Stephanie Bain is a writer and dramaturg. She has worked in London theater for a decade and was the head of programming and literary at the Almeida Theatre. Her English language version of the stage play The Years, adapted and directed by Eline Arbo, and based on the book by Annie Ernaux, premiered at the Almeida Theatre in July 2024 and transferred to the West End in 2025, earning her a joint Olivier Award nomination for Best New Play. Wits is her first novel.