SIMULATION (Ch. ILIAD) – Novel Transcript by Ami Blackwelder

IMPerformed by Val Cole Ami Blackwelder Website Historical Romances YA Dystopias TWITTER FACEBOOK Get to know the writer: What is your novel about? It is about a future where a quantum computer controls the cities. One girl, Masha, decides to resist the computer’s control. What genres would you say this novel is in? YA SyFy… Continue reading SIMULATION (Ch. ILIAD) – Novel Transcript by Ami Blackwelder

Winning Short Story: HILDA’S LAMENT by Lionel Walfish

Performed by Val Cole Get to know the winning writer: What is your short story about? Construction issues that take place in all major cities in North America. What genres does this story fall under? Fantasy Who would you LOVE to work with? If she were alive, Patricia Highsmith You’d answer every single question if… Continue reading Winning Short Story: HILDA’S LAMENT by Lionel Walfish

Short Story: Dead End Job by Alice Lacey

Performed by Val Cole October 2016 Winning Short Story Dead End Job  by Alice Lacey What is your short story about? For as long as he could remember, he’d driven a hearse. Freddie was fed up with the whole business… What genres would you say this story story is in? Dark comedy How would you… Continue reading Short Story: Dead End Job by Alice Lacey

Winning Sept. 2016 Short Story: Double Face by Amira El Dahshoury

Short Story performed by Val Cole Double Face by Amira El Dahshoury Get to know the writer: What is your 1pg Short Story about? My short story is simply about the theme “appearance vs. reality”. What genres would you say this short story is in? Drama/Light Comedy How would you describe this story in two… Continue reading Winning Sept. 2016 Short Story: Double Face by Amira El Dahshoury

Winning Sept. 2016 Short Story: 1st world problems by Mathieu Riva

Watch the September 2016 Winning Short Story Reading. Reading performed by Val Cole 1st world problems  by Mathieu Riva Get to know the winning writer:  What is your 1pg Short Story about? It’s about how much crap that we fill in our every day lives that causes so much stress when in reality love is the… Continue reading Winning Sept. 2016 Short Story: 1st world problems by Mathieu Riva

Short Stories by Barry Brennessel

Watch the September 2016 Winning Short Story Readings. 7 Stories by Barry Brennessel. Performed by Kaleb Alexander, Erynn Brook, Val Cole. Watch the 7 Stories:  Get to know the winning writer:  What is your 1pg Short Story about? All seven stories (EGG BOY, HIDOI, HIBAKUSHA, IN UNISON, OLD SOUL, SACRIFICE, SNOW MONSTERS) are snapshots of… Continue reading Short Stories by Barry Brennessel

The Nightmare at Golden Acres – Short Story by Cindy Crawford Garrett

Watch the July 2016 Winning Short Story Reading.  Reading Performed by actor Val Cole The Nightmare at Golden Acres by by Cindy Crawford Garrett Get to know the winning writer: 1. What is your 1pg Short Story about? Rape victims of any age, can even happen at our elderly care facilities. 2. What genres would you… Continue reading The Nightmare at Golden Acres – Short Story by Cindy Crawford Garrett

Novel Transcript Reading: WHAT PASSES BETWEEN WOMEN by Patty Fischer

Performed by Val Cole  WHAT PASSES BETWEEN WOMEN by Patty Fischer Get to know writer Patty Fischer: 1. What is your novel about? This novel “What Passes Between Women” is a women’s fiction/crime drama of a circle of women very different from each other that create a close bond in the midst of a sensational… Continue reading Novel Transcript Reading: WHAT PASSES BETWEEN WOMEN by Patty Fischer

THE OCEAN AND THE SKY Short Story by Rose Mendonca

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Watch the July 2016 Winning Short Screenplay Reading. Story performed by actor Val Cole THE OCEAN AND THE SKY by Rose Mendonca Get to know the winning writer: 1. What is your 1pg Short Story about? The Ocean and the Sky is my personal recounting of when I was raped in 2012. 2. What genres would… Continue reading THE OCEAN AND THE SKY Short Story by Rose Mendonca

Leila, Age 17 Short Story by Sherry Chow

Watch the July 2016 Winning Short Screenplay Reading.  Story performed by actor Val Cole LEILA, AGE 17 by Sherry Chow Get to know the winning writer: 1. What is your 1pg Short Story about? The story is about Leila, a teenager who wonders why she is under the shadow of an unknown darkness that has… Continue reading Leila, Age 17 Short Story by Sherry Chow