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 Love 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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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
View more at IMDB.
farmed & foraged littleburgh wi
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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
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Photo CREDIT: Rowan childs, MRP
Photo CREDIT: american girl
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