Carrie Karasyov

CARRIE DOYLE KARASYOV was born and raised in New York City.
After graduating from Barnard College with a degree in
Russian Language and Literature in 1994 she worked at
Harper's Bazaar Magazine in both New York and Moscow. At age
24, she became the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Russian
edition of Marie Claire Magazine. Karasyov lives in Santa
Monica, California with her husband Vasily and her two-year
old son James. She is expecting her second child in June.

JILL KARGMAN is a New York-based screenwriter with two
current features at Paramount Pictures bought by the studio
in 2002. Jill's freelance work includes over ten shows for
MTV. She has written over 100 articles that have appeared in
magazines including Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Interview, Town
& Country, British GQ, Elle, Teen Vogue and Travel +
Leisure, in addition to her weekly column for W Magazine
online, EyeSpy at Style.com. She is deathly afraid of clowns.

In 1999, Karasyov joined with Kargman to write and associate
produce the independent film, Intern, a spoof of the fashion
industry. The film debuted in the Sundance Film Festival.
Karasyov and Kargman have also adapted Auntie Claus for
Nickelodeon Television, and wrote the original screenplay
Bittersweet 16 for Paramount Pictures.

The Right Address is Jill's and Carrie's debut novel.