Wordstock Festival 2011

Jonathan Auxier earned an MFA in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University. Since graduation, he has worked across a variety of writing mediums, including plays, film, television, comics and fiction. His debut novel, PETER NIMBLE & HIS FANTASTIC EYES, was published this fall by Abrams Books and Penguin Canada. Auxier also created and runs TheScop.com, a website dedicated to exploring the connections between children‘s books old and new. He lives outside Los Angeles with his wife...
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Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson have been writing for film and television together since they met in a parking lot out in Los Angeles. Their film and TV credits include NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE and extensive work with MTV. They are currently scripting an original superhero movie for Sam Raimi at Disney. Raimi will be the producer for THE FAMILIARS movie, optioned by Sony. In an exciting recent development, Doug Sweetland, the Academy Award–nominated director, has come to Sony from...
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Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson have been writing for film and television together since they met in a parking lot out in Los Angeles. Their film and TV credits include NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE and extensive work with MTV. They are currently scripting an original superhero movie for Sam Raimi at Disney. Raimi will be the producer for THE FAMILIARS movie, optioned by Sony. In an exciting recent development, Doug Sweetland, the Academy Award–nominated director, has come to Sony from...
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Maile Meloy is a contributor to The New Yorker and an accomplished author of novels for adults. Meloy’s BOTH WAYS IS THE WAY I WANT IT was selected as one of The New York Times Book Review’s Ten Best Books of 2009. In a starred review, Booklist called Meloy’s A FAMILY DAUGHTER “riveting and engrossing.” THE APOTHECARY is Meloy’s children’s literature debut. Book site: www.theapothecarybook.com

Lisa Schroeder writes for both the middle grade and young adult set. Her middle grade titles include IT’S RAINING CUPCAKES and SPRINKLES AND SECRETS, both published with Aladdin. Her young adult titles include I HEART YOU, YOU HAUNT ME; FAR FROM YOU; CHASING BROOKLYN and THE DAY BEFORE, all with Simon Pulse. Lisa lives with her family in Beaverton, Oregon. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisaschroederbooks