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Excerpt from – Husbands May Come and Go But Friends are Forever by Judith Marshall

Performed by Michelle Alexander BUY Novel on AMAZON Watch Transcript Reading: Get to know the author: What is your novel about? The story takes place in Northern California in the spring of 2000, when the dot-com boom was at its peak. Elizabeth Reilly-Hayden is a successful executive in her late fifties and a divorced mother… Continue reading Excerpt from – Husbands May Come and Go But Friends are Forever by Judith Marshall

November 2016 Novel & Short Story Winners

1st CHAPTER and FULL NOVEL FESTIVAL: https://novelwritingfestival.com/ Watch the November 2016 Winning Novel & Short Story Performance Readings. All stories read and performed by professional actors:   Novel Transcript – GUARDIAN November 2016 ReadingWritten by Marc W Johnson Novel Transcript – HAIR DAY AT FRIDA’S November 2016 ReadingWritten by Rachel Sutton Novel Transcript – BECOMING HERO… Continue reading November 2016 Novel & Short Story Winners

Short Story: The Quandary by Ann Barlow

Performed by Hugh Ritchie  Get to know the winning writer: What is your 1pg Short Story about? A vampire that feels she doesn’t fit in. What genres would you say this short story is in? fantasy fiction How would you describe this story in two words? Quirky vampire. What movie have you seen the most… Continue reading Short Story: The Quandary by Ann Barlow

Winning Short Story: A Gift of Value by Nancy Janes

Performed by Hugh Ritchie Get to know the winning writer: What is your 1pg Short Story about? Realizing the truth that all people are part of the human family What genres would you say this short story is in? Personal Essay How would you describe this story in two words? Love Kindness. What movie have… Continue reading Winning Short Story: A Gift of Value by Nancy Janes

Novel Transcript Reading: Hair Day at Frida’s by Rachel Sutton

Performed by Hugh Ritchie Get to know the winning writer: What is your novel about? It is based on events I witnessed in Guadalajara, Mexico, 2008. What genres would you say this novel is in? Love and what we’ll do for love How would you describe this story in two words? Human wavering What movie… Continue reading Novel Transcript Reading: Hair Day at Frida’s by Rachel Sutton

Winning Sept. 2016 Short Story: GOD’S CREATURES by Lionel Walfish

Watch the September 2016 Winning Short Story Reading. Reading performed by Erynn Brook GOD’S CREATURES  by Lionel Walfish  Get to know the winning writer:  What is your 1pg Short Story about? “All creatures, great and small” What genres would you say this short story is in? Non-fiction How would you describe this story in two… Continue reading Winning Sept. 2016 Short Story: GOD’S CREATURES by Lionel Walfish

Winning Sept. 2016 Short Story: Summer Hills by Rochelle Potkar

Watch the September 2016 Winning Short Story Reading. Reading performed by Erynn Brook Summer Hills  by Rochelle Potkar Get to know the winning writer:  What is your 1pg Short Story about? It’s about the states of complacency and hustle as embodied by its characters. What genres would you say this short story is in? Haibun,… Continue reading Winning Sept. 2016 Short Story: Summer Hills by Rochelle Potkar

August 2016 Novel & Short Story Winners

1st CHAPTER and FULL NOVEL FESTIVAL: https://novelwritingfestival.com/ Watch the August 2016 Winning Novel & Short Story Performance Readings. All stories read and performed by professional actors: NOVEL Transcript – THE DRAGON OF TIME August 2016 ReadingWritten by Aaron Dennis CHAPTER 1 Novel – OBITER DICTA August 2016 ReadingWritten by Lucian M. SHORT Story – THE STORM August… Continue reading August 2016 Novel & Short Story Winners

Short Story: Thoughts of a Soldier by Cornelia Fick

Watch the August 2016 Winning Short Story Reading.  Reading Performed by actor Julian Ford Thoughts of a Soldier  by Cornelia Fick Get to know the winning writer: 1. What is your 1pg Short Story about? ‘Thoughts of a soldier’ is about a fictitious war during the struggle to overthrow apartheid. 2. What genres would you say this short… Continue reading Short Story: Thoughts of a Soldier by Cornelia Fick

Short Story: The Storm by Buffy Sammons

Watch the August 2016 Winning Short Story Reading.  Reading Performed by actor Geoff Mays The Storm  by Buffy Sammons Get to know the winning writer: 1. What is your 1pg Short Story about? Really life as I see it and why I feel my family’s and now my own devise are somehow a form of divine intervention and… Continue reading Short Story: The Storm by Buffy Sammons