Mt. Washington, NH Sugarloaf, MA
ABOUT AUTHOR EUGENE ORLANDO
Eugene Orlando taught school in Tampa for 23 years and has retired early. Regional Director for the Florida Writer's Association, Eugene won eleven awards for writing over the past five years in FWA's Royal Palm Literary Awards yearly writing contest including a first place for My Mother's Daughter for best unpublished short story (now published by Scriptor Publishing as The Kindred). Over the past few years, he has received five honorable mentions for short stories and one for a play in the Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. In the Florida Writers Association's first two anthologies, Eugene had two short stories published in each. From Our Family to Yours and Slices of Life are still available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble as well as on the FWA website bookstore www.Floridawriters.net.
Eugene is currently serving the Florida Writers Association in the capacites of Regional Director of Hillsborough County, Board Member, the Chief Facilitator and founder of the Brandon Writers Critique Group, and the Chief Facilitator and founder of the East Hillsborough SCBWI Critique Group.
What manner of human being is Eugene Orlando?
He is a man who loves to write for young adults and adults . . . . but especially for young adults.
When asked, "Why do you write for young adults?" Eugene answered-
"Because I'm still young inside, though outside I'm older. Just think, while other adults sit around dreaming about their childhood past; I get to re-invent and relive it! You can't beat that."
The facts on author Eugene Orlando
Eugene Orlando, born in Baltimore, Maryland, now lives in Tampa, Florida with his four cats (Camille, born 1992; Bubbles, born 2001; Mr. Darcy, born 2004; and Molly, born 2004.
To Meet the Orlando family:
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Eugene Orlando
Last Updated September 20, 2011
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