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Biography

I graduated from Goddard College in Vermont and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. I am the recipient of a Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award and two Jenny McKean Moore writing scholarships at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. My poems and essays have been published in various literary journals. STAGESTRUCK & OTHER SHORT PLAYS, my collection of comedies and my children's book ROBIN'S SONG are available as e-Books at http://www.Scribd.com/BarbaraAlfaro My book of poems called SINGING MAGIC is available in a paperback edition and can be purchased at http://www.Amazon.com I am currently completing a memoir called MIRROR TALK. I live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland with my husband Victor and our slightly neurotic miniature poodle. Visit http://www.BarbaraAlfaro.net

Inspiration

I am inspired by the novels of Charles Dickens, the music of Mozart and Buddy Holly, and the movies of Woody Allen and the Coen Brothers.