Playwright and researcher.
Anna Barnes has written plays and monologues for performance around Australia, and has been Redstitch Actors Theatre's (Vic) writer-in-residence. Her awards include the British Council's Realise Your Dream award (2007) and the Melbourne Fringe Festival Patrick Alexander Award for excellence in performance writing (2006). She holds degrees from the University of Melbourne and RMIT.
In addition to her work indexed on AustLit, she has also written a regular column on celebrity culture for The Lifted Brow and Girl! The Ultimate Guide to Being You (2012).
In 2018, her play Lethal Indifference was set for its world premiere with the Sydney Theatre Company.