2025 Screenplay Award Genre Winners

My writing is influenced by my law enforcement career and a love of spy novels, sci-fi stories and noir fiction. I have written two novels, dozens of short stories, and a variety of scripts, including features, tv pilots, and shorts.

Simon is a bold and original screenwriting voice with a creative foundation in music, theatre, and poetry. His multidisciplinary background informs a distinctive storytelling style that is both lyrical and emotionally resonant. His debut feature-length screenplay, Wordsworth, has been optioned by

Born and raised in New York, I'm the author of several spec screenplays, with a particular focus on the fantasy, science-fiction and supernatural genres. My inspiration is drawn from many different sources, but most prominently the works of Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and John Carpenter. I grew

Malia took up screenwriting in 2012 as a single-mom raising 4 kids in Los Angeles. Her writing, very much like her life story, amplifies female voices with a focus on overcoming challenges that lead to personal transformation. Inspired by her great-grandfather, Stanner E.V. Taylor, one of the most

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.

Hi! I'm Luis Sousa, I am 23 years old and I am aspiring Portuguese screenwriter. I have loved movies since I was child and I can't wait to share that love with the rest of the world.

I spent 30 years working in publlic and academic libraries as a historian. In the past four years I have written over a dozen screenplays and television pilots and have received recongintion as an award winner or finalist in twenty-five international screenplay contests. "All Quiet on the Italian

I am a screenwriter from Los Angeles. Isn't everyone?

NATALIE SCHWAN is an award-winning director, writer and producer, and founder of full-service production companies Velocity Creatives and Velocity Films . She is known for work that celebrates the vastness of the human condition, the journey of the overcomer, and the spirit of adventure. She has

I am a tv & film editor by day and a screenwriter by night. I have edited feature films starring Rosanna Arquette and Steven Berkoff, and factual thrillers and documentaries for C4, BBC, iTV, Paramount and many others. I have written 4 speculative feature screenplays and I am currently developing a

Hallie Stephenson began her writing journey at age 7 with a Star Trek script chronicling Kirk and Spock's extraplanetary shenanigans. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Screenwriting from Purchase College, where her love for gritty period dramas and thrilling sci-fi worlds grew exponentially

An emerging writer blending elevated horror tropes with psychological thrillers and mythic allegory, Aurelia Gold has won numerous awards for her short stories and screenplays. Her original short story, "The Last Mural," was awarded Honorable Mention in the Genre Short Story category of the 94th

Lobbyist by day, screenwriter by night. Neil is a former army officer, naturally drawn to real life stories such as that of Kevin McClory. McClory: The Battle for 007 is the true story of the legal battle between Irish film producer Kevin McClory and Ian Fleming over who really created the James

Levi Ringo is a screenwriter who blends gritty realism and dark comedy to create thoroughly engaging content. His latest screenplay is based on the various different drug gangs in north east England. Based in a poor area of the poor part of the country, Levi uses many of his own life experiences and