Contest voters put her joke in second place, but in April, 2013, Hemming received an e-mail from Fox TV.

The letter said the show’s writers loved the gag and it would be on an episode broadcast worldwide.

That show will be aired on Sunday, April 13 at 8 p.m.

Hemming’s name will be in the credits for that episode of the popular animated TV series.

“It’s really neat and very surreal,” she said. “My mom hasn’t stopped talking about it to her friends.”

The news impressed those at the Toronto Film School, where she’s learning the basics of screenwriting.

Hemming said the Simpsons gag is like her first official work in the field.

“It’s important getting that writing credit,” she said.

Hemming was also given some Simpsons merchandise and an interesting portrait.

“I received a Simpsons animated sketch of myself where I look like a Simpsons character,” she said.

Hemming said she’d love to be a screenwriter for Pixar, which has made animated film hits like Finding Nemo and Monsters Inc.

“I’ve always loved movies ever since I was a child, including the animated movies, especially Pixar,” she said.

“Animation is my passion.”

Hemming has tried acting, but has social anxiety.

She also has Asperger Syndrome, an Autism Spectrum Disorder which can make functioning in school or the workplace difficult.

“It makes me focus on one thing, writing for movies,” said Hemming.

She has been inspired by John Lasseter of Pixar and Walt Disney studios. He directed Toy Story and Toy Story 2.

“I love his passion for what he does,” said Hemming. “He’s creative and very imaginative. He just doesn’t give up.”

She believes in the motto from Pixar’s Finding Nemo movie – ‘Just keep swimming.’

Hemming also cited strong support from her family, which includes her parents Diane Carter and Craig Hemming and her brother Matthew.

“My parents are very artistic people who sing and play instruments,” she said. “I come from a very creative family.”

They previously lived in Port Dover and she went to school in Simcoe, graduating from Holy Trinity Catholic High School there.

“I was always going more towards the geeky stuff, like computers,” said Hemming.

Her film school program continues for another year and she hopes to team up on a project with a friend who’s studying animation.

- Special to Burlington Post