Gina Lee Ronhovde

June 2016 Novel & Short Story Winners

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Watch the June 2016 Winning Novel & Short Story Performance Readings. All stories read and performed by professional actors:

ACTORNOVEL Reading – OBITER DICTA
May 2016 Reading
Written by Lucien M.

ACTORNOVEL Reading – ALEX THE INVENTOR
May 2016 Reading
Written by Gordon Brynelson

ACTORJUNE 2016 Poetry Readings
Watch the 4 poems performed by professional actors.

ACTORShort Story Reading – I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS YELLOW
May 2016 Reading
Written by Eduardo G. Diaz

ACTORShort Story Reading – MAMA’S PURFECT DAY
May 2016 Reading
Written by Richard Marra

ACTORShort Story Reading – INSIDE OUT
May 2016 Reading
Written by Phaedra Greenwood

ACTORShort Story Reading – DESTINY OF JOY
May 2016 Reading
Written by Mary Eastham

ACTORShort Story Reading – ANY PRICE FOR HAPPINESS
May 2016 Reading
Written by Robert B. Nelson

ACTORShort Story Reading – CULT FAN
May 2016 Reading
Written by Gina Lee Ronhovde

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Director/Producer: Matthew Toffolo

Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne

Editor: John Johnson

Winning Short Story: CULT FAN by Gina Lee Ronhovde

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Watch the June 2016 winning short story.

CULT FAN  by Gina Lee Ronhovde

Performed by actor Marsha Mason

Get to know the writer:

1. What is your 1pg Short Story about?

The thoughts going through a girl’s head in the 60-second countdown before she turns 18 and runs away from home.

2. What genres would you say this short story is in?

Thriller, drama.

3. How would you describe this story in two words?

Freedom Countdown.

4. What movie have you seen the most in your life?

Either Mulholland Drive or The Great Muppet Caper.

5. How long have you been working on this story?

All the time in my head for a year now. It’s actually based on a screenplay I’m writing. When I saw this contest, I wrote this prose version one afternoon based off the first page of the screenplay.

6. Do you have an all-time favorite novel?

White Oleander.

7. What motivated you to write this story?

From personal experience where life is stranger than fiction and writes itself.

8. What artist would you love to have dinner with?

The first answer that popped into my head was Prince, as I’ve thought more about him since he died than I ever did when he was alive.

9. Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?

Observing human beings.

10. What influenced you to enter the 1pg. Short Story contest?

Just a general excitement over my story.

11. Any advice or tips you’d like to pass on to other writers?

Write what’s in your gut and pay attention to your visions.

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Director/Producer: Matthew Toffolo

Editor: John Johnson

Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne