Hillary Carlip (born October 20, 1956) is an American author and visual artist, whose work has been featured in a museum show alongside

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and

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. Her latest release, ''Find Me I’m Yours'', is an interactive, multi-platform entertainment experience conceived, designed and written by Carlip, and co-created, directed, and produced by

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Books

Carlip's first book, ''Girl Power: Young Women Speak Out'', was published in 1995. It was selected by the

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for inclusion on its "Best Books for Teens" list, and Hillary appeared on

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to promote the book. Her second book, ''Zine Scene'', which she designed herself and co-wrote with

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, won an

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Award. Carlip's third book, ''Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan'', was an

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Book Sense Pick Best Seller, a

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finalist in two categories (humor and memoir), and was selected by Borders as one of the Best Literary Memoirs of 2006. Her fourth book, ''A'la Cart: The Secret Lives of Grocery Shoppers'' (Virgin Books), received raves including a starred review from ''

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'', who cited Carlip's "humor, grace and brilliantly creative eye," and called the book a "hilarious, delightful, unique achievement." Carlip's latest release, ''Find Me, I’m Yours'', is an interactive entertainment experience in a new genre coined by Carlip – CLICK LIT®-- conceived from the start as an ever-expanding, multi-platform creation that launched November 3, 2014.

Other creative projects

As a visual artist, Carlip's work has been shown at several galleries in

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, and

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. Her work was most recently featured alongside

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in a museum show called ''Stocked: Contemporary Art from the Grocery Aisle.'' She is also included in the show's catalogue/book (

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). In 2001, Carlip founded web production and design company, Fly HC Multimedia, and she has designed and produced hundreds of award-winning, custom websites for celebrities (including

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), corporations, the Australian Government, authors, web series, artists, non-profits, and more. Carlip was the creator, editor and host of the literary website "Fresh Yarn" which hosted works written by a diverse range of writers, performers and personalities (from 2004 to 2010). She has also been an

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commentator, having written and recorded pieces for ''All Things Considered''. Along with

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, and

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, she is a founding member of The Memoirists Collective, a group that seeks new talent in nonfiction. From 1999 to 2001 she was co-president, Founder, and Executive Creative Director of the teen web network VOXXY. Carlip's first film script, ''SKIRTS'', co-written with '' Miss Congeniality'' co-writer, Katie Ford, sold to

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. She has also done script rewrites for animated films for Disney including ''An Extremely Goofy Movie''. Carlip was also the lead of the "all-girl, all ex-con" band '' Angel and the Reruns'' and has performed with

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Selected bibliography

*''Girl Power: Young Women Speak Out'' (Warner Books, 1995) *''Zine Scene'' (Girl Press, 1999) *''Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan'' (HarperCollins, May 2006) *''FIRED!: Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized, & Dismissed'' (Simon and Schuster's Touchstone Books, 2006) *''A La Cart:The Secret Lives of Grocery Shoppers'' (2008) *''Find Me I’m Yours'' (RosettaBooks, November 2014)

Awards and nominations

*Finalist,

(humor, memoir) *Bandie Broadband Award, “Newest New Thing” (2000) *''

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'' winner *

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as one of the "Best Literary Memoirs of 2006"

References

External links

Official website

Find Me I'm Yours
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NPR interview with Hillary Carlip

Fresh Yarn website

Fly HC Multimedia
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