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.

"The Astrologer" by Ray Keller
Genre: Drama

In the early 1900s, when a young woman who has become America's first famous astrologer is arrested for fortune-telling, she must find the confidence to prove in a court of law that what she knows is right, that astrology has value and is more than people think. (A True Story)

"Last Days of X-Stasy" by Tony Macy-Perez Macy-Perez
Genre: Drama

Glitter and sequins. Quaaludes and coke. Sex and disco. Soaring so high in its drug induced, dance crazed, hedonistic frenzy that it had nowhere to go but down.

"Holiday all'Italiana" by John Bellomo

When two lonely tourists meet in Italy, the lies they tell each other help reveal the truths about themselves.

"Your Honor, Your Honor : A Journey Through Grief to Restorative Justice" by Judge Leonia J. Lloyd
Genre: Memoir

Judges Leona & Leonia Lloyd, known as "The Twins for Justice", were determined to change the law with creative sentencing. Thousands of lives were transformed until the abrupt death of Leona. In the greatest storm of her life, Leonia reached out to God and he placed her on an unbelievable path.

"Nothing Like a Dane: A real-life search for hygge in Denmark " by Keri Bloomfield
Genre: Memoir

A witty observer of cultural nuances, Keri reveals the day-to-day realities of a New Zealander living her best life in Denmark. From integration interrogations to rye bread misdemeanors, Nothing Like a Dane provides a humorous and heartfelt insight into creating a new life in a faraway land.

"Ekstasis – The Return of the Sovereign Heart" by Mahayana I. Dugast (M. I. Dugast)
Genre: Fantasy

Together, they are the keys to mankind’s original blueprint.
Apart, they must communicate through the pages of time.
Can their spirits rejoin in the physical realm and save humanity from oblivion?

"Code of Rainbow Series (book 1-3 published), A teen fantasy series that nurtures the bloom of MAGIC in the soil of SCIENCE. " by Weiqi Wang
Genre: Fantasy

Soarame could see colorful magic elements in this world, which were supposed to be invisible. This precious gift put him in danger. He had a kitten-like magimal (magic-gifted animal) as his friend, but they got into troubles together - troubles that were bigger than dragons. Could they survive?

"A Safe Haven" by Angela Lambourne

What makes a young boy lie about his age to fight in a war? It’s when you see someone you love executed before your very eyes. When Dragan first set out to be an apprentice tailor, how was he to know that his life would depend on how good he could be?

"Fly the Wild Echoes" by Elizabeth Bailey Bailey

Romance, Intrigue and Murder: A search for buried truths revolves around the lives of three women: Fliss, haunted by nightmare images. Edana, lost in the mists of time. Adelaide, prey to a doomed love.

"The Exiled Rogue Series" by Sandeep Adnani

An existential crisis of six characters who traverse time and space in a 120 year transformational journey, unlocking secrets of life, death and beyond. They contemplate metaphysical truths in search of a higher purpose, inadvertently ending up in a visionary prophecy to save and preserve humanity.

"The Gentle Falcon TV Pilot" by WhitneyS Small

A naive teenager is summoned to serve the new child queen. When treason threatens the king’s reign and his life, she must convince the queen to flee the country or face death, or worse, at the usurper's hands.

"Obsessed By A Promise" by Sandra Warren

Consequences of a life-long search for a brother lost to the Orphan Train Movement in 1929 and a failing land development deal, force a man to confront a relationship of neglect with his son.

"Emperia" by Victoria Wabelawandi

Bill leaves his dream life in L.A. to inherit his rightful place as a ruler of the city of Emperia. After going across the country, encountering friends and foes, he will take his birthright by force. he will rule with an iron fist, while his daughter and wife will look for him.

"Touch" by Rebecca L. Miller Miller

A story of two teens searching: one for their place in the world, the other for a reason to survive.

"The Duty" by Harry Navinski Navinski
Genre: Crime

Edinburgh’s top detective has a murder and a team member’s stabbing to deal with, taking her from the River Forth to the Ganges. Illegal immigration, slavery, and brutality surface as she tracks down the culprits, and deals with a complex love life, calling on all her mental and physical talents.

"Peddler of Dreams " by Alexi Arlidge

Why let the truth ruin the dream... She is a young woman in a man's world, committed only to career. But then a client offers her a different future. One she never knew she wanted. One she'll never be able to have, as she's lured into a web of lies, forced to fight for the truth, and her sanity.

"Genie" by S_Kravcinska Kravcinska
Genre: Drama

A system administrator with the potential of a hacker, but a desire to help people, becomes a genie and, with a help of a not-so-serious cop, is forced to grant the first wish she hears every day.