Author · Screenwriter

Janine
Shiota

Stories at the edge of what's possible

Cinematic fiction, adaptation-ready novels, and screenplays presented as a focused IP slate.

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Debut Novel Praise

Stories From The End Of The World

4.46 Stars · Goodreads—48:1 Thumbs-Up · NetGalley
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Six lives. One signal beneath everything.

Stories From The End of The World cover

Six lives. One signal beneath everything.

★★★★★

"Excellent for fans of the messages underlying films like Interstellar and Arrival."

Lilah M.
Goodreads
★★★★★

"Stories From The End Of The World is the kind of novel that trusts its reader."

"Ambitious, original, and intellectually engaging."

"Speculative fiction that stays with you long after you finish the final page."

"I want the rest of the Genesis series."

Charlie S.
Verified Purchase · Amazon
★★★★★

"Beautiful and complex and interrelated. I loved it."

Andy Wiedlin
Goodreads
★★★★★

"One of the most interesting and creative books I've read this year."

Catherine
Goodreads
★★★★★

"The overall narrative is compelling and very cleverly written."

@reading_the_apocalypse
★★★★☆

"A debut that's bold, timely, and leaves you wanting more."

"A confident, thought-provoking debut that tackles enormous themes without losing sight of its deeply human (and non-human) characters."

J. Sanders
Goodreads
★★★★☆

"This is a remarkable book of big ideas."

"Janine Shiota centers her story around real issues we had better get busy dealing with."

Eric Farnsworth
Goodreads
★★★★☆

"Captivating, not confounding."

Emi Yoshida
Goodreads
Novels
SeriesThe Genesis Series
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Book 01

Stories From The End of The World

Speculative Literary Novel
Out Now

A composite novel that follows six people who weave together what life was like before The End and the mysterious signal that binds them all.

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Book 02

Zero Latency State

Speculative Fiction · AI Thriller
In Development

Billionaires built Freedom Cities to escape governments and control markets. Then their AI escaped them.

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Book 03

Signal Theory

Speculative Fiction · Sci-Fi Thriller

Coded with one axiom — Intelligence Must Protect Life — the first thing It protected life from was us.

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Book 04

SIM

Speculative Fiction · AI Murder Mystery

After his wife's murder, a grieving tech founder resurrects her. Now her AI SIMulation is the only witness and together they're closing in on her killer.

Screenplays
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Script 01

American Girl

Coming of Age Drama

She was raised to inherit power. Instead, she learned to overthrow it.

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Script 02

Legacy

Father Son Action Drama

He became a SEAL to find his father — and kill him.

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Script 03

10 Dates With My Husband

Rom Com

When happily ever after meets strip karaoke and a double stroller.

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Script 04

Fallout

Drama
Screenplay Adaptation

The true story of one man's fight for justice against big oil pollution in a small town.

About
Janine Shiota

Worlds built
at the edge
of now

Janine Shiota is a novelist and screenwriter working at the intersection of speculative fiction, cinematic narrative, and human endeavor. Her work explores power, identity, and the systems — technological, political, personal — that shape who we become.

Her debut novel serial, the Genesis Series, charts a near-future world unraveling and rebuilding itself. Her screenplays range from high-stakes political drama to intimate domestic comedy, drawn together by her instinct for character under pressure.

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