Elinor T Vanderburg is a Black-American writer born in Washington, D.C. She writes plays for and about misfits, creating landscapes of solace nestled within dark humor and even darker themes. Elinor has taught at NYU / Tisch and was a finalist for the 2024 Page 73 Fellowship. She is a Co-Creative Director of Fresh Ground Pepper, the Art Director of SheNYC Arts, a member of the Actors Studio’s PDW, and a former writer-in-residence with Exquisite Corpse Company and The Shelter. She is also one half of the illusory theater company, underlords, alongside her partner, Drew. Elinor lives in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
