Bio & Portfolio

Alanna Bennett is a screenwriter working in features and television, including Netflix’s XO Kitty, The CW’s Roswell New Mexico, and an upcoming studio feature. Prior to that she wrote about film and television, covering everything from representation in Hollywood and the #MeToo movement to Captain America’s butt, in every format from lists and quizzes to multi-source longform reporting and criticism.

Alanna believes that the personal, the political, and the pop cultural are all deeply connected. She seeks to tell stories that move conversations forward while providing a balm to the daily stresses of human existence. 

Here is a sampling of some of her media work.

• COVER STORY: Camila Mendes is Taking it all in Stride (Teen Vogue)

• PROFILE: Terry Crews is Not Going Down Without a Fight (BuzzFeed News)

• ESSAY: When My Mom Moved Into Her Car, We Learned to Survive Without Being Fine (BuzzFeed)

• PROFILE: Amber Tamblyn is Finding Her Way in the Reckoning Along With the Rest of Us (BuzzFeed News)

• REVIEW: Shrill is an Origin Story About the Journey to Self-Love (TV Guide)

• REVIEW: The Crimes of Grindelwald is a Mess (BuzzFeed News)

• PROFILE: This Iconic Hollywood Screenwriting Team Should Be Household Names By Now (BuzzFeed News)

• FEATURE: The Magicians’ Queliot Episode is a Landmark Moment for Slash Fandom (Vulture)

• TRAVEL WRITING: Travel the West Coast in One Fell Swoop With the Coast Starlight (Bonobos)

• FEATURE: Practical Magic Is 20 Years Old And Just as Relevant As Ever (BuzzFeed News)

• FEATURE: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Became An Instant Classic. Here’s How it Happened. (BuzzFeed News)

• FEATURE: The Show That’s Quietly Mastering How To Portray Sexual Assault on Television (BuzzFeed News)

• ESSAY: Seeing a Black Hermione In 2018 Is a Reminder of What Fandom Can Build (BuzzFeed News)