Anne Fortier
- Writer
- Producer
Born in 1971 in Denmark, Anne Fortier is the author of the Newyork times bestseller 'Juliet'. Juliet takes place in Siena (Sienna) in Italy and is based on the story of Romeo and Juliet. A film adaption based on the Novel is currently in production by Paramount/Montecito with director James Mangold and multiples writers from Hollywood and Bollywood on board. Earlier Fortier has also co-produced the Emmy Award-winning documentary Fire and Ice: The Winter War of Finland and Russia.
Thanks to her mother, Birgit Malling Eriksen, Anne developed a love of music and languages at a very early age. She began writing her first novel at the age 11 and since then, she has written the novels Hyrder på bjerget (in Danish, 2005),Juliet (in English, 2010), Julie (co-written with Nina Bolt in Danish, 2013), Amazonerne's Ring (in Danish, 2013) and The Lost Sisterhood (in English, 2014).
During her Ph.D. in the History of Ideas from Aarhus University, Denmark, Fortier spent two terms at Corpus Christi College, Oxford as an Associate Graduate Member. In 2002, the Danish / Canadian writer shifted to the US.
Thanks to her mother, Birgit Malling Eriksen, Anne developed a love of music and languages at a very early age. She began writing her first novel at the age 11 and since then, she has written the novels Hyrder på bjerget (in Danish, 2005),Juliet (in English, 2010), Julie (co-written with Nina Bolt in Danish, 2013), Amazonerne's Ring (in Danish, 2013) and The Lost Sisterhood (in English, 2014).
During her Ph.D. in the History of Ideas from Aarhus University, Denmark, Fortier spent two terms at Corpus Christi College, Oxford as an Associate Graduate Member. In 2002, the Danish / Canadian writer shifted to the US.
