Chatting with Sherri

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author Mitzi Szereto!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author Mitzi Szereto!
Mitzi is an author and anthology editor whose books encompass true crime and crime fiction, gothic fiction, cozy mystery, satire, parody, horror, sci-fi/fantasy, paranormal romance, erotic fiction, and general fiction and non-fiction. Her novels, short stories and anthologies have been translated into several languages. She has appeared at major international literature festivals and taught creative writing around the world, including several universities in the United Kingdom.
The real monsters aren’t hiding in the woods—they’re in our towns. Featuring murder stories, criminal case studies, and more, The Best New True Crime Stories: Small Towns offers all-new accounts from today’s finest writers of true crime, crime fiction, and beyond. What’s more, these entries are not based on a true story—they are true stories. Edited by acclaimed author and anthologist Mitzi Szereto, the stories in this volume span the globe. Discover how murders, shooting sprees, violent robberies, and other bad things can and do happen in small towns all over the world.

Sherri’s playhouse reprises my tiny play called Dowry!

Sherri's playhouse reprises of my tiny play called Dowry!
 
It was originally for an under 10 minute play writing contest. But it was so personal and special I decided to do it on Sherri’s Playhouse. It is a very short re-imagining of the founding of my family in the US. It was a very personal project and so I am very interested in chatting with my cast about bringing it to life. We chat both plays and their parts in it. But it was so personal and special I decided to do it on Sherri’s Playhouse. This next part takes place after the family has moved to NYC after they started to assimulate.  And how my Grandma started working for some biggest stars in the theater
 
 

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-nominated author; Piper Mejia!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-nominated​ author Piper Mejia!
Piper Mejia is an advocate for New Zealand writers and literature and is a co-founder of Young NZ Writers - a non-profit dedicated to providing opportunities for young NZ writers. Her short fiction has appeared in a range of publications including Babyteeth, Conclave, Spec-Fic Short Cuts, Short Cuts Track 1, Te Korero Ahi Ka and Tricksters Treats 3.  A collection of her short stories, The Better Sister, will be published by Breach in 2020. As a child, Piper stayed up late laughing at horror films. As an adult, she spends a lot of time being disappointed by plot holes and yet somehow she has never lost her love for Science Fiction and Horror; two genres that continue to ask the question “What if …”
The Better Sister; Throughout literature authors return again and again to the theme of three sisters; Cinderella and her two stepsisters, Medusa was one of three gorgons, King Lear had three daughters. Too often the sisters are portrayed as an innocent virgin, a sinful temptress, and a vengeful crone whose only purpose is to marry, trick or kill the prince. This collection of stories explores the complexity of the sister-trio relationship in worlds where women struggle for a voice, a place to stand; and peace in themselves. 

Sherri’s Playhouse reprises my radio play about my family origins; Mishpucha!

Sherri’s Playhouse reprises my radio play about my family origins; Mishpucha!
This is both an interview with the cast and and the presentation of the radio play.  The cast talks about the parts and how they felt about playing them and then we broadcast the radio play itself which is a very short re-imagining of the founding of my family in the US.  Then there is a bit more chat, come and join the party!
This show was recorded earlier so please do not call in.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes new author; Verna Cyril!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes new author; Verna Cyril!
Verna Cyril was born on the beautiful island of Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean. From an early age, Verna was fascinated by the written word and she devoured anything in print that she could lay her hands on. As she progressed, her knowledge of the world and the intricacies of human behavior increased and fired her imagination to express herself in the fantasy of conjuring stories that were graphic and spellbinding much to the delight of family members and a growing circle of friends and admirers.
"Heart of a Slave," is set in the year 1814. It’s about the heroine, a young woman name Siwhetta who was taken into captivity from her homeland, Africa.  Siwhetta was sold into slavery and subsequently arrived in the West Indies via the Atlantic slave trade. The first chapter gives a vivid description of her voyage through the Atlantic. Upon Siwhetta’s arrival, she is sold to a very wealthy plantation owner named Lady Noelita. Siwhetta who was the daughter of a tribal chieftain and warrior is headstrong, independent and a fighter.
 Dimitri on the other hand has an eye for beautiful women and so he finds Siwhetta intriguing.  The connection between the two soon spirals into a passionate and steamy love affair. The plot weaves through exciting conflicts as this forbidden love story unfolds. 

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning film-maker; Tom Konkle!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning film-maker; Tom Konkle!
Tom is a talented actor and director his latest is;
 Noise in the Middle; After the sudden death of his wife, a grieving father of a severely non-verbal autistic girl seeks experimental therapy where he unknowingly rents an Airbnb with a haunted history. This stirs his daughter's psychic abilities along with his personal demons. The result is a story full of suspense, tension, empathy and a powerful metaphor about the Noise In All Of Us.
Tom's won best thriller in the Los Angeles Film Awards for his classically inspired 1940’s noir feature, TROUBLE IS MY BUSINESS.  Directed by and starring Thomas Konkle, the film follows Roland Drake, a Los Angeles Private Investigator trying to untangle a mystery that only lands him in deep trouble.  And Brittney Powell won the Stella Adler award for acting in film! 
 
 

Chatting With Sherri welcomes Emily Who!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes Emily Who!
Emily who? Emily WHO! She’s a new Australian children’s singer who just released her debut album, A Day For Adventure – which can be played on itunes/spotify/google music and all other streaming services.
She has a live show ready to be toured across Australia when such time allows which she recently performed at preschools in London. When she’s not singing her Emily Who songs, Emily writes and presents the Kur-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra Kids’ Proms performances, children’s shows for the Acacia Quartet and children’s activities at Sydney Symphony family concerts.
In 2017 she toured with Poetry in Action to schools across Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong, performing poetry. She volunteers for Storyville and Books In Homes – regularly reading stories for young children. She is also an actor and regularly performs in Australian television and theatre. She received the Emerging Artist award at the 2019 Sydney Fringe Festival. In 2020 Emily was selected for the young artists program at the Visioni Festival in Bologna, Italy and the Next Generation program in Helsingborg, Sweden as part of the Bibu Festival.
Quick Links to all things Emily Who:
Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/music/artist/?id=Ablgsxbeupmvdrplyb6h32jiiqi
iTunes:
https://music.apple.com/au/album/a-day-for-adventure/1474919833
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1p4lG99LDuaGuly3QAxPkN
You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/emilywho
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/EmilyWho.kids/posts/?ref=page_internal
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/_emily_who/
  
 

Chatting With Sherri welcomes best selling author; Robert J Sawyer!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes best selling author; Robert  J Sawyer!
Science fiction writer and futurist Robert J. Sawyer has been interviewed over 350 times on radio, over 350 times on television, and countless times in print. A member of the Order of Canada, he lives in Mississauga, Ontario (just outside Toronto). Rob is one of only eight writers in history — and the only Canadian — to win all three of the world’s top Science Fiction awards for best novel of the year: the Hugo, the Nebula, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (the full list of such winners: Paolo Bacigalupi, David Brin, Arthur C. Clarke, Joe Haldeman, Frederik Pohl, Kim Stanley Robinson, Robert J. Sawyer, and Connie Willis), and he’s the first author in thirty years to receive a Lifetime Achievement Aurora Award.
 
According to the Locus Index to Science Fiction Awards, Robert J. Sawyer is the #1 all-time worldwide leader in number of award wins as a science-fiction or fantasy novelist (second place goes to China Miéville; Stephen King, Ursula K. LeGuin, and Connie Willis are tied for third place). Rob is also the #1 all-time leader in number of award nominations as a science-fiction or fantasy novelist (second place goes to Stephen King). In June 2016, Rob was inducted into the Order of Canada, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the Canadian government.
 
Rob has been a judge in L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest since 2005 as one of the many ways he pays it forward.
This show was recorded
 

Chatting With Sherri

Chatting With Sherri welcomes author;BRAD SCHREIBER!
Brad Schreiber has written for all media. He's also a literary consultant, producer and actor. MUSIC IS POWER (Rutgers University Press) is his latest book, covering 100 years of socially conscious music in all genres. He's also developing a true crime podcast, based on his book DEATH IN PARADISE and can be found at; www.bradschreiber.com

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Lee Murray!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Lee Murray!
Grotesque: Monster Stories; 11 short stories from the imagination of New Zealand's multiple award-winning author and editor Lee Murray! Contains 4 original stories including a new adventure in the much-lauded and awarded Taine McKenna series!
“With Grotesque: Monster Stories, Lee Murray proves she is a first-rate talent! These stories are fascinating,unexpected, and scary as hell!” — Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Rage and V-Wars.
Lee Murray is a multi-award-winning writer and editor of science fiction, fantasy, and horror (Sir Julius Vogel, Australian Shadows) and a three-time Bram Stoker Award® nominee. Her works include the Taine McKenna military thrillers (Severed Press), and supernatural crime-noir series The Path of Ra, co-written with Dan Rabarts (Raw Dog Screaming Press), Grotesque: Monster Stories (Things in the Well) as well as several books for children. She is proud to have edited fourteen speculative works, including award-winning titles Baby Teeth: Bite Sized Tales of Terror and At the Edge (with Dan Rabarts), Te Kōrero Ahi Kā (with Grace Bridges and Aaron Compton) and Hellhole: An Anthology of Subterranean Terror (Adrenaline Press). She is the co-founder of Young New Zealand Writers, an organisation providing development and publishing opportunities for New Zealand school students, co-founder of the Wright-Murray Residency for Speculative Fiction Writers, and HWA Mentor of the Year for 2019. In February 2020, Lee was made an Honorary Literary Fellow in the New Zealand Society of Authors Waitangi Day Honours.  Read more at www.leemurray.info