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.

"Bingo Hollabouth" by Francesco Capussela
Genre: Other

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.

"In the Blood of Kings" by Reid Brooks
Genre: Drama

In this re-imagining of the High Middle Ages, a succession crisis is triggered between the eight sons of a prodigious king who, with his father, united the northern kingdom of the Angles, Franks, Celts, and Northmen.

"Los Abandonados/The Abandoned" by Mel Nieves
Genre: Drama

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.

"The Ancient Chronicles: The Newborn" by Richard A. Delgado
Genre: Thriller

After the massacre of his entire family by a reckless immortal. Leonardo is forced to face his own mortal past, and his immortal future while seeking vengeance.

"All You Can Carry" by Max Orkis
A family man defies his loved ones and stays in a war zone to care for his abusive mother-in-law as he chooses between life and honor.
"A Scary Thought" by Bryan Lewandowski
The ghost of a junkie torments the friends and family of a teenager through their thoughts. And the only way to survive is to abuse substances.
"At the Gates" by Vir Srinivas
Genre: Historical

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
After landing a job as the new assistant to a high-profile producer, Allison Anders soon discovers all the challenges that come with the entertainment business - emails, egos, and an office computer that's alive... and deadly.
"Quiet Noise" by George Basiev
Attempting to make contact with his departed Mother using an Ouija board, a Brooklyn teenager instead unleashes a terrifying entity into his home.
"Replica" by Jamie Gordon
After her father's unexpected prison release, a young woman fights to maintain control of the family's counterfeit handbag business, and the double life that helped her build that empire.
"Stand-In Santa" by
Genre: Family

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

"The Water Tower" by W.L. Dismuke
Genre: Sci-fi

An unexplained freeze turns Earth into a giant artic; Angela Pine must lead a group of survivors, protect the water tower from enemies, and fight off monstrous beasts who pose a significant threat to humanity.

"Imagine" by Jeffrey Barton
When Imaginary Friend BeeZoo is forgotten and sent to the Imagine Nation she does everything in her power to escape and return to her best friend Max on Earth.
"Gay For Jesus" by Jason Laurits
Genre: Comedy

A gay, aspiring rock singer struggles to make it big, only to find that a career (and audience) in Christian music comes much easier, as does closer ties to his mother, ultimately . . . as long as he’s able to keep the gay at bay.

"Blue Chip Red" by Jason White
Genre: Comedy

A hard-drinking, middle-aged golf bum faces down his personal demons and self-doubts when he finds himself the unlikely last hope for a college golf team trying to survive against an unscrupulous oil tycoon.

"Callers to Our World" by Salvatore Bono
Genre: Sci-fi

A treasure hunter fights to prevent Earth’s destruction from a celestial war in an altered future, but when a sociopath's greed rears its ugly head, time-travel becomes a battlefield.

"The Smallest Ways" by James Greenall
Genre: Drama

A darkly comic exploration of collapsing friendships

"ORAC ELLE" by Frank Monteleone
Before her 50th birthday, a successful Investment Banker receives a Gold Coin from a strange Shaman, propelling her back in time 23 years ago only to discover she’s next in line to be a Delphic Oracle Priestess that can clearly see the future.
"TRAPPED IN PLAIN SIGHT (aka THE PUZZLE)" by Tammy Klembith
Genre: Fantasy

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.

"Dust on Dirt" by Adele Smaill
Ensnared in a lethal game of cat and mouse in the wilderness, a young woman forces a small-time smuggler to reckon with his past as she hunts down her would-be killers.