Michael Mortensen BioWriter/producer/artist Michael Mortensen is author of the acclaimed novel Karnival, which to date has seen three editions: Gutter Press - 2002 (Trade PB) In 2006, Mortensen wrote and co-produced the short films "Letter to Liza" and "Tea With Mother", the demo episode for his television series "Michael Mortensen's Wicked People." Also that year, he was featured in the debut episode of ScreamTV's reality series "This is What Happened." In 2003, he wrote and oversaw design and production of Nutrition Made Simple, a companion CD-Rom to "A Family Forum" (Pyman Studios Inc.) broadcast nationwide January 2004. From 1990-92, he was Writer of "Video Preview," a production of MMC Video One Canada, "Canada's Largest Distributor of Home Entertainment." "Video Preview" was an "Entertainment Tonight"-style program seen in over 5000 markets across Canada. In addition to publication in Vampirella and Blood & Aphorisms magazines, he wrote the text for Can-Am Entertainment's 1992 Toronto's First Class Males Calendar and the larger format 1993 edition, Canadian Fantasies Calendar. Throughout 1983, he was a regular contributing illustrator to Avenue Magazine, then Toronto's largest magazine at 100,000 copies per issue. Currently, Mortensen sits on the Board of Directors for The Female Eye Film Festival, and oversees all aspects of the multi-discipline Wicked People project, which he conceived in 2005. "Letter to Liza" is the first Wicked People production. Websites: www.michaelmortensen.com | www.kliegs.com | www.wickedpeople.ca
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