Kitty with her two lovely daughters, Danika and Beatrice
Where I've been to get like this
So much of my life has been in Western Pennsylvania that remembering other places seems slightly unreal. But of course, I remember. I remember Boston, Massachusettes. I remember Northern Virginia. I remember Colorado and California and Georgia. And when I need to think of my YA (young adult) stories I remember Yorktown High School in Arlington, Virginia. The intensity of the school and the lines of division within the Class of 69. My daughters hardly believed when I told them one of the battles girls had was to be allowed to wear pants. It seems silly, eh? But the experience has been my foundation for the architecture of teen interaction and those feelings, longings, joys, and pains remain both valuable and valid. It's all material isn't it? |
Biography
We didn't do it! Coriander and Gus.
Sometimes this is how I feel, just like my cat, Otto
Where did Kitty go to get like she is?
Born in Germany and adopted by Americans, Kitty Griffin has traveled from one end of the USA to the other, living at twenty-eight different 'permanent' addresses. That variety became a spice for her and in preparation for her writing career she worked as a counselor, a teacher, a mailman, a waitress, a secretary, a graphic artist, and very importantly, a Mom to two terrific girls, Danika and Beatrice. Most of her day is spent working on new children's stories, either writing them or doing research. She also teaches when she can. Her screenplay FISHEYE won the Spirit of Moondance Award (1st) in the category, feature screenplay for kids and was a quarter-finalist in Scriptapalozza. For a local newspaper she often covers the stories of area artists and writers. Her photos often make front page. She lives with her husband Jerry Lagorio and two dogs and two cats. Sadly, her 13-year-old Newfoundland dog, Moses, passed away in 2009. But along came Coriander, a silly Welsh Corgi (Cardigan) pup, and another Newfie, Gus. The two cats at home are Otto and Zee. Fiction is another place where Kitty enjoys variety-- both in reading and in writing. Whether it's a picture book about a girl who gets angry and stomps peoples feet- or a story about a girl and a ghost cat-- or a screenplay about a boy who is invited to download the game of his life from Dark Lord Entertainment-- Kitty finds pleasure in developing strong characters facing unusual problems. Kitty offers a variety of workshops for kids of all ages. She also does manuscript critiques. Cost for those will be determined by each project. For more information contact her at kitty241@earthlink.net or check in at facebook. |
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