Frances Macaulay Forde
~ a writer for page & screen...
























 
 
  
   
     
WELCOME!

     

      I'm a screenwriter, novelist and poet heavily involved in the Perth writing community.
 
        As a film-maker in the early 80's, my divorce meant putting aside my screen dreams
        and switching to writing short stories, novels and books for children.
     
       Theatre and community involvement consumed me for twenty years but there was
       always poetry in the background...  Then came university at 50! 
         
        My first book of poems was published in Ireland in 2003, I started Poets Corner @
        Pages Cafe in 2005.  We still meet each month as a showcase for poets with
        invited guests and an Open Mic.
      
       Now my circumstances have changed, I'm in love and married to the man I
could
      
have married thirty years ago,  happily writing full time ~ mostly screenplays,
       poetry  and short stories though after a meeting with a publisher, I'm attempting a
       picture book at the moment...
 
       A short film was made in Dec 2006 of my script 
'Love You Mum' , directed by David
       Ockenden and Produced by Matt Pearson, has been nominated or awarded in Australia
       and USA.  I'm currently asking producers to read my feature adaptation of three teen
       novels by Krista Bell called 'No Strings'.

     I'm very lucky and finally living my dream!

      (More on my
biography page.)

    
        
       
'LOVE YOU MUM' ~ short film (18 mins) DVD

       The film of my short script 'Love You Mum' made in
        Adelaide by Producer Matt Pearson & Director David
        Ockenden, continues to surprise and delight us with
        nominations or 'selected to screen' at Film festivals
        here, in Canada and even Hollywood!

        In fact David & Matt were recently in the US
        collecting awards & attending festival screenings
        of the film.  Now David's back & in Perth for a visit
        to discuss our next project.

              
More LOVE YOU MUM pages on the AWARDS, SCRIPTS etc
                                
         
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NO STRINGS ~ the movie (feature)
                                                                     
              SEEKING PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

               
                          The feature script has been Professionally assessed by  
                           the
AWG & seperately by  Script Assessment & Development

                          Comments received on  the script
'No Strings':

                          'Head and shoulders above anything else out there.'
                     
                          ' Take it straight to Disney because there's no-one in Australia
                           big enough to do it justice.'  
But I'm seeking an Oz Producer.
              
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POET'S CORNER:
               
                3rd Saturday of each month @ Pages Cafe on the ground floor of the
                WA State Library in the Perth Cultural Centre.
               
                Frances is the founder and host of Poets Corner @ Pages Cafe although
                as often as possible, she invited well-known poets to guest host for her.
                    
                So far this year  (click month to open pages directly),

                        in
January, we launched Tracy Ryan's latest book 'Scar revision'

                        
Vivienne Glance was the guest host in February with her Slamming poets ,
     
                        
March was devoted to Afief Ismail Abdelrazig a well-known Sudanese poet. 

                       
April featured Victoria Lake with her Primo Lux poets etc..
               
                Check the
Poets Corner Webpage for photos and all the latest news.

                Contact:
poetscornerwa AT yahoo DOT com DOT au




Contact me
about...
blog...
stories...
scripts...
poems...
photos...
Cork City,
Ireland - 2003
FAWWA Furphy  Award 1993
Poets Corner @ Pages Cafe 2005
NO STRINGS - Adapted from
3 teen novels by Krista Bell
DVD Cover - 'Love You Mum'  18 mins.