BIO
Mark Barkawitz has earned local and national awards for his fiction, poetry, essay, and screenwriting. His work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, literary journals & anthologies, ‘zines, and on dozens of websites. He has IMDb feature film credits as screenwriter, actor, & associate producer (Mark Bark) for “Turn of the Blade” (NorthStar Ent.) and supporting actor in “The Killing Time” (New World Pictures). He’s taught creative writing classes, coached a championship track team of student-athletes, and ran the 2001 L.A. Marathon. He lives with his wife and has two kids in Pasadena, CA. His new e-novel GIANT KILLERS is now available @ (averaging 4½ stars). www.markbark.org
Unique traits: Surfer
FEELIN' LUCKY Drama What happens when the other woman misses her period?
Molly
Film (short)
by Student Film
Lead
Watch Dogs
Film (short)
by Berk/Bark Productions
Stuntman/Extra
American Conversation
Industrial
by Unit One/Rose International
Supporting
Doing Time on Planet Earth
Film
by Cannon Films
Extra
PCAC Game of the Week
Television
by PCAC Productions
Play-by-Play Announcer
The Killing Time
Film
by New World Pictures
Supporting/Stuntman
The World of Albert Ash
Television
by Mark Bark Productions
Co-star
Turn of the Blade
Film
by NorthStar Entertainment
Supporting
1st Place - International Fiction Contest, www.thewriteplaceatthewritetime.org
(2012)
Finalist - Literature, Poetry & Photography Categories - Line Zero Literary Contest
(2012)
National Winner-12th Annual Salute to Arts Poetry Contest, Triton College
('93)
Finalist - The Iris Project (national talent search), Chicago, IL
('93)
Awarded private grant by arts patron Shirley J. Berk, Malibu, CA.
('88)
1st Place-Screenwriting Contest, CSULB
('84)
2nd Place—University Writers’ Competition, CSULB
('82)
1st Place—Bill Jaquith Memorial Scholarship Award
('82)
Master of Arts—Creative Fiction & Scriptwriting, CSULB, ’86
(1982-1986)
Bachelor of Arts cum laude—English/Creative Writing, CSULB, ’82
(1982-1986)
Associate of Arts—Business Administration, Pasadena City College, ’72
(1982-1986)