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ONE HOT SUMMER, Chapter 21 Reading:

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http://www.amazon.com/One-Hot-Summer-Ian-Barker/dp/0620547820

Read by actress Val Cole

Get to know writer Ian Barker:

1. What is your novel about?

It’s a coming of age story, set in the mid-1970s in a small town in northern England during one of the hottest summers on record.

2. Why should this novel be read by people?

The ’70s can in some ways now seem more distant than the Victorian era. It was a very different time from today – no mobile phones, no internet – and yet in some ways quite modern. I hope the book gives a flavour of the era but it also holds some universal truths about life and growing up.

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

Witty, wise

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

The Italian Job (1969…

PLEASE HOLD was the Writing Festival’s November 2015 Chapter 1 Novel Winner.

Watch PLEASE HOLD Chapter 1 Reading:

Novel read by writer Val Cole.

Get to know writer Tricia Stewart Shiu:

1. What is your novel about?

Short Description:

Steno pad. Check. #2 pencil. Check. Shrine to Mary Tyler Moore. Wait. What?

Sarah Marks, a top tier movie studio executive assistant, has a secret past, which is unearthed by a workplace bully, so she asks “What Would Mary Do?”

PLEASE HOLD, Winner of Best Unpublished Manuscript at the Southern California Book Festival, offers an insider’s look at the world of high-level studio executive assistants and one woman’s struggle to make sense of it all. Has she come a long way, baby? Only Mary knows.

In this quirky slice of life story, award-winning author, Tricia Stewart Shiu, draws from her extensive experience as a veteran, high-level executive assistant at one of…

Deadline November 15th for Comedy Film and Writing Festival
http://festivalforcomedy.com/2015/08/07/comedy-film-and-writing-festival/

THE PARTICULAR DAY
Written by Roberto Lezzi

SYNOPSIS:

“The particular day” is a dark story about an unusual dog walking alone in a small square, thinking and reflecting about its ‘particular day’ that finally comes in a very unexpected way.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Sean Ballantyne
Dog – Rob Salerno
Homeless Man – Jim Canale
Lady – Danielle Nicole

Deadline TODAY: FIRST SCENE (first 10pgs) SCREENPLAY FESTIVAL Get it performed at the festival. Full feedback

CLICK here to submit:
http://www.wildsound.ca/firstscenescreenplaycontest.html

Watch Recent and Past 1st Scene Screenplay Winners:

Deadline: FEATURE SCREENPLAY Presentation
Submit your feature script and we’ll perform it with professional actors
http://www.wildsound.ca/feature_screenplay_presentation.html

Watch the winning screenplays, stage play, novels at the Oct. 2015 Writing Festival, including a record THREE feature screenplay winners.

STAGE PLAY – Scary Scary Night
October 2015 Reading
Written by E. Michael Lunsford
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/scary_scary_night.html

FEATURE SCRIPT – Pontiff No Return
October 2015 Reading
Written by Eric Boyd
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/pontiff_no_return.html

FEATURE SCRIPT – Death Don’t Us Part
October 2015 Reading
Written by Olaf Baumann
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/death_dont_us_part.html

1st. SCENE SCRIPT – Mercy
October 2015 Reading
Written by George Lewis
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/mercy.html

TV SPEC – Silicon Valley
October 2015 Reading
Written by Jennifer McAuliffe
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/silicon_valley.html

SHORT SCRIPT – Ascent
October 2015 Reading
Written by Brough Hansen
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/ascent.html

TV PILOT – Max Cobra
October 2015 Reading
Written by Brad Heisler
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/max_cobra.html

NOVEL Chapter 2 – Junction Part 2
October 2015 Reading
Written by Cody Schlegel
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/10/07/junction-part-2-novel-reading-written-by-cody-schlegel/

FEATURE SCRIPT – 66 West
October 2015 Reading
Written by Christopher Willis
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/feature_66_west.html

TV PILOT – Westbound
October 2015 Reading