About me
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Participating in “Ask the Experts” at these times: 2A - Fri 5/16, 3:05-3:20pm, 2B - Fri 5/16, 3:25-3:40pm, 2C - Fri 5/16, 3:45-4:00pm, 4A - Sat 5/17, 1:45-2:00pm, 4B - Sat 5/17, 2:05-2:20pm, 4C - Sat 5/17, 2:25-2:40pm
Areas of Expertise: Children's/YA Publishing, Public Speaking, Media rights, Adaptations
Registered attendees can sign up for “Ask the Expert” consults at the conference starting at 10am on Thursday May 15, 2025.
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Eddie Gamarra: Former college professor and now media right consultant/IP creator, Eddie runs Gamarra Media helping book folks navigate Hollywood. Prior he was VP, Literary Affairs where he scouted & acquired books & other IP for Paramount's Nickelodeon & Awesomeness brands. He was also a Literary Manager/Producer at The Gotham Group representing screenwriters, directors, animators, authors, illustrators, & publishers. Clients included NYT best-selling storytellers as well as Oscar, Emmy, Annie, Caldecott, Newbery, & Geisel winners/nominees. As Executive Producer, he worked on THE MAZE RUNNER trilogy which grossed almost $1 Billion dollars. He also EP'd Jerry Spinelli's iconic STARGIRL for Disney+ and Jordan Peele's WENDELL & WILD for Netflix. Eduction: BA, Vassar; MA, NYU/Tisch; MA/PhD, Emory.
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