LAURENCE KLAVAN received two Drama Desk nominations for the book and lyrics to "Bed and Sofa," the musical produced by the Vineyard Theater in New York and the Finborough Theatre in London. His one-act, "The Summer Sublet," produced in the Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon in New York, is included in Best American Short Plays 2000-2001, and his one-act, "The Show Must Go On," was the most produced one-act in American high schools in 2015-2016. His full-length, "The Magic Act," and his one-act, "Freud's House," were also produced by EST. His novels, "The Cutting Room" and "The Shooting Script," were published by Ballantine Books. He won the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. His graphic novels, "City of Spies" and "Brain Camp," co-written with Susan Kim, were published by First Second Books at Macmillan and their YA fiction trilogy, "Wasteland," was published by Harper Collins. His short work has been published in more than one hundred literary journals, and his story collection, "'The Family Unit' and Other Fantasies," was published by Chizine in Canada. His novella, "Albertine," was published by Leamington Books in Scotland.