"If you’re searching for a book that not only entertains but challenges, this is a must-read." - Gold Award, Literary Titan 5 Stars
"This is one of those science fiction novels that fans of the genre simply cannot afford to miss." -Reader's Favorite
"Cecilia Copeland welcomes you to a journey of a lifetime! A realm of magic, sci-fi adventure, and larger-than-life characters in the TALTRIX saga." -goodreads 4.8 Stars
"This is one of those science fiction novels that fans of the genre simply cannot afford to miss." -Reader's Favorite
"Cecilia Copeland welcomes you to a journey of a lifetime! A realm of magic, sci-fi adventure, and larger-than-life characters in the TALTRIX saga." -goodreads 4.8 Stars
Writer & Actress
Founding Artistic Director NYMadness
CECILIA COPELAND is a Jewmanian (Jewtina, Latina via Panamá) Midwestern, American, Israeli, Non-Princess. She owned her own café in Australia where she is a Permanent Resident and studied Ukidokan Martial Arts. She never lost a fight.
Copeland toured with Ballet Iowa, took a class with Mikhail Baryshnikov, was an actress on 12 Angry Viewers for MTV and a dancer for VH1 on Counting Down the Hits of the 80's with the Pointer Sisters.
She wrote her first short story in preschool about a snowflake, her first poem about hating vacuum cleaners, and in 2001, her first short film. Amusement Bomber, a futuristic sci-fi thriller, was about female terrorist brought down by a female cop! That script won her a SPECIAL EFFECTS GRANT from METRO SCREEN AUSTRALIA.
Although Ms. Copeland has focused primarily on writing over the last two and a half decades, she will take on an acting part for the right film.
Copeland is an Alumna of the Writers Workshops at the University of Iowa BA with Honors and a Minor in Dance and Ohio University MFA. She graduated from Stella Adler Studio in New York where she was invited back to teach Playscript Analysis.
Copeland is an Athena List Finalist with THE COPELAND CASE, a Member of the New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT), League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW), an inductee into the Indie Theatre Hall of Fame and Person of the Year, WINNER BEST DRAMATIC SCREENPLAY Female Eye Film Festival (FEFF), OFFICIAL SELECTION HorrorHaus FF, BEST TV PILOT La Femme Int. Film Festival, BEST COMEDY TV PILOT Boom Productions, VAN GOGH AWARD Amsterdam Film Festival, BEST DRAMATIC SCREENPLAY Queen Palm Film Festival, and a National New Play Network Featured Writer among others.
Participating in Write Out Front
Drama Bookshop in Times Sq. Featured in
The New York Times & Time Out Magazine BroadwayWorld.Com
"In two-hour shifts the writers work on new plays, with a screenshot of their words visible to passers-by. Micheline Auger, who runs the blog Theaterspeak, came up with the idea. The project echoes Suzan-Lori Parks’s “Watch Me Work,” an event at the 2011 Under the Radar Festival during which Ms. Parks labored on a project in the lobby of the Public Theater." -The New York Times
"Artists are in the business of exposing themselves—their hopes, fears and joys—but Write Out Front (through Aug 31) takes the idea to a literal extreme." -Time Out New York
"THEATERSPEAK will present an installation of over 70 award-winning and emerging playwrights writing new plays in the storefront window of the Drama Book Shop during store hours, August 13th – September 1st, In each two-hour time slot, a different playwright will write their play on a laptop, while the screen shot of their computer is visible to the street, opening their process up to the passerby on the street." -BroadwayWorld.Com
The New York Times & Time Out Magazine BroadwayWorld.Com
"In two-hour shifts the writers work on new plays, with a screenshot of their words visible to passers-by. Micheline Auger, who runs the blog Theaterspeak, came up with the idea. The project echoes Suzan-Lori Parks’s “Watch Me Work,” an event at the 2011 Under the Radar Festival during which Ms. Parks labored on a project in the lobby of the Public Theater." -The New York Times
"Artists are in the business of exposing themselves—their hopes, fears and joys—but Write Out Front (through Aug 31) takes the idea to a literal extreme." -Time Out New York
"THEATERSPEAK will present an installation of over 70 award-winning and emerging playwrights writing new plays in the storefront window of the Drama Book Shop during store hours, August 13th – September 1st, In each two-hour time slot, a different playwright will write their play on a laptop, while the screen shot of their computer is visible to the street, opening their process up to the passerby on the street." -BroadwayWorld.Com
PUBLISHING NEWS:
Taltrix (Book 1) Surviving the Gauntlet wins recognition
Taltrix (Book 1) Surviving the Gauntlet wins recognition
Two Plays by Cecilia Copeland are included in the following collections:
"The Next Time" in 24 Gun Control Plays was written in response to the Sandy Hook massacre of school children. The shooter's mother took her son to the range and made sure he was well-armed. The play is about safe gun storage and has been covered by HuffingtonPost, Wallstreet Journal, Washington Post (WaPo), and others. It is performed around the world along with the plays in the second collection.
"Where the Hope Goes" in the After Orlando collection was written following the Pulse nightclub shooting. Those plays including, "Where the Hope Goes" were staged in a political action in D.C. at the Arena in a massive protest
"The Next Time" in 24 Gun Control Plays was written in response to the Sandy Hook massacre of school children. The shooter's mother took her son to the range and made sure he was well-armed. The play is about safe gun storage and has been covered by HuffingtonPost, Wallstreet Journal, Washington Post (WaPo), and others. It is performed around the world along with the plays in the second collection.
"Where the Hope Goes" in the After Orlando collection was written following the Pulse nightclub shooting. Those plays including, "Where the Hope Goes" were staged in a political action in D.C. at the Arena in a massive protest
"13th St Scare"
(Unpublished Novel with Award-Winning Screenplay)
(Unpublished Novel with Award-Winning Screenplay)
Clara is an intern at 13th St. Scare Theater where she is offered the role of a lifetime, but the starring part comes with a permanent pair of fangs.
13th ST SCARE
WINNER
Toronto Int. Women Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Oaxaca FilmFest PitchFest
SEMI-FINALIST
Renegade Film Festival
SEMI-FINALIST
NYC Horror Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION
HorrorHaus Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Hollywood Horrfest
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Underground Indie Film Festival
QUATER FINALIST
Creative World Awards Screenwriting Competition
SEMI-FINALIST
Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards
SEMI-FINALIST
Renegade Film Festival
More on TALTRIX the Award-Winning Book and Award-Winning TV Pilot
(long-arc series)
The Literary Titan Book Award honors books that exhibit exceptional storytelling and creativity. This award celebrates novelists who craft compelling narratives, create memorable characters, and weave stories that captivate readers. The recipients are writers who excel in their ability to blend imagination with literary skill, creating worlds that enchant and narratives that linger long after the final page is turned.
TALTRIX BOOK ONE SURVIVING THE GAUNTLET joins an illustrious list of novels to be recognized. In addition to receiving the Literary Titan Book Award, TALTRIX holds a 5 STAR Rating on Amazon and Reader's Favorite.
TALTRIX BOOK ONE SURVIVING THE GAUNTLET joins an illustrious list of novels to be recognized. In addition to receiving the Literary Titan Book Award, TALTRIX holds a 5 STAR Rating on Amazon and Reader's Favorite.
TALTRIX (Book 1) SURVIVING THE GAUNTLET
by Cecilia Copeland
Now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target in Paperback, Kindle, and Audiobook.
To order library copies, click image.
Paperback edition $25.99
Kindle $2.99
Audiobook $21.99 (Recommend you listen at 1.5 or 2.0 or if you're a fast listener 3.0)
by Cecilia Copeland
Now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target in Paperback, Kindle, and Audiobook.
To order library copies, click image.
Paperback edition $25.99
Kindle $2.99
Audiobook $21.99 (Recommend you listen at 1.5 or 2.0 or if you're a fast listener 3.0)
TALTRIX
by Cecilia Copeland
Sci-Fi TV Pilot Script
WINNER BEST TV PILOT
LA FEMME INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
SEMIFINALIST CREATIVE WORLD AWARDS
WINNER PRESENTED BY NYWIFT
New York Women and TV (NEW WORKS LAB)
SEMI-FINALIST NEXT TV WRITING & PITCH COMPETITION
QUARTER FINALIST SCREEN CRAFT SCREENWRITING FELLOWSHIP
QUARTER FINALIST MADE IN NY FELLOWSHIP
FINALIST LA INDIE FILM FESTIVAL
WILDSOUND FESTIVAL (BEST SCENE TV SHOW)
by Cecilia Copeland
Sci-Fi TV Pilot Script
WINNER BEST TV PILOT
LA FEMME INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
SEMIFINALIST CREATIVE WORLD AWARDS
WINNER PRESENTED BY NYWIFT
New York Women and TV (NEW WORKS LAB)
SEMI-FINALIST NEXT TV WRITING & PITCH COMPETITION
QUARTER FINALIST SCREEN CRAFT SCREENWRITING FELLOWSHIP
QUARTER FINALIST MADE IN NY FELLOWSHIP
FINALIST LA INDIE FILM FESTIVAL
WILDSOUND FESTIVAL (BEST SCENE TV SHOW)
TALTRIX named FINALIST for GISFSA
Geneva International Science in Fiction Screenplay Awards
Logline: In 5514, RT, begins her first day at TALTRIX University and must navigate the politics that tore apart her world, while learning to control her powers to prep for her gauntlet run on Keplar Neptune. When her criminal father rigs the gauntlet against her, surviving proves him right but failing means death.
Geneva International Science in Fiction Screenplay Awards
Logline: In 5514, RT, begins her first day at TALTRIX University and must navigate the politics that tore apart her world, while learning to control her powers to prep for her gauntlet run on Keplar Neptune. When her criminal father rigs the gauntlet against her, surviving proves him right but failing means death.
ROADMAP WRITERS ROADMAP AUTHORS
Cecilia Copeland's novel THE GAUNTLET
(bases for her award winning TV Pilot TALTRIX)
has been selected for ROADMAP AUTHORS
TOP TIER Writers On the Verge
Run by Selene Castrovilla
(bases for her award winning TV Pilot TALTRIX)
has been selected for ROADMAP AUTHORS
TOP TIER Writers On the Verge
Run by Selene Castrovilla
ATHENA LIST FINALIST
THE COPELAND CASE
Cecilia Copeland Named
National New Play Network Featured Writer!
INDIAN BILLY ICE
by Jerry Ice
Script Contributor
Cecilia Copeland
WINNER BEST HISTORICAL SCREENPLAY LA LIVE FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER BEST SCREENPLAY EIFA AWARDS
WINNER BEST SCREENPLAY LOS ANGELES FILM AWARDS
WINNER BEST SCREENPLAY GLOBAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS
WINNER BEST SCREENPLAY PINNACLE AWARDS
WINNER BEST SCREENPLAY ROYAL WOLF FILM AWARDS
FINALIST BEST SCREENPLAY MOONDANCE INT. FILM FESTIVAL
FINALIST IMAGINARIUM AWARD
FIRST RUNNER UP BEST SCREENPLAY SNOWDANCE FILM AWARDS
OFFICIAL SELECTION QUEEN PALM
The story of a real life American Hero....
Forest Gump meets Last of the Mohicans.
More script information available HERE
Audio Excerpt: Light of Night Produced by Necessary Exposure
Featuring Cecilia Copeland as Isabelle and
Jody Christopherson as Stephanie
Directed and Designed by
Natalie Johnsonius Neubert
Excerpt Available Here on ITunes
Excerpt Available Here on Soundcloud
From BroadwayWorld.com
The lack of gender diversity in American theatre has been a controversial topic for decades. While non-profit Off-Broadway companies have seen a steady rise in the number of plays produced that are written by women, there is a definite lack of equal representation in commercial Broadway.
A new art installation at Dixon Place, NECESSARY EXPOSURE: THE FEMALE PLAYWRIGHT PROJECT, aims to bring visibility to playwrights who identify as female in a series of portrait and sound installations created by Jody Christopherson, with sound design by
Natalie Johnsonius Neubert.
Jody Christopherson as Stephanie
Directed and Designed by
Natalie Johnsonius Neubert
Excerpt Available Here on ITunes
Excerpt Available Here on Soundcloud
From BroadwayWorld.com
The lack of gender diversity in American theatre has been a controversial topic for decades. While non-profit Off-Broadway companies have seen a steady rise in the number of plays produced that are written by women, there is a definite lack of equal representation in commercial Broadway.
A new art installation at Dixon Place, NECESSARY EXPOSURE: THE FEMALE PLAYWRIGHT PROJECT, aims to bring visibility to playwrights who identify as female in a series of portrait and sound installations created by Jody Christopherson, with sound design by
Natalie Johnsonius Neubert.