Monica Heisey
BornToronto, Ontario
Website
www.monicaheisey.com

Monica Heisey is a Canadian writer, screenwriter and comedian. She has written for Schitt's Creek, the Baroness von Sketch Show and Workin' Moms , as well as creating Smothered. Her first novel Really Good, Actually was released in 2023.

Early life and education

Heisey was born and raised in Toronto, Canada.[1] She has a twin sister and a younger sister; her father was a lawyer and her mother was a public servant.[2] Heisey completed undergraduate studies at Queen's University in 2010.[3] Following graduation she moved to London, England where she obtained an MA in early modern literature from King's College.[4]

Career

Heisey has written for numerous television shows including Schitt's Creek and Workin' Moms.[5][6] Her first job screenwriting position was on the Baroness von Sketch Show,[1] for which she is a four-time Canadian Screen Award winner.

Heisey's writing has appeared in Vogue, Elle, Glamour, and The New Yorker.[3] Her first book I Can’t Believe It’s Not Better: A Woman’s Guide to Coping with Life, a collection of essays, was published in 2015.[7] The book was based on her blog-based advice column She Does the City.[1] She published her first fiction novel, Really Good, Actually, in 2023.[2] It was inspired by her divorce at 28 years of age and the absence of that experience in popular culture.[5] The book was written over the course of 2020 and has been optioned for a television series.[5] The book was listed by The Times as the best popular fiction novel of 2023. [8]

Heisey has been based in London, England since 2019.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ermelino, Louisa. "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do in Monica Heisey's Bittersweet Debut Novel". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 Saner, Emine (22 February 2023). "When your ex gets the cat: the writer who divorced in her 20s – and turned it into a runaway bestseller". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Author makes heartbreak hilarious". www.queensu.ca. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Stephenson, Hannah (17 January 2023). "Writer/comedian Monica Heisey: 'I don't really trust dating apps'". Irish Examiner.
  5. 1 2 3 Collington, Christian (11 January 2023). "Monica Heisey says divorce in her 20s inspired debut novel 'Really Good, Actually'". thestar.com. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Patrick, Bethanne (12 January 2023). "A 'Schitt's Creek' writer's turn to fiction is 'Really Good, Actually'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Gardner, Suzanne (16 July 2015). "I Can't Believe It's Not Better: A Woman's Guide to Coping with Life". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  8. ↑ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best-popular-fiction-books-2023-g20bxlc29
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