Alanna Bennett
Screenwriter, culture writer, author. Novel THE EDUCATION OF KIA GREER out in 2025. Find my work @ Netflix, Amazon, The CW, The Cut, NYT, & more.
- Two August class offerings! Our popular DRAFT YOUR NOVEL course continues. But now a new bombshell is entering the villa! Please welcome the DEVELOP YOUR NOVEL workshop, for everyone looking for a lil more guidance SIGN UP NOW! iamspringstudios.com/shop
- Happy pride :) go listen to two women fall in love The season finale of CHEF’S KISS is officially up. Directing and producing this audio rom-com was a bright spot in an already bright spring. I’m so proud of everyone involved. Go binge! open.spotify.com/episode/00mb...
- I named Kia’s teacher after my English teacher, Mr. Hillis. And he came to my Portland event! He remembers so many details of how I was in the classroom, which makes me so emotional because he shaped so much of the writer I became. Thank you, Mr. Hillis. Thank you, teachers.
- I’m reading the new gay astronaut novel right now and it is DESTROYING ME (complimentary)
- Portland! Come see me and Anita Kelly at Grand Gesture Books this Tuesday!
- Call it the Oregon girl in me but nothing tastes as euphorically SUMMER as a fresh blackberry
- Reposted by Alanna BennettThis is so incredibly lovely and smart and witty!!! (I went for the audio book because they delayed my hard copy from today to January). #TheEducationOfKiaGreer by @alannabennett.bsky.social
- Join The Spring School for our June session of the DRAFT YOUR NOVEL workshop. Your novel can be at any stage! We provide a thriving supportive creative community, and dedicated time to write through our write-ins! Sign up at iamspringstudios.com/shop
- I will be in Portland talking THE EDUCATION OF KIA GREER on June 10! Come hang ❤️
- I had the immense pleasure of directing & producing a new audio rom-com series for Meet Cute written by Casey Boykins, and the trailer is out now! This was also my first time directing sex scenes so…buckle in :) open.spotify.com/episode/7deL...
- My two Lyfts in San Francisco have been teslas and sitting in the back of those things I have never been more carsick in my LIFE. I felt every bump, every wobble, felt like I was in a Flintstones vehicle.
- I had a great time talking Kia Greer at the Kiss & Tell Literary Salon at Books Inc with theee Jasmine Guillory. And two of my siblings came! And a couple friends from college! And I didn’t even know most of the people in the audience?!? A rare occurrence for a debut tour!!
- Reposted by Alanna BennettNo actual writer wants this shit. Please stop forcing it on us.
- I would love to hear about your favorite YA novels that feature a main character with depression
- I was the kind of media nerd growing up who POURED OVER the Entertainment Weekly Must List, so it’s so surreal and cool to see THE EDUCATION OF KIA GREER on it this week! ew.com/final-destin...
- You’re legally obligated to tell me if you’re reading my book and liking it
- New York was a dream. Thank you to @caseymcquiston.bsky.social for a great convo about nepo babies and the gap between a public and private life. My cup is so full after last night.
- Reposted by Alanna BennettWhat an awesome conversation with @alannabennett.bsky.social on their debut novel, The Education of Kia Greer! @caseymcquiston.bsky.social
- Talked THE EDUCATION OF KIA GREER with @lindaholmes.bsky.social in DC at @eastcitybooks.bsky.social and had a BLAST. New York, I’ll see you tonight for my convo with @caseymcquiston.bsky.social!
- Reposted by Alanna Bennett“A lot of people don’t understand what shifts when you become famous. People see the shiny parts, but I wanted to explore the human side of it”: @alannabennett.bsky.social on society’s relationship with fame and her debut YA novel, ‘The Education of Kia Greer’ buff.ly/Hu4sOVx
- Reposted by Alanna BennettMore than 20 years (and over 80 published novels) later, and with another "Princess Diaries" book and movie on the way, Meg Cabot remains a powerhouse. Story by @alannabennett.bsky.social:
- Kicked off the EDUCATION OF KIA GREER mini-tour with a launch party in LA & a convo moderated by @chescaleigh.bsky.social I couldn’t feel more full. Thank you to everyone who’s already read TEOKG — and to everyone who’ll give her a chance now that she’s out in the world.
- THE EDUCATION OF KIA GREER is officially in bookstores across North America. I hope you love her even 1/1000000000000th as much as I do.
- Reposted by Alanna BennettONE DAY MORE... before THE EDUCATION OF KIA GREER comes out and you fall head over heels in love with Cass and Kia (couple name #Cassiokia)!!! @alannabennett.bsky.social
- My debut novel THE EDUCATION OF KIA GREER comes out in FOUR DAYS. My heart is hammering. I hope the book can make your heart hammer, too. bit.ly/3GLISvU
- Reposted by Alanna Bennett💫 Not sure what to read next? This list of 78 exciting new YA books being published in May 2025 might be a great place to start! 💫 popgoesthereader.com/hot-off-the-... #BookSky #YALit #KidLit
- Come see meeeee (or at least these really cool other people) May 14: DC with Linda Holmes May 15: NYC with Casey McQuiston May 20: Bay Area with Jasmine Guillory June 10: Portland with TBD
- I’m on this week’s episode of Normal Gossip! The theme? MAGICIANS. Go listen. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
- Quite literally a dream come true that Meg Cabot even knows who I AM
- Every author I know has told me not to read my Goodreads reviews. Instead I’m checking them every single day am I doing this right
- Now THIS is a Jenny Han Cinematic Universe full-circle moment. XO KITTY's brilliant, talented, radiant @reganaliyah IS the voice of the EDUCATION OF KIA GREER audiobook! She absolutely nails it, and I couldn't be happier. More on my substack & instagram!
- We've got another Spring School write-in tonight over zoom! Come join us at 5pm PST, get some shit doooone. Register at iamspringstudios.com
- Thank you to Kirkus for this glowing write-up of THE EDUCATION OF KIA GREER 🌷❤️ www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
- Some exciting Spring School offerings for May! Payment plans available for all! And classes from Matt Ortile & Hope Rehak! iamspringstudios.com/shop
- Another zoom write-in tonight! Join us! Register at iamspringstudios.com
- We are exactly ONE MONTH OUT from the release of my debut novel THE EDUCATION OF KIA GREER, and I am freaking out / over the moon. To celebrate, I reactivated my substack to share the FULL FIRST CHAPTER, 9 pages of prologue. thosepaperscut.substack.com/p/read-the-f...
- From the ashes of my old sub stack Getting Cozy rises Those Papers Cut, a substack for all things project updates and general musings. First up: the FULL FIRST CHAPTER OF TEOKG drops there this Sunday. Subscribe to read. Oh also TPC is named after my old Tumblr :) thosepaperscut.substack.com
- Oh this one is gonna be fuuuuuun. AND ALSO? INFORMATIVE. Build queer community and learn from the TV of our elders, with instruction by the brilliant @hoperehak.bsky.social More info at iamspringstudios.com/shop
- More spring offerings from The Spring School are starting to crop up 🌷 join us for… -a two-day intro to screenwriting -the draft your novel workshop’s May session -an emerging writer consult -an idea consult All have received rave reviews! Iamspringstudios.com
- “If you love any books by Jenny Han or Casey McQuiston then I highly recommend picking this one up!! This was my first book by Alanna Bennett and I am excited to see what is next!” - a THE EDUCATION OF KIA GREER NetGalley review by Temi O. Have you pre-ordered yet?
- Reposted by Alanna BennettI fear it may come to pass.
- Really didn’t know how much of my adulthood would be spent battling ants.
- Join us for another Spring School WRITE-IN this Monday over Zoom! Co-work, body double, get some shit done. Register at iamspringstudios.com
- So honored to see THE EDUCATION OF KIA GREER on here!!!! Please pre-order :) www.getunderlined.com/books/739902...
- 🌟 Pop! Goes The Reader's 55 Most-Anticipated Young Adult Books: April-June 2025 🌟 popgoesthereader.com/55-most-anti... #BookSky #YALit #KidLit
- Join us for another Spring School WRITE-IN this Monday over Zoom! Co-work, body double, get some shit done. Register at iamspringstudios.com
- Block out the horrors of the world for two hours this Monday by joining The Spring School for another WRITE-IN! Body double! Do some writing or other task you've been looking to block off time for! Form community! Register at iamspringstudios.com
- My mom’s a midwife. I grew up coming out of my room in the morning to her watching GRAPHIC BIRTH VIDEOS on our TV. I have NEVER seen ANYTHING on TV even remotely like the incredibly accurate birth scene they showed on The Pitt. I texted my mom immediately.
- We’ve got some great classes coming up at The Spring School! Roll throoouuuugh iamspringstudios.com/shop
- Reposted by Alanna BennettIn order to gather the people you love, sometimes you have to make a plan. Here's why a friendship retreat is the next trip you should plan. Words by @alannabennett.bsky.social. conversationalist.org/2022/08/31/t...
- THE EDUCATION OF KIA GREER comes out two months from today ⚡️ pre-order wherever you buy books 📚 Photo via @getunderlined. I think Kia goes great with a matcha. www.getunderlined.com/books/739902...
- If they don’t hire Alan Cumming to host the Emmys but with the same affects that he hosts The Traitors (over the top gothic costumes, dun-dun-dun voices, Lala perched nearby) then I fear the Television Academy does not care about any of us.
- Reposted by Alanna BennettSurprise! Our Galentine’s sale was only the beginning — The Spring School’s 50% off sale has been extended and expanded to include FOUR classes and counting. Check us out at iamspringstudios.com/shop
- Reposted by Alanna BennettSuper laid-back, weekly writing sprints in this online group by @alannabennett.bsky.social! Say hi for a few minutes, turn your camera off and write, then group check-in if you feel like interacting (not critique but community), and repeat. www.iamspringstudios.com
- There’s no sentence the women on RHOSLC love more than a “what have you heard 👀”
- I’m in @TheCut today talkin Kylie J. I had to do SOMETHING with the literal years of research that went into THE EDUCATION OF KIA GREER. I hope you’ll give it a read (and the book a pre-order). www.thecut.com/article/life...
- Kia is not Kylie, but watching the pure existential dread of Kylie’s short lived LIFE OF KYLIE was a huge part of what inspired me to write this book. I wanted to explore what it might be like to be raised in an extreme environment you didn’t choose. www.getunderlined.com/books/739902...
- I have such a visceral reaction to Dave from Love Is Blind. I hate that man. I hate the way that he talks the way that he
- Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood should be played in gay bars just as much as Steel Magnolias is, fight me
- Just so we’re clear: NOT THE BOOK
- Reposted by Alanna BennettI am PEOPLE! people.com/linda-holmes...
