2026 Screenplay Award Longlist

I’m a writer specialising in science fiction and horror. Having recently completed a Professional Program in Writing for TV at UCLA, and with a degree

Tiffany M. Armstrong is a screenwriter with a passion for crafting bold, cinematic stories that blend visceral genre thrills with layered, character

Jayne Doxtater was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and now resides in the beautiful West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. After a

My award-winning screenplay Elven - by award winning, I mean my daughter read it and re-purposed her cheerleading medal for me, having considered it

Alan travelled extensively in the international oil and gas industry as a marine geophysicist and it was during his time off that he first began

Edward Pontacoloni is an New York Attorney Emeritus Pro Bono Publico and an outdoorsman residing in New York's Adirondack Park with his wife of 43

Nina Amée Fox is a writer, poet, screenwriter, voiceover artist, actor and visual storyteller. Her work explores the darker corners of human

Ross studied Spanish and Latin American literature at Wake Forest University and La Universidad de la Habana before moving to NYC to work for a horror

Digital Dinosaur. Mature, energetic, open minded, curious, thick skinned, and very easy to work with. Husband, father, grandfather, dog’s best friend

I'm Douglas Wilkinson. I am a Texas based screenwriter who builds stories from my own lived experience, deep emotional authenticity, and relational

Charlie Anderson teaches cinema production at Denison University. His work has screened at festivals throughout the United States, and he has various

Dean Temple is a Ukrainian-American writer, actor, and director based in Millbrook, NY, and NYC. He has written and directed animated shorts and

I spent 30 years working in publlic and academic libraries as a historian. In the past six years I have written over a dozen screenplays and

My name is Willchel Kish and I'm an emerging screenwriter. I'm 18 years old and am one of 3 siblings. I come from an African background, Liberia to be

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

Steven Davies is a UK-based screenwriter specializing in high-concept, visceral genre features that blend psychological tension with dark fantasy, sci

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

Myles Yaksich is an award winning writer and director based in Los Angeles, CA and originally from Canada. He is dedicated to crafting bold, character

Carl Huebner is an award-winning, optioned screenwriter with over a decade of experience. He has had a feature and a TV concept optioned by major

“At age thirty, I decided to pursue a career in law. I left my job in the corporate world to retrain as a solicitor. Three years later, I was

Anna is a neurodivergent single parent with Autism and Tourette's, born in Birmingham, now lives by the sea, full time writer, celebrates

I write character-first screenplays and genre stories where survival, pressure, dark humor, and emotional consequence collide. My work blends high

I climbed Mount Everest to base camp, bungy jumped from the bridge in New Zealand where it all started, dived the Great Barrier Reef, fished for

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

My academic journey includes preclinical medical studies, an MSc. in pharmacology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Film & TV studies at the

I began writing at the age of fourteen, when I wrote, directed and performed a school play. Even then, I was fascinated by creating characters who

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

I’m an award-winning, traditionally published author with a 55-year career spanning children’s and adult markets. I'm currently enrolled in the 2025

Susannah Kulikauskas & Sue Gauthier-Pin | Suex2 Productions Susannah Kulikauskas is a writer, artist, and storyteller living in Southern California —

My first feature romantic comedy won the 2023 Film Fund Luxembourg writing grant, and the screenplay was long-listed for both the Courage to Write

Ladiangti is a writer from Shillong, Meghalaya, with academic backgrounds in English, Psychology, and Journalism. She worked as a journalist for

Hi, I'm Rachel. I'm a GP and amateur creative writer. I love writing about the grittiness of the seemingly mundane, the ordinary, and what, on the

I spent 30 years working in publlic and academic libraries as a historian. In the past six years I have written over a dozen screenplays and

Aris Lindler & John Allen Bernier

I’m a Texas-based history teacher and emerging screenwriter with a growing portfolio of character-driven feature scripts. My writing focuses on

Headline: Screenwriter & Fine Artist | Expert in Historical Antiques | Author of the Epic "RACHEL 1942" "About" Section: "I live in a world where the

Jonas Kulikauskas is an artist and educator based in Los Angeles and Lithuania. The American-born son of Lithuanian refugees, he returned to his