Anna Tatelman (she/her) is a playwright, lyricist, and musical theatre book writer. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of New Orleans. She recently had her professional debut as a playwright at Detroit Repertory Theatre. Other previous production credits include Pacific Play Company, Femuscripts, As If Theatre, and Intramural Theatre.

Her work has been developed through organizations like the Mid-America Theatre Conference, Aspire Repertory Theatre, Bonita Springs Center for the Arts, and the University of Southeastern Louisiana. Recent writing accolades include receiving the 2023 Seattle One-Act Play commission from Baker Theatre in partnership with ACT Theatre and Hugo House for her play Attention Must Be Paid, having a monologue from Life on the Moon published in Smith & Kraus' Best Male Monogues of 2023, being named a finalist for the 2023 Judith Royer Excellence in Playwriting award, and being nominated for a Pushcart Award for a short story.

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, The Gallatin Review, and GLASS Quarterly Magazine. When not posing as the female reincarnation of Tennessee Williams, Anna can usually be found overdosing on caffeine, befriending feral cats, and/or eating ice cream.