Stephen Sonneveld

When American author Stephen Sonneveld received the Kennedy Center Outstanding Playwright Award, competition judge and veteran television writer Rita Lakin said his one-act comedy was so good, "it should be studied." He followed that success by winning the Warner Bros. Short Romantic Story Competition, among other awards for his non-fiction and essay work. His prolific and diverse output has appeared in publications as distinctive as Windy City Times, MAD Magazine and ProWrestling Illustrated. Sonneveld's first book, the childrens story Pandora's Lunchbook (created with Andrew Krzak), focused on the effects of childhood bullying. Blogcritics Magazine hailed, "Unlike other books on the same subject, Sonneveld and Krzak open us up to the harsh reality of bullying... Pandora's Lunchbox is raw emotion." He has freelanced for such diverse outlets as Sequart, Bleacher Report and Windy City Times, and posts original comics and stories at s-sonneveld.tumblr.com.