Bio
Mark Brutsché am currently the Artistic Director of the Young Actors Theatre in Reston, Virginia, in suburban Washington, D.C., where he teaches, directs, and writes plays for young performers, ages 7–16. His work earned me the 2022 ArtsFairfax Achievement Award for outstanding "Career Achievement and Lasting Contributions to the Community". His debut manuscript was a 2023 Claymore Award finalist, and his second in the series earned the 2024 Claymore Award for Best Juvenile/YA. He is also a member of MWA, SCBWI, Sisters in Crime, Virginia Writers Club, and The Writer’s Center in Bethesda, Maryland.