Lizabeth Zindel is an American writer, director, and producer, working primarily in the young adult (teen) genre. She is the author of ''Girl of the Moment'', ''The Secret Rites of Social Butterflies'', and ''A Girl, a Ghost, and the Hollywood Hills'' published by
Penguin Group. She directed and produced the short documentary ''Keep It Real:
Banksy NYC'' that premiered at the
Cannes Film Festival in 2014. She is a member of the
Ensemble Studio Theatre, a non-profit membership-based developmental theatre located in New York City where she starred in the premiere of
Wendy MacLeod's play ''The Shallow End''.
Personal life
Lizabeth Claire Zindel was born in New York City. She is the daughter of
Bonnie Zindel, a psychoanalyst and novelist, and
Paul Zindel, a Pulitzer Prize-Winning playwright and author. She has a brother named David Zindel. She attended the
Dalton School and
Wesleyan University.
Professional
Zindel worked as an assistant at
Creative Artists Agency and
Maverick Records. She has appeared in People Magazine,
CosmoGirl,
American Cheerleader, and Justine Magazine. Zindel was selected as a "Flying Start" by
Publishers Weekly. ''Girl of the Moment'' was selected by the
New York Public Library
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as a "Book for the Teen Age", an annual list of the best titles for teens.
Zindel is a Contributing Editor to Social Life magazine, a luxury publication of The Hamptons. Her interview with
Alexa Ray Joel,
Billy Joel
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and
Christie Brinkley's daughter, was featured in the magazine and excerpted in the
New York Post.
References
External links
Author website
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Living people
American writers of young adult literature
Wesleyan University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American writers
21st-century American women writers
Women writers of young adult literature