Maria Lewis is a journalist, screenwriter and author based in Sydney, Australia. Getting her start as a teenager working at her local newspaper as a police reporter, her writing on pop culture has appeared in publications such as Empire Magazine, Guardian, Penthouse and New York Post to name a few. Previously seen as a presenter on television programs such as SBS Viceland's The Feed and Cleverfan on ABC, she has been a journalist for over 13 years. Her critically acclaimed debut novel Who's Afraid? was published worldwide in 2016, with its sequel Who's Afraid Too? following shortly after in 2017. Who's Afraid? is currently being developed for television by Hoodlum Entertainment.