MOLLY BANDT is a public interest lawyer, screenwriter, and children’s book author/illustrator based in Madison, Wisconsin. She writes dark comedies, rom-coms, and thrillers both independently and with her writing partner and daughter, Celia Ramsey, who works as an Associate Producer for a production company in LA. As a writing team, they draw on their intergenerational experiences and fascination with the cheeky underbelly of midwest nice to create uniquely colorful characters and dialogue. Their dark comedy thriller, STURGEON GENERAL, won Best Comedy in the 2025 Shore Scripts competition, semi-finalist in the Big Break competition, and was a Second Rounder at the Austin Film Festival (AFF). Their rom-coms, CHRISTMAS IN CRYONIS and LAST BLUSH, were also Second Rounders at AFF and have placed in multiple other competitions.