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Member Since:
April 12, 2012
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Michael Griffo
Biography
NOVELS
• MOONGLOW – new Young Adult series to be published by Kensington Books in March 2013
• UNNATURAL, UNWELCOME, UNAFRAID – The Archangel Academy Series – Young Adult supernatural fiction
• BETWEEN BOYFRIENDS – debut novel
• REMEMBERING CHRISTMAS – novella
PLAYS
• NO MORE SUNDAYS, Produced by The Attic Ensemble, May 2001, Winner Best Original Play, New Jersey Perry Award
• PEN PALS, Produced by Playwrights Premiere Theatre, Mobjack, VA, May 2004
• 9th STREET WATER, Produced by Baby Monkey Productions, Altered Stages, NY, May 2004
• SYZYGY, Published online in Summer 2006 issue of LodestarQuarterly.com
• TWO, Workshop produced by Theater Artists’ Coop of NY, Connelly Theatre, May 2005,
• PIECES, World premiere produced by Barnstormers Theatre, Tamworth, NH, October 2006
• CLOUDY, Licensed by Playscripts, Inc. and Published in Smith & Kraus’ 2005: The Best 10-Minute Plays For Two Actors.
• 5G/10B, Published in Smith & Kraus’ 2005: The Best 10-Minute Plays For Two Actors,
SCREENPLAYS
UNCLE MIKE – comedy
GUARDIAN ANGEL – teen horror film
B-9 – urban female-buddy comedy
GAYDAR – comedy
WEAK – psychological thriller
EDUCATION
• New York University – Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, magna cum laude
• Studied playwriting at Playwrights Horizons, Gotham Writers Workshop, and the New School
• MOONGLOW – new Young Adult series to be published by Kensington Books in March 2013
• UNNATURAL, UNWELCOME, UNAFRAID – The Archangel Academy Series – Young Adult supernatural fiction
• BETWEEN BOYFRIENDS – debut novel
• REMEMBERING CHRISTMAS – novella
PLAYS
• NO MORE SUNDAYS, Produced by The Attic Ensemble, May 2001, Winner Best Original Play, New Jersey Perry Award
• PEN PALS, Produced by Playwrights Premiere Theatre, Mobjack, VA, May 2004
• 9th STREET WATER, Produced by Baby Monkey Productions, Altered Stages, NY, May 2004
• SYZYGY, Published online in Summer 2006 issue of LodestarQuarterly.com
• TWO, Workshop produced by Theater Artists’ Coop of NY, Connelly Theatre, May 2005,
• PIECES, World premiere produced by Barnstormers Theatre, Tamworth, NH, October 2006
• CLOUDY, Licensed by Playscripts, Inc. and Published in Smith & Kraus’ 2005: The Best 10-Minute Plays For Two Actors.
• 5G/10B, Published in Smith & Kraus’ 2005: The Best 10-Minute Plays For Two Actors,
SCREENPLAYS
UNCLE MIKE – comedy
GUARDIAN ANGEL – teen horror film
B-9 – urban female-buddy comedy
GAYDAR – comedy
WEAK – psychological thriller
EDUCATION
• New York University – Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, magna cum laude
• Studied playwriting at Playwrights Horizons, Gotham Writers Workshop, and the New School
Where to find Michael Griffo online
Where to buy in print
Books
Pen Pals
by Michael Griffo
Price:
$1.50 USD.
Words: 24,750.
Language:
English.
Published: May 28, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Women's fiction » Chick lit, Fiction » Holiday » Family
PEN PALS is novel that tells the story of two women – Bernie from Newark, New Jersey and Mags from Sheffield, England – through the letters they wrote to each other as pen pals from 1955 to the present. It was inspired by my mother's real-life relationship with her pen pal that lasted for over 50 years.
Hold Back the Night
by Michael Griffo
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 95,280.
Language:
English.
Published: May 25, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Women's fiction » General
HOLD BACK THE NIGHT is a supernatural saga that is a cross between Dark Shadows and Revenge.
Fifteen years ago, Amanda Love’s son was kidnapped by the elusive vampire, Vincent Savage. Now Vincent is returning to Nightfall, Maine to reunite mother with son. But he returns with more than just Amanda's long-lost child, he returns with secrets that threaten to destroy every member of her family.