2021 Screenplay Award Longlist

Page Turner Awards is delighted to announce our 2021 Screenplay Award Longlist. Browse through all our 2021 Finalists, and please join us in congratulating these aspiring screenwriters by leaving them a comment at the bottom of their submission (click 'see more') or join in the discussion in our finalists' forum.

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Maria Sanchez Sanchez for "I'll Be You"
Genre: Drama

Born in Wisconsin, USA, to Spanish parents, raised between California and Spain, in Madrid I lived Spain’s transition to democracy, was a racetrack jockey, and obtained a Biology degree. At 23 I moved to Santa Cruz, California, and earned an M.S. in Marine Sciences. I worked for Fish and Wildlife

Scotch Wichmann for "Dark Silo"
Genre: Thriller

SCOTCH WICHMANN is a writer/director, performance artist, comedian, hacker, and occultist in Los Angeles. Co-nominated for Best Comedy and Best Stunt at the Hollywood Fringe, Scotch attracted a swarm of press from CNN, NPR, and the NY Times after launching METH COFFEE, a cracked-out coffee brand

Madison Sean Flannery for "Dracula"
Genre: Horror

Raised in LA, Madison spent her time acting, writing, and pretending to be a dinosaur. She now works as an erotic romance writer, a fun way to stun people into silence at parties. In her scripts she showcases diversity in all its forms, fueled by the experiences of both herself and others. She

Jason Tostevin for "A Lullaby for Night"
Genre: Thriller

Jason is a writer and filmmaker best known for his short genre work, which has been awarded and screened around the world and featured in outlets from Short of the Week to The New York Times. In addition to his creative work, he is popular indie film advocate, called "a kind of indie prophet" by

Allie Jennings Jennings for "You Should Have Read My Screenplay"
Genre: Thriller

Allie Jennings is a Los Angeles-based improviser, actress and writer. Before the pandemic she was a house performer and writer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. In addition to being a two-time semi-finalist in ScreenCraft’s Comedy Pilot competition she also wrote the award-winning short film

Phil Vengrinovich for "Regarding the Pain of Others"
Genre: Comedy

A Russian born living in the US, I am a data engineer by trade and have worked in tech for the last 10 years. I tend to focus on stories that echo the issues that I am facing personally.

Christian Delavie Delavie for "Sand Runner"
Genre: Drama

Christian Delavie's writing credits include "Bleeding Horse" which won the Award of Merit at Accolade Global, and "Night Light" which won best foreign comedy horror at The International Horror Hotel. His other feature screenplays; "Sand Runner" and "Sons of Liberty" both reached finals and

Emily Messina Messina for "Old Millennial"
Genre: Drama

Emily is a NYC-based writer who loves a good story and is fascinated with the psychology and sociology behind why people do the things they do. She likes cats, drag, tacos and most importantly, TV.

Michael Lucid Lucid for "Lady Reporter"
Genre: Drama

Michael Lucid is an LGBTQ comedy writer for film and TV. He was a story developer for "Drunk History" on Comedy Central, and a sketch writer for the CBS Diversity Showcase. He also worked for 5 years as a comedic web series writer/producer for World of Wonder (producers of the Emmy-winning "RuPaul's

Matthew Neff for "The Tortoise"
Genre: Drama

Matt graduated from Missouri State University with an MA in Professional Writing. In the summer of 2020, he was one of six writers selected for Debatable Production's Fellowship for Writers Under 25, where he workshopped his pilot for Good Lord with Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh. Most

Lara Byrne for "The Road to Canossa"
Genre: Historical Fiction

Lara is a a part-time marketing manager, with a PhD in 20th-century literature and a passion for medieval history. She left a corporate career to fulfill a childhood dream: turning some of the great events and characters of medieval European history into the subject matter of contemporary stories

Jackie Kowalczyk Chandler for "The Depths of Deception"
Genre: Thriller

Jack Chandler is a member of Jericho Writers. In April 2021, her first children's book was published by Carl Ed Schunemann KG in Germany, but her heart belongs to thrillers. She's writing a thriller/psychological thriller series with returning characters, although each book works as a standalone. Ms

Robbie Robertson Robertson for "Rare as Red Hair"
Genre: Drama

Robbie Robertson is a playwright, screenwriter and graduate of the University of South Carolina and UCLA’s professional screenwriting program. Robertson’s first comedy, MINA TONIGHT! was published by Samuel French and has been produced in regional theatres across the US. His most recent play, a

Robbi Bryant for "The Darkness"
Genre: Suspense

My award-winning books include a novella, six novels, five short-story collections, and one book of poetry. Published in magazines including Readers Digest, Redbook, Penthouse, and also college textbooks, my work has also been included in several anthologies. As editor-in-chief of the Redwood

Simon Frederick Frederick for "The Untold Tale of Morgan Berkeley"
Genre: Drama

Simon Frederick (the other one) I work in feature film/TV production/development, and a writer of film, TV and content. Aiming for the writer/director/producer triptych, but mostly focused on screenwriting.

Helena P. Schrader for "Lack of Moral Fibre"
Genre: Historical Fiction

Helena P. Schrader is an award-winning and best-selling author and historian. She holds a PhD in history from the University of Hamburg and served as an American diplomat in Europe and Africa. She is the author of two non-fiction works about the Middle Ages published by Pen & Sword, "The Holy Land

Steve Sloan for "Black Snow"
Genre: Drama

Following a twenty-three-year career in Arts Theatre Management, Steve retrained with the Yorkshire Academy of Film and Television Acting (YAFTA) and gained a Diploma in Applied Screenwriting (Distinction) in July 2019, under the tutelage of Simon Stirling. Steve has already received commissions for

Jayne Doxtater for "The Box in the Closet"
Genre: Memoir

Jayne Doxtater was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and now resides in the beautiful West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. After a fulfilling 40-year career as a business owner and esthetician, she is now semi-retired and embraces a life close to nature. "I wrote this book as a