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Reina Hardy

 Reina Hardy
Instructor of Creative Writing
Columbia University
Bachelor of Arts, English
University of Texas - Austin, Michener Fellow
Master of Fine Arts, Playwriting and Screenwriting

About Reina

Reina Hardy's plays, which usually contain magic and sometimes contain science, have been produced across the U.S., the U.K., Australia, and Greece. Her prose has appeared in Electric Literature, Fantasy Magazine, Startrek.com, and more, and her movie, Paging Mr. Darcy, aired on the Hallmark Channel in February 2024. She is currently under contract with Simon and Schuster for a nonfiction book entitled Sh*tty Boyfriends of Western Literature.

Hardy’s honors include a Michener Fellowship, Kilroy’s List, National New Play Network New Play Showcase, Source Festival, Kennedy Center MFA Playwrights Workshop, Interact 20/20 Commission, and Kennedy Center ACTF TYA PRIZE. Her plays are currently licensed through Broadway Play Publishing and TRW Pays.

She received her Master of Fine Arts in Playwriting and Screenwriting  from the University of Texas at Austin. Hardy is represented  by the Gurman Agency for theatre, Aevitas for nonfiction, and Arlook Management and Verve for television and film.

B.A., English - Columbia University

M.F.A., Playwriting and Screenwriting - UT Austin, Michener Fellow