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Eileen Favorite teaches at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she received her MFA in writing in 1999. She was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for her short story "Gangway: The Space Between Two Houses." Her poetry and prose have... Read full bio

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The Heroines Optioned for Film
By Eileen Favorite - August 10, 2010
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I'm happy to report that 3Arts Entertainment has optioned the film rights for The Heroines.  Actress Chloe Moretz (recently the 11-year-old assassin in Kick-Ass) will play the part of Penny.  I always knew the novel needed the right young actress to fulfill the part.  The next step for my agent, Alicia Gordon, of WME in Los Angeles, is finding a writer-director.  Then a studio.