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Julie Ann
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Horrible Women, Wonderful Girls: A Jaycee Grayson Novel.

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Bio (100 words)

Writer, producer, and creative executive Julie Ann
Sipos has written and developed iconic stories for
brands like Disney, Mattel and American Girl.
Horrible
Women, Wonderful Girls, her debut novel, publishes in
Spring, 2025. Her previous work has earned multiple
accolades, including the Parents Choice Award, the
Common Sense Gold Seal, and the NAACP Image
Award for Outstanding Children’s Programming. The
author of L
ove from Morning to Night from American
Girl Publishing (2016), she holds a 2004 MFA in
Screenwriting from UCLA and teaches in the
Department of Cinema & Television at CSUN.



bio (50 words)

Julie Ann Sipos has written and produced iconic
stories and characters for Disney, Mattel and
American Girl across publishing, entertainment and
digital platforms. Her literary debut,
Horrible Women,
Wonderful Girls: A Jaycee Grayson Novel, is first in an
immersive romantic adventure series featuring limited
edition reader extras and novel companions.

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press kit

Set in the fictional Village of Littleburgh, Wisconsin,
Horrible Women, Wonderful Girls serves up a hotdish
casserole of all-girl adventure with a side of satire.


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photo credit: Thelma Vickroy

Calendar
2025

women in film crystal lucy awards, beverly hills hotel

photo credit: Thelma Vickroy

“love from morning to night: poems and songs for
mommy and baby” (american girl publishing)

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Women Lead Orlando

Orlando, FL

March 2025


Satire/Humor Livestream with UCLA
MFA Screenwriting Chair Richard Walter

April 2025 (Click for details)


The Dinner Party Project

Orlando, FL

May 2025


Prime Time Emmy Awards

Los Angeles, CA

September, 2025


Humanitas Awards

Los Angeles, CA

September 2025


Wisconsin Book Festival

Madison, WI

October 2025


SE Wisconsin Festival of Books

Milwaukee, WI

November 2025

Credits

2015

MaryEllen and the Brightest Star

2016

Lea to the Rescue

Property of Mattel/Universal Pictures

Property of Mattel/American Girl

2018

An American Girl Story, Melody
1963: Love Has to Win

Property of Mattel/Amazon Studios

2016

WellieWishers, Seasons 1 and 2

Property of Mattel/Amazon Studios

Property of Mattel/Amazon Studios

2017

Ivy & Julie 1976, A Happy Balance

2017

Summer Camp, Friends for Life

Property of Mattel/Amazon Studios

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farmed & foraged littleburgh wi

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Series with Homey Naomi Farmed &
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catalogue of regionally-sourced
Midwest goods and sundries.

Voice of Melody Live Casting Reveal from
Mattel Music & Sound Design Studios

ABC NEWS

Appearances

Madison Reading Project Literacy
Campaign, Miss Wisconsin Courtney Pelot

HERALD TIMES REPORTER

With composer Rebecca Harris at Mattel
Songbook Recording Session

AMERICANGIRL.COM

Photo CREDIT: Rowan childs, MRP

Photo CREDIT: american girl

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