Morris McLennan is a Chicago-based writer with a love for punchy and absurdist queer narratives. He holds a BFA in Playwriting from DePaul University. He is the recipient of the Zach Helm Endowed Playwriting Scholarship, the Bundschu Award, a DeGroot Foundation Writer of Note award, a Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Individual Artist Project grant, a Robert Chelsey/ Victor Bumbalo Foundation Award, a Helene Wurlitzer Foundation Residency, a Cottonwood Residency, and a MAP Fund grant. His plays have been workshopped & produced with the support of DePaul University, King’s College, DCASE, Pocket Theatrics, Cypress Productions, Gender Fucked Productions, and The Tank. His writing has appeared in Adelaide, The B’K, underscore_magazine, The Gay & Lesbian Review, and more.