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.

"Dreams of My Mother" by Jordan Miles
After the unexpected illness of her mother, a young girl finds solace in an international R&B star, risking her real life relationships.
""VOYAGE"" by Mark Folger
Genre: Sci-fi

"Mankind's rebirth continues after the conflict between the Oil and Technology industries power struggle for control of the planet an outlier's family legacy is all that stands against Earth's final extinction!"

"Breadcrumb" by Katelyn Christ
Genre: Drama

A small island boy nicknamed Breadcrumb escapes the Christian genocide and, at agethirteen, he began his odyssey to America. Struggling through many difficult years in Turkey, he eventually got to America by serving his enemies. His is a story of courage, faith and
perseverance.

"HOW TO CHOOSE A FIANCÉE" by Grzegorz Klos

Love is complicated, especially when we work with the love of our life, who wants to propose to another girl.

"Sunnyside Up" by Rea Nolan Martin

A tale of two lovingly combative sisters in the rural state of Kentucky, and a man named Julian, a miner's son, who is not their social equal. This is a story of love and survival, but also of quantum entanglement at a Jungian level that redefines the meaning of life and death.

"A Life Singular" by Lorraine Pestell

A family saga in seven parts, A Life Singular follows a rock star / philanthropist / activist as he writes his autobiography, after his wife of 20 years is fatally wounded by a jealous nobody. The spectacular story takes us all over the world while tackling social justice and mental health issues.

"The Lost Letters: The Dark World of Narcissistic Abuse" by E A Carter Carter

If you have experienced being in a relationship with a narcissist, gone through their discard, or are currently in one and just trying to cope, know you are not alone. I am one of them. I have written this book to help you escape, heal, and begin again, stronger, better, and more powerful than ever

"Winter Blues" by Wesley Mair
Genre: Drama

Aziel Hayes, a scientist, uses a time-traveling device to go back into the past to find a life-saving chip that the past version of him created and use that chip to save his dying wife. As he races against time his past self deceives him and a mob boss wants to use his time traveling wisdom.

"I Am Not Hercules" by Wesley Mair
Genre: Drama

Eklektos, a demi-god, becomes a slave, transitions into a gladiator champion, gains his freedom and becomes a hero. He strengthens his resolve and hones his skills so he can exact vengeance on the man who murdered his mother, the god who stole his woman, and the god who abandoned him as a child.

"Bunker's Blood" by Wesley Mair
Genre: Drama

Sydney and a group of other advanced military-trained teenage children must go through a life-threatening program to gain the necessary powers and fortitude to defeat the alien species that are terrorizing their planet.

"BLOOD BEFORE DAWN, Book 2 in the Dung Beetles of Liberia Series" by Daniel Meier

April 1979, Liberia. Ken unwittingly participates in the overthrow of the Tolbert Presidency—the end of the Americo-Liberian of political dominance.

"THE DUNG BEETLES OF LIBERIA, A Novel Based on Actual Events" by Daniel Meier

Based on a remarkable true story, THE DUNG BEETLES Of LIBERIA is a young American’s fast-paced adventure, set in 1960's Liberia, exposing a sordid society upon which the wealthy are feeding and in which the poor are buried.

"WE CALLED HIM BEETHOVEN" by BBrennan927 Brennan

THE TRUE STORY OF A CONDUCTOR WHO TOOK THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED

Rock music pioneer Felix Pappalardi of Cream and Mountain fame is the only major rock star to be killed by his wife. Gail Pappalardi had also been his songwriting partner and the album cover artist for Mountain and others.

"A Chaplain's Battle: Transcending Powerlessness in an Explosive World. " by Michael.Jaques Jaques
Genre: Christian

A Chaplain's Battle confronts the sense of powerlessness often experienced by those called to the chaplaincy. Combining the discussions of a pair of fictional chaplains with interviews with real Army chaplains, the book describes a journey toward spiritual maturity through a set of five Attainments.

"The Woods at Barlow Bend" by Jodie Smith
Genre: Drama

One shot fired in the Alabama woods changes Hattie's life forever. Her father is accused of her mother's murder, the truth of her parent's marriage becomes the gossip of town, and Hattie becomes mother to her three siblings in this true crime, coming-of-age set in the Great Depression.

"Bayou Cresting: The Wanting Women of Huet Pointe" by Jodie Smith

The ambitions of ten women threaten the balance of Huet Pointe society. Proving they are as dangerous as the dark water surrounding the town, the women employ poisoned cocktails, sabotaged weapons, adultery, alligators, whatever it takes. Morality takes a break in this novel-in-stories.

"Defiance" by Graham Symons Symons
Genre: Drama

A deaf woman in conversation is arguing that public protest is too risky and futile within the authoritarian state in which they live. But when her brother is arrested for inciting public disorder she needs to get her voice heard.

"HOUSE OF FUN" by Jim Levi
Genre: Drama

Jerry Green was once a world-famous comedian. His ambitious business-student son Jason hasn't seen him in ten years and would be happy to never see him again... until the only way Jason can save the job of his dreams is to rescue his father's failing comedy club.

"The Luckiest Man" by Baxter Taylor

Due to a supernatural fluke, two old friends are given the gift of luck. The problem is, one gets good luck and the other gets bad.

"Jackpot" by Nava Silton Silton

Only a twelve-year old trickster can help the police outwit the neighborhood criminals.