Tara Bray Smith
Encyclopedia
Tara Bray Smith is an American
author.
Tara Bray Smith was born and grew up in Hawai'i
, USA. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College
and Columbia University
, and now lives in New York
state.
She was the author of an article about Hawai'i that appeared in Granta
77: "What We Think of America." Recently, Simon & Schuster published her memoir
, West of Then: A Mother, a Daughter, and a Journey Past Paradise about her mother and her mother's family in Hawaii, rooted in the diminished wealth of 19th century sugar plantations.
She's also the author of a teen novel, Betwixt, which became a pilot
for The CW Television Network
but was never turned into a series. The proposed series, called Betwixt and then Changelings, would have starred three teenagers (Jessy Schram
, Allison Miller
and Josh Henderson
) who find out they are "changelings" who have the ability to protect the world from evil.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
author.
Tara Bray Smith was born and grew up in Hawai'i
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, USA. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
and Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, and now lives in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
state.
She was the author of an article about Hawai'i that appeared in Granta
Granta
Granta is a literary magazine and publisher in the United Kingdom whose mission centers on its "belief in the power and urgency of the story, both in fiction and non-fiction, and the story’s supreme ability to describe, illuminate and make real." In 2007, The Observer stated, "In its blend of...
77: "What We Think of America." Recently, Simon & Schuster published her memoir
Memoir
A memoir , is a literary genre, forming a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir set out below...
, West of Then: A Mother, a Daughter, and a Journey Past Paradise about her mother and her mother's family in Hawaii, rooted in the diminished wealth of 19th century sugar plantations.
She's also the author of a teen novel, Betwixt, which became a pilot
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
for The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
but was never turned into a series. The proposed series, called Betwixt and then Changelings, would have starred three teenagers (Jessy Schram
Jessy Schram
Jessica "Jessy" Schram is an American actress who starred in several TV series including Veronica Mars, Life and Falling Skies.- Life and career :...
, Allison Miller
Allison Miller
Allison Miller is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Michelle Benjamin on the NBC series Kings.-Early life:...
and Josh Henderson
Josh Henderson
Joshua Baret "Josh" Henderson is an American actor and singer. He rose to fame as one of the male members of Scene 23, a pop singing group that were selected as the winners of The WB's singing competition Popstars 2. After the group disbanded, he began focusing on an acting career...
) who find out they are "changelings" who have the ability to protect the world from evil.