Michelle Butler Hallett
Bio
Michelle Butler Hallett
(http://michellebutlerhallett.blogspot.com/)
Novelist. Playwright. Screenwriter.
Published by Killick Press, anthologized by Vagrant Press .
Category: Difficult. Literary? Steampunk? Realist? Historical? Spec fic? Defies categorization. Proceed with caution.
Works: Sky Waves, a novel / a drew, Killick Press 2008; the Sunburst Award shortlisted Double-blind, Killick Press 2007, The shadow side of grace, collection of short stories, Killick Press 2006; "Pardon-speaking Blood," short story, anthologized in The Vagrant Revue of New Fiction, Vagrant Press 2007; "Eminent domain," short story, anthologized in forthcoming Hard Ol' Spot, Killick Press 2009; Peter's Accent, award-winning three-act play about the dirty politics and violence leading to the death of Christopher Marlowe; Aphasia, one-act play about power and communication, love and politics in 1939 Europe, in progress and workshopped at the 2008 Women's Work Festival; Bare ruint choirs, one-act play exploring reason and suffering, workshopped at the 2009 Women's Work festival; Bush-hammer finish, short screenplay, workshopped at the 2009 Nickel Screenwriting Series; co-author with director Noel Harris on a short screenplay The shadow side of grace, based on some of my characters from the story collection. Playing with acyrlic grattage -- and loving it.
WHEN: Right this minute.
WHERE: St. John's, NL, Canada.
WHY: Because.
