Category: performance reading

Winning Short Story: Lorna’s Island by Louise Johnson

Watch the May 2016 Winning Short Story Reading. Watch LORNA’S ISLAND: Get to know writer Louise Johnson: Matthew Toffolo: What is your 1pg Short Story about? Louise Johnson: A father travels to a tiny Greek island to unravel the mysterious circumstances surrounding his daughter’s death. But he’s obstructed by shifty cops and insular locals. MT: What… Continue reading Winning Short Story: Lorna’s Island by Louise Johnson

Winning Short Story: Together and Separate by Herb Schultz

One person died in this three-car crash. (KATU News photo)

Siamese twins resigned to lifelong existence in each others company unexpectedly separate after a car accident.

Winning Short Story: Held Up by Bree Katz

Don’t worry about how much your first draft is going to suck. Just get the words out there. Editing is a special hell all its own, but once you reach that stage, you’re partway through. If you obsess over making the story perfect before you even sit down to write it, you’ll never get started.

Winning Short Story: This Pond is too Crowded by Stacey R. Janik

My advice might sound cliche but write what you know and write from your heart and never let anyone tell you you can’t do something.

Winning Short Story: MY ROAMEO, WHERE ART THOU MY ROAMEO by Michelle Assor

My story is about a woman in the midst of a marriage crisis and a pending divorce. While walking her dog one morning, she receives an eerie phone call from a family member who reluctantly discloses that her husband is dead.

Winning Short Story: TEARS FOR MY BABY SISTER by Jody T. Morse

Watch the May 2016 Winning Short Story Reading. TEARS FOR MY BABY SISTER by Jody T. Morse Performed by actor Becky Shrimpton Get to know writer Jody T. Morse: 1. What is your 1pg Short Story about? When in our twenties, my sister and I led very different lives. For instance, while I resided in… Continue reading Winning Short Story: TEARS FOR MY BABY SISTER by Jody T. Morse

April 2016 Novel & Short Story Winners

1st CHAPTER and FULL NOVEL FESTIVAL: https://novelwritingfestival.com/ Watch the April 2016 Winning Novel & Short Story Performance Readings. All stories read and performed by professional actors: Novel Chapter 1 Reading – EXOTIQA April 2016 ReadingWritten by M. Black Novel Prologue Reading – IN THE WAKE OF WAR April 2016 ReadingWritten by Stephen L. Nowland Short Story Reading –… Continue reading April 2016 Novel & Short Story Winners