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.

"Keeper of the Night" by Sandra Gibson

A Russian drug lord's obsession with a piece of music drives him to purchase its rare manuscript only to fall victim to a mysterious curse.

"Passcode" by writeabby Neill

Wealthy father leaving estate to son has second thoughts and finds a way to relay a message, post-death, to communicate his new wishes.

"Hear Me Roar" by Lynwood Shiva Sawyer
Genre: Drama

HEAR ME ROAR is based on the true story of a mother fighting for her children’s right to an education after 26 schools rejected the kids because of their autism. ANNA KENNEDY, well known in the “autism” world, almost single-handedly founded Europe’s largest school for kids on the ASD spectrum.

"A Brief Immortality" by Lynwood Shiva Sawyer
Genre: Drama

When an escaped British spy POW sneaks into Romania to reunite with his abducted love, he discovers not only her horrible secret but is also tasked with delivering Allied intel about the Nazis and a terrifying, war-altering deal with a Carpathian chieftain.

"A Reckoning Beckons" by Lynwood Shiva Sawyer
Genre: Drama

An anthology series with bad bosses, despicable divas, assorted mopes, getting their comeuppance as those they wronged seek retribution. Occasionally, the wrongdoers themselves find redemption.
The pilot is a Cain-Abel noir with a triple twist ending.

"The Last Secret" by Lynwood Shiva Sawyer
Genre: Drama

A documentary filmmaker’s uncovers a world-shattering secret the Catholic Church has sup-pressed for nearly a century. Her quest to find out the truth leads to a pilgrimage of self-discovery and fulfillment with unforeseen and terrible consequences for both her and the Church itself.

"Certified" by Roger Wilson-Crane

One Unexpected Birth...One Hapless Wedding...One Bizarre Death... Three stories following one man’s journey through the major milestones of a birth, marriage and death. A drama full of joy, heartbreak, shocking discoveries and profound loss. A Four Weddings and a Funeral for the book world.

"The Pawnbroker" by J.A. Brown
Genre: Sci-Fi

An Auschwitz death camp survivor must stop the resurgence of the Nazi party after his murdered Father's special pocket watch is discovered at his pawnshop, pawned by a former Nazi Death Camp Guard.

"Christian Morris" by J.A. Brown
Genre: Drama

A man dying of AIDS reunites with his best friend to clear his conscience of his promiscuous past, and lay to rest the life-long secrets kept between them.

"The Early Rising of Birdy Burnett" by Stewart CARRY
Genre: Drama

A Protestant landlord wants to revive the notorious Hellfire Club but when friends and family espouse the Republican struggle for Ireland's independence, he must confront his ancestral legacy before turning his back on centuries of wealth and privilege to support the fight against the Crown.

"Anyone for Brussels?" by Stewart CARRY
Genre: Drama

A beautiful transgender woman fulfils the clandestine needs of a married Brexit negotiator but when he puts his marriage and reputation first, he must strike a deal before she shows up on the family doorstep for Christmas dinner.

"Falling Out" by Stewart CARRY
Genre: Drama

A retired teacher with prostate cancer fears death but when he meets a dying divorcee with a mischievous twinkle in her eye, he must choose between a raunchy road trip to the stars or the ‘security’ of his daughter’s dysfunctional household.

"For the Love of Rose" by Stewart CARRY
Genre: Drama

A miserable marriage drives a staunch Puritan into the arms of a mysterious serving-girl but when she is stalked by a jilted admirer, the lovers must face him with courage and faith or swing from the gallows of a notorious witch hunter.

"American Girl" by lorimorrissey Morrissey

A bright, small-town teen struggles to overcome her family’s dysfunctional ways when she is dragged to Los Angeles in the late 1980s to help chase her brother’s dreams of making it as a stand-up comic.

"Where Light in Darkness Lies " by Stewart CARRY
Genre: Drama

A persecuted gay man risks death at sea to claim a contentious inheritance but alone in an isolated tavern with his resentful stepbrother, he must survive a murderous plot or forfeit his only chance of happiness and redemption.

"Mum got sick" by Tina Mitchell

Lucy is an only child who’s mum sadly is diagnosed with cancer and becomes extremely jealous of as she is get all the attention so Lucy becomes rebellious and her dad starts drinking Have uploaded my book and I’m hoping to do a second book as I have many different endings for the second book.

"A Woodland Tale: Concerning How National Parks Came to Be" by Joseph Posner
Genre: Christian

An unforgettably unique adventure set amidst the beauty of the American national parks. Follow the tale of the Huckleberry King, Hyperion the world's tallest tree, Goji, and others as they cause a turn of events that will inspire a love for God and creation that changes the Outdoors forever.

"The Road to St. Stephen's Abbey" by Joan Valentine Valentine

The Road to St. Stephen's Abbey reveals that actions, re-actions and events from the past flow together like streams and rivers to expose future facts. Mars Davenport says: "Sometimes, something that looks right is wrong and sometimes, something that looks wrong isn't the evil that you think it is