Laura Beeby

I'm a Canadian-Dutch writer temporarily living in Canada as a caregiver for my elderly father, but my permanent home is in Rotterdam with my Dutch musician husband whom I met in a music forum for fans of the Hollies. My background is in advertising copywriting and, along with my English and History degrees, I have a post-graduate certificate in publishing.

VERONICA PERFECT is my first attempt at fiction writing, born of the pandemic, but I belong to the Women’s Fiction Writers Association and the Board of Directors for the Northwestern Ontario Writers’ Workshop. I’m also a member of the Tuesday Night Dolls memoir writing group run by author and former groupie, Pamela Des Barres. And, although we’ve never met, I’m third cousin to 60s icon, Twiggy!

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Award Category
Writing Award 2022
Screenplay Award Category
Animation
1965: To win the love of a band’s lead singer, a teen fan beards for its gay guitarist. But when her naïve pursuit exposes deeper secrets, she must either save the band or save herself.
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Comments

Annette Crossland Sat, 10/09/2022 - 17:20

I absolutely loved this initial tranche, and would love to read the rest of the manuscript! I still remember having to move to the country when I was 11, I was never happy at school ever again, and music was such a solace, particularly of course The Beatles and Marc Bolan, but also The Doors. I thought this was very well-written both from the teenage perspective, and then from a woman in her mid-thirties. I thought the characters were well-drawn and I could see them in my mind's eye. An accomplished piece of writing.

Gale Winskill Sun, 02/10/2022 - 13:59

I really enjoyed this. The voice of Veronica is very strong, credible and authentic. Her younger self is sufficiently flawed to be interesting and believable, and I loved her snarky attitude to her situation and family, which resonated well. In addition, I liked the contrast with her older self, now in her thirties, who has become more hardened by life's vicissitudes. I would very happily keep reading.