Performed by Elizabeth Rose Morriss Get to know the writer: What is your short story about? There’s this sort of frustration I have surrounding certain initiation rituals and in-group thinking. The idea was to create a specific emotion as an example. What genres would you say this story is in? It’s fiction without skewing… Continue reading Short Story Reading: Initiation Season by Sean McElhose
Category: performance reading
Prologue & Chapter 1 Reading of BODIE by Anne Sweazy Kulju
Performed by Val Cole Get to know the writer: What is your short story about? A woman’s murder in the most violent town in our nation’s history…Bodie, California. What genres would you say this story is in? Western/Historical Fiction/Paranormal How would you describe this story in two words? Paranormal Western What movie have you seen… Continue reading Prologue & Chapter 1 Reading of BODIE by Anne Sweazy Kulju
Novel Transcript Reading: Courage the Mouse, by Cornelia Fick
Performed by Laura Kyswaty Get to know the writer: What is your story story about? Thank you for the opportunity to talk about myself J. This is actually a story about following your destiny. What genres would you say this story is in? It’s a children’s story for ages 7-11 How would you describe… Continue reading Novel Transcript Reading: Courage the Mouse, by Cornelia Fick
Short Story Reading: OFF THE HOOK, by Lionel Walfish
Performed by Laura Kyswaty Get to know the writer: What is your story story about? Money can’t buy you everything. What genres would you say this story is in? An exotic tale. How would you describe this story in two words? Futile search What movie have you seen the most in your life? ‘Strangers On… Continue reading Short Story Reading: OFF THE HOOK, by Lionel Walfish
Short Story Reading: NOISES IN THE CEMETERY by Mari Tamez.
Performed by Laura Kyswaty Get to know the writer: What is your story story about? My story is about the spinetingling events that took place in a cemetery before the embalmment process was universally practiced. These events were witnessed by my grandfather, a gravedigger, during the Great Depression. What genres would you say this… Continue reading Short Story Reading: NOISES IN THE CEMETERY by Mari Tamez.
Chapter 1 Novel Reading: Briar Earth, by Paul Tapp
Performed by Val Cole Get to know the writer: What is your novel about? Reluctance, tradition and coincidence. They bring together as princess and escort, an opiniative ‘silly girl’ and a ‘handsome captain’, who fails his diplomatic mission to keep her silent on contentious matters at her fox-hunting debut. A puppy hound and a missing… Continue reading Chapter 1 Novel Reading: Briar Earth, by Paul Tapp
Short Story Reading: Give Me Truth or Give Me Silence, by Melissa R Mendelson
Performed by Laura Kyswaty Get to know the writer: What is your short story about? Give Me Truth or Give Me Silence is a Dystopian short story, where individuals are forced to speak the truth, but like with any other society, there are those that still lie. But it might be the last lie that… Continue reading Short Story Reading: Give Me Truth or Give Me Silence, by Melissa R Mendelson
Short Story Reading: The Moon Haters by Simon Ciappara
Performed by actor Laura Kyswaty Get to know the writer: What is your story about? Coastal trade around the UK only became smuggling after the imposition of taxes . From the as early as the 13th century “Owlers” as they were known exported wool from the coast of Norfolk evading the duty demanded by the… Continue reading Short Story Reading: The Moon Haters by Simon Ciappara
Short Story Reading: GOD’S HANDS by Michael Coleman
Watch the August 2017 Winning Short Story Reading. Performed by actor Peter-Mark Raphael Get to know the writer: What is your story about? My story is similar to the Fly & Face-Off. Its Gothic Sci-fi medical horror. Why should this story be read by people? I think the right reader might make the story live.… Continue reading Short Story Reading: GOD’S HANDS by Michael Coleman
July 2017 Novel & Short Story Winners
1st CHAPTER and FULL NOVEL FESTIVAL: https://novelwritingfestival.com/ Watch the July 2017 Winning Novel & Short Story Performance Readings. All stories read and performed by professional actors. NOVEL Transcript – DREAMDALES DARK HEARTS July 2017 Readingby Jeremy Roberts SHORT STORY Reading – ARYAN BLOD July 2017 Readingby Albert Russo SHORT STORY Reading – THEY DROVE ON STREETS… Continue reading July 2017 Novel & Short Story Winners
WILDsound Writing Festival 