The Pretender Creators

The Pretender Creators

We love to entertain – been doing it our whole lives – and for the past 30 years have made it our passion, our career path.

Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle created,co-wrote and produced the Pretender. Nearly 20 years later they have also written 2 Pretender books, Rebirth and Saving Luke.

Steven and Craig at SCAD Atlanta on February 7, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Pretender Lives

For us, many of these bio things come off as self-serving smoke blown up the skirts of the artists whose names are atop the page. They usually entail the what we have done – the accomplishments, awards, blah, blah, blah (and yes, we’ve put that in here too, ‘cause we are proud of it and a little smoke up the skirt always feels good), but more importantly for us is the why we do it.

All the info on the real PTB’s can be found on the official the Pretender Lives site.

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Craig and Steve talking about the Pretender books on Slice of Sci Fi

Latest News from the Creators

Interview Transcript July 19

Interview Transcript July 19

Interview Transcript July 19   The interview transcript of the announcement of the new formats for the Pretender we can expect to see in the not too distant future! Jenna Busch: Hey guys, I’m Jenna Busch here with Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle,...

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The Pretender Announcment

The Pretender Announcment

The Pretender Announcment The Pretender Lives After a 12-year break, the Pretender is back to stay. The creators of the 90s television series, Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle announced on July 19th, that they will revive the saga and how they will do it....

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Jarod Wanted

Jarod Wanted

Jarod Wanted Miss Parker, A Wanted Poster? Seriously? That’s the best the Centre can do? This is what you’ll be blasting out around the globe and handing out in San Diego? Unless you have something hidden on it I’m too blind to see, it seems very ‘last century’ to me....

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Latest News from the Creators

April Is The Month

April Is The Month

April Is The Month In addition to the release of SAVING LUKE, April is going to be a HUGE month for the Pretender. Throughout the month of April, we will be embarking upon a Virtual Book Tour, making stops around the web, participating in podcasts and videos,...

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The Pretender Vault and Creator’s Take

Visit the Vault

The Pretender Vault has finally been opened, revealing behind the scenes images never seen before.

Creator's Take

Visit the Pretender Episode Guide for the Creator’s behind the scenes take and stories about each episode.

Visit the Vault

The Pretender Vault has finally been opened, revealing behind the scenes images never seen before.

Creator's Take

Visit the Pretender Episode Guide for the Creator’s behind the scenes take and stories about each episode.

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