Irene O’Garden has won–or been nominated for–prizes in nearly every writing category from stage to e-screen, hardcovers, children’s books, as well as literary magazines and anthologies. Her critically acclaimed play Women on Fire (Samuel French), starring Judith Ivey, played to sold-out houses at Off-Broadways’ Cherry Lane Theatre, and was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award. O’Garden’s new book, Glad to Be Human: Adventures in Optimism, was published by Mango Press in May 2020.