How would I go about finding out if someone had a book optioned already? I’m Just a Josephina nobody, but am really interested in giving a marvelous book a go at a try of adaptation but want to make sure I am not stepping on toes first.
You can always e-mail me, too…I’d truly appreciate the help.
Ink
I’m not in the biz, as it were, but wouldn’t a good starting place be the author’s agent?
Great idea but published over 25 years ago - I’m not sure of the rights holder anymore.
Ink
Is the author still alive?
I imagine if you really were dead set on this, you could hire an agent and have him look into this for you. That’s part of what they do, isn’t it?
The Author is Julie Andrews Edwards. You know - of Marry Poppins fame? I suppose I could write her agent. Thanks for the idea. I’ll let you know if it works out. Hope it does cause I’ve got nothing else.
Whangdoodles away.
Ink
I’ve gone down this road several times, and have optioned some properties. You 100% should start with the author’s agent.
If you don’t have that, start at:
If the author is alive and has as a website, you can always try contacting them directly to ask who their agent is. Many authors will respond to emails.
Good luck, it’s not easy.
HarperTrophy released a 30th Anniversary of the work in question at the end of 2003, so presumably they (or HarperCollins) would be able to put you in touch with the rightsholder. Their rights information line is (212) 261-6720 (from here) .
It really is a marvelous book.
I’m sure I’m not the only one who read that as whore presents. What an odd name.
I’ve read it the same way many times. Not really an odd name after all, when you consider the whole Hollywood thing.
Ditto. Why are so many people arfaid to use upper-case when they type a web site? Isn’t www.WhoRepresents.com so much easier to read?
Because that’s not NEARLY as funny!