Smith, who won an Olivier Award in 2012 for Roadkill written when she was a new graduate, has gone from strength to strength as a writer in a few short years. - The List
One of Scotlands most gifted young playwrights - The Scotsman
One of Scotlands most gifted young playwrights - The Scotsman
Originally from a small village near Stirling in Scotland, Stef studied Drama and Theatre Arts (with a specialism in directing) at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh. Stef has worked as both an individual artist and with other theatre makers. Her work is predominately political seeking to unearth unheard stories and it always aims to examine both the lightness and darkness of life. Stef loves traveling and in the past few years she has visited Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Korea, Mexico, Turkey and the USA for her work. Stef has also led creative writing groups for young people in India, ran writing workshops in Brazil and given lectures at Glasgow University.
Most notably in 2012 Stef won an Olivier for the show RoadKill. In 2013 she was invited for a residency to the Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada. She also appeared on The Lists Top 100 Cutural Contributors for 2015 and was named by the Independent as a part of a 'new generation of British playwrights who will dominate 2017'. In 2020, she was a finalist for the worlds biggest prize for female playwrights. In 2022 she won Best Writer at the Royal Television Society Awards for her young adult series Float.
