Julie Checkoway

Julie Checkoway

Personal Details

Biography

Sharon Checkoway is a multifaceted creative force, having produced content across various mediums in 2022.

Her literary accomplishments include authoring the New York Times bestseller, "The Three Year Swim Club", which is currently being adapted into a major motion picture. The screenplay is being written by Aaron and Jordan Kandell, producers Tim Moore and Greg Lessans are on board.

Checkoway's impressive bibliography also includes "Little Sister: Searching for the Shadow World of Chinese Women" and "Creating Fiction". Furthermore, she played a crucial role in the development of "Targeted" (Harper Collins, October 22, 2019),a book written by former Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Brittany Kaiser.

In addition to her literary endeavors, Checkoway has also ventured into documentary filmmaking. Her documentary, "Waiting for Hockney", premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was subsequently aired on the Sundance Channel. Several documentary projects are currently in pre-production, including "The Spies of La Cosa Nostra", which she represents.

Checkoway's educational background is impressive, having attended Harvard College, the Iowa Writers Workshop, and the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars. A native of Massachusetts, she currently resides in Sacramento with her husband and two daughters.

Career

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2008
Waiting for Hockney
Waiting for Hockney as Director, Writer