Nina Foxx is an American author, playwright and filmmaker. She has authored eight novels, co-authored one text on writing, and her work has been anthologized multiple times. She has also penned two stage plays including original music with collaborator John Forbes. Marrying UP toured several cities and is now distributed on DVD by Urban Home Entertainment. It starred R & B Crooner Tony Terry, Gary "Li'L G" Jenkins from the R & B Group Silk and Comedienne Keisha Hunt. Foxx also produced, wrote and directed two award winning short films and is currently in development on a feature film based on her book Just Short of Crazy. In addition to this film work, Foxx is Executive Producer of the feature film Magic Valley'', which was an official selection of the 2011 TriBeCa Film Festival. She is also involved in the producer's team on the features "513" and ""Ass Backwards", both in post-production. Foxx?s work has been compared to Brewster?s Million?s as well as Pride and Prejudice; she has been a finalist for an Open Book Award in comedy fiction several times and has appeared on various best-sellers lists around the country.