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| The concept was also sent to non-Alloy Y.A. writers, according to one writer who was approached, who were invited to write samples for the book. The writer said that she wasn’t paid for what she submitted and wasn’t contacted again or given feedback by the company. Ms. Anderson also wrote a sample. | The concept was also sent to non-Alloy Y.A. writers, according to one writer who was approached, who were invited to write samples for the book. The writer said that she wasn’t paid for what she submitted and wasn’t contacted again or given feedback by the company. Ms. Anderson also wrote a sample. | ||
| In the meantime, Ann Brashares, who was then co-president of Alloy with Les Morgenstein, decided to write the book. Ms. Brashares’ The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants was published in 2001, became a huge best-seller, was developed into a movie (Mr. Morgenstein is listed as executive producer), and spawned two sequels. According to three sources, Ms. Anderson was unhappy with this outcome.In an e-mail, Ms. Anderson said that after the book’s success, her title was changed to “editor” from “assistant editor,” and she received a small “bonus” for her contribution. When asked whether she was bitter about the situation, she said: “o. I asked about receiving a story credit when I found out about the movie, but I was told to look to the future instead of the past.” | ]In the meantime, Ann Brashares, who was then co-president of Alloy with Les Morgenstein, decided to write the book. Ms. Brashares’ The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants was published in 2001, became a huge best-seller, was developed into a movie (Mr. Morgenstein is listed as executive producer), and spawned two sequels. According to three sources, Ms. Anderson was unhappy with this outcome.In an e-mail, Ms. Anderson said that after the book’s success, her title was changed to “editor” from “assistant editor,” and she received a small “bonus” for her contribution. When asked whether she was bitter about the situation, she said: “o. I asked about receiving a story credit when I found out about the movie, but I was told to look to the future instead of the past.” | ||
| == Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
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Ann Brashares (born in Chevy Chase, Maryland) is the author of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series of books.
She is a 1985 graduate of the Sidwell Friends School. After studying philosophy at Barnard College, she worked as an editor until her first book was published, though she had originally intended to pursue a graduate degree. While co-president of Alloy Entertainment, the book packager associated with the Kaavya Viswanathan plagiarism scandal, she turned a concept by Jodi Anderson into the book, "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." Currently two other titles have been published in the series. The first book, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, was adapted into a motion picture in 2005. She has also written a second and third book. She lives in New York with her husband and 3 children-2 boys and a girl.
Traveling Pants origin
From an article in the New York Observer by Sheelah Kolhatkar: The Traveling Pants idea originated with a woman named Jodi Anderson, who was then an editor at Alloy. Ms. Anderson proposed the concept (a group of girlfriends who share a pair of jeans), which was based on some of her own college experiences. She wrote a proposal sketching out the idea that was sold to a publisher, and was under the impression that she might then get to write the book(s).
The concept was also sent to non-Alloy Y.A. writers, according to one writer who was approached, who were invited to write samples for the book. The writer said that she wasn’t paid for what she submitted and wasn’t contacted again or given feedback by the company. Ms. Anderson also wrote a sample.
In the meantime, Ann Brashares, who was then co-president of Alloy with Les Morgenstein, decided to write the book. Ms. Brashares’ The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants was published in 2001, became a huge best-seller, was developed into a movie (Mr. Morgenstein is listed as executive producer), and spawned two sequels. According to three sources, Ms. Anderson was unhappy with this outcome.In an e-mail, Ms. Anderson said that after the book’s success, her title was changed to “editor” from “assistant editor,” and she received a small “bonus” for her contribution. When asked whether she was bitter about the situation, she said: “o. I asked about receiving a story credit when I found out about the movie, but I was told to look to the future instead of the past.”
Bibliography
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (ISBN 0-385-72933-2, hardcover, 2001)
- The Second Summer of the Sisterhood (ISBN 0-385-73243-0, hardcover, 2004)
- Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood (ISBN 0-385-72935-9, hardcover, 2005)
- Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood (To be released January 2007)
References
- Kolhatkar, Sheelah (May 8, 2006). "Viswanathan-athon:Plagiarizing Writer Fell in Weird Alloy". New York Observer. Retrieved 2006-07-10.
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External links
- Sisterhood Central biography
- Teenreads biography
- Alumna profile at Barnard College
- Ann Brashares at IMDb
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