C. Leigh Purtill
C. Leigh Purtill | |
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| Born | May 26 Germany |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Mount Holyoke College Boston University (MS) |
| Period | 2007–present |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
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C. Leigh Purtill (b. May 26) is an American author of young adult fiction.
Biography
[edit]Purtill was born in Frankfurt, Germany and grew up on the east coast of the United States, mostly in the suburbs of Connecticut and Pennsylvania.[1][2] Purtill graduated from Mount Holyoke College with degrees in anthropology and dance. She graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. She later received a Master of Science in film production at Boston University.[3] Film work took her to New York City where she became a script supervisor[4] on films, music videos and commercials.[5]
In early 2000, she moved to Los Angeles with her husband where she worked as a broadcast standards editor (network censor) for The WB Television Network later renamed The CW Television Network on such shows as The Gilmore Girls and 7th Heaven.[6][7]
Purtill currently resides in West Hollywood with her husband.[3] Her latest book, Chasing the Falls, was self-published after having two books published by Penguin Group the author decided to go it alone.
Bibliography
[edit]Novels
[edit]- Chasing the Falls (2012)
- Jennifer Aniston is My Best Friend - AKA: Love, Meg (2007 -2012)
Fat Girls in L.A. series
[edit]- Fat Girls in L.A. (Book 1: All About Vee) - AKA: All About Vee (2008 - 2011)[8]
- Fat Girls in L.A. (Book 2: The Rise of Ginny) (forthcoming 2012)[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "About C. Leigh Purtill". Penguin Group. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ "An Interview with C. Leigh Purtill, the Author of Love, Meg". Yahoo Voices. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ a b "C. Leigh Purtill". Amazon. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ "Leigh Purtill". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "The Official Web Presence of Author C. Leigh Purtill - About Leigh". www.leighpurtill.com. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "California Readers Interview with C. Leigh Purtill". Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ^ Penguin Publishing Bio Page for C. Leigh Purtill
- ^ a b "Author C. Leigh Purtill". Vimeo. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
External links
[edit]- Official web site
- Leigh's Official Blog
- Penguin Publishing Author Page of C. Leigh Purtill
- Little Willow Author Interview with C. Leigh Purtill
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