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 Mary J. Schirmer's article, 'Curve Balls, Fast Balls, and Mostly Screwballs', looks at the art of pitching from the other side of the desk in January's Screentalk Magazine. Sable Jak interviews Hollywood agent Pat Quinn of Paradigm for the January edition of Scr(i)pt Magazine. James Barrett rated a top reviewer at American Zoetrope for a record 7th time. Betsy Morris is selected the #1 screenplay reviewer at Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope for September. Betsy Morris's latest script, Sixteen Years Past Midnight, rated a Top 3 script at American Zoetrope for August. Sable Jak's investigative article on "What's A Screenplay Worth?" runs in the Nov/Dec print edition of Scr(i)pt Magazine. Sable consults experts, including a divorce attorney and insurance underwriter, on the value of an unproduced screenplay. Their answers might surprise you! Jenna Glatzer is a story contributor to the book, A Cup Of Comfort, published this month by Adams Media, and is currently in contract negotiations with another publisher for her latest book. Sable Jak's ongoing radio series, A Phil Byrnes Mystery, records its newest episode on Sunday, Oct. 7th. Jenna Glatzer's e-book, The More Than Any Human Being Needs To Know About Freelance Writing Workbook ranked the 6th best selling title at Booklocker.com. "Soft-Boiled," a one-act play by Mary J. Schirmer, will enjoy a staged reading by the Missouri Association of Playwrights on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2 p.m., at the St. Louis Ethical Society, 9100 Clayton Road. Lisa Ford's script, The King of Nothing, is a 2001 Nicholl semi-finalist. Pete Barnstrom's screenplays, 80 Proof, a.k.a. Peligro Girl, and Betsy Morris's Ten Inch Hero selected as top 10% scripts in the 2001 Austin Heart of Film screenplay competition. Hank Isaac is selected both as top reviewer and #1 short screenplay for The Stars Don't Twinkle in Outer Space for July at American Zoetrope's Film School. James Barrett once again rated a top reviewer at American Zoetrope for July. This makes, what, the sixth time, James? Pete Barnstrom's screenplay The Pride named a Top Three script for June on American Zoetrope. Daphne Charette signs with Overland Literary Management. Three Screenplayer scripts selected as quarterfinalists at Scriptapalooza: Pete Barnstrom's 80 Proof and Daphne Charette's Grania both make the top 10% of all scripts at the Nicholl Fellowship. The Missouri Association of Playwrights named screenwriter Mary J. Schirmer to its board of directors on July 26, 2001. Sam Quo Vadis' action/thriller Red Mercury reaches the semi-finals of the American Accolades screenwriting competition. Hank Isaac's pilot script Do Over finishes 2nd in The People's Pilot contest, sponsored by Brody Productions and the Shapiro-Lichtman Agency. Two more of Isaac's pilots, Earthlings and Alexander The Great were semi-finalists. Daphne Charette's Grania places third in the Nashville Screenwriting Competition. Sam Rayner's Night of the Fireflies is selected Best Screenplay on Undergroundfilm.com. Hank Isaac's Sci-fi Anthology Galaxy is optioned by Faranj Productions of Toronto. Sable Jak's interview with Peter Tolan about his movie "America's Sweethearts" with Billy Crystal and Julia Roberts runs in the July/August print edition of Scr(i)pt Magazine. James Barrett's Cantoova! named a Top Three script for April on Francis Coppola's American Zoetrope site. Betsy Morris selected as a Top Reviewer for April on Francis Coppola's American Zoetrope site. James Barrett named a Top Reviewer for April on Francis Coppola's American Zoetrope site. Daphne Charette's Grania named a winner in the Split-Screenplays Contest. Sable Jak teams with Virtually American on a new mystery/thriller radio series. The ten episodes will each be 3-5 minutes in length. Titled "Tunnel Of Fear" the thriller series is the first collaboration between Jak and Virtually American, with Jak writing and VA producing. Daphne Charette named a Top Reviewer on Francis Coppola's American Zoetrope site. James Barrett named a Top Reviewer on Francis Coppola's American Zoetrope site for a record fourth time. Daphne Charette's Grania named a Top Three script for February on Francis Coppola's American Zoetrope site. Screenplayer Mary Schirmer and her co-writer Juanita Mathews were interviewed Feb. 9 for a talk show on cable Channel 46, which airs in the St. Louis region. The topic was "Black Irish Rose," a book they co-wrote, and a sitcom Schirmer wrote based in part on the book. Jenna Glatzer appears on the television special "Love Letters of a Lifetime" on Monday, Feb. 12th, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on the Lifetime network. She discusses panic disorder and "writing your way to true romance." Daphne Charette selected one of American Zoetrope's top screenplay reviewers for January. Pete Barnstrom's comedy a.k.a. Peligro Girl named a Top Three script on Francis Coppola's American Zoetrope site. Sam Quo Vadis interviewed for January edition of ScreenTalk magazine. Jenna Glatzer has been hired to write "Explorations of the Moon," a book for 4th-6th graders, for OTTN Publishing. James Barrett's thriller Faxing Ophelia named a Top Three script on Francis Coppola's American Zoetrope site. Mary Schirmer signs with manager/attorney Reinette M. Saleeby. James Barrett's Sweet Lethal 16, winner of the 1999 Writer's Network contest, chosen as one of "the next fifty scripts" in the Nicholl 2000 Fellowship Competition Mary Case's Cometh the Roofman has proceeded to the semi finals of the 2nd annual Moondance Film Festival Script Division. Hank Isaac and Anna Raffael make it into the Top 250 of the Project Greenlight competition. Sable Jak has signed with EarthAngels Literary Management for representationof her sitcom. Sable Jak signs with EarthAngels Literary Management for representation of her sitcom. Spell Bound (formerly The New Faerehaven Witch Trials) by Sam Quo Vadis selected for Telluride 2000. Jenna Glatzer signs with Pearson Morris & Belt Literary Agency. James Barrett selected one of American Zoetrope's top screenplay reviewers for July, August & September. Alliance-Atlantis options Betsy Morris's Christiana Claus for American Zoetrope.
Jenna Glatzer publishes The More Than Any Human Being Needs To Know About Freelance Writing Workbook Sable Jak's Betsy
Morris signs with AMG. Jenna Glatzer hired as publicity director for Barry Hutchison's "Curse of the Bog Women" |