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American author of young adult fiction
C. Leigh Purtill
BornMay 26
Germany
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
EducationMount Holyoke College
Boston University (MS)
Period2007–present
GenreYoung adult fiction
Website
www.leighpurtill.com

C. Leigh Purtill (b. May 26) is an American author of young adult fiction.

Biography

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. 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. Film work took her to New York City where she became a script supervisor on films, music videos and commercials.

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.

Purtill currently resides in West Hollywood with her husband. 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

Novels

  • Chasing the Falls (2012)
  • Jennifer Aniston is My Best Friend - AKA: Love, Meg (2007 -2012)

Fat Girls in L.A. series

  • Fat Girls in L.A. (Book 1: All About Vee) - AKA: All About Vee (2008 - 2011)
  • Fat Girls in L.A. (Book 2: The Rise of Ginny) (forthcoming 2012)

References

  1. "About C. Leigh Purtill". Penguin Group. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  2. "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.
  3. ^ "C. Leigh Purtill". Amazon. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  4. "Leigh Purtill". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  5. "The Official Web Presence of Author C. Leigh Purtill - About Leigh". www.leighpurtill.com. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  6. "California Readers Interview with C. Leigh Purtill". Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  7. Penguin Publishing Bio Page for C. Leigh Purtill
  8. ^ "Author C. Leigh Purtill". Vimeo. Retrieved 1 April 2014.

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