About the Author

J. Adam Russell

Novelist. Playwright. Screenwriter.

Raised in southwestern Pennsylvania, J. Adam Russell attended Carnegie Mellon University, where he received an MFA in Dramatic Writing.

J. Adam Russell writes for the page, the stage, and the screen. His novel Stuck in the Ivy explores ambition, desire, scientific discovery, and the institutions that shape our lives.

His screenplay The Sky King reached the quarterfinals of the 2023 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. His body of work also includes stage plays and other screenwriting projects.