Linzi glass biography

PERSONAL:

Born in Johannesburg, South Africa; immigrated to United States; father an educator; married Marvin Katz (an entertainment lawyer; marriage ended); children: Jordan.

Education: Attended Lee Strasberg Theater Institute; attended University of California, Los Angeles Extension Writers Program.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Santa Monica, CA. Agent—William Morris Agency, 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019.

CAREER:

Writer and entrepreneur.

Cofounder of Jeffrey Katz Bone Marrow Transplant Fund for Children; cofounder of SizeAppeal.com (clothing business). Has worked as a freelance script reader and as a literary coordinator for Creative Artists Agency, Los Angeles, CA.

WRITINGS:

The Year the Gypsies Came (young-adult novel), Holt (New York, NY), 2006.

Also author of articles, plays, screenplays, and short stories.

SIDELIGHTS:

Linzi Glass, an accomplished business-woman, philanthropist, and author, published her debut young-adult novel, The Year t