Jen Silverman is an American playwright, TV writer, and novelist.
Silverman grew up living and traveling in Scandinavia, Asia, and Europe as well as the United States.[1] They completed a BA in comparative literature at
Brown University[2][3] and an MFA in playwriting at the
University of Iowa.[2] They are the author of the book The Island Dwellers, an interlinked story collection published by Random House.
Collective Rage: A Play In 5 Betties; In Essence, A Queer And Occasionally Hazardous Exploration; Do You Remember When You Were In Middle School And You Read About Shackleton And How He Explored The Antarctic?; Imagine The Antarctic As A Pussy And It’s Sort Of Like That[4][2][5]
Silverman has received the Yale Drama Series Award,[3] Lilly Award,[13]Kennedy Center's Paula Vogel Playwriting Award,[13] MacDowell Fellow,[13] the Helen Merrill Fund Award in 2015,[3][5] and the PoNY Fellowship (2016-2017).[6]