Liz Thompson is a screenwriter, playwright, and puzzle/game creator who grew up watching Gilda Radner sketches with friends, devouring Columbo reruns with her dad, and attending neuroscience conferences with her mom. Her subsequent passion for comedy, mystery, and the ongoing puzzle of human behavior is woven throughout every story she writes and every puzzle she constructs.
While cutting her creative teeth on Chicago’s renowned theater scene, Liz created an award-winning web series, produced multiple comedy shows, and served as vice president on the board of directors for Red Theater Chicago. Since moving to LA, she's leaned into her knack for developing stories, working with Oscar-nominated producers, award-winning EPs, and upcoming staffed writers to develop their features and pilots. She also contributes screenwriting articles to Final Draft, teaches free writing workshops to Deaf writers, and pops in as a guest speaker for various programs.
Specializing in comedy, drama, and anything with a good twist, Liz has sold a sitcom to CBS and a murder mystery to NBC. She's also won a Tracking Board mentorship, was featured in The Bitch List, and has had two of her plays win top selections in - and been produced as part of - Chicago’s Paragon Play Festival. In her spare time (who in the world has spare time?), she crafts puzzles for books as well as puzzle-games for corporate and private events.