Bear Witness.
We find the heat in every story.
HEATDRAWN Media is an award-winning studio for publishing, audio, and screen.
A journalist leads every project, so everything we make is researched, fact-checked, and built around the people it’s for.
The work so far
In development
Interested Party
Coming soonA magazine on culture, AI, technology, race, and power.
Maroon Astro
Coming soonA travel and lifestyle magazine.
ID
In developmentPicture books and a wordless animated series about a being that has never seen itself.
The Pendant’s Secret
In revisionA YA novel about a boy who inherits his grandmother’s pendant and her history.
We make stories that change how people see themselves, each other, and the world they share.
Look.
We go where attention usually doesn’t. A stranger’s obituary. A night spent in a car. A promise a company makes about its technology.
See yourself.
We tell each story through the people living it, up close, so it stops being someone else’s story.
Carry it.
What you’ve seen goes with you. It shapes how you treat your family, your friends, your neighbors, and people on the other side of the world you’ll never meet.
Work with us
Choose the one that fits you.
Original projects
For producers, platforms, and funders
Built to move into another format. Adapt, license, co-produce, or fund Reputation, The Thread, ID, or new reporting.
Ask about a projectBooks
For agents and editors
The ID picture books, for ages 4 to 8, and The Pendant’s Secret, a YA novel. ID is also in development as an animated series.
Ask about a bookMade for you
For brands, CSR teams, nonprofits, and international organizations
We make the work your audience needs to trust, in a voice they’ll recognize as yours.
- Podcasts, series, documentaries, and newsletters
- Social impact stories about your community work
- AI-use policies, disclosure, and staff training
- User research for media and technology products
- Campaigns for audiences in other countries
Publications
For readers and listeners
Two new magazines are coming soon.
- Interested PartyCulture, AI, technology, race, and power.
- Maroon AstroTravel and lifestyle.
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Looking to hire Ethan for a role, advisory work, or a talk? Go to iamethanward.com
Ethan Ward, Founder
Our founder is a journalist trained in human-computer interaction, public diplomacy, and AI policy. He researches each project, designs it around how people will use it, and makes sure every fact holds up. More about the studio and Ethan