2023 Screenplay Award Finalists

Josephine is a classical violinist-turned-TV writer based in New York City. She began her career on Broadway, as a Music Assistant on "Hamilton" and "Dear Evan Hansen." She's worked on 10 Broadway shows, a sold-out Lady Gaga concert, and the Steven Spielberg movie musical adaptation of West Side

Wrote and directed following films, Sheppard Boys, Lees Offering, David's Child and The Good Family. Wrote countless scripts and directed countless short films in a 30 year career.

Wrote and directed following films, Sheppard Boys, Lees Offering, David's Child and The Good Family. Wrote countless scripts and directed countless short films in a 30 year career.

Wrote and directed following films, Sheppard Boys, Lees Offering, David's Child and The Good Family. Wrote countless scripts and directed countless short films in a 30 year career.

Wrote and directed following films, Sheppard Boys, Lees Offering, David's Child and The Good Family. Wrote countless scripts and directed countless short films in a 30 year career.

Born in Englewood New Jersey and raised in Winter Haven Florida, author Terry Bent has been writing and developing the world of Ranshio ever since he was at the young age of twelve. With his bachelor's in business management, Terry began working for Enterprise Holdings and eventually started working

Joe Campbell Jr. is a father of three adult daughters and lives with his wife on Long Island in New York. With the high demand for IP from Hollywood, Joe took on a new challenge and created a TV pilot, adapted from his unpublished trilogy. Different Wings is ​​​​​​an emotional romance and family

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

I’ve been writing for many years and have published The Devils' Cradle novel (under my pseudonym Darcy Daniel), which has fantastic reviews on Amazon. Winner of TopShelf Magazine's Indie Book Awards for "The Devils' Cradle" under the pseudonym Darcy Daniel - available on Amazon: https://www.amazon

Jan is a novelist and screenwriter living in the magnificent Pacific Northwest. She was born and raised in northern Ohio. Enticed by the sea, she packed up and moved to Pleasure Island, North Carolina, and remained in the area with her family for 12 years. She now writes nestled between the Olympic

I like writing and re-writing which is lucky. I hold an MFA in Fiction from Brooklyn College and studied screenwriting with NYFA and Sundance Collab. My screenplays WOLF CRAZY and BUCK HUNTER IN MANHATTAN (which was a Finalist in the 2023 Page Turner Awards) have placed in a few festivals. Currently

Alex is a writer & director. His stories often place characters in morally ambiguous situations that threaten their identity and force them to confront their humanity. Before being a writer and director, Alex had a career as a medical doctor. He worked in some of the world's most challenging

Brian Bossetta is a native of New Orleans, a die-hard Saints fan, a frequent consumer of classical music, jazz, dark beer and Scotch — a photographer, a woefully average guitar player, avid runner, dog lover and eternally struggling writer still trying to determine if writing the great American

I am a former journalist, publisher, TV producer and media executive, now writing books (crime fiction) and TV scripts (comedy and drama). I am a Brit, now based in Sydney, Australia.

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

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

Some of my biggest inspirations creatively are Stephen King, Thomas Harris, William Peter Blatty, William Goldman and Kenneth Lonergan. I aspire to one day make these novelists and screenwriters my competition and hope that people will compare me to them favourably. I’m confident I’ll achieve this

I am an Independent film maker based in Knoxville, TN working as a producer and editor in film and TV. A graduate of the University of Tennessee and The New York Film Academy, I began my film work with a series of Shakespeare film adaptations: Hamlet, Twelfth Night and Macbeth. I also have produced

Following my decision last March to take time to dedicate to my writing, I was delighted to become a finalist with my scripts for Unlikely Heroes and Sebastian. I have loved having the freedom to get absorbed into the world of words and enjoy the buzz it gives me. Yes there are ups and downs with

Domenico graduated from the Diaz scientific high school in Caserta, and then attended the three-year degree course in Film Studies at Queen Mary University of London. He was able to spend a fourth year at the University of Texas at Austin thanks to a scholarship sponsored by his home university. He

Hannah J Shaw is a British writer with a BA Hons degree in Creative and Professional Writing with International Experience. Last year she completed her international scholarship year at The University of Canberra, ACT, Australia. Originally a waitress, Hannah was encouraged to pursue her writing by

Following my decision last March to take time to dedicate to my writing, I was delighted to become a finalist with my scripts for Unlikely Heroes and Sebastian. I have loved having the freedom to get absorbed into the world of words and enjoy the buzz it gives me. Yes there are ups and downs with

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'm a musician by day, writer by night, originally from High Wycombe - which genuinely has a chair museum - but now living a seagull poop-spattered existence in Plymouth, Devon. I began pursuing screen/comedy writing in 2015, starting off writing jokes and sketches for radio, before moving on to

Previously a falconer, consultant and writer-presenter of CITV’s Wild World, Jo is now loving the writer’s life, and is also a script consultant and copywriter. She’s been involved in falconry and conservation industries for over twenty years and is passionate about protecting wildlife and educating

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

As a child, I struggled with writing. That transformed when I was in graduate school studying for a Ph.D. in biochemistry and confronted with composing a dissertation. As I worked on my thesis, I felt enlivened in a new way. I assumed it was because I was nearing completion of my degree, yet now, in

Born in Italy in 1961, I started to travel the world at the age of seventeen. As a Political Science university student I began exploring Western Africa, acquiring a deep knowledge of the territory and its people. In the ‘90s I moved to the United States where, as a TV producer, I realized several

I've published over 30 novels and nonfiction books, most notably the popular Shakespeare Stealer series. I'm also a widely produced playwright; my adaptation of The Shakespeare Stealer has been staged by most of the top children's theatres in the U.S. I've recently turned my hand to screenplays

Hi, I am Francesa. After graduating from the University of Exeter in 2016, I have dedicated the last seven years of my life to the film industry. I completed a screenwriting course at the Met Film School in London in 2017 and an 'Acting for Film' course in New York in 2018, which I funded through

A conqueror of fears, Travis has taken his acrophobia to the top of a 108-foot-tall Mayan temple, swam with sharks, and attended a mixer where he knew no one. He currently has a feature film project setup with Eclectic Pictures as well as a forthcoming graphic novel through Motor Content and Thunder

Payton McCarty-Simas is a freelance writer and MA student at Columbia University studying film. They have won several awards for their screenwriting. Their academic and critical writing focuses primarily on horror film, sexuality, psychedelia, folk horror, and the occult. Payton's most recent work

Darren is an actor, writer, producer and director. He recently completed his debut short film BLUEBERRY SMOOTHIE as a writer / director, where he was awarded the New York Screenwriting Award 2023 for Best Short Screenplay LGBTQIA Winner and Winner Best Performance – LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival 2023

Maia is the author of the forthcoming rom-com novel, DARE TO AU PAIR, set to be released in August 2024 with CamCat Books. Levantine Films has optioned the rights to this work with plans for TV production. As an author and screenwriter, she's focused on empowering, inspiring, and entertaining

A conqueror of fears, Travis has taken his acrophobia to the top of a 108-foot-tall Mayan temple, swam with sharks, and attended a mixer where he knew no one. He currently has a feature film project setup with Eclectic Pictures as well as a forthcoming graphic novel through Motor Content and Thunder

I'm a young writer based in London. Through my writing I aim to represent Queer characters in a historical context, an area from which they have long been eliminated.

Having grown up in North Texas, USA where my choices in life included playing women's sports or going to church, I obviously sided with Satan and got out of there to pursue film school at UT. Since then I've worked in broadcast news, tv/film production and lately as Producer in gaming. Dramatic

Alysha grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, performing on the professional stage from the age of five. She found her place on the other side of the camera and produced commercials and music videos for several years in Los Angeles. But after a last-minute change of plans kept her from traveling on

A recent novelist I'm former financial journalist and writer of non-fiction books, with experience in arts fundraising for theatres and in caring for someone brain-injured. I enjoy art, theatre, socialising; have raised two children, and various cats and dogs.

Arlene is passionate about art in all its forms. She fully believes that at the end of the day (and the end of all civilizations) art is the only thing that lasts after all the dust has settled. (That, and children— of which she has two.) Arlene grew up in an Appalachian town where everybody knows

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

Retired fire chief. Faculty at Santa Rosa Junior College. Former dolphin trainer and whale scientist. Baja, motocross, and desert racer. Now carving out a new career as a writer.

Writer & Artist exploring a mix of genres & styles including Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Cosmic Horror, plus digital art and traditional art. Liath LaVerne Hawke is my pen name that I plan to write and illustrate under, but I share my real name when required. Most of my experience comes with writing short

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

I’ve been writing for many years and have published The Devils' Cradle novel (under my pseudonym Darcy Daniel), which has fantastic reviews on Amazon. Winner of TopShelf Magazine's Indie Book Awards for "The Devils' Cradle" under the pseudonym Darcy Daniel - available on Amazon: https://www.amazon

After meeting Robert, you realize he was raised right- right inside a movie theater. His childhood happy-place was escaping to the cinema and the magic that came alive on screen. After trying his hand on an independent film, he realized his greater passion was writing. He’s inspired by visual

Rod Kent started his career in computers in high school by getting a job at a top secret government laboratory after hacking into their computers to do homework…and getting caught. This led to a top secret clearance and finding out where Martians are buried in Area 51. After graduating, he went 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

Paul has an MA in English Literature from Oxford University. He wrote and performed comedy, professionally, both live on stage and for TV and radio, with Ian Hislop, and Richard Curtis, the romantic comedy screenplay writer. His play - “A New Adam and Eve”- was performed by the Haymarket Theatre

I am originally from Brooklyn, New York. I have lived in England for nearly two decades and have dual US/UK citizenship. I have a B.A. in Russian from Columbia University and was an Intelligence Officer in the US Navy. I also have a Master’s degree in Opera and worked as a singer, director and stage