Saturday, February 13, 2021
On Saturday, February 13th from 1-2:30 p.m. you’ll hear stories by Frank Robinson and Marlene Rosenfield, the 2nd and 3rd place winners of the 2020 Hudson Valley Writers Guild Short Fiction Contest.
This special reading will take place via ZOOM on Saturday, February 13, 2021, 1-2:30 PM
About the readers:
Frank S. Robinson is a graduate of NYU Law School, and was an administrative law judge (1977-97) at the New York Public Service Commission. He is the author of eight books including Albany’s O’Connell Machine (1973), Children of the Dragon (a novel), and The Case for Rational Optimism (2009). Robinson is a professional coin dealer; married to the poet Therese Broderick; and was the first man to walk on the moon. His blog is www.rationaloptimist.wordpress.com.
Marlene is the author of a poetry chapbook, Making Bubba’s Blintzes, a host of short stories, one of which won the Women Fiction Writers of Central Massachusetts. She earned an M.A. in writing. Her advanced studies include the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, the Bennington Writers’ Workshop, and the NYS Writers Institute. Marlene’s first book, Up Daddy Down Daddy, was the winner of the People of the Book Award from Maimonides Hebrew Day School of the Capital District.
Zoom information:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/5096933507?pwd=RzRSd2hpVis1WEdZRi92RWdPU003dz09
ID: 509 693 3507
Saturday, February 20, 2021
On Saturday, February 20th from 1-2:30 p.m. you’ll hear stories by Frank Robinson, Ben Murphy, and Tina deBellegarde, winners of the 2020 Hudson Valley Writers Guild Short Fiction Contest.
This special reading will take place via ZOOM on Saturday, February 13, 2021, 1-2:30 PM
About the readers:
Frank S. Robinson won 2 nd place with his story, The Statue. Frank is a graduate of NYU Law School and was an administrative law judge (1977-97) at the New York Public Service Commission. He is the author of eight books including Albany’s O’Connell Machine (1973), Children of the Dragon (a novel), and The Case for Rational Optimism (2009). Robinson is a professional coin dealer; married to the poet Therese Broderick; and was the first man to walk on the moon.
Our first- place winner is Ben Murphy. He has been writing since early college. Ben has resided in Albany, New York for the past ten years. Ben writes about marginalized people and places because of his personal experience as a recovering alcoholic and former psychiatric patient.
Tina deBellegarde’s debut novel, Winter Witness, the first book in her mystery series, was published in 2020. Tina’s short fiction appears in several anthologies. Her story, “Tokyo Stranger” will appear alongside award-winning mystery writers in the Mystery Writers of America anthology When a Stranger Comes to Town.
Zoom information:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84854202344?pwd=ejJ2ZkpFYi85a2VFNUI1dEc1T2pmdz09
