Interview with Children's and Fairytale author Vita Murrow.
Interview with children's and fairytale author, Vita Murrow.
A special Bonus episode chat with Author Vita Murrow.
Learn about how and why she got into the world of Fairytale storytelling. And what she's working on next!
Vita Murrow is a writer, artist, and mom. Born in central India, and raised in Minneapolis, MN.
Vita is a transracial adoptee, and her family constellation nurtured in her an awareness of and
the necessity for inclusive media for kids. Vita has a quirky sense of humour and an eye
for the weird.
When she was in 8th grade she was rejected from a special writers’ retreat for kids. But that
didn’t stop her from pursuing her passion. Since then Vita has been a teacher, a producer, a
film maker, a program director and even a puppeteer. Vita loves working with other artists and
writers and is always looking to share a chocolate chip cookie with someone.
Her background as an educator cemented in her the notion that all children have the right to see their lives mirrored and to feel connected to the media they enjoy. This belief has fuelled her career as a champion of children, children's literature, and as a storyteller in a variety of mediums.
Vita previously directed a literacy centred school partnership program in Boston, served as an
elementary educator in Seattle and New York City and has been an American Sign Language
interpreter. She earned an M.S Ed in Education and Teaching Literacy from the Bank Street
College of Education in New York City, as well as a BFA in Photography and Video from
Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, WA. A career highlight for Vita was meeting her hero,
Cookie Monster, while interning at the Sesame Workshop.
Vita’s recent intersectional feminist fairy tale retellings “High Five to the Hero" and "Power to
the Princess” were celebrated as "Brilliant" —Kirkus Reviews, and received multiple starred
review with co-editions in German, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish x2, English x2 and more to
come.
Together with her husband Artist Ethan Murrow, Vita is the co-creator of the short film "Dust" an
official selection in the 46th annual New York Film Festival. Their children’s book debut, “The
Whale”, was nominated for a CILIP Greenway Medal. With their recent title “Zero Local”
welcomed as “Timely and timeless” -Kirkus Reviews. They have two children and live in Boston.
To learn more about her books, click the link below.
Learn about how and why she got into the world of Fairytale storytelling. And what she's working on next!
Vita Murrow is a writer, artist, and mom. Born in central India, and raised in Minneapolis, MN.
Vita is a transracial adoptee, and her family constellation nurtured in her an awareness of and
the necessity for inclusive media for kids. Vita has a quirky sense of humour and an eye
for the weird.
When she was in 8th grade she was rejected from a special writers’ retreat for kids. But that
didn’t stop her from pursuing her passion. Since then Vita has been a teacher, a producer, a
film maker, a program director and even a puppeteer. Vita loves working with other artists and
writers and is always looking to share a chocolate chip cookie with someone.
Her background as an educator cemented in her the notion that all children have the right to see their lives mirrored and to feel connected to the media they enjoy. This belief has fuelled her career as a champion of children, children's literature, and as a storyteller in a variety of mediums.
Vita previously directed a literacy centred school partnership program in Boston, served as an
elementary educator in Seattle and New York City and has been an American Sign Language
interpreter. She earned an M.S Ed in Education and Teaching Literacy from the Bank Street
College of Education in New York City, as well as a BFA in Photography and Video from
Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, WA. A career highlight for Vita was meeting her hero,
Cookie Monster, while interning at the Sesame Workshop.
Vita’s recent intersectional feminist fairy tale retellings “High Five to the Hero" and "Power to
the Princess” were celebrated as "Brilliant" —Kirkus Reviews, and received multiple starred
review with co-editions in German, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish x2, English x2 and more to
come.
Together with her husband Artist Ethan Murrow, Vita is the co-creator of the short film "Dust" an
official selection in the 46th annual New York Film Festival. Their children’s book debut, “The
Whale”, was nominated for a CILIP Greenway Medal. With their recent title “Zero Local”
welcomed as “Timely and timeless” -Kirkus Reviews. They have two children and live in Boston.
To learn more about her books, click the link below.
Instagram: @vitamurrow
Twitter @BakersDozin
You can learn more about the work she does with her husband, Ethan Murrow at
Instagram @thetwomurrows
Twitter @twomurrows
The way we work https://twomurrows.com/the-way-we-work/making-books/1
Our short film “Dust” (2008) https://youtu.be/j8UBMsSsTmg
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