Kiera Sky Torpie is an author, producer, and folksinger from Westchester, New York.

She is the author of the short story collection “Good Asking,” which is anthologized on this site, as well as the recipient of The Quarante Club Prize for the Best Short Story by a Woman (2018) and The Dale Edmunds Prize for Best Short Story by an Undergraduate (2020).

While living in Los Angeles, she was an Associate Producer for NBC’s “Barmageddon,” an Executive Assistant at HBO Max, and held various production assistant roles on commercials, short films, documentaries, and music videos. She also co-wrote, produced, and voice acted in the animated sketch comedy series, "Olive and Sunset," which has two seasons available on Tiktok and Vimeo.

In 2022, she brought her play, “Sunny Makes a Scene,” to the Festival Fringe in Edinburgh. In May 2024, she produced a reading of the play at the Irish Arts Center in New York City with her co-host Teresa Eyring.

This year, she won the Mitchell Scholarship which will allow her to study Creative Writing at Queen’s University Belfast beginning September 2024. In the meantime, she is expanding her play, taking improv classes, and performing original music around the Delaware River Valley.