This mystery takes place in Washte, Nebraska. A fictional small town just outside of Lincoln. Alice Birdwhistle, a young single mother of a...

Kathleen Martin
Kathleen Martin
Kathleen Martin Writer NOVELS: Mystery at Washte - Published June, 2018 R.M. Duffie Publishing THE STARS ARE MADE OF TEARS - Published March 23, 2016, R.M. Duffie Publishing THE HALLELUIAH BABY Republished with R.M. Duffie Publishing, August 2015 Published December 2013, Renaissance Publishing And included in Anthology published in 2014 PENNY MAYBE Published October 1999, Second Story Press, (Sumach Press) Toronto, Ontario. Rights sold to Canadian Scholars’ Press 2009, Rights sold to Three O’clock Press 2011 German Rights sold: Auf Bau Verlag, Berlin, Germany. Published February 2001. Soft cover version published 2003 Optioned for Film Development with Fieber Films, Germany TELEVISION: EACH MAN’S SON Two-hour teleplay based on the novel by Hugh MacLennan, developed with Stornoway Productions TEAM SPIRIT Two-hour teleplay developed by Lauron Productions, Toronto. I'LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN Two-hour teleplay produced by the C.B.C. Aired January 3lst l993 and April 23, 1995. Currently being aired in the U.S. by Trio and has received numerous other international broadcasts. FILM THE MERRY WOMEN OF SHERWOOD PARK Two-hour screenplay developed through Ontario Film Development Corporation, August l99l -February 1992 STAGE: LEARN BY HEART showcase production Factory Theatre "Brave New Works" l985 Stage reading Tarragon Theatre, 'Six Playwrights Unit', l984 Development Workshop Shaw Festival, l984 l PLUS 2 EQUALS –A HUMAN LANDSCAPE University of Western Ontario, A McMaster Gallery, (performance pieces) Art Colloquium Old Town Hall, Salem, Massachusetts, Gallery Naga, Boston, l98l ACE Staged reading, Solar Stage, Toronto, l980 PLACES OF WAITING Staged reading sponsored by Fireweed l979. AWARDS: Best Screenwriting Award from the Film Council of Greater Columbus, Columbus, Ohio, for "I'll Never Get to Heaven." Presented at the 4lst Columbus International Film and Video Festival, October 28, l993. Playwriting competition awards for "Ace" and "House of Isabel", sponsored by Smile Company, Toronto, through the Ontario Arts Council, l980, l982. National Playwriting Competition award for "Places of Waiting" sponsored by Fireweed, l979. NOMINATIONS: Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for "I'll Never Get To Heaven", 1994 Prix Gemini Awards, Toronto, Ontario. “I’ll Never Get to Heaven” also garnered five other Gemini nominations: Best, T.V. Movie, (Producer, Flora Macdonald), Best Actress (Wendy Crewson), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Susan Wright), Best Costume Design (Francis Dafoe) Best Production Design or Art Direction (Perri Gorrara and Ane Christensen)* *Received the Gemini Award. email: Martinkathleen54@gmail.com