Jared Young is a novelist and screenwriter, originally from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. His literary work has appeared in newspapers and magazines around the world, and his film projects have won multiple awards at the SXSW Film Festival and have been developed by the National Screen Institute in Canada. He is also a co-founder and contributor at the film website Dear Cast and Crew, and the author of the novel Into The Current. He is best known for writing and directing the first book trailer to screen in competition at a major international film festival (SXSW), where it won the Title Design and Audience awards.