2022 Screenplay Award Finalists

Aspiring writer/director based in Ireland. I've written and directed numerous shorts, the most recent of which, Hunger, has been selected in festivals around the world winning numerous awards in the process. I hold a first class Honours degree in film production and have three years industry

Dedicating his life to examining important social issues and crafting them into engaging, entertaining, and sometimes humorous stories, Ray Keller, Page Awards Winner, Academy Nicholl Semifinalist, screenwriter and filmmaker, founded Generosity Films after an engineering career. Ray has written

Tracy grew up in Staffordshire, England and now lives near Byron Bay in Australia. As a senior copywriter and Creative Director, Tracy worked in large ad agency creative departments in the UK and Australia dominated by Mad Men. She has the stories to prove it. Her journey into screenwriting began

Baxter Taylor lives in upstate New York with his dog.

Hailing from the woods of North Carolina by way of the byzantine streets of New Orleans, Robert is a multi-award winning screenwriter specializing in mystery and suspense. His work has been optioned twice and has reached the finals of the Austin Film Festival, Slamdance, Bluecat and Page

My adult daughter said, "You know, Dad. seems like you've had 50 careers." The list includes HS English teacher, studio musician, stand-up comic. Was represented by Brenda Feigen at William Morris from 84-87. Swore I'd never return to screenwriting until I did in 2019. Won many awards, top 2% on

The majority of my life has been teaching, coaching and athletics. Coming back to writing, I'm grateful for how much the artistic process brings out in us, no matter what we're doing, as long as we're giving it everything we have and there's some real obstacles in the way. For instance, writing this

Claire Merchant is an Australian author and storyteller. She is best known for her collection of fantasy, contemporary, and romance novels set in fictional South Coast. In 2019, Claire won ‘Top Female Author’ in the Fantasy and Romance categories as voted by The Authors Show.

I’ve been writing scripts for over 20 years, ever since I wrote my first screenplay for my BA Film, on a borrowed Olivetti electronic typewriter. Since then, I’ve been writing scripts in my spare time alongside a career as a journalist and copywriter, then a professional comms manager in Government

C.J. Walworth is aka Cumberlain Rattlesnake [the name of his production company.] His spec screenplay works include: - GAT FINGER, which is a superhero western-revisionist neo-noir, where a young man, son of a rancher, is grievously mutilated by a band of bandits in the 1880’s Nevada. He is saved by

I am a 33-year-old single mom to a teenage boy and I live on the west coast of Norway. I was a high school dropout who got pregnant at 18. I decided to be a better role model for my son so I went back to school when I was 20. I got my diploma as a truck/bus mechanic. To provide for us I had to work

Since attaining my MA in Play and Screenwriting – graduating from City, University of London, in 2014 – I have had three plays successfully produced in London, commissioned and directed by Martin Parr, known for producing work in unconventional spaces. Consequently, with a produced two-hander, one

Allison Mattox is a writer and director who studied at the University of Southern California and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Her short film, "Échappé," won Film Pipeline’s short film competition in 2019, screened at festivals including Traverse City, Newport Beach, and Dance on Camera, and won

Stowe Story Labs alumna. Writer/director of an award-winning short THE ZAHIR. Trilingual multi-ethnic multinational. Mathematician whose journey led from humble beginnings in the Urals to professorships in Berkeley and Berlin. Olga's writing explores follies of genius, elusiveness of belonging, and

Shelly Steig has more than two decades experience which includes five novelty science books for children, four books for adults, and more than 350 articles in national and regional magazines. On the editing side, she’s worked as a copy editor for a children’s publishing company, as well as an on

Growing up on a hazardous waste site that’s home to the Mothman legend was a lot for Michael to take in. Stories of outsiders caught between real and imagined horrors are now his sweet spot. He has earned accolades from Academy Award qualifying festivals such as Cinequest, HollyShorts, Austin Film

Atlanta-based screenwriter from New York who specializes in writing Fantasy and Drama based stories. I grew up in the Bronx, and I’ve always been passionate about storytelling and intrigued by the impression it leaves on people that somehow guides the decisions we make in life. I bring good

C.J. Walworth is aka Cumberlain Rattlesnake [the name of his production company.] His spec screenplay works include: - GAT FINGER, which is a superhero western-revisionist neo-noir, where a young man, son of a rancher, is grievously mutilated by a band of bandits in the 1880’s Nevada. He is saved by

I am a 33-year-old single mom to a teenage boy and I live on the west coast of Norway. I was a high school dropout who got pregnant at 18. I decided to be a better role model for my son so I went back to school when I was 20. I got my diploma as a truck/bus mechanic. To provide for us I had to work

Merland Hoxha is an Albanian-born Italian-raised writer/director living between New York and Los Angeles. His first feature, The Departure, is currently streaming on all the major platforms, including iTunes, Amazon, and Tubi. Film Critic Bradley Gibson from Filmthreat said, “Merland Hoxha shows a

Clark is a produced and optioned screenwriter with a focus on Sci-Fi, Dark Dramedy, and True Stories. Clark has successfully collaborated with Producers and other screenwriters on several projects. Most of his projects are grounded in themes of "the haves and the have-nots", classicism, and coming

I am a 63-year-old recovering lawyer living with my wife in Chicago, IL. During the pandemic, I wrote 2 screenplays - "The Third Impeachment Trial of Donald J. Trump” (a comedy) and "Chicken Tenderized" (a drama) and 2 novels - "Miss Minnie's Boarding House" (an historical family saga) and "Angel's

I grew up watching queer films that were nothing short of tragedy porn. As an audience member, I want to have a good time watching LGBTQIA+ movies. Therefore, as a writer, my mission is to contribute more comedy and more genre pieces in the far-too-often way-too-serious world of queer cinema. With

I am a 33-year-old single mom to a teenage boy and I live on the west coast of Norway. I was a high school dropout who got pregnant at 18. I decided to be a better role model for my son so I went back to school when I was 20. I got my diploma as a truck/bus mechanic. To provide for us I had to work

Growing up in a military family, Thomas lived all around the U.S., from his birthplace in Camp Lejeune to San Diego. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati and currently lives in Lexington, where he works in physical therapy. Outside of writing, he enjoys hiking, mixed martial arts, and

Clark is a produced and optioned screenwriter with a focus on Sci-Fi, Dark Dramedy, and True Stories. Clark has successfully collaborated with Producers and other screenwriters on several projects. Most of his projects are grounded in themes of "the haves and the have-nots", classicism, and coming

SAPPHIRE RAIN, my memoir illustrates how to heal heartache and pain through seven primary phases like trusting intuition and speaking truth. In this inspirational narrative, I revisit my personal experiences of abuse, teenage pregnancy, divorce, and clairvoyance. My story lays the groundwork for

Writer and artist. I'm a historian with a taste for techno, a renovator handy with tools, and a nature-loving mother of one human and some fur-babies. Along the way, I've been a military spouse, ran a cleaning business, lived on a farm, and adopted a child -- in no particular order. And everywhere

Originally from South Africa, Adir moved to the United States where he earned a BA in English and Creative Writing and an MFA in Screenwriting. When not working on stories, he's probably playing guitar or brewing a fresh batch of mead.

Damian Santamaria is an international consultant on media, sustainability, and innovation for the green economy. He is a Visiting Fellow to the School of Business, Law and Communication in Southampton Solent University, Visiting Lecturer at the School of Media at London College of Communication UAL

I am an aspiring screenwriter living in Tucson, AZ. I enjoy using real-life experiences to create compelling dramatic movies for a wide audience. I have worked in the medical field for thirty years and my (sometimes unbelievable) experiences tend to take on new life in my stories.

Alix Lerner began her screenwriting career after earning her PhD in American history from Princeton University. Now liberated from the constraints of the historical record, she writes about the darkest impulses of ordinary minds and the haunting consequences of everyday choices. She's based in New

Anna Penenberg is the author of Amazon Best Seller, Dancing in the Narrows, a memoir. Anna is a healer by nature and training, she works with individuals and families affected by trauma. Anna’s approach integrates neurobiology, psychotherapy, and wisdom traditions into personal pathways of re

The Black List Recommended, Coverfly Top 1%, affectionately called "Monty" by my friends, I love to create compelling dramatic thrillers that explore unknown worlds—honing my craft at NYU and Sundance Collab. Presently developing two pilots and a drama feature, I reside in New York with my family

Jamie Campbell thrives by finding ways to laugh in the midst of darkness. It’s a survival mechanism for a guy who is lucky to still be alive. When he was eleven years-old, he was kidnapped by one of his parents who took him on the run for six months before police caught up to them. As a teenager, he

Julia Delmedico is a first generation Argentine-American and a graduate of NYU. Her short film, " Stacy", screened at the Oaxaca Film Festival, Princeton Student Film Festival, New Filmmakers NY, the Official Latino Short Film Festival (HBO Partner) and Anthology Film Archives in New York. Her short

I was born a vagabond spirit and have yet to learn the meaning of “comfort zone.” My life has been and continues to be sui generis. All that follows is a standard literary CV for an extremely non-standard career. ***** In high school, I was an editor of the underground paper, The Charlotte

A retired teacher of English Language and Literature, I spent most of my life in Africa and the Far East, an experience that has left me with an unlimited resource of colourful material from which to draw inspiration. Since 2017, I have completed ten features that include period, comedy

Stefan is a German national with an academic background in history and political science. He is a long time film critic at the Berlin Film Festival and an advertising professional with 20 years of experience in writing tv commercials. Stefan hates the actual process of writing but believes in the