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Stephen Chbosky

Stephen Chbosky grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the University of Southern California's Filmic Writing Program. His first film, The Four Corners of Nowhere, premiered at Sundance Film Festival and went on to win Best Narrative Feature honors at the Chicago Underground Film Festival. He helped edit and contributed material to John Leguizamo's Broadway show, sexaholix. He also edited Pieces, a collection of short stories for Pocket Books. Most recently, he wrote the screenplay for the critically acclaimed film adaptation of Rent. He also co-created and served as executive producer of the post-apocalyptic drama, Jericho, which found a place in... Read full bio

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Chicago Tribune, May 24, 2013
...and giving them tools that help determine if a book is appropriate. In addition, the committee is recommending Stephen Chbosky's book should be brought back. Our goal is to create a process for independent reading selections that will be comfortable for...
Truth, May 22, 2013
...Perks of Being a Wallflower A funny and touching coming-of-age story based on the beloved best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower is a modern classic capturing the dizzying highs and crushing lows of growing up. Starring...
Examiner.com, May 21, 2013
...questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love. The perks of being a wallflower by Stephen Chbosky A rerelease of an acclaimed first novel by the screenplay writer for Rent finds misfit Charlie writing letters to an...
TheStar.com.my, May 20, 2013
...revelations and the arrival of an uninvited guest take centre stage. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (WP: RM16 / SP: RM12) This coming-of-age story (which was made into a movie that showed here recently) is all about navigating the...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 20, 2013
...true friendship during his stay in a psychiatric hospital. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (MTV Books), by Stephen Chbosky. A sensitive 10th-grader hangs out with older teens and shares his coming-of-age thoughts through a series of letters...
Chicago Tribune, May 20, 2013
...school district that has challenged this book," he said. The book, published in 1999 and written by Stephen Chbosky, is a coming-of-age story that takes place in high school and deals with teen issues such as sexuality, drugs and suicide. The book also...
Gulf News, May 19, 2013
...brings alive the chaotic thrust from childhood to adulthood that adolescents face. The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, 1999 Yes, the 2012 movie hit starring Emma Watson – which was nominated for Writer’s Guild and MTV awards, among...
Chicago Tribune, May 10, 2013
...the opposite reaction than what they might have hoped." "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," by Stephen Chbosky, was published in 1999 and is a coming of age story about a 15-year-old boy entering his freshman year of high school and describes his life...
Individual.com, May 10, 2013
...the opposite reaction than what they might have hoped." "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," by Stephen Chbosky, was published in 1999 and is a coming of age story about a 15-year-old boy entering his freshman year of high school and describes his life...
Chicago Tribune, May 10, 2013
...the opposite reaction than what they might have hoped." "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," by Stephen Chbosky, was published in 1999 and is a coming of age story about a 15-year-old boy entering his freshman year of high school and describes his life...
WTTW-TV, May 8, 2013
...graders at Hadley Junior High will have to head to the public library if they want to read Stephen Chbosky’s popular book, The Perks of Being a Wallflower. A District 41 Board of Education decision on April 29 to remove the book from classrooms at...
Huffington Post, May 8, 2013
...especially child abuse is critical to helping to stop it. In the director's commentary to the movie, Stephen Chbosky, who also wrote the book, says we stop abuse by talking about it in bringing out into the light. Chbosky's work helps us start that...
Stoughton Patch, May 8, 2013
...pm–5:00 pm WATCH THE MOVIE,  “THE PERKS OF BEING WALLFLOWER” BASED ON THE BEST-SELLING NOVEL BY STEPHEN CHBOSKY.......A TALE OF LOVE, LOSS, FEAR, HOPE & FRIENDS! FOR AGES 13-18. Call 781-344-2711 to Sign-Up. BRING ALONG YOUR...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 8, 2013
...to film the entire movie in Pittsburgh the way I wanted to," said Upper St. Clair native Stephen Chbosky, who directed the highly acclaimed 2012 film "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." Mr. Chbosky wrote the screenplay from his YA novel of the same name....