Ana Candida Carneiro is an award-winning Brazilian-Italian playwright currently based in the US. Her work has been performed internationally and supported by institutions such as the Royal Court Theater, the Rockefeller Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, MacDowell Colony, and Yaddo. She holds a PhD in theater studies, focusing on innovative contemporary playwriting techniques. She is currently a research associate in the Department of Theater, Dance and Media at Harvard University.