Screenplay Award 2022

The Page Turner Award's Screenplay Award is for screenwriters who want to place their writing in front of film producers, and for authors who would like to see their books adapted to film.

"How to Destroy the World" by Don Donahue
Genre: Drama

When a disgraced billionaire moves to Antarctica to plot his revenge on the world, everything is going according to plan until he receives an unexpected visit from the only person who might be able to stop him… his mother.

"HIDDEN DOORS, SECRET ROOMS" by Jamie Eubanks
"Superbly crafted and flawlessly executed, Eubanks doles out both plot and back-story in small doses, expertly keeping readers turning page after page. This book is a study in how to show and not tell a story, and should be required reading in creative writing courses. " - KIRKUS REVIEWS
"Sheepwolf" by Arlene Bogna
Genre: Drama

After surviving childhood abuse and racial discrimination, a single father abandons his corporate career to pursue his calling, founding Southeast Asia’s largest self-defense movement. Based on a true story.

"SAVING AMERICA" by Michael Lederer Lederer
Genre: Comedy

A billionaire oil tycoon seeks to kill a new solar road technology that can collect and distribute affordable clean energy. An old White man and young Black man set out across a fast-warming West to confront him in this modern Don Quixote.

"Home Rule" by Erial Tompkins
When an old friend is found dead under suspicious circumstances, journalist Jackie Campbell must overcome her inner demons and investigate local crimes, politicians, and elites in an alt 1989 Washington DC to uncover the truth behind a sinister plot that could overthrow democracy in Reagan'sAmerica.
"Deep Sleepers Pilot" by Nicolas Charron
Genre: Fantasy

A troubled teenage girl learns that the stability of our world hinges on the delicate balance of a vast subconscious dreamworld where she possesses extraordinary powers. Now it is up to her and her autistic friend to intervene in a battle between the US military and mythical forces that threaten

"Lila and her Demons" by Nicole Crowley
Everyone has their Demons. Problem is, Lila's are Real. .... Lila is the new Buffy.
"Intersection" by Michael Learner
Genre: Thriller

When a suburban teenager's attempt to make quick cash for her mother's medical treatment goes sideways, she sets in motion a chain of events that pulls in local cops, three undocumented immigrants, a wealthy teenage couple, a homeless woman, and a man on the verge of suicide.

"Tomorrow's Flight" by Steven Stiefel
Genre: Sci-fi

When a piece of an airplane is uncovered in the same strata of earth as a T. rex skull, paleontologists and crash investigators try to determine what happened; meanwhile, plane crash survivors fight to stay alive in a peculiar world of unimaginable horrors.

"HURRICANE" by Chris Willis
In 1938, an unexpected hurricane strikes New England without mercy, forcing those in her path to face their fears if they want to survive. Based on actual events.
"When The Heart Wants" by Alexis Sky
Genre: Drama

When a young German, Edmund Meyer, becomes a prisoner of war in Arizona during WWII, he meets an aspiring black nurse, Carole Robinson, from the outskirts of Boston, their love ignites a sweeping romance that transcends racial tensions, geography, and the American Dream.

"Chasing shadow" by Joseph Quiles
Genre: Thriller

A father's journey through a hellish cannibalistic afterlife to revenge on his family's death.

"The Legend of Moses Pace" by Alexander LeGrand
The life story of the Wild West's nastiest and most murderous bastard gunslinger is told by those lucky enough to have survived his rampage.
"Sands of Lanikai" by Greg Blair
Genre: Drama

In the days leading up to Pearl Harbor, a young man new to Hawaii falls in love with a local girl and pursues the mystery of his grandfather's life and death.

"The Dark Easy" by Michael Crame
Genre: Fantasy

Martin and The Hat, collect overdue fines and books for a New Orleans occult library. In Chicago to collect from a guy who's skipped town, they’re caught in a power struggle with a wanna-be gangster, a sociopath occultist who’s Martin’s old boss, and a vengeful daughter of an ancient French family

"Marcel" by David Soll
An emotionally stunted tech bro is recruited to help launch a new product based on his late brother's work: a wearable helmet that livestreams the subconscious. It's a chance to get his career going again and win back his ex girlfriend, but he'll have to deal with more insight than he ever imagined.
"Naked to the Night" by Henry Myers
Genre: Drama

After serving fifteen years in prison for a murder he did not commit, a one-time infamous after-hours club operator fights to find a way to reclaim his life, and avoid returning to the nightlife he left behind.

"The 40" by MB Stevens
Genre: Sci-fi

An ex-con who works as a minimum wage fry cook in the Midwest is depressed, broke, and dissatisfied with his options. He reluctantly attends a church service for his fiancé and ends up meeting a God who gives him the ability to physically heal forty people because it’s his favorite number

"Inside" by Martin Tylicki
Genre: Drama

Scarlett imagines what the day of her Calculus II final will be like. When she awakens that morning, her pre-conceptions are soon proven wrong.

"Vincent and Paul: Unspoken Brotherhood" by Frank Gaimari
Genre: Historical

An unsuccessful painter, Vincent van Gogh, plummets into the realms of madness after being rejected by his homosexual lover.