Anthea Piscarik, established a writing career as a news reporter, both free-lance and staff for a weekly paper.  She earned her Bachelor of Arts in English. Concentration in Film Theory, and Minor in Theatre, from the University of Delaware graduating magna cum laude with a Degree of Distinction. She studied Advanced Screenwriting at the University of Penn. Anthea participated in inaugural Act One: Writing for Hollywood program in Los Angeles. Her acting studies resumed at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. She performed female roles in a recorded version of “A Christmas Carol” now a holiday tradition on EWTN Global radio. Anthea wrote three one-act plays for readers’ theatre productions, with one fully produced. She also wrote and directed two murder mystery productions. In 2021, her screenplay “Strike it Rich” was a semifinalist in Screecraft’s Family Film category.  Her script, “Catherine of Siena,” was a finalist at the Hollywood Spiritual Film and Entertainment Festival. She is developing “Ella” based on Ella Fitzgerald with producers. Anthea’s novels “Unearthing Christmas” and “The Years In Between” were published with three more book in development under “The Miriam Chronicles” series. As a producer, she is finalizing a documentary about a blind couple raising their own sighted twins.