Cynthia Veal Holm

Cynthia holds an M.F.A for Creative Writing in Stage and Screen from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  For her undergraduate work, she designed her own major in Playwriting (an Individually Designed Interdepartmental Major) at the University of Minnesota.  Her awards include the Garry Garrison Ten Minute Playwriting Award - Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in Washington, DC and Northern Michigan University's Mildred & Albert Panowski Playwriting Award.  Most recently in June 2023, her play Colored Water was honored at the FUSION Theatre Festival in Albuquerque, NM. Cynthia's  international credits include readings through Write4word, a West Wales-based community nonprofit that believes the power of language arts impacts all aspects of life.  Raised in the Midwest, Cynthia is delighted to have her work produced all over the United States and is a proud member of The Dramatist Guild.   www.cynthiavealholm.com