2022 Bombeck Workshop Keynoter Adriana Trigiani

Beloved by millions of readers around the world for her "dazzling" novels (USA Today), Adriana Trigiani is “a master of palpable and visual detail” (Washington Post) and “a comedy writer with a heart of gold” (The New York Times).

She is the New York Times bestselling author of 20 books of fiction and nonfiction, including her latest, The Good Left Undone, an instant New York Times best seller, Book of the Month pick and People’s Book of the Week. Her work is published in 38 languages around the world.

An award-winning playwright, television writer/producer and filmmaker, Adriana’s screen credits include writer/director of the major motion picture of her debut novel, Big Stone Gap, the adaptation of her novel Very Valentine and director of Then Came You. 

Adriana grew up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia where she co-founded The Origin Project, an in-school writing program serving over 2,500 students in Appalachia. Trigiani is proud to serve on the New York State Council on the Arts. She lives in New York City with her family.