Lessons from the Gypsy Camp

Elizabeth Appell is a playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and filmmaker. Her novel, Lessons from the Gypsy Camp received strong reviews (See Amazon.com.) and was awarded Honorable Mention in both the Paris Book Festival and the Beach Festival. Many of her short stories have been published and several won awards. She adapted her novel, Lessons from the Gypsy Camp, to a screenplay. The script won first place in the Nevada State Film Commission Competition as well as several other screenplay competitions. Other film scripts have landed as semifinalists or finalists in national competitions.

Her script Trusted Friend has landed a semi-finalist in several competitions including the Page Awards, CWA Awards, Fresh Voices, and the International LA Script Competition.

Her full-length plays have been given directed readings in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Confessions of a Catholic Child was first produced in Los Angles and then went up at The EXIT Theatre, San Francisco. Two of Appell’s plays have placed as semifinalist in the prestigious Eugene O’Neil Playwriting Conference. Appell’s two short films Easy Made Hard and Warnings from the Bathtub, starring the late iconic Karen Black were official selections at over 30 festivals and both were awarded Gold in Houston. Easy Made Hard was screened at the Short Film Corner in Cannes.