Press: Austin360 – FGA Launch Party

Fairy Godmother Academy Launch at Hotel St. Cecilia
By Michael Barnes

Friday, August 28, 2009, 12:17 PM

I think we’re all going to hear a lot about this Austin-centric project.

You read about it here first: “The Fairy Godmother Academy” is going to be big. OK, maybe not Harry Potter big, but so promising that Disney, Random House and other media powerhouses are deeply involved

The Academy is a concept from Jan Bozarth, formerly of Houston, now of Marfa, whose artistic team is mostly based in Austin. The concept includes seven books, video games, Web site, songs, CDs and planned Fairy Godmother parties for girls.

During a launch party at Hotel St. Cecilia on Thursday, I mingled with concept investors from Hong Kong and Los Angeles, literary agents, lawyers, game developers, kids and, of course, Bozarth. Already, 500 Fairy Godmother parties have sold out around the country. I think we’re all going to hear a lot about this Austin-centric project.

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Review: New Moon – Birdie’s Book

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Rated: 5.0 Moons
Sarah Cramer Bright is not normal. For starters, she nicknames everything- herself Birdie, her daisy, Belle, and even her Granny Mo, Lilium Tigrinum. She says her Mom is a physco-maniac who doesn’t love or care about her. But this isn’t the only thing strange about her- while staying at her Granny’s house, she soon finds out that she is a Fairy-Godmother-in-Training, and part of a long line of them called the Arbor Lineage. If this isn’t enough for her, she soon realizes that the fairy world needs her help to save “The Glimmer Tree”, and retrieve the other half of the “Singing Stone”. This quest is not easy- she has many obstacles to face, many people to meet, and many things to discover. This journey not only helps Birdie learn about her Mother’s strange past, but also helps her independence, and most importantly, helps her to learn about her true self. Join Birdie along in this incredible, breath-taking adventure, full of suspense and mystery.