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by Darlyn Finch on April 30, 2010

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Friends, Scribblers, Countrymen – Lend Me Your Links

by Darlyn Finch on April 30, 2010

Welcome to the new and improved Scribbles website.  Browse around, enjoy the features, and remember to support your fellow Scribblers by attending events and buying books.  If you subscribe to the Scribbles newsletter and have a website of your own, you can be a Notable Scribbler by sending us your link using the form on the contacts page.

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Natalie Rogers on Scribbler’s Corner

by Darlyn Finch on July 20, 2010

Listen in from twelve noon to one o’clock on the second Saturday of each month to Darlyn Finch at Scribbler’s Corner, a monthly chat with special guests about Orlando’s literary scene.  Jose Miranda and Haydee Ayala, hosts of Yo Soy Latino, an innovative radio magazine show on 810 AM, WEUS, invite you to call 407-774-1085 to take part in the conversation.
To become a sponsor, advertise on Yo Soy Latino, or make a donation, click here.

Tune in or click here to listen live on Saturday, August 14th, when your Scribbler’s next guest will be:

Natalie Rogers of Florida BookPALS and Florida PencilPALS.

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Darlyn’s Acting Debut in Summer Shorts 2010

by Darlyn Finch on July 20, 2010

It’s a dirty job, but somebody has to work with the mega-talented director Jamie Cline on the amazing playwright Nicole Antonia Carson’s hysterical new play, Turn Me On, Dead Man.  So come out to see your Scribbler, Darlyn Finch, make her Orlando acting debut in early August. 

Don’t make me come get you!

Oh, I forgot to mention: there are six other wonderful ten-minute plays that night, as well.  Hope to see you there!

Summer Shorts 2010 Directors and Casts

Playwrights Round Table is now in full production mode for Summer Shorts 2010: Summer Love, their upcoming presentation in August at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center’s Studio B.

The directors and casts for the shows are:

The Specialist by Alex Carroll — Directed by Kimberly Luffman and featuring Jenna Hellmuth, Mike Besaw, and Eric Kuritzky

A Troubling Issue by David Strauss –Directed by Erik Morris and Tara Corless, featuring Joe Glass, Mike Besaw, and Amy Pastoor

Turn Me On, Dead Man by Nicole Antonia Carson — Directed by Jamie Cline, featuring Darlyn Finch and Chris Norton

7 Translations by Stephen J. Miller — Directed by Scott Hodges, featuring

A Dozen Roses by Stephen Baily — Directed by Paul Castaneda, featuring Corey Volence, Renee Wilson, and Charles R. Dent

Bitten by Penny Jackson — Directed by Heather Lam, featuring Pat Barker and Tim Wiley

Turning the Tide by Nick Civitello — Directed by Tara Corless, featuring Nicky Urban and Josh Geoghaghan

Summer Shorts 2010 will be presented at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center in Studio B on August 5-7 and 11-15. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $10 for PRT members, seniors, and students. However, on August 5th, ALL tickets are $10 for a special preview with a talkback session after the show; also, Wednesday August 11th is Industry Night, with an across-the-board ticket rate of $10.

Please join us for an evening of great original theater in beautiful Loch Haven Park!

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Anhinga Writers’ Studio 2010 Summer Workshops

July 20, 2010

 What writer doesn’t dream of seeing his or her work published?  For many first-time authors, the pathway to publishing success can be daunting. And in today’s changing media marketplace, the choices can be overwhelming: There’s the traditional route – with a literary agent and a big-name publisher. But what about publishing with a regional or [...]

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Romancing the Holidays

July 20, 2010

November 6 Romancing the Holidays Book Signing To Raise Funds for Adult Literacy League On chilly Central Florida nights, there’s nothing cozier than curling up in a comfy chair with a great romance novel, especially one written by an award-winning local author.  Better yet, follow that delicious read with a romantic dinner and love poems [...]

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Jerome Bixby’s Man from Earth

July 20, 2010

David Strauss is joined by a couple of other members of the successful Who Murdered Winthrop Carlson and Words with the Detective Fringe teams (Chuck Dent, Heather Lam, Larry Stallings, and Alex Carroll) in presenting the inaugural Renegade Theater Company production, Jerome Bixby’s Man from Earth, opening Saturday, July 17 at 7:30 at the Roth [...]

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GoringFest and Fringe Call for One-Act Scripts

July 20, 2010

We are in full reading committee mode here at PRT as our call for one-act plays for both the John Goring Memorial One-Act Festival and Fringe 2011 events continues. We’ve received a good number of scripts already — keep ‘em coming! Also, the balance so far has tilted towards GoringFest (our shorthand term for it), [...]

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Support Orlando’s 2010 National Poetry Slam Team

July 20, 2010

It’s time to support Orlando’s National Poetry Slam Team. When?  Tuesday, July 20th.  His Tod-ness writes:   Achtung, poetry junkies,I’m a three year veteran of this little circus, and I haven’t forgotten about that part. So it is that I’ll be inviting my teammates in the Orlando Slam Poetry Team to knock y’all out with their [...]

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Readers for Life Literacy Autographing Event

July 20, 2010

Lisa Warren of the Adult Literacy League writes: Romance Writers of America 30th Annual Conference Orlando, Florida July 28 – 31, 2010    Apparently, the convention is sold out with 500 authors in attendance.   The “Readers for Life” Literacy Autographing event is going to be something else. The Adult Literacy League benefits from book sale proceeds.  [...]

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Emily Carr says Show, Don’t Tell

July 20, 2010

As writers, we all know the dangers of telling but just what, we all too often find ourselves asking, does showing actually entail? In this MAD about Words workshop with Kerouac House Writer-in-Residence Emily Carr, you will explore practical strategies—from characterization to dialogue to place to metaphor & figurative language—for inhabiting the world of your text & [...]

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Meg Sefton scores!

July 20, 2010

Meg Sefton’s story, “The Chinese Pistache,” will be included in the 2011 Best New Writing anthology.  Congratulations, Meg!

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