Victoria Reed

reedvjr@aol.com

I am a writer, playwright, poet, and traveler living in Colorado Springs. After growing up on a dairy farm in Southern Indiana, the youngest of ten siblings, I enjoyed a career teaching business in Indiana and Kentucky, before retiring to focus on my passion for creative writing.  At 60, I enrolled in theater and creative writing classes at St Petersburg College and the University of South Florida. I am a widow and mother to two wonderful daughters.  It’s a joy to pour my life experiences into my writing.




Playwright - flirting with freedom

Ten-Minute Play Script

Won First Runner-up at the Tampa Bay Theater Fest on September 3, 2023.  Director:  Jess Glass, Stage Manager:  Megan Patterson, Queenie: Alyssa Caz, Peanut:  Trevor Cheatham, Coyote:  Nathan Poulette

https://tampabaytheatrefestival.com/


Broadway World Review:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/tampa/article/Review-The-Tampa-Bay-Theatre-Festival-Short-Play-Competition-at-The-Straz-Center-in-The-Teco-Theater-20230905?fbclid=IwAR1yc7G0t6cJ8Jv7cJZuMLKvYk6tFYaU9e4jYCsSkpreV38cNQP7EduU_ng

playwright - 

witch and barbarian walk into a bar

Witch and Barbarian Walk into a Bar by Victoria Reed, One-act play staged reading. Dir. Scott Cooper, Perf. Rylie Evans, Liberty Mack, Jay Overlin, Nya During, Jaden Bush,and Aidan Anderson, St. Petersburgh College, Clearwater Florida. April 29 and 30, 2022

Playwright - 

Ten-Minute Play Script

Adaptation of a Grim Tale by Edith Nesbit

Published on Stageplays.com

7/8/2023

poet - florida story

Florida Loquat Festival Poetry Contest:  Third Place

Published:

Reed, Victoria. "Florida Story" Leaves of the Loquat. Ed. Dell DeChant. www.ecologyflorida.org, 2019. p. 4

Poet - high point

Submitted to The Rattle Foundation 1.1.2025

https://www.rattle.com/info/about-us/

Short Story Writer - 700 Adams Road

Submitted to Story Magazine 7.6.2023 (Rejected)

https://www.storymagazine.org/



poet - falling prey

Submitted to Poetry Magazine - Poetry - April 11, 2023.  Received rejection letter on September 4, 2023, after being designated "In-progress" (Rejected)

Poetry Foundation


podcaster - solo at 60

Solo Travel Podcast

Reed, Victoria. "Solo at 60" Online Podcast. "Coronavirus from Howard Park" March 23, 2020.  "Lifelong Learner" April 5, 2020. www.podbean.com/soloat60/episodes/list