Kelly Oxford
| Kelly Oxford | |
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| Born |
1977 (age 38–39) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | writer |
Kelly Oxford (born 1977) is a Canadian author, screenwriter, social media blogger and microblogger. Oxford initially gained recognition through her Twitter feed. She was named one of Time magazine's top 140 Twitter feeds of 2011[1] and 2012.[2]
Career
In 1996, Oxford dropped out of Mount Royal University after one semester.[3] She started "blogging" as a means of daily productivity and self-publishing. She later worked as a waitress and at a shoe store.[3]
In 2001, she became a full time stay-at-home mother and began focusing on her online writing, and script writing. Oxford started an anonymous blog in 2002.[3] Oxford joined Twitter after it launched, and gained a large following.[4] She attracted the attention of celebrities including Diablo Cody and Roger Ebert and was eventually contacted by a number of agents.[4] She later sold a television script to CBS that was to be executive produced by Jessica Alba based on her life as a mother in Calgary.[4] She then wrote another pilot that was bought by NBC, but it was also never produced.[4] She moved to Los Angeles in 2012.[4]
In 2013, Oxford published a semi-autobiographical book, Everything Is Perfect When You're a Liar,[5] which became a New York Times bestseller.[6]
References
- ↑ "The 140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2011". Time Magazine. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ↑ "The 140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2012". Time Magazine. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 Sperling, Nicole (19 June 2012). "Twitter sensation Kelly Oxford hooks Hollywood". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "How Calgary mom Kelly Oxford tweeted her way to Hollywood". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
- ↑ Everything Is Perfect When You're a Liar
- ↑ Hoby, Hermione (2013-05-11). "Twitter's first star". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
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