His satire about white wokeness, Some Park, was named a Semifinalist in B Street Theater’s New Comedy Festival (2018).

His play Telemachus Unbound was selected for the NEWvember New Plays Festival in Dublin produced by AboutFACE Ireland (2019). The host, Dougherty is a local playwright, poet and teacher. “These are well-established playwrights, doing amazing things in their field,” DeBiase said. Dougherty, realizing that two current Wurlitzer fellows were playwrights, invited them both to participate in this year’s event–Erick Forrest Jackson and Kim Merrill. Sometimes they will share their inspiration. It is rare to hear a playwright read their own work and it often sheds new light on the subject matter. Many people told me they had been wanting to see something like this in Taos,” DeBiase said. “This event was very successful last year. On Friday, November 8 at 7pm, Ned Dougherty is presenting Playwright Night. She is currently working on a blend of a magical realism memoir and cyber-punk-esque Sci-Fi novel. Lauren Bjorkman is the author of two young adult novels-“My Invented Life” and “Miss Fortune Cookie”-published by Henry Holt. Krystal Cretecos has primarily written poems the past few years but switched gears after joining NoCoast. Christine Autumn, well-known around town for her singing, art and teaching, joined the No Coast Writers group a year ago to help her complete her newest project, an untitled book of fiction.

On Thursday, November 7 at 5pm, members from the local No Coast Writers group will be sharing their works in progress. From fiction to humor to playwriting to memoir, writers will present a variety of styles for audiences to get excited about. This weekend is a great example of that,” DeBiase said. “I try to represent a variety of different types of prose for audiences to get a feel for all the possibilities. Week two of Prose Month is underway, consisting of four full nights of readings from local and regional authors.įor the last two years, Johanna DeBiase has been the Curator for Prose Month, organizing weekly events in November celebrating prose writing.

Miss Fortune Cookie by Lauren Bjorkman