Spills from a Quill

About the Book

Splashes of poetry, essays and short fiction, from early teen to done and seen, with some lessons learned in between, recorded in the order of the writer’s life Joanne writes poetry in the style of a lyricist, liquid and flowing with rhythm; her short stories and essays are thoughtful and provocative as her quill ‘spills’ emotion from her soul. - Christine Prendergast. Author, Lecturer, Artistic Director at Breaking the Rules, Creative Consultant to all writers at The Sounding Board.

About the Author

Author, film historian and award-winning playwright—two of Joanne's eight plays, The Suicide Angel, and Earthmen, are currently in film pre-production, and many have been produced in NYC theatre festivals; her film review column appeared in the Fire Island News from 1998-2003 and the 2015 season. Joanne’s work has been published in various magazines, publications and film journals. de Simone’s young adult books, The Metro Cats: Life in the Core of the Big Apple, and The Peculiar Plight of Milicent Wryght, are urban Manhattan tales. Also published is her single-person anthology(under pen name L. L. Ferris), Lovers. Husbands. Strangers [A Baby-Boomer's Chronicle of Love, Lust and One-Night Stands]. Joanne works with fellow writers and independent film companies as an editor and narrative/script consultant. She is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the English Speaking Union, Shakespeare Guild, Episcopal Actors Guild, Drama League, board member of the Veronica Moscoso Foundation, FIJET, and serves as a judge for the Hudson River Classics Showcase Theater Playwriting Contest. Joanne resides in New York on the east end of Long Island.