ama . anane
LA-BASED writer of scripts, poetry, standup, essays , speeches,
to-do lists…
Ama learned how to read so she could write. She’s been tinkering with plays, poems and essays since she was six years. Ama wrote, directed and produced her first one act play at 16 and went on to study poetry and playwriting at Emerson College, where she earned the Emerson College Poetry Prize and Thesis Prize.
Ama’s writing (and life) is propelled by character, intersecting identities, race, motherhood, and inconvenient love. She’s been an educator in the prison and public school system, a nonprofit leader, and is currently the founder of Good Influence Consulting, which helps organizations advance democracy, education, and racial justice.
Ama’s life and work is rooted in her love of hearing and sharing stories.
what’s on her desktop…
don’t forget yourself
60 Minute Pilot Drama
Octavia is a cunning teenager from Richmond, Virginia who is mourning the loss of her controlling mother and trapped in slavery. Martha is a rebellious teenage expat from London trapped by the expectation of marriage. The girls team up to set a trap of their own–marry a man old enough to guarantee a short marriage and rich enough to leave an inheritance to buy their freedom.
drop dead funny
30 Minute Dark Comedy Pilot
Days before embarking on her first sold-out tour, Abby, a Black divorced-ish comedian discovers she might be dying. Her opening night set quickly becomes a confession box for revealing the second worst day of her life.
other writing…
Poetry published in No Dear Magazine, 2023
Poetry published in Literati Magazine, 2020
Graphic chapbook commissioned for 4.0
the breakfast funeral
Poetry published in Obsidian Literary Magazine, 2002