Author Solutions Announces Media Partnership with Hollywood’s Award-Winning Paulist Productions to Review Self-Published Titles for Possible Option Agreements
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (PRWEB) September 08, 2015 -- Author Solutions, LLC, a Penguin Random House company and the world leader in supported self-publishing services, announced Monday it has entered a media partnership with Paulist Productions, a company dedicated to developing stories at the intersection of faith and culture. Through the relationship, Paulist will regularly review relevant Author Solutions titles for possible film and television adaptations.
“We’re excited to be working with such an established and respected producer who shares the values of many of our authors,” said Author Solutions Director of Media Services Caroline Weiss. “Faith-based stories have always had an audience, and this partnership is a new opportunity to expose the incredible amount of faith-based content within the Author Solutions library to interested producers.”
Founded in 1960, Paulist Productions has worked with notable writers, including Michael Crichton, Rod Serling, Tom Fontana, William Peter Blatty, John Wells, and John Sacret Young, producing film and television projects that have been recognized with five Emmy Awards, the Christopher Award, and the Gabriel Award. The prestigious HUMANITAS Prize for screenwriting was created by Paulist Productions to celebrate writers who affirm human dignity and explore the meaning of life.
“If you start with great ideas and great writers, the possibilities are endless, which is why we think this is an ideal collaboration for Paulist Productions,” commented president of Paulist Productions, Chris Donahue. “Access to Author Solutions self-published titles will enable us to diversify our development as well as bring projects with a built-in audience to our studio and network partners.”
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About Author Solutions, LLC:
Author Solutions, LLC, is a Penguin Random House company and the world’s leading supported self-publishing services provider. Author Solutions’ leading self-publishing imprints—AuthorHouse, iUniverse, Palibrio, Trafford Publishing and Xlibris—have helped more than 170,000 authors self-publish, promote and bring to market more than 200,000 new titles. Through strategic alliances with leading trade publishers, Author Solutions is making it possible to develop new literary talent efficiently and provide authors with a platform for bringing their books to market. Headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, Author Solutions’ global reach includes imprints developed specifically for authors in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Afirca and India. For more information, please visit authorsolutions.com. For the latest news, follow @authorsolutions on Twitter and “Like” us at facebook.com/AuthorSolutions.
About Paulist Productions:
Paulist Productions was founded over 50 years ago to provide thought-provoking entertainment that explores the human condition, and has produced award-winning documentaries, feature films, television, and TV movies addressing pressing social issues and important moral questions. Paulist has created programming for Paramount, Warner Brothers, CBS, ABC, A&E, the History Channel, Hallmark Hall of Fame and UPtv, collaborating with industry greats such as Martin Sheen, William Shatner and Tom Fontana. In a time of rapid change and declining options for family viewing, Paulist is dedicated to developing positive programming with meaningful content. For updates, please visit our page on Facebook.
Kevin A. Gray, Author Solutions, http://www.authorsolutions.com, +1 812-320-4767, [email protected]
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