Hannah Belanszky is a writer, actor and Yuwaalaraay woman based in Sydney. She is the recipient of the 2025 Belnaves Fellowship with the Belvoir St Theatre, which has long been recognised as one of the most prestigious playwriting awards in Australia. Her debut mainstage play DON’T ASK WHAT THE BIRD LOOK LIKE premiered at Queensland Theatre in 2023, was shortlisted for the 2024 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, a finalist for the 2019 Queensland Premier’s Drama Award, and the 2019 Lord Mayor’s Award for Best New Australian Work. Her play SAPLINGS premiered in Sydney Festival 2024 at Australian Theatre for Young People. She wrote, directed and performed in THE WIVES OF WOLFGANG which won Best Cabaret at the Adelaide Fringe weekly awards and has also been performed at Fringe World Perth and Brisbane Powerhouse. Hannah has also been in writers’ rooms for Jungle Entertainment, Matchbox Pictures, See-Saw Films, Bunya Productions and New Canvas, and was selected for the 2022 Netflix ANZ Writer’s Journey lab in partnership with Australians in Film. Hannah is currently working on a number of projects, including a 2025 commission for the Griffin Theatre Company, and the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP).