TJ Young is a Texas-born playwright and dramaturg based in Pittsburgh, where he served as co-representative for the Dramatists Guild - Pittsburgh region for 6 years. His plays include WE FLY, The Inseparables (Pittsburgh Public Theatre Commission), Isle of Noises (James Madison University Commission), No. 6 (2017 Harold and Mimi Steinberg Award Winner – KCACTF, Indiana Rep), Lyon’s Den (2018 Harold and Mimi Steinberg Distinguished Achievement awardee), Ruby’s Baby Blue (2016 John Cauble Short Play Award Regional Finalist- KCACTF), Hell is Empty (2017 John Cauble Short Play Award Regional Finalist - KCACTF), and Sperm Donor Wanted (2023 L. Arnold Weissberger New Play Award Finalist). He is also developing Kill The Whale: A Musical Odyssey, with Daniel Emond, based on Moby Dick by Herman Melville. He is the recipient of the 2017 Ken Ludwig Playwriting Scholarship. He was the 2019 Spotlight Artist of Throughline Theatre Company in Pittsburgh, PA. He received his MFA in Dramatic Writing from Texas State University. He is also the NPP Chair for Region 2 of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, where is also aids with the Playwriting Intensive and teaches workshops both at the regional and national levels. He is currently an Associate Professor of Dramaturgy at Carnegie Mellon University. He is represented by Amy Wagner (agent) of Stewart Talent Agency (amy.wagner@stewarttalent.com)and Megan Lohne (manager) of Lohne/Graham Management (megan@lohnegrahammanagement.com).