C. J. Hopkins is an award-winning playwright, novelist, and political satirist. His plays have been produced and toured at theaters and festivals including Riverside Studios (London), 59E59 Theaters (New York), Traverse Theatre (Edinburgh), Belvoir St. Theatre (Sydney), the Du Maurier World Stage Festival (Toronto), Needtheater (Los Angeles), 7 Stages (Atlanta), the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Adelaide Fringe, Brighton Festival, and the Noorderzon Festival (the Netherlands), among others. His writing awards include the 2002 First of the Scotsman Fringe Firsts, Scotsman Fringe Firsts for new writing in 2002 and 2005, and the 2004 Best Play of the Adelaide Fringe. His political satire and commentary is published by Consent Factory, OffGuardian, ZeroHedge, Dissident Voice, and many other publications. His debut novel, Zone 23, was published in 2017.
