PENNY JACKSON
Novelist, Playwright, and Screenwriter.
LINKS TO MY PUBLICATIONS IN BOTH FICTION AND THEATER.
Novel and short story collection are available in paperback and in Kindle format.
Monologues and scenes for older actors. | Monologues for contemporary theater.
BEFORE, a monologue for teenage male actors, is included in The Best American Short Plays of 2016.
Short comedic monologues. | Monologues and scenes for the young teen actor.
What's New
Our new short film, $13, has already garnered award nominations and wins in its first month on the festival circuit.
We’re thrilled that this story of survival and courage—set against the stunning New York City skyline—has also received such generous and thoughtful reviews. You can read more here and here.
My story about an unusual encounter in Portugal, The Last King of Portugal, was just published by Cagbi magazine.
Great photograph!
Filming finished for my new short: THIRTEEN DOLLARS. The Manhattan skyline could not be a better setting. Stay tuned for more updates.
Inspired by a true story and named after my favorite Beatles song, this piece was born from someone’s brief, unforgettable encounter in Central Park.
Erosion: Becoming Granite in a Crumbling World.
A memoir of college and the challenges of being a woman in the Chicago Story Press Literary Journal.
So happy to announce that my new short story collection, My Daughter's Boyfriends, will be released March 23rd, 2023 by Untreed Reads. Here is the link to buy the Kindle version of my book and the description.
My Daughter’s Boyfriends is a short story collection from the Pushcart Prize–winning writer Penny Jackson. Her female narrators explore the loss of love and innocence, as well as the strength to overcome adversity and the need for redemption. Original, entertaining, thought-provoking, My Daughter’s Boyfriends will prove to be of special appeal to readers with an interest in coming-of-age stories about women.
Thank you so much Austin Revolution Film Festival for honoring OVERDUE with "Best Short-Film Romance" and "Director's Award For Best Short Script." Here is our team celebrating in Austin.
Honored to have a story in Lilith Magazine's first book of fiction — stories collected from decades of publication. My prize-winning short story "My Daughter's Boyfriends" is included in this groundbreaking collection titled Frankly Feminist: Short Stories by Jewish Women from Lilith Magazine.
One of my favorite and autobiographical stories, "Blue Moon On Riverside" has just been published in The Write Launch. You can read the story here.
Thrilled beyond belief that my short story "My Daughter's Boyfriends" received first prize in the fiction contest sponsored by Lilith Magazine.
MICHAL GAVISH, GENE EXPRESSION, 2020; ©MICHAL GAVISH
This story will be reprinted in an anthology and already has a following in Israel.
Here is the story. Enjoy.