mum Fell Off the Roof is perfect for the kids and family co-viewing audience and has been described as Malcolm in the Middle meets Uncle Buck via Mary Poppins (but with whiskey instead of whimsy).
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No, Cam Williams is not related to Cam Wilson. People get Cam Williams and Cam Wilson confused because their names sound similar.
Cameron Wilson is the ABC's national A.I. reporter and a Walkley Award-nominee whose work covers the intersection between internet culture, online extremism and politics. Make sure to read is most excellent work.
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Yes, Cam wrote a comedy called Full Mendo that’s a comedic dramatisation of the life of Aussie actor Ben Mendelsohn* a.k.a Mendo. Yes, Mendo will play himself in this television show as he balances his epic career with a normal yet chaotic life in Melbourne, Australia.
*While this script is inspired by real people and events, parts have been fictionalized solely for dramatic purposes and are not intended to reflect on any actual person or entity.
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Cam likes to write in all genres and has achieved the most success in adult animation, science fiction, comedy, drama and kids/family.
He’s currently working on genre projects that showcase his skills in action, horror and thriller.
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Yes, Cam writes books and has a manuscript for a children’s book called The Kingdom of Lost Socks. If you’d like to know more about The Kingdom of Lost Socks, contact Cam to make a read request.
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Cam is based in Australia and lives in Melbourne, Victoria.
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Yes, Cam is available to work in writers’ rooms.
He has been part of writers’ rooms for television series for Closer Productions (ABC’s Aftertaste) and Highview Productions (HBO/Stan’s The Tourist).
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You can read Cam’s work for the ABC on the ABC News website.
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Yes, Cam is on LinkedIn. Connect with Cam on Linkedin.
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Yes, Cam is on Instagram. Follow Cam on Instagram.
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Yes, Cam is in Letterboxd. Connect with Cam on Letterboxd.
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Yes, Cam is on TikTok where he has racked up over 1 million views. Follow Cam on TikTok.