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Kirsten Smith

Kirsten Smith is a screenwriter and authors. She co-wrote LEGALLY BLONDE, 10THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU, SHE'S THE MAN and ELLA ENCHANTED. She co-wrote and executive produced THE HOUSE BUNNY and THE UGLY TRUTH. She executive produced WHIP IT.

She has written two YA novels, THE GEOGRAPHY OF GIRLHOOD and TRINKETS, the latter of which is being made into a Netflix series, due out in 2019.

She has had over 40 poems published in literary magazines like The Gettysburg Review, Shenandoah and The Massachusetts Review.

She has also co-written two graphic novels, MISFIT CITY and SMOOTH CRIMINALS.

A native of the Pacific Northwest, she lives in Los Angeles with her MISFIT CITY & SMOOTH CRIMINALS co-author Kurt Lustgarten and their two dogs.


“I realize the thing about a guy you've spent your whole life loving from afar is that even though he's real you've really made most of him up.”
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“How come families are full of people that have no clue how they make each other feel?”
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“A good imagination may be the best friend of loners.”
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