Ava Sophia Brown

Ava Sophia Brown is a Philadelphia-born writer, filmmaker, and screenwriter with a BFA in Screenwriting from Temple University. Her short films and plays have won recognition and festival selections. Her short fiction has appeared in the literary magazine Sortes, which is based in Philadelphia, and in SARKA. She also published The Bright African Son in Hobart in 2025. She directed and wrote the short film "Love is Wet" (2020) and acted in "An Endoscopy" (2023). Her work often focuses on female perspectives that are off the beaten path, funny, and profound.