Janet Arvia

Throughout her seasoned writing career, Janet Arvia has served as a magazine editor and contributing columnist; film and theater critic; playwright, screenwriter, advertising copywriter, and entertainment ghostwriter reaching 7 million readers a month. While representing Rebellious Magazine for Women, Janet interviews artists (Rennie Sparks), authors (Andi Zeisler), singers (Gabby B), dancers (Nejla Yasemin Yatkın), comedians (Julia Sweeney), directors (Marielle Heller), podcasters (Richelle Meiss), reporters (Linda Stasi), and travel experts (Pauline Frommer). She's also worked as a visual artist and filmmaker—receiving the Birmingham Silver Bowl Award for the former and consecutive Community Arts Assistance grants for the latter. As a finalist in Disney's screenwriting competition and Top 10 ranker in SmashCut's Top 100 contest, she's earned praise from industry outlets such as Slamdance which said, “The hardest thing to do is create characters that the audience is interested in, let alone cares about, and Janet Arvia accomplishes that mission. There is something special about her writing.”