Zoje Stage

Zoje Stage is an American writer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known for her work in the performing arts and literature. She was awarded an Emerging Storytellers Fellowship from the Independent Filmmaker Project for her script "Hands and Knees" and a Fellowship in Screenwriting from the New York Foundation for the Arts in 2012 and 2008, respectively.[1][2]

Her debut novel, Baby Teeth, has been optioned for film by Village Roadshow and Valparaiso Pictures.[3]

Bibliography

Novels

Scripts

  • “The Machine Who Loved”[2]
  • "Hands and Knees"[1]

Synopses

  • Baby Teeth (2018): This novel tells the story of Suzette and Alex, a thirty-something married couple who is trying to figure out what's wrong with their 7-year-old daughter, Hanna. Hanna has been mute since she was 3-years-old, but has recently started talking to only Suzette as Marie-Anne Dufosset, a witch who was burned at the stake. Meanwhile, Suzette is growing increasingly more scared of Hanna's violent outbursts and manipulative moments.
  • Wonderland (2020): This novel is about a family of four that moves from New York to a rural farmhouse. The family starts dealing with malevolent forces in the woods outside of their home, but they're not sure if they're coming from the earth, trees, or somewhere deep in their minds.

References

  1. ^ a b "2012 Project Forum Slate". IFP. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  2. ^ a b "Meet a NYFA Artist: Zoje Stage". NYFA. 2009-10-26. Archived from the original on 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  3. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2019-07-11). "'Baby Teeth': Village Roadshow & Valparaiso Pictures Bite Into Zoje Stage's Bestseller". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  4. ^ "Zoje Stage produces a mesmerizing thriller about parental fear". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  5. ^ "'Baby Teeth' Has Some Growing To Do". The Harvard Crimson. Archived from the original on 2022-08-26. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  6. ^ Franklin, Ruth (2018-07-19). "What Do Novels About Evil Children Say About Us?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  7. ^ "a book review by Greg Chapman: Baby Teeth: A Novel". NY Journal of Books. Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  8. ^ "Zoje Stage's 'Wonderland' is another gripping supernatural thriller". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  9. ^ Trussoni, Danielle (2020-07-22). "Where Evil Lurks". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  10. ^ Behe, Rege. "Expect supernatural events and at least one "ruthless" surprise in Squirrel Hill writer Zoje Stage's latest novel Wonderland". Pittsburgh City Paper. Archived from the original on 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  11. ^ Navarro, Meagan (2020-06-05). "Bloody Disgusting's Summer Reading Guide: 11 New Horror Novels to Read in the Months Ahead". Bloody Disgusting!. Archived from the original on 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2020-09-23.