Lisa Mantchev
Lisa Mantchev
Female
33 years old
Washington
United States



Last Login: 7/12/2009
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    Lisa Mantchev's Interests
General24-hour greasy spoons, Alphonse Mucha, antique stores, art nouveau, ballrooms, Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs, bubble tea, burlesque, caffeine, carnivale, corsets, costuming, cupcakes, dance, dark chocolate, dessert, Disneyland, Dita Von Teese, Eddie Izzard, ephemera, fantasy, Hollywood of yesteryear, icewine, kilts, knee socks, lambic (framboise et pêche) making jam, Mary Janes, ocean liners, phantasmagoria, photography, pinup girls, pirates, pocketwatch innards, publishing, redheads, Retrofuturistic NeoVictorian, Shakespeare, slipstream, steampunk, swing dancing, tattoos, theatre, Titanic, travel by Tardis, Victoriana, vintage, writing
MusicAnything on 78 rpm vinyl, plus quite a lot that's not
MoviesAnne of Green Gables, Amélie, Auntie Mame, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Chicago, Chocolat, Dangerous Beauty, Enchanted, Finding Neverland, Howl's Moving Castle, The Illusionist, Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Memoirs of a Geisha, Moulin Rouge, My Fair Lady, My Neighbor Totoro, Mr and Mrs Smith, Nightmare Before Christmas, Once, Pan's Labyrinth, The Prestige, Pirates of the Caribbean, Princess Bride, Serenity, Stardust, Topsy-Turvy... anything with lavish sets and gorgeous costuming
TelevisionDoctor Who, Hustle, Firefly, Slings and Arrows, Top Gear, The Tudors

A smattering of reality TV (Project Runway, Top Chef, So You Think You Can Dance.) I miss the Animaniacs!
Booksanything by: Neil Gaiman, Gregory Macguire, Patricia McKillip, Charles de Lint, Diana Wynne Jones, L.M. Montgomery, Sharon Shinn, Anne Bishop, Tanith Lee, Noel Streatfeild, L. Frank Baum, Lewis Carroll, JK Rowling, Jasper Fforde, Christopher Moore, Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, Holly Black, Eoin Colfer, Gail Carson Levine, Lemony Snicket, Tamora Pierce, Cornelia Funke, Shakespeare

The Aria Series, illustrated by Jay Anacleto

Eyes Like Stars

     Lisa Mantchev's Details
Status:Married
Here for:Networking, Friends
Zodiac Sign:Capricorn

   Lisa Mantchev's Schools
University Of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA
Graduated: 1997
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Theater
Clubs: Campuswide Honors Program
 

1993 to 1997
Ukiah High
Ukiah, CA
Graduated: 1993
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
 

1989 to 1993

   Lisa Mantchev's Networking
Publishing - Writer - Novelist
Author of the Théâtre Illuminata trilogy, forthcoming from Feiwel & Friends



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   Lisa Mantchev's Blurbs
About me:
EYES LIKE STARS, the first book in my YA trilogy, The Théâtre Illuminata, has been published by Feiwel & Friends.

All her world's a stage.

Beatrice Shakespeare Smith is not an actress, yet she lives in a theater.
She's not an orphan, but she has no parents.
She knows every part, but she has no lines of her own.
Until now.

Welcome to the Théâtre Illuminata, where the characters of every play ever written can be found behind the curtain. They were born to play their parts, and are bound to the Théâtre by The Book--an ancient and magical tome of scripts. Bertie is not one of them, but they are her family--and she is about to lose them all and the only home she has ever known.


"Mantchev seamlessly blends the richly wrought, claustrophobic world of the tradition-bound theater and its age-old dramatic productions with a decidedly modern sensibility. The result is electric. The delicious descriptions of the theater’s strange powers are fascinating, the characters vivid, the dialogue smart and sassy and Bertie’s fiercely loyal fairy cohorts from A Midsummer Night’s Dream bawdy and hilarious. Clever mini-scripts, usually flashbacks, materialize throughout the novel like songs in a musical. The palpable sense of urgency is also fueled by some well-staged romance, as well as by Bertie’s quest to discover who she is and what she’s made of. Brava! Encore!"—Kirkus, Starred Review

"Bertie’s determined efforts to become invaluable form the basic plot in this wildly imagined adventure...Mantchev clearly knows theater from all angles, and she uses inventive play-within-play formats to create a tumble of multiple, even metaphysical narratives filled with delicious banter and familiar characters from the dramatic canon. Many teens, particularly those with some theatrical background, will look forward to the sequel suggested at the end of this bravely flamboyant and wholly original romp."—Booklist

"All the world's truly a stage in Lisa Mantchev's innovative tale, EYES LIKE STARS. Magical stagecraft, unmanageable fairies, and a humorous cast of classical characters form the backdrop for this imaginative coming-of-age."—Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games

"With an iron-willed girl hero whose magic is with words, and a universe that is also the ultimate theater, EYES LIKE STARS is the most unusual fantasy I've read this year! I recommend it to anyone who loves drama, strong girls, and rowdy faery folk!"—Tamora Pierce, author of the Lioness Quartet

The Curtain Goes Up, Summer 2009

Available at:

IndieBound
Powell's
Amazon US
Barnes & Noble
Amazon Canada
Chapters Indigo Canada

My writerly interests are represented by The Ashley Grayson Literary Agency.

You can also Taste the Bad Candy at my website.

Or friend me at Facebook.

If you've seen me in a corset, it's most likely from Xcentricities.

Short fiction available at Clarkesworld Magazine, Weird Tales, Fantasy Magazine, Strange Horizons, Futurismic.com, Abyss & Apex, Aeon, Dark Recesses Press, Electric Velocipede and Farrago's Behind the Wainscot, as well as the Fantasy Magazine and Weird Tales anthologies, and Spicy Slipstream Stories

Stories forthcoming in Japanese Dreams and Freedomhowler, Finchley & Co., the second volume in the Medicine Show/Liquid Laughter Project.



Chaucer: I'm a writer.
Wat: A what?
Chaucer: A wha- a what? A writer. I write, with parchment, and ink. Geoffrey Chaucer's the name, writing's the game. You've read my book? The Book of the Duchess? No? Well, it was allegorical.
Roland: Well, we won't hold that against you, that's for every man to decide for himself.

(A Knight's Tale)

Who I'd like to meet:
People of all artistic persuasions.

My friending rule is that if your profile is set to private, please drop me a note along with the add request.


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Lisa Mantchev has 7434 friends.
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Lisa Mantchev's Friends Comments
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Jul 11 2009 1:13 AM

u know whats funny is i actually have mini cupcakes that i just bought at walmart last nite lol
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Jul 10 2009 11:29 PM

i just bought your book today i cant wait to start reading it :)
<3 Ariana <3





Jul 10 2009 2:27 AM

Thank you for the add...love and light...ariana xoxo
♥Lady♣Sours★





Jul 9 2009 8:45 PM

Im sure Ill love it!!!!!!!!!!! Soooo excited!!!!!!!
♥Lady♣Sours★





Jul 9 2009 8:37 PM

I GOT YOUR BOOK IN!!!!!!!!! AHHHHH SOOO CANT WAIT TO CRACK IT OPEN AND READ IT!!!!!!!!!!!
Tasha&clubs





Jul 9 2009 2:02 PM

Thanks for the comment, hope you're well.
Will be looking out for the book soon!
xxx
Jennifer





Jul 7 2009 11:59 PM

Congrats on ELS! I cant wait to get my hands on a copy!!

Jenn
~Cupcake~





Jul 4 2009 10:17 PM

no problem thanx 4 the request and i'm verry interested in reading ur book! it looks amazing and i hope u the best for it! good luck Jessica
Sora X





Jul 3 2009 6:02 AM

Thank you for inviting me to be your friend ;D Is your new book in stores yet?
Hollow





Jul 3 2009 4:00 AM

OMG! I can't wait to read it! lol, Do you remember me? I'm the one that talked tpo you about becomeing a novelist a few months back.
Super Stupid {Special 2-disc Collection}





Jul 3 2009 2:31 AM

I can't wait for the book to come out! Congrats!
♥Lady♣Sours★





Jul 2 2009 8:16 PM

I already ordered the book. So Ill get it when it comes out! YAY!!!!!!!
*Starlight Writer*





Jul 2 2009 3:40 PM

I am going to try and make it to the U for your launch. I've also spread the word to all my reader friends :) Enjoy your success!!!
M. Cubicle





Jul 2 2009 2:02 AM

Woo! Your book comes out so soon! I'm glad. I've been super jaded with the local library's and my own book collection as of late... Amazon better get my copy to me like ASAP. Good luck, girl!!!
Carrie





Jul 2 2009 1:21 AM

Finally! July 7th! I can't wait! I will definitely be picking up my copy!
♥stardust;





Jun 29 2009 6:00 AM

i sooo cant wait to read 'eyes like stars'!
it sounds like such a wonderful book :]
Amalia





Jun 29 2009 11:56 AM

You're welcome. I cannot wait to read the book when it releases.
Frolicking Field of Zombies





Jun 29 2009 5:21 AM

My computer officially hates me!!! Lol. I tried a bajillion times to leave a comment on your blog XD
here it is!
oh noes! I think myspace deleted my comment I just wrote XD

here goes again!

Its so lovely! :D I'd do ANYTHING for a signed book sleeve!! [since I have your book already]:))
Would you like to "trade" ? I can draw any character from your book of your choice, or scene! :D

lol ♥

"Its MEEE! *I* was the turkey!! MEEEE!" lol.. gir ♥

btw... my art site :)

http://mcguire.carbonmade.com/
Time of the Faeries





Jun 15 2009 11:52 PM

Great cover for your book.
Noëlian {Cupcakes McFairypants} [WN]





Jun 14 2009 10:33 PM

Not only are you a caffine addict, you're a workaholic!
★JULIA★





Jun 12 2009 8:43 PM

just pre-order your book at Borders , can't wait July 7..
☮B-B-B-Bria☮





Jun 12 2009 5:23 PM

your very welcome=))
Skye





Jun 11 2009 9:27 PM

Sounds like an interesting novel. I can't wait until it comes out, so I can read it. :)

Skye
BCPL Teens





Jun 11 2009 4:57 PM

Thanks for the add!
Noëlian {Cupcakes McFairypants} [WN]





Jun 6 2009 3:20 PM

You and me both! >.< Well, no matter what, it WILL happen before EYES comes out, dag nabbit! *ish determined*
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