Watch the May 2016 Winning Short Story Reading.

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Get to know writer Lionel Walfish:

Matthew Toffolo: What is your 1pg Short Story about?

Lionel Walfish: The trials and tribulations of a Broadway actor.

MT: What genres would you say this short story is in?

LW: Fiction

MT: How would you describe this story in two words?

LW: Pure Fiction

MT: What movie have you seen the most in your life?

LW: Alfred Hitchcock’s STRANGERS ON A TRAIN

MT: How long have you been working on this story?

LW: Two days .

MT: Do you have an all-time favorite novel?

LW: YOU CAN’T GO HOME AGAIN (Thomas Wolfe)

MT: What motivated you to write this story?

LW: I love writing stories about Broadway and the theatre

MT: What artist would you love to have dinner with?

LW: REMBRANDT (if he were alive)

MT: Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?

LW: Theatre and classical music

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

LW: I enjoy participating in writing contests.

MT: Any advice or tips you’d like to pass on to other writers?

LW: Always carry a paper pad and pen with you. You never know when a idea comes (and goes..)