About Eric Shapiro
by Alison Burke

Eric Shapiro's collection of short stories, Short of a Picnic, addresses a variety of common mental disorders in an offbeat but pointed and sympathetic style. Shapiro is an award-winning screenwriter who tackles the short story here as an ideal vehicle for his theme: the experience of mental illness and its interplay with mainstream society. Eric lives in Los Angeles where he works as an author, screenwriter, and consultant. His book is available at Barnes and Noble, and Be-Mused.com.

Eric Shapiro has won the International Radio and Television Society National Screenwriting Award (1998) and the International Radio and Television Society Northeastern Regional Screenwriting Award (1997). He was nominated for Best Short Film, B-Movie Film Festival (2000) and the Evvy Award for Screenwriting (1997). He wrote and directed short films which appeared at the Cannes International Film Festival (Kodak Screening) and the NY International Independent Film and Video Festival.

--Copyright (c) Eric Shapiro, 2003.

Read the Interview by Alison Burke.
Book Review by Jillian Leslie.

Relevant Links:

An Interview with Jillian Leslie at Everyday Warriors with questions concerning the mental health issues described in the book.
BeMused Publications.

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