Autumn Withers is an American screenwriter and novelist. Her stories explore desire, identity, and the contradictions of the heart.

She has written eight television pilots and four feature films spanning romantic comedy, women’s history, and psychological thrillers. Her female-driven work has been optioned and commended by Screencraft, the Austin Film Festival, the Sundance Episodic Lab, NBC, Pilgrim Studios, MGM, and HBO. She is currently co-adapting Gail Reitano’s novel Italian Love Cake for screen.

Her own novel, The French Arrangement, follows an American cookbook writer whose road trip across France leads her to the most intoxicating love of her life. Winding from Paris to the Côte d'Azur, it's a story about the mothers who shape us, the lovers who rearrange us, and the radical act of choosing pleasure over permission.

A graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts and the University of Georgia, Autumn began her artistic career as a professional dancer, performing on Broadway, with contemporary dance companies, for pop artists, and as a Radio City Rockette. She went on to appear in nearly fifty film and television roles, including Modern Family, FBI: Most Wanted, and Sundance Audience Favorite Catherine. She has worked opposite Cate Blanchett, J.K. Simmons, and Jenny Slate, and won Best Actress at NoHo CineFest for her performance in Avalanche.

She divides her time between Paris and Los Angeles, where she also consults on story development for studios, entrepreneurs, and fellow writers. When she’s not writing, she’s likely in a dance class or exploring somewhere new with her daughter.