Memberships and
Associations:
Florida Writers Association
Playwrights Association
of Central Florida
Worldhistorytheatre.com
Proprietor
Awards, Grants, and Productions
FWA Anthology - The Wave- Short story, October 2024
McLaren Comedy Play - Finalist 2015/16
Florida Writers Association – Finalist Royal Palm Literary Award 2009, 2010
Archaeological Institute of America – National Incentive Grant – 2007-2008
Friends of Annie Grant – First recipient- for Production at the Orlando International Fringe Festival, 2006/2007
National Endowment for the Humanities/ Florida Humanities Council National Teacher’s – Production of Matanzas: July 2004-2012. Production of "Matanzas"
Florida Endowment for the Humanities – Mini-Grant sponsored by Central Florida Society of the Archaeological Institute of America –2004 /2005 and 2005/2006
Florida Div. Of Cultural Affairs –Artist Enhancement Grant 2004/2005, and 2006, 2007-2008.
Florida Div. Of Cultural Affairs – Individual Artist Fellowship – Honorable Mention 2005 Individual Artist Fellowship 1993.
Florida Foreign Language Association 43rd Annual Conference. Production of Matanzas: A Survivor's Story
October 18, 2012.
United Arts of Central Florida – Orlando, FL – Professional Development Grant 2008, Professional Development Grant 2004.
Stageworks - Tampa - Dramaturgy and Production Award Brave New Voices '91,'92, ’94, ’95, 2003 - Leona’s Wake, Cockroach Bay, Dolphins, Silence and the Whippoorwill, The Recital, Saturnalia
Midwest Radio Theatre Workshop Grand Prize – 1998 Production -National Public Radio, Midwest - Cabana Club Mystery
Lamia Ink – Short Play Finalist 1997 - How I Met Bud
McLaren Comedy Writing Contest (Texas) Reading - ’95 Cockroach Bay
Theatre Americana (California)– Production Award Cockroach Bay '93
Gannett Publishing Top Well Done Award - '88 -Palladium Item Newspaper - Environmental Reporting Award for The Interest and Protection of the Readership.
Scholarships and
Professional Workshops
- Florida Writer’s Association Conference and workshop -2008
- Digital Media – Final Cut Pro Class – University of Pennsylvania - 2008
- Harriet Lake Festival of Plays - Literary Adaptation Workshop 2008
- Harriet Lake Festival of Plays – Playwrighting with writer, John Peillmeier 2008 Workshop
- Women Playwrights Imitative Workshop – June 2007
- Rollins College Master of Liberal Studies Scholarship 1997-2002
DeNicola Fund Scholarship 1997- 1999
- Dorot Travel/Study Grant – June 2000 University of Maryland, Travel and Research to Caesarea, Israel - archaeological studies and Middle East research
Writer: Plays, Screenplays, Contemporary Culture
Minda Stephens
mindastephens@gmail.com
MATANZAS: A Survivor's Story
