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A professional writer for most of her life, Peggy has written and published novels in several genres, optioned screen plays and is currently partnering on a comic book series.
Peggy Bechko , aka P.A Bechko is author of fourteen novels that have been sold to major publishers in several genres; western, romance an... d SciFi/fantasy: Blown To Hell, The Winged Warrior, Cloud Dancer, Dark Side of Love, Stormrider, Gunman’s Justice, Sidewinder’s Trail, Hawke’s Indians and others. Most recently she's joined forces to create a new comic series with Charlene Brash-Sorensen called Planet of The Eggs.
Published in hardcover, paperback, audio and Ebook formats, her books have been published with Doubleday, Harlequin, Pinnacle and Thorndike Press and others. Her books have been reprinted internationally including her book, Stormrider was released by publisher Zorba in hardcopy edition on the Indian subcontinent which includes publication in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
Her spec screenplays have been optioned domestically and abroad, her screenplay titled Replica (formerly Spitting Image) climbed to a high ranking place in two well-known competitions while one of her short stories, Skykicker took two first place prizes in competition. She’s also written a produced episode of a 1/2 hour animated series, Diabolik, for Saban Entertainment.
Peggy is also a ghostwriter having ghosted a full-length movie script, a screen treatment and a non-fiction book. She’s published articles with her own byline (travel articles, articles on writing, biographical article) in a number of areas digitally and in hard copy
Over the years Peggy has taught writing in different venues as well. On the ground she’s taught workshops locally. Online, she’s taught Romance writing with UCLA Online Extension and she is currently putting together a new class to be taught online.
Awards and Acknowledgements:
• Replica (formerly Spitting Image) placed in the quarterfinals of the Nicholl Fellowship in screenwriting
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semi-finals of the Writers Foundation sponsored America’s Best screenwriting competition.
• 2007: First Place Writer In The Machine Short Story Contest – “Skykicker”
• 2003: First Place Art Affair Literary Contest – Western Short Story – “Skykicker”
• Judge for Western Writers of America’s Golden Spur award in 1980’s read more |
