2024 Screenplay Award Book Adaptation Needed Shortlist

Jack wants to introduce you to worlds both real and unimaginable. He loves to write in many genres with characters that find ways to overcome insurmountable odds. The one connecting thread through all of his screenplays is one simple word: Hope.

Hi! I’m Suzanne; a Trauma Transformation Practitioner, Author, TEDx Speaker, spoken word artist and proud Mum & Mamgu (Welsh for Grandmother). I spent the early part of my working life in administration and as a P.A. before transitioning to education. I now, through my practice, have the distinct

Julie Hamstead is a doctor by day but, since joining a local writing group, she pretends she is a novelist by night. She lives in the south of England with her family, various cats and the occasional dog borrowed from a friend. The Gemini Connection is her first novel. She is currently working on

I was born in India of Anglo-Indian/Eurasian parents, residing in old colonial railway colonies. We lived a charmed but borrowed European lifestyle, attending catholic convents, far from home and being taught by Belgian and Irish nuns. I escaped my early cloistered life through my parent's

Anthony A. Labriola is an alumnus of The School of Visual Arts with background in Film & Television writing. He has been a member of The Long Island Film and Television Foundation since 2015, when he began his work with The Nassau County Film commission and has since been the director of the

Storyteller, teacher and poet, Australian-born Manisha Jane completed a Master in Arts Education, then travelled her homeland and India before finally settling in Europe. She has practiced and taught Sahaja Yoga meditation for over twenty years - a passion that she brings to light in her writing

Emily Lloyd-Gale was born in Australia and raised in the UK. Having moved around RAF bases as a child, her family finally settled in Oxfordshire, where she still lives today with her husband. Inspired by her experiences of bullying at school, her main character Maurice has become a symbol of

ANISE EDEN is an Amazon bestselling writer of page-turners with heart. A former psychotherapist, she is now a social work educator and mental health advocate. Anise's books have won multiple awards including the New England Reader's Choice Award, the National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award, and

TF Johnson has a love for storytelling, characters and far away worlds. She started creating before she started primary school, and the passion never left. When not writing, TF Johnson can be found reading the books on her to be read bookshelf that mysteriously keep multiplying, hanging with friends

Strelich was born into a family of professional wrestlers and raised in Bakersfield, California, and his writing career began on a dare from a theatre director. His plays include BAFO (Best and Final Offer) which was commissioned by and had its world premiere at South Coast Repertory and its New

Monique Singleton writes compelling stories that mix fantasy with realistic psychological suspense and unique insights into the mind of the main characters. Her writing voice stands out because it combines moral depth, psychological struggle, and high-stakes action in a way that feels visceral and

Hi! You might wonder why a sweet woman like me writes dark books focused on fictional serial killers. (The Darkness and the soon-to-be-published Last Breath). It's simple--the whole thing fascinates me. Having confronted the dark side, I now have the experience of knowing a sociopath or two. One was