Ginetta Correli-THE LOST EPISODES OF BEATIE SCARELI
In Diet Soap #2 we published Ginetta Correli’s funny and gritty story “Peach,” a story which received good notices in the few reviews that came after publication, and it turned out the story was Correlli’s debut. She emailed me after, sent me her self-published novella, and has apparently been publishing fairly prolifically in small journals online and in print. A review of her novella appeared today on the blog You Are What You Read, and the appearance of the review is what is prompting this post. Correli apparently faced derision from participants in the Zoetrope writers workshop, but when Ginetta sent the story out for publication she found that every editor wanted to publish her story. Luckily Diet Soap was the first to respond. At the outset I was quick to get back to people who sent in their work, alas that is no longer the case.
One of the workshop participants called “Peach” ‘the lowest form of writing.’ Well, here’s to the lowest form of writing.
This video is Correli’s short film adaptation of her novella.