ABOUT

 

Abi Stephenson is a writer and cultural producer.

Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, Aeon Magazine, The Monthly, Griffith Review, Australian Book Review, amongst others.

For over a decade she was the senior producer of the RSA’s (Royal Society of Arts) high-profile events programme and award-winning animation series.

The multi-million viewed RSA Animates and RSA Shorts won a Silver Dolphin at Cannes and a Webby Award, and were credited with kickstarting a new genre of ‘explainer’ animations. She also curated and produced the RSA’s year-round festival of ideas events, festival pop-ups and broadcasts in London. Prior to that, she was a bookseller and literature festival assistant producer.