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Amy of the Lakes
Professional Info
- Years of playwriting
- First play: 1979. Blackbox stuff in college, The Feast of Jovi Bono, NaPlWriMo 2008, published 2011
- Current Projects
- Still working on trilogy started in 2008., 2011: Start from the basics for "Brigid Kildare's Steelworks" with more daring concepts of restorative justice and crime. Still, of course, will have short films and setting fire to things on stage.
- Past Projects
- 2008 "The Feast of Jovi Bono, 2009 Act 1 of "Brigid Kildare's Steelworks" of which the first 17 pages won honorable mention in the Writer's Digest Writing Competition, 2010 Trying and failing to write Act II of Brigid as a Rebel Rhino, 2011 Back to the roots of Brigid as a Rebel Rhino, encouraging others in the Crash, and possibly blogging?
- Achievements
- Indie published a memoir and a novel., Nationally published journalist., "The Feast of Jovi Bono" published by Stageplays in 2011., The first 17 pages of 2009 NaPlWriMo play, "Brigid Kildare's Steelworks" is a finalist in the 79th Writer's Digest Writing Competition., My short story, "Namesake" earned Honorable mention in the 2010 Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition., Teach creative writing at local arts school
- Professional Website
- http://facebook.com/ashsanborn/
Personal Info
- Name
- Ash Sanborn
- Gender
- Female
- Date of Birth
- 09/18/1971
- Location
- Fostoria, Iowa
- Years Participating in NaPlWriMo
2008
2009
2010
2011- Profession
- Director of Communications for tech company
- Favorite Playwright
- The late, great Wendy Wasserstein; Jonathan Larson; August Wilson
- Favorite Play
- Must I list just one? RENT, The Heidi Chronicles, In the Heights, Angels in America, Torch Song Trilogy, most anything innovative yet compelling
- Interests
Family life: husband and 3 kids ages 18, 15 and 8; restorative justice, creating, being a life force to local school of arts, blogging, camping, the Lake.
- Personal Website
- http://facebook.com/ashsanborn/
History
- Member for
- 4 years 27 weeks
- Blog
- View recent blog entries
- Brigid Kildare's Steel Works
- IOWA!
- Soundtrack for your play?
- From "Brigid Kildare's Steelworks"
- Naked Playwriting
- Think you're not a real writer because you have a...JOB?
- Who wanted to know about airline pilots and school?
- Brigid Kildare's Steel Works (Excerpt)
- Clarity
- Readings & Money
- Economy and Profit play (no title yet)
- You need to be committed!
- Brigid Kildare's Steelworks -- back to the original spark
Rhino Love
Naplwrimo runs on love, sweat and your generous help.
Thank you to our donors!
Machelle Allman, Holly Arsenault, Will Bond, Karen Chandler, Michael Lee, Leslie Liautaud, Jeff Mackey, Maggie McAleese, Marian McNamee, Marla Porter, and all our anonymous donors.

