From Michael Idato in The Sydney Morning Herald: Local author Jessica Shirvington, the wife of champion athlete and Foxtel presenter Matt Shirvington, is poised to conquer Hollywood.
Shirvington’s supernatural young-adult novel series Embrace is to be adapted into a TV series by the famed producer Steven Spielberg. The project, commissioned by the US network The CW, is already being hailed as a potential successor to the billion-dollar Twilight franchise.
It’s been mind-blowing. I never even thought I would get published.
The deal for Embrace, if the planned TV series become a blockbuster hit, represents a multi-million dollar windfall for the young Australian writer.
Shirvington, 33, was elated when she spoke to Fairfax today. “I’m stoked,” she said. “The most exciting part is to be able to talk about it because it’s something I’ve had to keep under my hat and I’m not good at that at all.” Read more…
About The Author: Jessica Shirvington lives in Sydney with her husband, former Olympic sprinter Matt Shirvington, and their two daughters. A successful businesswoman, she has previously founded and run a coffee distribution company, Stella Imports, in London, and been involved in managing the restaurants Fuel Bistro, Tow Bar and MG Garage in Sydney. Her debut novel EMBRACE, the first book in the Violet Eden Chapters series, was published in 2010, followed in 2011 by ENTICED and in 2012 by EMBLAZE.
Jessica combines her writing career with juggling the demands of motherhood and her responsibilities as a co-director in the company MPS Investments Pty Ltd.
Comments
September 21, 2012 at 8:19 am
I always find it suspicious when relatives/partners/kids etc of celebrities get their books published over the rest of us struggling to get book deals. Guess it really is WHO you know and not what you know.
Jessica Rudd, Jessica Shirvington, none of them were writers before, they just happened to suddenly write a book and were SOOOO lucky to have it picked up by a publisher.
Guess it also says a lot about the publishers these days, only wanting real life, young adult or celebrity driven books to put out. The little guy loses out again!