Literary Manager, Sean Dubravac, is judging the 2023 Screenplay Award in the hope of finding fantastic screenwriters to manage.
Sean is the Co-founder of Entertainment Lab, a bicoastal Talent
2023 Judges
Meet our judges for the Page Turner Awards 2023! We're delighted to welcome them to our 2023 Awards. Please browse through their profiles, so you can see what they're looking forward to reading in your entries in 2023.
Samar Hammam is judging the Writing Award and searching for a writer to represent and publish! She founded Rocking Chair Books Literary Agency in 2013 after six years as a Director at Toby Eady
Criminal lawyer and bestselling author, Nadine Matheson, is judging the 2023 Page Turner Book Award in the hope of spotting talented authors who are exceptional storytellers.
Nadine signed with A.M
Film producer, Nicola J. Ellis, is judging the 2022 Screenplay Award in the hope of finding scripts to option from screenwriters and produce their story.
Established in 1995, Nichola Ellis
Tracy Stewart will be judging the Page Turner Awards Writing Mentorship Award 2023, offering a writing mentorship prize to authors and writers.
Tracy is a book coach, developmental editor
Jennifer Bisbing is judging the Page Turner Book Award, an international book contest for talented published authors.
Jennifer is an award-winning book editor and photographer, originally from the
Author of Your Screenplay Sucks! 100 Ways to Make It Great, William M. Akers, a WGA Lifetime Member, is judging the Page Turner Screenplay Award hoping to discover talented screenwriters.
William
Tammy Letherer, a Chicago author and writing coach, is judging the Page Turner Writing Award hoping to discover talented writers.
She has a long and varied professional writing career. After
Melissa Hope is judging the Page Turner Young Writer Award and is the author of SEA OF KINGS, an award-nominated children's fantasy. She helps aspiring writers improve their craft and connect with the
Venezuelan Marketing Licentiate and Book Cover Designer, Juan Padrón is judging the Page Turner Book Award hoping to find the best book covers.
With more than 10 years of experience in cover design
Humanitarian Laureate, Pramudith D. Rupasinghe, is judging the Page Turner Book Award hoping to find cultural stories that cross the borders of human interests.
Laureate of Golden Aster Award for
Author Jessica Hatch is judging the Page Turner Book Award with the hope of finding published novels that wraps her up in the story.
Jessica has a passion for writing laugh-out-loud fiction with a
Editor, poet, and novelist, Unoma Azuah, is judging the Page Turner Book Award hoping to find authors who will take her on a roller coaster ride with their stories.
She is a Professor of English at
Kenny MacKay is judging the Young Writer Award, hoping to discover more talented teenager writers.
He is an author and host of the Author Your Dream podcast, a show dedicated to helping first-time
Donia Youssef is a highly regarded professional in the entertainment industry, with over a decade of experience in the field. This year, she is serving as a judge for the Page Turners Award for the
Amanda Sue Creasey is judging the Page Turner Book Award in 2023 to find talented storytellers of published fiction.
Amanda has been compelled to write since she could hold a pencil, and has
Humanitarian, entrepreneur and scientist, Asal Shirazi BEM, Founder of Autoimmune Support and Awareness Foundation, is judging the Page Turner Book Award and hoping to discover some great new talented
Screenwriter, script consultant, former screenplay contest judge, and current coverage writer for Coverfly and Austin Film Festival, Gerald Hanks is judging the Page Turner Screenplay Award.
He has
The Vice President of Development at the ISA, Felicity Wren, is judging the Page Turner Screenplay Award in 2023 and looking forward to finding screenwriters with voice and exceptional talent.
Feli
Editor, Ganesh Vancheeswaran is judging the 2022 Page Turner Writing Award to discover some talented new writers.
Ganesh Vancheeswaran is a catalyst for people's self-expression. He believes all of
Robin Cutler, CEO of How To Publish Books.com and creative developer of IngramSpark is judging the Page Turner Book Award.
Robin both created and led the development of IngramSpark, an
Publisher, Kelly Lydick, is judging the Page Turner Writing Award, hoping to discover talented new non-fiction writers to publish through Pure Carbon Publishers.
Kelly has a Master's degree in
Author, Shirley Fedorak, is judging the Page Turner Book Award, hoping to find exciting new author voices.
A former anthropology instructor, curriculum developer, and academic author at the
Book Cover Designer, Derek Murphy is judging the Page Turner Book Award hoping to find the best book covers.
Derek is a book cover designer and the founder of DIY book covers, which offers book
Experienced editor, Jenny Rarden is judging the Page Turner Book and Writing Awards and is excited to be involved with this unique international writing contest.
She has been married for over 25
Dima Abramov, the CEO of Speechki AI-Audiobook Production, is judging the Page Turner Book Awards to find two winners for their Audiobook Production prize.
Speechki is the #1 US AI-Audiobook
A working film producer and former industry executive with decades of experience, Barri Evins has sold pitches, specs, articles, and books to all the majors. As a teacher and story consultant, she
Ran Walker is judging the 2022 Page Turner Awards Book Award for published authors. Ran is the author of twenty-four books. He is the winner of the Indie Author Project's 2019 Indie Author of the
Pulane Irene Chaka is judging Page Turner Awards 2024 Book Award for aspiring authors who are looking for their published work to be recognized by industry professionals.
Pulane, pronounced Pooh
Literary Agent, Kirstie Long, is judging the Page Turner 2022 Writing Award in the hope of finding new writers to represent!
Associate Agent Kirstie Long worked behind the scenes with Annette at A
Amber Withers is judging the Page Turner Book Award to find authors who can pull heartstrings.
Amber is an aspiring fantasy and new paranormal romance author. She is a fiction writer who enjoys
Jenni Harrison Editorial Manager for Young Writers is judging the Page Turner Young Writer Award in 2022. Jenni has been an editor with Young Writers for ten years, selecting, editing and judging
Screenwriter, Catalina Lowe, is judging the Page Turner Screenplay Award for screenwriters who are keen to place their screenplays in front of film producers for the opportunity to get them optioned
Debut Young Adult Horror author, Zoé-Lee O’Farrell is judging the Page Turner Book Award, hoping to discover some new go-to authors to read and to help promote them using her book tour business.
Zo
Margaret Milner Schmueck, a film producer in the UK, from Split Second Films, is judging the Page Turner 2023 Screenplay Award in the hope of finding new screenplays to option and produce.
Margare
Lauren Cribb Peacock is a film producer/writer looking for interesting film script projects and is judging the Page Turner Screenplay Award.
Accomplished producer and #1 Amazon author, Lauren
Blogger and podcaster and reviewer of books, Maya Grimley, is judging the Page Turner Young Writer Award.
She is a blogger and podcaster who reviews all kinds of books and movies. She’s been
Tara Avery is judging the 2022 Page Turner Awards Writing Mentorship Award and offering a writing mentorship prize.
Tara is a writer, editor, and creative coach who works primarily with novelists
Natasha Orme is judging the Page Turner Book Award to find talented indie authors.
A Germany-born Brit, Natasha is an avid traveller and loves a good adventure. What better way to adventure near
Literary Agent, Annette Crossland, is judging the Page Turner 2022 Writing Award in the hope of finding new writers to represent!
In a career spanning more than 40 years, Annette Crossland has
David Townsend is judging the Page Turner Awards to find new animation projects to produce.
For 15 years, David has been overseeing projects across different industries with a singular driving
Stuart Wakefield is judging the Page Turner Writing Award in 2023 to find narrative driven stories with characters that jump off the page.
With 26 years in theatre, broadcast media, and coaching
Abe de Cugnac is judging Page Turner 2022 Screenplay Award in the hope of finding talented screenwriters.
Holder of master's degrees in Screenwriting from the London Film School and Advertising &
Motivational speaker, author and creative writers’ coach, Nikki Vallance, is judging the Page Turner Writing Mentorship Award, and offering one outstanding writer a writing mentorship and 6-month
HeyitsCarlyRae will be judging the 2023 Page Turner Book Awards hoping to find new talented authors to read.
Carly-Rae is a student at Harvard University, pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in English
Patricia Fors, the Founder of Muse Literary, a small independent traditional publisher based in Chicago, Illinois, is judging the Page Turner Writing Award hoping to find new writers to publish!
Mu
Jordan Kantey is judging the Page Turner Young Writer Award in 2023 with the hope of finding talented young writers aged between 18 and 25 who have intriguing voices.
Jordan is a writer, editor
Lis McDermott will be judging the Page Turner Awards Writing Mentorship Award 2023, offering a writing mentorship prize to authors and writers
Lis will offer her time for at least a year, or over
Gale Winskill is judging the Page Turner Writing Award in 2022 in the hope of finding new writers.
She has been an editor since 1993, both in-house and freelance, in the UK and Hong Kong. She has
Award-winning writer and adventure world traveller, Ruth Millington, is judging the 2022 Page Turner Book Award and hoping to find authors who have gripping storylines in their contest submissions.
Tina Sequeira, an award-winning author, founder of the Write Away Workshop and marketer, is judging the international Page Turner Book Award hoping to discover talented authors.
She’s published
Natalia Leigh is judging the Page Turner Young Writer Award with hopes to find writers aged between 18 and 25 who are talented character creators.
Natalia is the managing editor at Enchanted Ink
Katja Kaine from the Novel Factory is one of the novel finalist judges in the Page Turner Book Award.
Katja is the creator of the Novel Factory and is an award-winning writer. She has been
Libby Bushill from ProWritingAid is judging the Page Turner Young Writer Awards
Libby is a Community Specialist at ProWritingAid. When she's not spreading the word about ProWritingAid via email
An American of Guyanese descent, Susan DeFreitas is judging the Page Turner Book Award hoping to discover great new books from talented authors.
She is the author of the novel Hot Season, which won
Producer's rep and experienced screenwriter, Robin Kaczmarczyk is judging the Page Turner Screenplay in the hope of finding talented screenwriters to place their screenplays in front of producer Omar
Cat Margulis is a book coach, editor, writer, podcaster and professional muse, who is judging the Page Turner Writing Award to find new, talented writers.
She helps people write, finish and publish
Film producer, Ginger Liu, is judging the 2023 Page Turner Awards Screenplay Award for screenwriters who want to place their screenplays in front of film producers.
Ginger Liu is an author, visual
Writer, writing coach and theatre-maker, Rebecca Megson-Smith, is judging the Writing Mentorship Award to find a writer to mentor and coach their book to publication status.
The only work that
Helena Fairfax, a freelance editor working with independent authors, is judging the Page Turner Book Award to find talented independently published writers.
She's a member of the Romantic Novelists
Author Charlotte Valentine is judging our 2022 Book Award.
After studying Law in London, Charlotte moved into the corporate world where she was a Managing Director in Investment Banking before
Karen Newman is judging the 2023 Page Turner Screenplay Award for screenwriters who want to get their screenplays in front of film producers who are looking for scripts to option and produce.
Karen is
As a young aspiring writer herself, Holly Davis is judging our Young Writer Award.
Holly works as a physical therapist by day and a writer by night in Chicago, and enjoys playing with her three
Richard McCartney, founder of KBookPromotions, is judging the 2023 Book Award and hoping to find books that read well.
KBookPromotions is a site that helps authors promote their books by finding
Robert Fear is judging the Page Turner Book Award. Robert lives in Eastbourne, on the south-east coast of England, with his wife and three cats. He works as a software consultant but has had a
