Maiya Williams
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Maiya Williams | |
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| Born | December 18, 1962 Corvallis, Oregon, U.S. |
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| Education | Harvard University (BA) University of California Los Angeles (MA) |
| Spouse | Patric M. Verrone |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Carroll B. Williams Jr. (Father) |
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Maiya Williams (born December 18, 1962) is an American author, television producer, and screenwriter.
Early life and education
[edit]Williams was born in Corvallis, Oregon, the daughter of notable forester Carroll B. Williams, Jr. Williams grew up in New Haven, Connecticut and Berkeley, California.[1] She attended Berkeley High School, and graduated from Harvard College in 1984 where she was editor and vice president of The Harvard Lampoon.[2] She was the first African American woman elected to the magazine and the first African American to serve as an officer.[3] In 2024, she received a Masters in African American Studies from University of California, Los Angeles and is pursuing a PhD in U.S. History.[4][5]
Career
[edit]Williams has written and produced various television series including Roc, Amen, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, The Wayans Bros., MAD TV, Rugrats, Futurama and The Haunted Hathaways.[6][2]She was a co-executive producer onThe Last O.G.[7]
In 2004, Williams wrote her first book for children, The Golden Hour, a time travel adventure set in the French Revolution. The Golden Hour received the Southern California Booksellers Association Award for Best First Novel and International Reading Association Intermediate Fiction Award.[7] Its sequels include The Hour of the Cobra (2006), set in ancient Egypt, and The Hour of the Outlaw (2007), set in nineteenth century California. The Fizzy Whiz Kid: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Nobody, a contemporary cautionary tale about fame, was published in 2010.[8] Her most recent book is Middle School Cool (2014). It was re-released in 2016 under the title Kaboom Academy.[9]
Williams serves as a writing mentor at WriteGirl.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Williams is married to TV writer Patric M. Verrone.[10] They have three children, including playwright and author P.C. Verrone and documentary producer Mars Verrone.[11][12] Williams lives in Pacific Palisades.[1]
Bibliography
[edit]Novels
[edit]- The Golden Hour (2004) ISBN 9780810992160
- The Hour of the Cobra (2006) ISBN 9780810959705
- The Hour of the Outlaw (2007) ISBN 9780810993556
- The Fizzy Whiz Kid: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Nobody (2010) ISBN 9780810983472
- Middle School Cool (2014) Re-released as Kaboom Academy (2016) ISBN 9780385743495
Contributor
[edit]- SisterWriterEaters (ed. Claire LaZebnik & Ann Brown) ISBN 9780998168685
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Maiya Williams - Author of The Golden Hour Series". Maiya Williams. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Maiya Williams | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ^ Borrelli, Christopher (29 January 2014). "Alexis Wilkinson's path to Harvard Lampoon president's chair". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Graduate Students". UCLA Department of History. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ^ a b "WriteGirl Mentors". WriteGirl. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ^ Maiya Williams at IMDb
- ^ a b "Maiya Williams Verrone | Harvard Elections". elections.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ^ "Maiya Williams". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Middle-School Cool – Author Maiya Williams". Random House Children's Books. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ^ "Patric M. Verrone". www.wga.org. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ^ "P.C. Verrone | Playscripts, Inc". www.playscripts.com. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ^ "Mars Verrone | Filmmakers | Firelight Media". www.firelightmedia.tv. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
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