2025 Screenplay Award Winners
Page Turner Awards is delighted to announce our 2025 Screenplay Award Winners!
Please join us in congratulating these writers.
2025 Screenplay Award Winner:
- Simon Bennie won the Page Turner Screenplay Award for his submission, Bone.
Bone achieves the most successful integration of exceptional craft, compelling characters, and gripping storytelling—moving seamlessly from breathless action through Victorian London to tender, forbidden romance and then devastating violence, all rendered with masterful visual storytelling and emotional depth.
Category Winners:
- Neil McDonnell won the Page Turner Screenplay Feature Film Award for his submission, McClory: The Battle for 007
- Hallie Stephenson won the Page Turner Screenplay TV Series Award for her submission, Abel's Baby
- Björn Christ won the Page Turner Screenplay Short Film Award for his submission, The Run
Sub-Categories Winners:
- Seth Hopewell won the Page Turner Screenplay Prolific Screenwriter Award for achieving 3 high-scoring titles in the Screenplay Award Longlist
- Jayne Doxtater won the Book Adaptation Needed Award for her novel, The Box in the Closet. Jayne will have her book adapted to film by Page Turner Awards.
- Robbi Bryant also won the Book Adaptation Needed Award for her novel, Dream. Robbi will have her book adapted to film by Page Turner Awards.
- Simon Bennie won the Golden Screenwriter Award for his script, Bone.
Special Screenplay Award Winners:
Character Architect Award - for the most compelling character, won by Louisa Hatfield for Wilder
Wordsmith Award - for the most beautiful prose, won by Simon Bennie for Bone
Storyteller Award - for the most storytelling potential, won by John Cooney for A Kind of Guilt
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Neil McDonnell for "McClory: The Battle for 007"
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
Simon Bennie for "Bone"
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
Hallie Stephenson for "Abel's Baby"
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
Björn Christ for "The Run"
I am a neuropsychologist by training, and bring a deep interest in human behavior and emotional tension to my writing. I’m not a professional writer (yet!), but I’ve been crafting stories since childhood. My writing blends suspense, grounded emotion, and psychological complexity. I’m drawn to
Louisa Hatfield for "WILDER"
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.
Seth Hopewell for "House of Dreams"
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
Robbi Bryant Bryant for "Dream"
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
John Cooney for "A Kind of Guilt"
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.
Jayne Doxtater for "The Box in the Closet"
Jayne Doxtater was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and now resides in the beautiful West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. After a fulfilling 40-year career as a business owner and esthetician, she is now semi-retired and embraces a life close to nature. "I wrote this book as a
