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Lillie Gardner is a writer and director from Minnesota who tells heartfelt stories about girls and women defying expectations.
Latest Work
Listen to “The Princess,” the most recent episode Lillie wrote for Wondery’s Whose Amazing Life? Kids & Family podcast.
Concept art illustration by Jane Gardner
Allegra Sparkle’s Guide to the Great Composers
Lillie’s Austin Film Festival-winning kids series aims to provide an inclusive and entertaining history of classical music to the next generation.
Starring Nicole Weber
Vegan Please
Lillie’s comedy web series is about a people-pleasing vegan in Minnesota who falls in love with a butcher. Watch the first two episodes, buy fun merch, and support this indie project on its journey to making more episodes.
Writing Classes & Events
June 11-12, 2026
Creative Education: Teaching Diverse Composers to Kids with ‘Allegra Sparkle’
Lakeville, Minnesota
June 13, 2026
Introduction to Narrative Podcast Writing
The Loft Literary Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 20, 2026
The Loft Literary Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
July 9 - August 13, 2026
Advanced Screenwriting Workshop
The Loft Literary Center
Zoom
July 29, 2026
Writing for Animals Reading
Hosted by Ashland Creek Press
Zoom
June 2027
Writer-in-Residence Fellow
Vermont Studio Center
Johnson, Vermont
Notes & Coaching Services
“Asking Lillie to review my writing has become a de facto part of my process.”
An in-demand notes-giver and writing coach, Lillie is passionate about working with writers of prose and screenplays to help them persist in making their most impactful work.
Stay in Touch
Lillie writes Wild Minds — her monthly blog about the creative process — and a quarterly newsletter with writing life updates, fun things to check out, and her starlet cat Ava Gardner.
