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My love of storytelling began at an early age. I spent hours reading fairy tales while nestled in a corner of the Carnegie Library in my hometown of Ironwood, Michigan. It was during this period of my life that I discovered the power a parable had in helping make sense of the world around me. Creativity knows no age. We all have a story to tell. Embrace yours!
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Wendy J. Menara lives in the Sacramento Valley and is the author of Silence of Shame: A Child Caring for Her Bedridden Mother. Her debut memoir has been named one of the Best Books of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews. It was named best memoir for 2021 and received the 1st place Royal Dragon Book Award.
She is the second youngest of ten children, grew up in Ironwood, Michigan and moved to California when she was seventeen.
Following her work with Paramount Pictures as a freelance feature film production accountant, Wendy worked with Tri-Star, Warner Brothers, CBS television, Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), and in Lucasfilm’s publishing department before pursuing her passion for writing and directing.
Wendy’s love for story drove her to write and direct one-act plays for the Lucasfilm in-house Theater Group and The Marin One-Act festival. She also served for two seasons on the playwriting reading committee for Dominican University in San Rafael, California. She received a certification in film editing at Berkeley City College in Berkeley, California. The short film she created, entitled “Mother and Daughter,” won her the best director award while she was enrolled at Berkeley City College. See link below to watch the 3-minute short film.
Wendy’s spec-screenplays have placed in nationally recognized screenwriting contests including Scriptapalooza, Francis Ford Coppola’s Zoetrope, Fade-In Magazine, the Writer’s Network, and Nicholl Fellowship.
She is currently promoting "Silence of Shame" while working on an adaptation for stage and screen.
She is the second youngest of ten children, grew up in Ironwood, Michigan and moved to California when she was seventeen.
Following her work with Paramount Pictures as a freelance feature film production accountant, Wendy worked with Tri-Star, Warner Brothers, CBS television, Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), and in Lucasfilm’s publishing department before pursuing her passion for writing and directing.
Wendy’s love for story drove her to write and direct one-act plays for the Lucasfilm in-house Theater Group and The Marin One-Act festival. She also served for two seasons on the playwriting reading committee for Dominican University in San Rafael, California. She received a certification in film editing at Berkeley City College in Berkeley, California. The short film she created, entitled “Mother and Daughter,” won her the best director award while she was enrolled at Berkeley City College. See link below to watch the 3-minute short film.
Wendy’s spec-screenplays have placed in nationally recognized screenwriting contests including Scriptapalooza, Francis Ford Coppola’s Zoetrope, Fade-In Magazine, the Writer’s Network, and Nicholl Fellowship.
She is currently promoting "Silence of Shame" while working on an adaptation for stage and screen.