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Meg Jackson is an American screenwriter. She writes television films and series TV, including the first season of HBO's Boardwalk Empire , for which she and her colleagues were nominated for the WGA award for Best Drama Series and won for Best New Series. The show also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Drama Series. [1] [2] [3]

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