Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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“In the days since her arrest, Mary Ripley has not slept—ironic, since sleeping is precisely what she was doing on the night her landlady was murdered.” In this short animation, Christina Dalcher narrates her seven-sentence story, “The Burden of Proof.” Dalcher is the author of the debut novel, Vox (Berkley, 2018), which takes place in a dystopian United States where women are only allowed to speak one hundred words per day.
Tags: Fiction | Christina Dalcher | Vox | Berkley | 2018 | animation | short film | 7 Sentence Stories | The Burden of Proof | Penguin Random House -
“One Halloween night, a distraught young woman named Harriet stopped midway across the Brooklyn Bridge…” In this animated short film, Fiona Davis, author of The Masterpiece (Dutton, 2018), narrates her seven-sentence story, “Girl on the Bridge.”
Tags: Fiction | Fiona Davis | The Masterpiece | Dutton Books | 2018 | animation | short film | Penguin Random House | 7 Sentence Stories -
In this animated short film, David Bell narrates his seven-sentence story, “The Investigation.” Bell is the director of Western Kentucky University’s MFA creative writing program and the author of the crime thriller novel Somebody’s Daughter (Berkley, 2018).
Tags: Fiction | David Bell | animation | short film | The Investigation | Penguin Random House | 2018 | 7 Sentence Stories
