Anna Tatelman

The short ‘n’ sweet bio:

Anna Tatelman holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of New Orleans. Her plays have been previously produced or developed by organizations such as the Detroit Repertory Theatre, Centerstage, As If Theatre, and Pacific Play Company. Recent accolades include receiving the Seattle One-Act Play commission from Baker Theatre Workshop (in partnership with ACT and Hugo House), being a finalist for the Judith Royer Excellence in Playwriting award, and having a monologue published in Smith & Kraus’s Best Male Monologues of 2023 anthology.

The full-length play version of my bio:

Anna Tatelman (she/her) holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of New Orleans, where she studied both fiction and playwriting. She has also received formal training through Silver Glass Productions’ Experimental Writers’ Studio, the University of Iowa’s Young Writers’ Studio, and courses at New York University.

Anna had her professional debut as a playwright last season with the Detroit Repertory Theatre. Other organizations that have previously produced her works include Femuscripts, As If Theatre, the Black Theatre Troupe of Phoenix AZ, Pacific Play Company, and Intramural Theatre. She has also received development for her plays through organizations like the Mid-America Theatre Conference, Aspire Repertory Theatre, Bonita Springs Center for the Performing Arts, and Drunken Owl Theatre.

Her play Life on the Moon was the 2017 winner of the Triad Shakes Theatre’s New Play Competition and of Southeastern Louisiana University’s Inkslinger Playwriting Competition. This play also was featured in American Theatre Magazine’s podcast “The Subtext,” had excerpts published in the online literary journal Wordgathering, received a semi-finalist award from Southwest Theatre Productions’ 2021 Play with a Male Lead contest, placed as a finalist in the 2023 Judith Royer Excellence in Playwriting award, and has an excerpt included in Smith & Kraus’ forthcoming Best Male Monologues of 2023 anthology.

Anna recently was awarded the 2023 Seattle One-Act Play (SOAP) commission from Baker Theatre (in partnership with ACT Theatre and Hugo House) for her play Attention Must Be Paid. Other playwriting honors include receiving semi-finalist status for “More” from Stage It!’s 10-Minute Play Competition, being selected for Silver Glass Productions’ 2022 Winter Experimental Writers’ Workshop, becoming a semi-finalist for Meditative Writing’s Playwriting Fellowship, and getting finalist status for “Fire and Brimstone” from Playdate’s Apartment Plays Conference.

Anna is an active member of the Seattle theatre community who participates regularly in the new works groups run by both Pacific Play Company and Centerstage. She also serves as an auditor for Theatre Puget Sound’s General Unified auditions, a theatre reviewer for the Federal Way Mirror, and a director with Baker Theatre.

Anna’s fiction and non-fiction writings have appeared in numerous publications, including Brilliant Flash Fiction, Drunk Monkeys, The Bookends Review’s online magazine and Best of 2017 printed anthology, and GLASS Quarterly Magazine. Her short story “How To Raise a Pet Raccoon” was nominated for both a Pushcart award and a Best of the Net award. This story is also featured on the podcast “Does This Happen To You?”

Anna has worked as a literary agent assistant, tutor, editor, teacher, copywriter, and content marketer. She currently serves as the Annual Fund Manager of Inspire Washington, the statewide cultural advocacy organization.

When not posing as the female reincarnation of Tennessee Williams, Anna can usually be found drinking too much caffeine, befriending feral cats, and/or eating ice cream.