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Nea A. Simone

New York Times Bestselling Author • Creator • Producer

Where Story, Culture, and Ownership Converge

Creating culturally resonant stories and scalable original IP across publishing, film, television, children’s media, and emerging platforms.


Creator Slate

Original stories designed to move across formats, platforms, and audiences.

The Salt Line
Thriller

The Salt Line

Southern Gothic psychological thriller
Novel and television series in development

Literary Fiction

The Mignon Samuels Trilogy

Enduring literary IP
More than 20 years in continuous print

Childrens 1-5

The Adventures of SAP

Children’s publishing and animated IP
Books, micro-episodes, and expandable franchise

Film Funding and Creator Ownership


NOW PLAYING

Industry nonfiction
Film funding, emerging technology,
and creator ownership

Horror

FOR RENT

Psychological horror
Feature film and digital proof-of-audience property

Motivational

Finding Y.E.S. Your Essential Self

Transformational nonfiction
Identity, purpose, and the essential self


About Nea

She is also the founder and CEO of Bespoke Media Marketing and is widely reported as the first Black woman to found a blockchain services agency in the United States.


Selected Media & Recognition

NBC’s Good People

NBC profiled Nea’s journey as a writer, her domestic-violence advocacy, and her recognition by the Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence with its Champions for Change Award.

Entrepreneurship and Web3 Interviews

Nea has been interviewed by David Meltzer on Office Hours and by Charlie Shrem on The Charlie Shrem Show about entrepreneurship, blockchain, entertainment, and creator ownership.

Industry Coverage

Her pioneering blockchain work and celebrity NFT initiatives received coverage from Variety, Yahoo, Finance Magnates, CoinMarketCap, Blockchain News, and other national and international outlets.


Global Conversations

Nea brings together storytelling, intellectual-property ownership, emerging technology, and entertainment strategy—translating complex industry shifts into clear, actionable conversations for creators, executives, investors, and students.

Selected Appearances

Cannes Marché du Film / Pavillon Afriques2023 & 2025
Creator ownership, Web3 film financing, and international market strategy

Cartoon Business — Belgium2025
Children’s IP, animation, and global franchise development

African Cinema Summit — Accra2023
African storytelling, ownership, distribution, and market expansion

Georgia Film Day at SCAD 2026
Film industry growth, production ecosystems, and creative opportunity



Latest Writings


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