Stephanie completed a Bachelors of Arts in Film Studies from UW-Milwaukee and earned a Masters of Arts from the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies. She also spent some time in Scotland curating and organizing independent film festivals and screenings with the Film House Theatre in Edinburgh, and the University of Edinburgh’s Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Department.

She moved to Los Angeles in 2010 to continue her work in producing, writing, and directing. Stephanie published her book “Telling it to the Moon: faerie tales and fantastical journeys” in 2016 because she wanted faerie tales that didn’t perpetuated problematic tropes and stereotypes. True to her roots in classical theatre, she runs a monthly classical play reading group, Common Room Players with her husband, artist Brian Carroll.

Never one to say no to trying something new, she also produces for, and is a partner in, Good Nerd Bad Nerd Games, and independent board game company dedicated to bringing you rad-as-Hel games with high replay value and awesome art.

Science fiction has been an all-encompassing part of her life, thanks, in part, to the contagious love of the genre from her parents. When not quoting Frank Herbert’s Dune, waxing poetic about Victorian female sci-fi writers, or arguing why Star Trek VI: the Undiscovered Country is the best Star Trek film ever made, Stephanie is writing her own science fiction films, books, and short stories, featuring either all-female or predominantly female casts and characters. Sisters of Sci-Fi is the product of this genuine adoration of, involvement in, and frustration with the world of science fiction.

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