DJ Hills (they/them) is a cross-genre writer for the page, stage, and screen.​

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A queer and trans artist, DJ aims to create and collaborate on art that elevates historically excluded voices and experiences.

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DJ's play Horsegirl & Cowdaddy will premiere at the Wilma Theater in September 2026 before transferring to Soho Rep. Other plays include come straight home, TRUNK BRIEF JOCK THONG, Adult Things, and The Caelumids. Their short plays …in daylight and big and small were part of Theater Masters TAKE TEN 2022 and 2023, respectively, and subsequently published by Concord Theatricals.

 

Their poetry chapbook Leaving Earth was published by Split Rock Press. Other writing appears most recently in Primer, The Worcester Review, and The Thalweg. 

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DJ's plays have been developed with the Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, Great Plains Theatre Commons, Boston Court Pasadena, The Queer Ensemble, and Seven Devils Playwrights Conference. TRUNK BRIEF JOCK THONG was shortlisted for the 2023 Yale Drama Series. Fellowships and residencies include the Substratum writers' residency and Tofte Lake Center's National Emerging Artist Residency.​

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DJ was proudly born and raised in the shadow of the Appalachians. They currently divide their time between home and other Mid-Atlantic cities.