Robert Moulthrop is a prize-winning author and playwright who lives and works in New York City. His work has appeared in such journals as Berkeley Fiction Review, Confrontation, Eclipse, Harpur Palate, The MacGuffin, Portland Review, Sou’Wester, River Oak Review, and Willard & Maple. In 2011 he was a winner in the Cartaret Writers Contest, and was awarded e-Chapbook publication of seven short stories (“Grace”) by Wordrunner. In 2010 he won first prize in the Literal Latte fiction contest; he has also received a grant from the New Jersey Council on the Arts. In 2005 he was awarded the New York International Fringe Festival’s Outstanding Playwriting Award for his original full-length drama, “Half Life.” Two other plays were notable successes in the 2006 and 2008 Fringe Festivals. His public readings include a solo performance at the 2009 Phoenix International Fringe Festival – 17 x 5 x 4: Blood, Death, Drag & Mom – five performance readings of 17 of his original stories over four days, and a performance with Claire Porter’s Portables at New York City’s Medicine Show. Favorite quote: “Your work is to discover your work and then, with all your heart, to give yourself to it.” The Buddha.
- Blood on the Floor by Robert Moulthrop
