I like making stories with people.

like, verb:
1. to take pleasure in
2. to wish to have
3. to do well in

make, verb:
1. to bring forth
2. to put together
3. to set in order

stories, noun:
1. accounts of incidents
2. narratives
3. falsehoods
4. the way we understand ourselves

with, preposition:
1. indicates participation or combination: “she works with a collaborator”
2. indicates the means of an action: “she works with words”

people, noun:
1. us.

Anthea Carns (she/her) is a writer and storyteller whose work spans media from the theatrical stage to the video game console. She takes a holistic view of narrative, informed by her training as a dramaturg and a collaborative drive. Her writing features strong, flexible character voices, genre savvy, and voracious curiosity.

She is currently based in Seattle, where she can be found biking, yelling about Shakespeare in bars, and cooing over every dog she meets.

As a writer, Anthea’s prose is witty and playful, and her characters burn with sincerity.

Jill Scharr, Lead Writer “The Lamplighters League”

[The Devil and Sarah Blackwater is] sweet and funny and tender and queer in a way that is incredibly refreshing to see on stage.

Seanan McGuire

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