SMJ (they/them) is an NYC-based, mixed-Latiné, and Trans non-binary playwright. They are a 2022-2023 Dramatists Guild Foundation Fellow. They are currently creating work with The Fled Collective at The Flea Theater, The Road Theatre Company’s Under Construction Playwriting Group, Latiné Musical Theatre Lab, Ars Nova, and the Entertainment Community Fund/Moxie Arts. Their work has been seen in various forms throughout the US including the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Otterbein University, Wright State University, The Workshop Theater, and DR2 Theatre. SMJ has been a semifinalist for the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Playwrights Conference (two times), the Princess Grace Award at New Dramatists, and The Civilians’ R&D Group (two times). They're a graduate of Otterbein University and the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. SMJ is a member of the Dramatists Guild and Ring of Keys. www.smjwrites.com