the divine miss pixie woods Cecil Castellucci
author and artistearts stuff
WRITING
Short Story, Devil in the Details, Summer 2010, Five Chapters
Essay, Darth Vader is My Daddy, Summer 2010, Red Room
Novel, Rose Sees Red, Summer 2010, Scholastic
Picture Book, Grandma’s Gloves, Summer 2010, Candlewick Press
Short Story, The Long and the Short of Long Term Memory, Interfictions II, Fall 2009 Interstitial Arts Foundation/Small Beer Press
Short Story, Wet Teeth, Eternal Kiss, Fall 2009, Running Press
Anthology, Co-Editor, Geektastic, Spring 2009, Little, Brown
Short Story, The Bread Box, Sideshow, Spring 2009, Candlewick Press
Short Story, Baby in the Basket, May 2009 Strange Horizons
Short Story, Chapter 5 (Money Walks), April 2009, Los Angeles Times
Graphic Novel, Janes in Love, Fall 2008 Minx/DC Comics
Novel, Beige, Candlewick Press Spring 2007 Candlewick Press
Graphic Novel, The Plain Janes, Spring 2007, Minx/ DC Comics
Short Story, Lights, Camera Action, Magic in the Mirrorstone Anthology, Winter 2008, Wizards of the Coast
Essay, Bad Reputation, First Kiss, Then Tell Anthology, Winter 2008, Bloomsbury
Essay, My Fairy Godfathers, Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys Anthology, Spring 2007, Dutton
Novel, The Queen of Cool, March 2006, Candlewick Press
Novel, Boy Proof March 2005, Candlewick Press
Essay, We Don’t Want a Black Santa , December 2004, Minneapolis New Times
Short Story, Apples and Oranges, May 2002, Los Angeles Times
Short Story, Cinnamon (5 day run), April 2002, Los Angeles Times
Short Story, Moon Picnic January 2002, Los Angeles Times
Forthcoming:
Graphic Novel, Odd Duck, Summer 2011, First Second Press
Novel, First Day on Earth , Fall 2011, Scholastic Press
Short Story, Best Friends Forever, Teeth TBD Harper Collins
Novel /Graphic Novel, The Year of the Beasts, TBD, Roaring Brook / Macmillan
PERFORMACE / THEATER / FILM
Librettist – Les Aventures de Madame Merveile, Opera, Commissioned by Ensemble Contemporain de Montreal, 2010
Curator Host – The Lit Thing, Literary Evening, M-Bar/ Skylight Books 2008 – present
Writer Director – Westward Expansion , Play, Alliance Repertory Company 2006
Writer Director – Rapunzel’s Haircut, Play, Alliance Repertory Company 2006
Writer Performer (with Jen Sincero) – Spinster, Two Woman Show, M-Bar 2005
Writer Director “Happy Is Not Hard To Be” Feature Film, August 2004
Writer Director “Ladies Room”, Play, New Ivar, March 2003,
Max 10 Performance Pieces – My Heart the Whore, He Never Came, Dear Friend
Un Cab Lab Performances – Star Wars, My Name is, Summer Vacation, Restraining Order
Echo Park Film Center Performances – The Shirt and Other Awkward Stories
ARTS EDUCATION
1990-1993 BFA Cinema Production, Concordia University, Montreal
1987-1989 NYU Film, New York
MISC.
Fellowship – Macdowell Artists Colony Fall 2009
Nominee- Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Canadian Comics Writer 2009
Winner – Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Canadian Comics Writer 2008
BBYA – Best Book for Young Adults American Library Association(Beige) 2008
ALA’s Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers – (Beige) 2008
New York Public Library Books For the Teen Age (Beige) 2008
ALA’s Great Graphic Novel for Teens – (The Plain Janes) 2008
Ameila Bloomer Best Feminist Reads for Kids (The Plain Janes) 2008
New York Public Library Books For the Teen Age (The Plain Janes) 2008
New York Public Library Books For the Teen Age (The Queen of Cool) 2006
New York Public Library Books For the Teen Age (Boy Proof) 2006
BBYA – Best Book for Young Adults American Library Association(Boy Proof) 2006
ALA’s Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers (Boy Proof)2006
Book Sense Children’s Pick Selection (Boy Proof) Fall 2005
Named Publishers Weekly Flying Start 2005
Booksense Fall Children’s Book Pick (Boy Proof) 2005
Publicity Assistant – Slamdance 2004
Writing and Directing Assistantship, Ahmanson Theatre New Works Festival 2002/2003
Lincoln Center Directors Lab West Coast 2002
Banff Center for The Arts Writing with Style Program 2002
Co-Founder Alpha 60 Film Collective 2001-2006
Read Aloud Volunteer Mayberry Elementary School, LAUSD 2000 – 2007
Alternative Screen Programmer – American Cinematheque 2002 – 2007
California Hero In Education Award Recipient 2001
Student Groundlings 1997-1999
Student L’Ecole FLorent, Paris 1989-1990
