Sophie Duda (born 2006), co-creator of Carousel Thirteen, is a graphic design student based in Detroit.

Sophie miraculously knew how to read before entering kindergarten, and has been an avid reader since. She loves movies, and is particularly skilled at using Letterboxd. She likes to write about books, movies, and video games.

She likes her stuffed cat “Kitty”, Trader Joe’s, computer games (especially Nancy Drew mystery games), movies that take place between the 70s and 90s, bagels, groundhogs, and ice cream. She has a photo album in her phone dedicated to every time she has guessed the Wordle in 2 guesses. She’s a pescatarian. She likes going down Wikipedia rabbit-holes. She is witty. She has worn glasses since she was 1 and a half.