2020 Bombeck workshop Essay Cabaret host Anna Lefler
Anna Lefler is a comedy writer and author of the novel Preschooled and the humor book The Chicktionary: From A-Line to Z-Snap, The Words Every Woman Should Know, which The Chicago Tribune called "a wry celebration of modern femininity." She was a staff writer on the Nickelodeon/NickMom show Parental Discretion with Stefanie Wilder-Taylor, where she also appeared as a recurring guest comedian. Her essays have appeared on Salon, McSweeney's Internet Tendency and The Big Jewel, and she has performed stand-up comedy around Los Angeles, including the Hollywood Improv and the Comedy Store. In 2017, she founded A Hotel Room of One's Own: The Erma Bombeck | Anna Lefler Humorist-in-Residence Program, a writing residency for emerging comedy writers.