Dale Griffiths Stamos is an award‑winning filmmaker, playwright, screenwriter, director, nonfiction author, poet and writing teacher/consultant.

She has written six short films—three of which she directed—which have been official selections at over 70 film festivals, including Palms Springs Shortfest, LA Shorts International, Dances with Films, and The Newport Beach Film Festival. They have garnered two audience and eight jury awards. She has penned three feature-length screenplays which have been named finalists or semi-finalists in various screenplay competitions including Shore Scripts, Creative World Awards, Story Pros, and the New York City International Screenplay Awards. In October of 2025, she completed her debut feature film, IMBALANCE, which she wrote, produced, and directed (https://www.imbalancethefilm.com/). It is currently on the film festival circuit, having premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

Dale's short and full-length plays have been produced around the country. She is the recipient of the Heideman Award from Actors Theatre of Louisville, and is a top ten winner, twice, in the Writer's Digest Stage Play Competition.

Additionally, Dale is co-author of the nonfiction book RenWomen: What Modern Renaissance Women Have to Teach Us About Living Rich, Fulfilling Lives. She is on the faculty of the Santa Barbara Writers Conference and has led workshops at the San Miguel Writers Conference. She has also taught writing classes at Santa Barbara City College, adult ed., and is a private manuscript consultant.