Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton
Creating In Concert: The High and Low Notes of Writing Partnerships
Musical icon Julie Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton have written over 30 children’s books together, including nine New York Times bestsellers. What’s their process? Do they ever disagree? Do they still get rejections? What are the keys to their successful partnership, and how does their background in the arts inform their writing? Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime conversation with this celebrated mother-daughter duo.
Meet Julie & Emma
Julie Andrews has a legendary career that encompasses the Broadway and London stages, as well as multiple films, television shows, album releases, concert tours, directing assignments, and the world of children’s publishing. In 2000, the title of Dame Commander of the British Empire was bestowed upon her by Queen Elizabeth II for lifetime achievements in the arts and humanities.
Emma Walton Hamilton is a best-selling author, award-winning editor, stage and television producer, and writing coach. With her mother, actress/author Julie Andrews, Emma has co-authored over thirty children’s books, nine of which have been on the NY Times Bestseller list, including The Very Fairy Princess series. She teaches Children’s Literature for Stony Brook University’s Creative Writing MFA and is the co-host of the Julie’s Library Podcast.
Their most recent collaborations, The Enchanted Symphony and Waiting in the Wings, in bookstores everywhere.
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