Kia Corthron

Kia Corthron
Born (1961-05-13) May 13, 1961
Cumberland, Maryland, U.S.
OccupationPlaywright, television writer, novelist
EducationUniversity of Maryland, College Park (BA)
Columbia University (MFA)

Kia Corthron (born May 13, 1961) is an American playwright, activist, television writer, and novelist. She received the 2014 Windham–Campbell Literature Prize in Drama which is one of the largest prizes in the world of its kind. In 2022, her hometown newspaper named Corthron one of the region's 30 most influential people of color.