Me!
I am happy to announce that my short-form screenplay, Grow Old With Me, has been named a finalist in the Imaginarium film festival screenplay competition. I am told that there were more entries this year than they’ve ever had, and I am truly honored to be among the finalists.
The screenplay is based on a short story of the same name that appeared in my second collection, Moonlight Sonata. It’s a bit of a departure – still speculative fiction, but it’s a quieter, more melancholy piece that works almost like a frame story, wherein the central character is not necessarily the protagonist. It was an interesting challenge to translate it to film.
This is the third screenplay that has been honored as a finalist at a competition, and I’m really encouraged by the success in this medium, even as unproduced screenplays are a dime a thousand.
The Imaginarium Film Festival will take place July 18-20 in Louisville, Ky. I’ll be there teaching three workshops: my ongoing seminar on book banning in the U.S., a workshop on building writing habits that stick, and “Death, Taxes and Freelancing,” which I’ve done annually for the Eville Writers to help new writers learn to manage the money part of being a freelance writer.
If you’re in the vicinity, I hope you’ll come by and say hello! When I’m not in panels or workshops, I’ll be at the Literary Underworld table. See you in Louisville!