A Black zookeeper finds himself mixed up with all the wrong people as he navigates his way through the seedy underbelly of white criminality in 1958 Boston.
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.
"Los Abandonados/The Abandoned" by Mel Nieves
The changing landscape of a working-class neighborhood doesn’t only mean the tearing down of buildings made of brick and cement, but the demolishing of a community built with the blood and flesh of people who once dreamed of a better life.
"All You Can Carry" by Max Orkis
"A Scary Thought" by Bryan Lewandowski
"At the Gates" by Vir Srinivas
Hannibal crosses the Alps with his army into Italy in 218 BC, triggering an existential war with the Roman Republic, as the determined Scipio rises to challenge the brilliant Carthaginian general.
"I Hope This Email Finds You Well" by Quinton Buxton
"Quiet Noise" by George Basiev
"Replica" by Jamie Gordon
"Stand-In Santa" by
What happens when a boy reaches the age when many begin to question if Santa Claus is real? In the case of Preston Peabody, he takes his dog Lucy for a walk on Christmas Eve and experiences the ADVENTURE of a lifetime...maybe two! Join Preston as he discovers a magical carousel, meets Holly
"Imagine" by Jeffrey Barton
"ORAC ELLE" by Frank Monteleone
"TRAPPED IN PLAIN SIGHT (aka THE PUZZLE)" by Tammy Klembith
In a quest for answers about his father's mysterious disappearance, a 20-something hacker finds himself trapped inside a jigsaw puzzle, where he struggles to stay alive while his friends have to finish the puzzle in the real world in order to free him.

