Teri Woods

Teri Woods (born March 8, 1968) is an American novelist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ^[1] associated with the urban fiction genre. ^[2]

Woods finished writing her first novel, True to the Game, in 1992 while working at a law firm in Philadelphia. ^[3] She spent six years submitting the work to numerous publishers, all of which rejected her. In 1998, Woods had copies of the book printed herself and began to hand-sell the novel to booksellers in and around the Philadelphia area and eventually across the United States, ultimately starting Teri Woods Publishing. Principally publishing in the urban fiction genre, the publishing house is aimed at a demographic largely ignored by major publishers. ^[4] Woods's success helped her negotiate a multimillion-dollar contract with Hachette Book Group USA to re-release her previously published novels.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2015, it was announced that True to the Game was being produced into a film of the same name. ^[5]

Woods is the sister of Dexter Wansel, American keyboardist.^{[ citation needed ]}

External links

• Teri Woods Publishing
• Teri Woods, Author Profile on AALBC

Notes

1. Barnard, Anne (2008-10-23). "From the streets to the libraries". The New York Times . New York City. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
2. Feeney, Michael J. (2009-10-19). "Blacks slap SoHo club Greenhouse with $1B bias suit following snub of author Teri Woods' guests". Daily News . New York City. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
3. Morris, Vanessa (2009-07-15). "Q&A: Teri Woods". Library Journal . Retrieved 2013-04-10.
4. Smith, Dinitia (2004-09-08). "Unorthodox Publisher Animates Hip-Hop Lit". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
5. Obenson, Tambay A. (December 18, 2015). "Film Adaptations of Teri Woods' Bestsellers 'True to the Game' & 'Dutch' Set to Begin Filming in 2015". Indiewire.