InkWell Management Creates New Position
to Forge Closer Ties to Hollywood
to Forge Closer Ties to Hollywood
New York, New York, January 9, 2008: In order to forge stronger relations with the film and television community, InkWell Management, a leading New York literary agency, has hired former Paramount executive Patricia Burke as Director of Dramatic Rights.
Prior to joining InkWell, Ms. Burke was Paramount's Vice President of Literary Affairs where she established and ran the studio's New York office. While at the studio, she was associated with numerous films that were adapted from books, including most recently, The Kite Runner and Into The Wild. Before working for Paramount, she was Director of Literary Affairs for Jaffe/Lansing Productions, where she was involved in developing such hits as Fatal Attraction, The Accused, and The First Wives Club.
Ms. Burke says she is ready to take on a fresh challenge. "Working at Inkwell will allow me to continue to do what I love the most: to read a book while envisioning its movie. At InkWell I will have the luxury of reading a client's newest work, as well as their many backlist titles for Hollywood to consider. Good stories are timeless. Also, I very much hope to attract new writers and interesting projects to the agency. I have known Kim Witherspoon, Michael Carlisle and Richard Pine as friends and colleagues for years, so it is with absolute delight that I join them at InkWell."
InkWell partner, Richard Pine said, "Movies sell books and our goal is to have the highest book-to-film ratio in the business. Patricia's enthusiasm, resilience and contacts are first rate and we are certain that our clients will benefit enormously from the focus and energy she will bring to the presentation of their work to agents, managers, producers, studios and networks."
About InkWell: InkWell Management is led by principal partners Michael Carlisle, Kimberly Witherspoon and Richard Pine. Clients include major literary prize winners as well as many of the world's bestselling and best-loved authors. With agents in Sydney and New York and affiliates around the world, InkWell Management is an industry leader in offering full service representation of authors and their intellectual property. As Director of Dramatic Rights, Patricia Burke joins newly hired Publicity Strategist Rose Marie Morse, further underscoring the agency's unrivalled commitment to providing its clients with the finest career management in the business.
InkWell partner, Richard Pine said, "Movies sell books and our goal is to have the highest book-to-film ratio in the business. Patricia's enthusiasm, resilience and contacts are first rate and we are certain that our clients will benefit enormously from the focus and energy she will bring to the presentation of their work to agents, managers, producers, studios and networks."
About InkWell: InkWell Management is led by principal partners Michael Carlisle, Kimberly Witherspoon and Richard Pine. Clients include major literary prize winners as well as many of the world's bestselling and best-loved authors. With agents in Sydney and New York and affiliates around the world, InkWell Management is an industry leader in offering full service representation of authors and their intellectual property. As Director of Dramatic Rights, Patricia Burke joins newly hired Publicity Strategist Rose Marie Morse, further underscoring the agency's unrivalled commitment to providing its clients with the finest career management in the business.
